Week 24 Fantasy Basketball Player Rankings: The Final Countdown

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Published on April 5, 2015

This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player's projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage, and field-goal percentage.

These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, timeshare situations, etc.). The weekly player rankings are written up following Saturday's games. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won't be accounted for in the rankings until the following week.

Weeks 24-25:	April 6th - April 15th
Six Games:	ATL, BKN, CHA, LAL, MIN, NO, POR, SAC
Five Games:	BOS, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIL, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHO, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
Four Games:	LAC, PHI

Point Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Damian Lillard	[PG]	POR	6
2	Deron Williams	[PG]	BKN	6
3	Jordan Clarkson	[PG]	LAL	6	Averaging 20.6 points, 6.6 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 36 minutes over last five games.
4	Kemba Walker	[PG]	CHA	6	Averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 threes over last five games.
5	Russell Westbrook	[PG]	OKC	5
6	Zach Lavine	[PG]	MIN	6	Solid play for the rest of season since Ricky Rubio is unlikely to return this year. Averaging 16.2 points, 4.6 rebound and 4.2 assists over last ten games.
7	Reggie Jackson	[PG]	DET	5
8	George Hill	[PG,SG]	IND	5	Averaging 18.2 points, 5.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 threes over last five games.
9	John Wall	[PG]	WAS	5
10	Eric Bledsoe	[PG,SG]	PHO	5
11	Elfrid Payton	[PG]	ORL	5
12	Kyrie Ivring	[PG]	CLE	5
13	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	5	Could be rested over the next two weeks since Warriors have clinched the #1 seed in the West.
14	Mo Williams	[PG,SG]	CHA	6
15	Jeremy Lin	[PG]	LAL	6
16	Isaiah Thomas	[PG]	BOS	5
17	Michael Carter-Williams	[PG]	MIL	5
18	Goran Dragic	[PG,SG]	MIA	5
19	Chris Paul	[PG]	LAC	4
20	Jeff Teague	[PG]	ATL	6	Will likely be rested over the next two weeks since Hawks have clinched the #1 seed in the East.
21	Mike Conley	[PG]	MEM	5
22	Langston Galloway	[PG,SG]	NYK	5
23	Tony Parker	[PG]	SAS	5
24	Aaron Brooks	[PG]	CHI	5
25	Greivis Vasquez	[PG,SG]	TOR	5
26	Mario Chalmers	[PG,SG]	MIA	5
27	Jarrett Jack	[PG,SG]	BKN	6
28	Ray McCallum	[PG]	SAC	6
29	C.J. Watson	[PG,SG]	IND	5
30	Ish Smith	[PG]	PHI	4	Averaging 16.8 points, 5.4 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.0 threes over last five games.
31	Marcus Smart	[PG,SG]	BOS	5
32	Jameer Nelson *	[PG]	DEN	5	Day-to-day (hip).
33	Ty Lawson *	[PG]	DEN	5	Day-to-day (arm).
34	Trey Burke *	[PG]	UTA	5	Day-to-day (back).
35	Rajon Rondo *	[PG]	DAL	5	Day-to-day (knee).

Shooting Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	James Harden	[SG,SF]	HOU	5
2	DeMar DeRozan	[SG,SF]	TOR	5	Averaging 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.0 steals over last five games.
3	Jimmy Butler	[SG,SF]	CHI	5
4	Monta Ellis	[PG,SG]	DAL	5
5	Victor Oladipo	[SG]	ORL	5
6	Joe Johnson	[SG,SF]	BKN	6
7	Kevin Martin	[SG]	MIN	6	Back in action.
8	Eric Gordon	[SG]	NO	6
9	Gerald Henderson	[SG,SF]	CHA	6
10	Quincy Pondexter	[SG]	NO	6	Averaging 11.4 points and 3.0 threes over last five games.
11	Klay Thompson	[SG,SF]	GSW	5	Could be rested over the next two weeks since Warriors have clinched the #1 seed in the West.
12	Danny Green	[SG,SF]	SAS	5
13	Bradley Beal	[SG]	WAS	5
14	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	[SG]	DET	5
15	CJ Miles	[SG,SF]	IND	5
16	Lou Williams	[PG,SG]	TOR	5
17	Dwyane Wade *	[SG]	MIA	5	Day-to-day (knee).
18	Avery Bradley	[PG,SG]	BOS	5
19	Randy Foye	[PG,SG]	DEN	5
20	J.R. Smith	[SG,SF]	CLE	5
21	Ben McLemore	[SG]	SAC	6
22	C.J. McCollum	[PG,SG]	POR	6	Averaging 20.0 points and 2.5 threes in 20 minutes over last two games.
23	Aaron Afflalo	[SG,SF]	POR	6
24	Kyle Korver	[SG,SF]	ATL	6	Will likely be rested over the next two weeks since Hawks have clinched the #1 seed in the East.
25	O.J. Mayo	[SG]	MIL	5	Averaging 17.0 points and 3.0 threes in 29 minutes over last three games.
26	Ricky Ledo	[SG]	NYK	5	Averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 threes in 29 minutes over last three games.
27	Dion Waiters	[SG]	OKC	5
28	Marco Belinelli	[SG]	SAS	5
29	Terrence Ross	[SG]	TOR	5
30	Jodie Meeks	[SG]	DET	5
31	Rodney Stuckey	[PG,SG]	IND	5
32	Tim Hardaway Jr.	[SG]	NYK	5
33	J.J. Redick	[SG]	LAC	4
34	Bojan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]	BKN	6
35	Devin Harris	[PG,SG]	DAL	5

