The Bruski 150
So here we are again with one week to go before the season starts. As usual, we’re publishing as late as possible so as to let the market solidify before we release these picks – many of which will go against the grain.
This is the same exact list that I will use in upcoming big money competitions including the National Fantasy Basketball Championship among others. Last year it was good enough to bring home the gold in 1-of-2 NFBKC leagues. The prior year it won the championship in the league that replaced the NFBKC due to the NBA lockout.
Longtime readers will know that I don’t play it safe here. I’m not worried about standing out from other sites’ rankings or even our own. This is about throwing my best punch and not being concerned about looking crazy when I do it. As a result, I’ve had some high profile wins on player projections and a few high profile losses, too. I haven’t seen any fantasy expert rankings in a while but when I have seen them they’ve put me at or near the top. Hopefully for all of us that trend will continue. Lastly, be sure to read the ground rules – they are key to using this list correctly.
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The ground rules….
This is a Roto list. It’s not a head-to-head list or a points league list. It’s not a list to account for playoff formats. Frankly I’d prefer it to not even include 9-cat rankings because it’s terrible to penalize better players for handling the ball a lot. But because we all play 9-cat I include my ranks for 9-cat and the associated Average Draft Positions (ADP), as well. While I’m banging on 9-cat leagues I’ll bang on playoff leagues, too. Why go through the nightly grind of the NBA season to have the ever-growing problem of reality playoff shutdowns determine your league.
Each player in the top 300 or so has been hand-projected for each category. Those projections have been scrutinized in every context that might affect the final outcome. A proprietary blend of methodologies – both quantitative and qualitative – is used to weave the resulting numbers into these rankings.
This is a year-long list. By ranking a player (for example) No. 33, I am predicting they will finish as the 33rd ranked player at the end of the year, cumulatively. In that respect, it is vital owners know that I am not intending for them to draft players in this order.
Again, owners need to consider their specific marketplace and determine where they would like to draft players based on ADP, strength of their league and the like. Just because I rank a guy way ahead of his ADP, or if the ADP doesn’t exist because the guy isn’t getting drafted enough – it doesn’t mean you grab him where I rank him.
ADPs are pulled from ESPN for 8-cat and Yahoo for 9-cat.
These are pure values that don’t account for any punting or specialized team builds you might want to look at. If you want to adjust for punting or a specific type of team build you’ll need to do that on your own. For what it's worth I seek balance when building a team whether it's Roto or H2H.
So without further ado, I give you the Bruski 150:
RANK | NAME | TEAM | POS | ADP | NOTES | 9-CAT | ADP |
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1 | Stephen Curry | GSW | G | 3 | Down with the King! Curry beat him last year and he'll squeak by him again. | 3 | 4 |
2 | LeBron James | CLE | F | 1 | Tempting to take AD, but in 8-cat LeBron still holds a notable edge. | 2 | 2 |
3 | Anthony Davis | NOR | F/C | 3 | We don't know what his ceiling is. If he takes a semi-normal step forward, he lands here. | 1 | 3 |
4 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | G | 6 | Beware Godzilla. Fire, brimstone, it's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine). | 9 | 9 |