Small Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Tyreke Evans	[SG,SF]	NO	6
2	Andrew Wiggins	[SF]	MIN	6
3	Nicolas Batum	[SG,SF]	POR	6
4	LeBron James	[SF,PF]	CLE	5
5	Kawhi Leonard	[SG,SF]	SAS	5
6	Khris Middleton	[SF]	MIL	5
7	Gordon Hayward	[SG,SF]	UTA	5
8	Tobias Harris	[SF,PF]	ORL	5
9	Trevor Ariza	[SF]	HOU	5
10	Marvin Williams	[SF]	CHA	6	Averaging 13.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.0 blocks and 1.6 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
11	Chase Budinger	[SG,SF]	MIN	6	Averaging 15.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 threes in 34 minutes over last five games.
12	Omri Casspi	[SF]	SAC	6	Could see bump in production if Rudy Gay (concussion) misses time. Averaging 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 37 minutes over last two games.
13	Wesley Johnson	[SG,SF]	LAL	6	Averaging 10.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 35 minutes over last five games.
14	Giannis Antetokoumpo	[SF]	MIL	5
15	Wilson Chandler	[SG,SF]	DEN	5
16	Marcus Morris	[SF,PF]	PHO	5
17	Luol Deng	[SF]	MIA	5
18	Evan Turner	[SG,SF]	BOS	5
19	Anthony Morrow	[SG,SF]	OKC	5	Averaging 14.8 points and 2.4 threes in 27 minutes over last five games.
20	Otto Porter	[SG,SF]	WAS	5	Averaging 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 threes in 29 minutes over last four games.
21	P.J. Tucker	[SF,PF]	PHO	5
22	Jae Crowder	[SF]	BOS	5
23	Harrison Barnes	[SF]	GSW	5
24	Corey Brewer	[SG,SF]	HOU	5
25	DeMarre Carroll	[SF]	ATL	6	Will likely be rested over the next two weeks since Hawks have clinched the #1 seed in the East.
26	Al-Farouq Aminu	[SF]	DAL	5	Could see bump in minutes if Chandler Parsons (knee) misses time.
27	James Johnson	[SF,PF]	TOR	5
28	Solomon Hill	[SG,SF]	IND	5
29	Chandler Parsons *	[SF,PF]	DAL	5	Day-to-day (knee).
30	Danilo Gallinari	[SF]	DEN	5	Will likely rest on back-to-backs so might only play four games.
31	Robert Covington	[SF]	PHI	4
32	Matt Barnes	[SF]	LAC	4
33	Jerami Grant	[SF]	PHI	4
34	T.J. Warren	[SF]	PHO	5	Averaging 13.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 23 minutes over last four games.
35	Jeff Green *	[SF,PF]	MEM	5	Day-to-day (back).