5 | James Harden | HOU | G/F | 6 | Curry+James are Tier 1, AD+Westy are Tier 2, Harden and Paul are Tier 3. | 8 | 7 |
6 | Chris Paul | LAC | G | 5 | Paul may always own Griffin in fantasy, but in reality ball this is Blake's season. | 4 | 5 |
7 | Kevin Durant | OKC | F | 17 | Wondering where to take KD? By my numbers and a guess of 25 missed games on the year, it's here. | 6 | 1 |
8 | John Wall | WAS | G | 9 | Wall, Leonard + Cousins are very tight. Wall gets the nod for safety, Boogie down for fun. | 14 | 13 |
9 | Kawhi Leonard | SAS | G/F | 18 | The projection isn't even that aggressive numbers-wise. Pop just has to hold his hand through the door. | 5 | 21 |
10 | DeMarcus Cousins | SAC | F/C | 11 | Buckle up for a monster season. Efficiency is his only vice, 26 & 10 is on the way. | 16 | 12 |
11 | Serge Ibaka | OKC | F/C | 14 | He was poised for a big year before KD went down. Now Brooks *has* to recognize him. | 7 | 14 |
12 | Kevin Love | CLE | F/C | 11 | Some risk of injury or a down year, but the situation in CLE could end up being insanely dynamic. | 10 | 7 |
13 | Damian Lillard | POR | G | 15 | One of the safer plays at this stage of the draft. | 13 | 16 |
14 | Carmelo Anthony | NYK | F | 7 | Shoot less in the triangle? I assumed a slight reduction, but I need to hear more to drop him more. | 12 | 8 |
15 | Nicolas Batum | POR | G/F | 27 | Like with his point guard teammate, a Batum selection comes with extra peace of mind. | 15 | 28 |
16 | Mike Conley | MEM | G | 37 | See that ADP? Happens every year and Conley usually comes out on the right side of that fight. | 17 | 34 |
17 | Kyrie Irving | CLE | G | 17 | This is what happens when LeBron James storms the castle. | 19 | 14 |
18 | Kyle Lowry | TOR | G | 24 | In competitive leagues he's not falling to this No. 24 ADP. TOR guard depth will be a nuisance. | 22 | 19 |
19 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | F/C | 25 | If anybody catches up with his one-legged fallaway he'll come up with something else. | 11 | 19 |
20 | Blake Griffin | LAC | F/C | 12 | Gone are the days of being a Roto bummer. Hopefully his new range isn't a sap to his value. | 30 | 17 |
21 | Paul Millsap | ATL | F/C | 32 | Perennially underrated, Millsap is in a contract year and has nothing between he and this ranking. | 20 | 30 |
22 | Klay Thompson | GSW | G/F | 33 | 3.0 treys, 20 points, 45% field goal shooting and 81 percent from the line. Book it. | 21 | 38 |
23 | Kenneth Faried | DEN | F | 48 | Faried is no longer a dirty work guy on offense. In fact, he's becoming the go-to guy for the Nuggets. | 24 | 64 |
24 | DeMar DeRozan | TOR | G/F | 43 | DeRozan improves every summer. This year it's his handles. He and Lowry are a handful. | 37 | 52 |
25 | Gordon Hayward | UTA | G/F | 54 | Like with Kenneth Faried, the residual effects of Team USA will become immediately apparent. | 44 | 61 |
26 | Chris Bosh | MIA | F/C | 19 | Bosh is gonna go for 19 & 8 and hit his throws. But he can't climb this list with issues elsewhere. | 33 | 25 |
27 | Victor Oladipo | ORL | G | 44 | Particularly with the knee issue, this B150 success from last year is a very nice value. | 57 | 61 |
28 | Kemba Walker | CHA | G | 45 | Getting lost in the shuffle this year, he'll be needed in a heavy-minute role once again. | 31 | 56 |
29 | Ricky Rubio | MIN | G | 57 | Reality basketball issues are tarnishing the ADP of last year's No. 22 finisher. | 50 | 50 |
30 | Al Horford | ATL | F/C | 38 | I think he's going to be fine but expecting him to come out firing on all cylinders is a bit optimistic. | 23 | 26 |
31 | Jeff Teague | ATL | G | 41 | Another guy whose durability covered up lower returns. Teague was the #37 play last year and can only go up. | 45 | 58 |
32 | Chandler Parsons | DAL | F | 47 | Parsons won't get a huge boost in the move to DAL, but there are a few more touches to go around. | 27 | 47 |
33 | Marc Gasol | MEM | C | 30 | Loss of explosion was an issue before his injury last year. To his credit, he looks spry to start the year. | 29 | 44 |
34 | Thaddeus Young | MIN | F | 52 | Because he's so underrated, I'm a big stockholder. I do worry, though, about Minny going young in March. | 18 | 44 |
35 | Goran Dragic | PHO | G | 33 | The only way Dragic can keep pace with last year is if the Suns run Nellie style. They're not quite there. | 43 | 22 |
36 | Nikola Vucevic | ORL | F/C | 48 | Vooch needs to take one more category to the next level to compete with the big boys. | 36 | 45 |
37 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | F/C | 14 | LMA finished No. 30 last year with an ADP at #15. Look for a similar phenomena to stump America once again. | 26 | 11 |
38 | Deron Williams | BKN | G | 54 | I'm less bearish on Deron than most. Ankle surgery seems to have really helped. We'll see. | 41 | 31 |
39 | Al Jefferson | CHA | F/C | 18 | #26 last year, like LMA his ADP was a pricey #17. Look for cracks in the armor and ask Roy about Lance stealing boards. | 25 | 16 |
40 | Joakim Noah | CHI | F/C | 28 | The days of point-Noah are mostly done and a crowded frontcourt pushed him down the list. | 35 | 24 |
41 | Monta Ellis | DAL | G | 32 | As consistent and durable as they come at the tail end of the early rounds. | 82 | 50 |
42 | Eric Bledsoe | PHO | G | 46 | Like with Goran Dragic, the arrival of the Pizza Guy and the other PHO depth is going to ding him. | 59 | 40 |
43 | Jrue Holiday | NOR | G | 57 | Holiday probably won't start the year in tip-top shape, but a solid fantasy game will help float his value. | 70 | 52 |
44 | Wesley Matthews | POR | G/F | 64 | Another underrated selection year after year, Matthews has a defined role and very little risk. | 28 | 59 |
45 | Ty Lawson | DEN | G | 26 | If the injury risk doesn't get him, the depth in DEN's backcourt will necessarily cut into his minutes. | 64 | 33 |
46 | Markieff Morris | PHO | F/C | 82 | Morris is a hot name this year and yet his ADP hasn't caught up with the hype. Consider him in Round 6. | 55 | 127 |
47 | Derrick Favors | UTA | F/C | 53 | Favors' FT% is a high-volume drag and he relies on others to get him the ball. I'm not on the RW wagon. | 46 | 67 |
48 | Rudy Gay | SAC | F | 35 | The best part about IT for Rudy was that he kept Rudy from initiating too much. Beware the FG%. | 87 | 38 |
49 | Andre Drummond | DET | F/C | 25 | Obviously the FT shooting pushes him way down the list. I don't punt, but if you pick AD you will need to. | 40 | 35 |
50 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | C | 38 | No step forward on FTs this year, Jordan is going to lose a few minutes with Hawes around. | 34 | 39 |
RANK | NAME | TEAM | POS | ADP | NOTES | 9-CAT | ADP |
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51 | Jeremy Lin | LAL | G | 94 | You're reading this correctly. The Lakers need his offense badly. | 68 | 113 |
52 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | G | 58 | There's risk but in an 8-cat league Rondo simply needs to not fall off the cliff to achieve this rank. | 75 | 35 |
53 | Tobias Harris | ORL | F | 101 | Harris' lost season was a bummer b/c nobody in ORL reported the extent of his injury. He's healthy now. | 39 | 100 |
54 | Reggie Jackson | OKC | G | 94 | Pushed up the board by KD's injury, Jackson's FT shooting and rebounding are sneaky assets. | 65 | 134 |
55 | Brandon Jennings | DET | G | 56 | In an 8-cat league he just needs to keep SVG in his corner. If he can stay in his lane, there's solid upside. | 69 | 88 |
56 | Derrick Rose | CHI | G | 25 | This is a referendum on the volume he needs - and won't get - to uphold an imperfect fantasy game. | 94 | 26 |