Power Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Anthony Davis	[PF]	NO	6
2	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]	POR	6
3	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]	BKN	6
4	Pau Gasol	[PF,C]	CHI	5
5	Ersan Ilyasova	[PF]	MIL	5
6	Terrence Jones *	[SF,PF]	HOU	5	Back in action. Averaging 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 1.0 threes and 1.0 steals in 27 minutes over last two games.
7	Kevin Love	[PF,C]	CLE	5
8	Derrick Favors	[PF,C]	UTA	5
9	Dirk Nowitzki	[PF]	DAL	5
10	Markieff Morris	[PF]	PHO	5
11	Draymond Green	[SF,PF]	GSW	5	Could be rested over the next two weeks since Warriors have clinched the #1 seed in the West.
12	Tim Duncan	[PF,C]	SAS	5
13	Paul Millsap	[PF]	ATL	6	Will likely be rested over the next two weeks since Hawks have clinched the #1 seed in the East.
14	Josh Smith	[SF,PF]	HOU	5
15	Zach Randolph	[PF,C]	MEM	5
16	Andrea Bargnani	[PF,C]	NYK	5
17	David West	[PF]	IND	5
18	Boris Diaw	[PF,C]	SAS	5
19	Ryan Kelly	[PF]	LAL	6
20	Dante Cunningham	[PF]	NO	6
21	Ryan Anderson *	[PF,C]	NO	6	Back in action. Averaging 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 21 minutes over last two games.
22	Nerlens Noel *	[PF,C]	PHI	4	Day-to-day (face).
23	Blake Griffin	[PF,C]	LAC	4
24	Taj Gibson	[PF]	CHI	5
25	Kenneth Faried	[PF]	DEN	5
26	Nikola Mirotic	[PF]	CHI	5
27	Anthony Tolliver	[PF]	DET	5
28	Brandon Bass	[PF,C]	BOS	5
29	Luis Scola	[PF,C]	IND	5
30	Patrick Patterson	[PF]	TOR	5
31	David Lee	[PF,C]	GSW	5
32	Marreese Speights	[PF,C]	GSW	5
33	Tristan Thompson	[PF,C]	CLE	5
34	Channing Frye	[PF]	ORL	5
35	Jared Sullinger	[PF,C]	BOS	5	Back in action.

Center

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	DeMarcus Cousins	[PF,C]	SAC	6	Averaging 27.8 points, 18.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 3.5 blocks and 1.8 steals over last four games.
2	Brook Lopez	[C]	BKN	6
3	Andre Drummond	[PF,C]	DET	5
4	Marc Gasol	[C]	MEM	5
5	Rudy Gobert	[C]	UTA	5
6	Hassan Whiteside	[C]	MIA	5
7	Nikola Vucevic	[PF,C]	ORL	5
8	Enes Kanter	[C]	OKC	5
9	Brandan Wright	[PF,C]	PHO	5	Solid play while Alex Len is out. Averaging 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.5 steals in 31 minutes over last two minutes.
10	Marcin Gortat	[C]	WAS	5	Averaging 12.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games.
11	Zaza Pachulia	[C]	MIL	5
12	Jonas Valanciunas	[C]	TOR	5
13	Joakim Noah	[PF,C]	CHI	5
14	Tyson Chandler	[C]	DAL	5
15	Robin Lopez	[C]	POR	6
16	Al Horford	[PF,C]	ATL	6	Will likely be rested over the next two weeks since Hawks have clinched the #1 seed in the East.
17	Bismack Biyombo	[PF,C]	CHA	6	Day-to-day (broken nose). Decent play for blocks and boards if Al Jefferson (knee) is shut down. Averaging 7.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 14 starts this year.
18	DeAndre Jordan	[C]	LAC	4
19	Andrew Bogut	[C]	GSW	5
20	Dwight Howard	[C]	HOU	5
21	Timofey Mozgov	[C]	CLE	5
22	Roy Hibbert	[C]	IND	5
23	John Henson	[PF,C]	MIL	5
24	Tyler Zeller	[PF,C]	BOS	5
25	Kelly Olynyk	[C]	BOS	5
26	Steven Adams	[C]	OKC	5
27	Jusuf Nurkic	[C]	DEN	5
28	J.J. Hickson	[PF,C]	DEN	5
29	Omer Asik	[C]	NO	6
30	Tarik Black	[C]	LAL	6
31	Mason Plumlee	[PF,C]	BKN	6
32	Mike Muscala	[C]	ATL	6
33	Chris Andersen	[C]	MIA	5
34	Aron Baynes	[C]	SAS	5	Could see bump in minutes if Tiago Splitter misses time. Averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 22 minutes over last two games.
35	Al Jefferson *	[PF,C]	CHA	6	Day-to-day (knee). Could be shut down for the season.