57 | Michael Carter-Williams | PHI | G | 56 | MCW sits atop the food chain in a stat-friendly, garbage time environment. 9-cat owners beware. | 117 | 74 |
58 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | G/F | 27 | Kobe's legs may or may not show up. His old man game is going to be inefficient and disappointing if they don't. | 88 | 31 |
59 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | C | 60 | Gortat a poor man's Vucevic, needing to shore up deficiencies to go 'next level.' Big year ahead though. | 47 | 68 |
60 | George Hill | IND | G | 88 | Hill's lack of defensive stats keep him from truly excelling, but he's been active in the box score. | 60 | 84 |
61 | Trevor Ariza | HOU | G/F | 70 | Ariza isn't as versatile or efficient as Parsons, and it's hard work not getting swallowed by Harden+D12. | 48 | 72 |
62 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | G | 46 | Sure, somebody may hit the lottery and get a healthy Wade. They may also burn a fiery fantasy death. | 90 | 35 |
63 | Robin Lopez | POR | C | 85 | The 'other' Lopez has quietly become one of the better centers in the league in both fantasy and reality. | 38 | 78 |
64 | Terrence Jones | HOU | F | 84 | TJ has been up and down in preseason action. Motie not a real threat, so TJ's fantasy game is 'on.' | 32 | 133 |
65 | Lance Stephenson | CHA | G/F | 64 | He brings more to the table than blowing in someone's ear. No really, look at his rank - he does! | 78 | 72 |
66 | Jonas Valanciunas | TOR | C | 78 | The only cool Jonas Brother would be higher if not for those meddling kids (Lowry, DeRozan, Ross) | 76 | 97 |
67 | Jimmy Butler | CHI | G/F | 76 | He may end up higher on the Final B150. I try not to get all hot+bothered b/c of preseason, but he deserves it. | 53 | 66 |
68 | Isaiah Thomas | PHO | G | 104 | Write his numbers in ink. He gets this high at 27.5 mpg, and he'll be close w/out expected injury assistance. | 71 | 51 |
69 | Timofey Mozgov | DEN | C | 140 | Get ready for Mozgov madness. Let's be real, he has no competition for minutes and he's pretty good. | 72 | 139 |
70 | Pau Gasol | CHI | F/C | 58 | I get the Pau love (he looks great). I boosted his numbers with my own blend of HGH. They land here. | 73 | 61 |
71 | Tim Duncan | SAS | F/C | 61 | Go ahead Tim, make us all look dumb for the 5th or 6th year in a row. Puts hair on our chest. | 62 | 44 |
72 | Patrick Beverley | HOU | G | 108 | A lot worked against Beverley last year. Improved and hungry, no Parsons will help. | 42 | 109 |
73 | Nerlens Noel | PHI | F/C | 71 | The garbage time could lead to insane DEF numbers. He'll be a top (bad) offensive option for PHI, too. | 96 | 49 |
74 | Gorgui Dieng | MIN | C | 118 | He snags this ranking in 27 mpg, and he'll get most of the way there w/out brittle Pek getting hurt. | 49 | 138 |
75 | Larry Sanders | MIL | F/C | 90 | Mysterious surgeries, illnesses, and never a dull moment for The Show. A prove-it year, projection wise. | 67 | 78 |
76 | Mason Plumlee | BKN | F/C | 140 | With or without Lopez injury assistance, Plumdog is getting minutes. And they'll generate this much value. | 54 | 136 |
77 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | G | 113 | This ranking assumes he doesn't blow his cushy starting job. I don't think he will. | 80 | 101 |
78 | Dwight Howard | HOU | F/C | 26 | Again, this is his pure value. Owners that punt are competing with each other to define his value. | 136 | 32 |
79 | Greg Monroe | DET | F/C | 83 | If you want to bump him up in hopes of a trade, go for it. It may be more trouble than it's worth. | 101 | 89 |
80 | Brook Lopez | BKN | C | 45 | This fall isn't *all* injury risk. His fast start last year? Unsustainable. He's a R6 value on a per-game basis. | 79 | 25 |
81 | Josh McRoberts | MIA | F/C | 96 | He has a long leash and a blank slate. Light rebounding Bosh his only competition for boards. | 63 | 133 |
82 | Draymond Green | GSW | F | 117 | Can Kerr cut through the crap and get the right GSW guys on the floor? Cream will rise, regardless. | 56 | 140 |
83 | Jamal Crawford | LAC | G | 95 | He looks lethal after all these years. The Clips are weak on the wings and it'll be business as usual. | 83 | 94 |
84 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | C | - | The Stifle Tower is a physical specimen. Don't expect him to be held down for long, if at all. | 51 | |
85 | Trey Burke | UTA | G | 113 | Burke is playing very well. Too too bad his DEF stats hold him back. He's 'the man' at PG all year and more. | 114 | 116 |
86 | Kyle O'Quinn | ORL | F/C | - | O'Kyle how fore art they sleeping in fantasy land? I don't know, thy merely make thee lists. | 58 | |
87 | Kelly Olynyk | BOS | C | 119 | Shoots well enough from the field and line to make the threes worth the squeeze. Watch out for Zeller. | 85 | 139 |
88 | Danny Green | SAS | G/F | 117 | Green (#118 last year) was annoying but what happens (if you survive) is you become a Pop guy. | 52 | 123 |
89 | JJ Redick | LAC | G | 107 | Redick is no stranger to this section of the rankings. If he's healthy, this is where he'll go. | 61 | 93 |
90 | Jeff Green | BOS | G/F | 85 | This is where inefficient, high-volume players find themselves in the B150. | 95 | 119 |
91 | Paul Pierce | WAS | F | 111 | Yeah there's risk and mileage, but he fits perfectly as the elder statesmen that knows how to get buckets. | 93 | 91 |
92 | Roy Hibbert | IND | C | 75 | Those suckered into proclaiming Roy's DPOY cred got playoff punishment. This year is the reckoning. | 111 | 87 |
93 | Jose Calderon | NYK | G | 91 | I'd rank Jose higher but it's still a combustible mix in NY and nothing to play for late in the year. | 81 | 82 |
94 | Ryan Anderson | NOR | F/C | 79 | Fake trade idea - Move Anderson back home to SAC. Everybody wins. Things are tight in the Big Easy. | 77 | 39 |
95 | Jared Sullinger | BOS | F/C | 97 | On the Mt. Rushmore of Large Humans That Shoot Threes already. Inefficiency kills his rankings, though. | 106 | 127 |
96 | Jabari Parker | MIL | F | 44 | Really hard to project in the mosh pit that is MIL. Silver lining - he's the only bankable asset. | 213 | 53 |
97 | David West | IND | F | 72 | Ranked as if the ankle injury is of the less serious variety. | 107 | 66 |
98 | DeMarre Carroll | ATL | F | 111 | Concerns about Horford are valid, but depth is still a problem for ATL and Carroll is still very underrated. | 66 | 119 |
99 | Avery Bradley | BOS | G | 117 | Shoot them threes, Avery! But that's pretty much all you're getting with Bradley so pay accordingly. | 91 | 142 |
100 | Amir Johnson | TOR | F/C | 113 | Assuming his ankles don’t snap in half (he'll still try to play) - he'll scoot into this value despite timeshare | 84 | 123 |
101 | Darren Collison | SAC | G | 95 | It's concerning that all the success was a preseason mirage. But assuming no implosion in SAC, he's here. | 103 | 87 |
102 | David Lee | GSW | F/C | 57 | Kerr has already made overtures that he knows what we've known for years. Turn the page, Steve. | 104 | 65 |
103 | Josh Smith | DET | F | 57 | Only SAC would be…um…brazen enough to entertain his contract. You're hoping for a Monroe trade. | 137 | 70 |
104 | Tyreke Evans | NOR | G/F | 86 | Evans is perennially hurt and ruined by years of mismanagement. Looks like Monty is ready to play the guy. | 150 | 89 |
105 | Brandon Knight | MIL | G | 95 | Milwaukee is trending toward Keith Smart/Larry Drew territory early, but Kidd has time to right the ship. | 143 | 107 |
106 | Spencer Hawes | LAC | F/C | 119 | It would be funnier if Obama wiped his ass with some Spencer Hawes toilet paper. | 112 | 90 |
107 | Alec Burks | UTA | G | 122 | Fantasy metrics hold him back, so no I'm not sipping the Kool Aid. Breakout yes, but not in fantasy. | 158 | 140 |
108 | Andrew Wiggins | MIN | F | 56 | Things I like: Insane potential. Things I don't like: Crowded rotation, his tendency to be passive. | 217 | 59 |
109 | CJ Miles | IND | G/F | 140 | Miles is going to swing back and forth like a wrecking ball if you're into that sort of thing. | 92 | 142 |
110 | Kyle Korver | ATL | G/F | 79 | He did way better than this last year, saw time w/ Team USA. Real backups will allow ATL to ease his mpg | 102 | 76 |
111 | Wes Johnson | LAL | F | 140 | Bad team + Wes Johnson = Surprising fantasy value at bottom barrel prices. | 86 | 151 |
112 | Luol Deng | MIA | F | 73 | Infamous scouting report unearthed what we knew - he's been run down. Poor fantasy stat set. | 120 | 77 |
113 | John Henson | MIL | F/C | 121 | This assumes he plays 28 mpg and right now it's anybody's guess what's happening in MIL. | 110 | 138 |
114 | Terrence Ross | TOR | G/F | 118 | Ross is improving on the whole and will be a streaky value guy buoyed by projected durability. | 97 | 137 |
115 | Henry Sims | PHI | C | 140 | Sims' mid-range game sort of works with Noel. It's his job to lose with Moultrie hanging around. | 105 | 144 |
116 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | G/F | 100 | You won't find me reaching higher than this. I love his potential, but it's not translating this year. | 152 | 112 |
117 | Patrick Patterson | TOR | F/C | - | More of the same for Patterson this year. Improvements in his game will push him into late round value. | 89 | |
118 | JR Smith | NYK | G/F | 109 | The Triangle and Smith are a match made in the satanic hell known as Customs line at Oak Int'l Airport. | 108 | 121 |
119 | Tony Parker | SAS | G | 58 | Quiet dominance underscored by declining fantasy metrics and constant worry of being Popped. | 134 | 54 |
120 | Taj Gibson | CHI | F/C | 109 | Gibby is busting at the seams wanting to be the man. He'll hover here w/out a major injury in CHI. | 118 | 106 |
121 | Zach Randolph | MEM | F/C | 70 | Age/mileage concerns aside, this is an easy prediction but as you can see he's way overrated. | 139 | 74 |
122 | Bradley Beal | WAS | G | 75 | Inefficient shooting, lacking DEF numbers and an injury will shuttle you to the bottom real quick. | 125 | 57 |
123 | Brandan Wright | DAL | F/C | - | Got stuck in the 3-headed blender last year. Not happening this year and dude isn't even getting drafted. | 74 | |
124 | Andre Iguodala | GSW | G/F | 103 | That contract looked terrible at the time and it's about to look real bad next year. | 121 | 86 |
125 | Tyson Chandler | DAL | C | 104 | Wouldn't be surprising to see him outperform this ranking, but hard to trust him given age/injury risk. | 99 | 98 |
126 | KJ McDaniels | PHI | F | 100 | It's fun to think about somebody like KJ running around unbridled in PHI, but this is a more realistic finish. | 155 | 143 |
127 | Miles Plumlee | PHO | F/C | 140 | Plumlee looks like he'll be backed up by Morris sliding into minutes at C, rather than set in big mpg role. | 124 | 145 |
128 | Omer Asik | NOR | F/C | 117 | If you punt one of his many deficient areas then you're probably doing it wrong. | 153 | 107 |
129 | Andrew Bogut | GSW | C | 115 | Hope if you draft Bogut is GSW commits to keeping his mpg down and he slithers through healthy year. | 98 | 104 |
130 | Channing Frye | ORL | F/C | 118 | His fantasy friendly game will land him here in normal scenarios, but owners can do better late in drafts. | 100 | 111 |
131 | Nick Young | LAL | G/F | 113 | When the swag returns to L.A., it will be much needed, hilarious, and it will push him back into the B150 | 130 | 140 |
132 | Gerald Green | PHO | G/F | 114 | Efficient with percentages, he'll still knock down threes and eke his way up the list due to durability. | 113 | 84 |
133 | Kevin Martin | MIN | G/F | 86 | Whether it's crowding or injury risk he's screwed. Owners can look elsewhere. | 116 | 75 |
134 | Matt Barnes | LAC | F | 122 | Barnes will be a better asset in 9-cat leagues and is struggling with his shot right now. | 119 | 140 |
135 | Marcus Smart | BOS | G | 114 | Fantasy metrics hurt him, but he's going to be a beast on the defensive end for the Celtics. | 188 | 138 |
136 | Joe Johnson | BKN | G/F | 77 | Iso Joe's volume will continue to erode and his lack of defensive stats won't support that. | 127 | 87 |
137 | PJ Tucker | PHO | G/F | - | Hornacek wants his defense on the floor. He'll get three yards per carry and plod his way to this rank. | 109 | 150 |
138 | Vince Carter | MEM | G/F | 140 | Carter is timeless and his numbers are among the easiest to predict. They land here. | 126 | 140 |
139 | Carlos Boozer | LAL | F/C | 111 | Even with bumps up for expected production as the team's unquestioned starting PF, he lands here. | 187 | 117 |
140 | Eric Gordon | NOR | G | 104 | Gordon's fantasy game relies on serious volume and he simply won't get that with Jrue+Reke around. | 156 | 102 |
141 | Tony Wroten | PHI | G | 119 | I want to rank him higher and I tried to, but his high-volume (bad) FT% makes him a punt guy only. | 254 | 141 |
142 | Hollis Thompson | PHI | F | - | Thompson is the *only* somewhat proven option at SG for PHI. His volume stinks, but he's a nice flier pick. | 128 | |
143 | Arron Afflalo | DEN | G/F | 91 | Lots of guard competition and Afflalo needs big-time volume he won't get to offset lack of defensive stats. | 147 | 86 |
144 | Jeremy Lamb | OKC | G/F | 140 | Rank assumes 26 mpg on the year. Unfortunately, OKC chose not to develop him in real games last year. | 138 | |
145 | Nikola Pekovic | MIN | C | 91 | Injury issues and a 27 mpg ceiling make this an easy rank for a guy with plenty of fantasy deficiencies. | 133 | 73 |
146 | Mirza Teletovic | BKN | F | 120 | Teletovic is going to get his minutes one way or another. Problem is he's terrible in a number of cats. | 132 | 143 |
147 | Jordan Hill | LAL | F/C | 107 | He's going to get hurt at some point and he can't handle more than 27 mpg. Enjoy the ride while it lasts. | 135 | 116 |
148 | Danilo Gallinari | DEN | F | 100 | Too much time off and it's too much to ask for him to return to form this season. | 163 | 105 |
149 | Jameer Nelson | DAL | G | 120 | I wouldn't be surprised to see Felton implode or otherwise not be in the rotation until somebody gets hurt. | 189 | 147 |
150 | Elfrid Payton | ORL | G | 94 | Fantasy issues with shooting are omnipresent, but he runs what could be an exciting up-tempo team. | 278 | 98 |
Honorable Mention: Dion Waiters, Rodney Stuckey, Otto Porter Jr., James Johnson, Steven Adams, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Tiago Splitter, C.J. Watson, Marco Belinelli, Manu Ginobili, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Thornton, Lou Williams, Courtney Lee, Ramon Sessions, Samuel Dalembert, Enes Kanter, Greivis Vasquez, Corey Brewer, Shawn Marion, Wilson Chandler, Boris Diaw, Kyle Singler, Tony Allen, Cody Zeller, Jarrett Jack, Alan Anderson, Randy Foye, Khris Middleton, Shaun Livingston, D.J. Augustin, Tyler Zeller, Harrison Barnes, James Ennis, Iman Shumpert, Norris Cole, Nene, Gerald Henderson, Ersan Ilyasova, Tim Hardaway Jr., Doug McDermott, Evan Fournier, Mo Williams, Mike Dunleavy, Shelvin Mack, Mike Scott, JaVale McGee, Marvin Williams, Nik Stauskas, Nate Robinson