NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 9

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Updated on December 20, 2015 1:44PM EST

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, time share situations, etc). The rankings take into account games played Monday through Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens 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.

Week 9: Dec. 21 - Dec. 27

Four Games	BOS, DEN, HOU, LAL, MEM, NYK, OKC, POR, SAS
Three Games	ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, IND, LAC, MIA, MIN, NO, ORL, PHI, PHO, SAC, UTA, WAS
Two Games	GSW, MIL, TOR

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook	[PG]		4
2	Isaiah Thomas	[PG]		4	Averaging 33.5 points, 6.5 assists, 3.0 threes and 12.5 free throws made (96% shooting from the line) over last two games.
3	Damian Lillard	[PG]		4
4	Mike Conley	[PG]		4	Averaging 15.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.2 threes over

Week 9: Dec. 21 - Dec. 27

Four Games	BOS, DEN, HOU, LAL, MEM, NYK, OKC, POR, SAS
Three Games	ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, IND, LAC, MIA, MIN, NO, ORL, PHI, PHO, SAC, UTA, WAS
Two Games	GSW, MIL, TOR

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook	[PG]		4
2	Isaiah Thomas	[PG]		4	Averaging 33.5 points, 6.5 assists, 3.0 threes and 12.5 free throws made (96% shooting from the line) over last two games.
3	Damian Lillard	[PG]		4
4	Mike Conley	[PG]		4	Averaging 15.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
5	John Wall	[PG]		3	Averaging 21.0 points, 12.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.2 threes over last five games.
6	Chris Paul	[PG]		3
7	Rajon Rondo	[PG]		3
8	Eric Bledsoe	[PG,SG]		3
9	Kemba Walker	[PG]		3
10	Reggie Jackson	[PG]		3	Averaging 26.0 points, 7.2 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 threes over last five games.
11	Jarrett Jack	[PG]		3	Averaging 19.8 points, 8.5 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 threes and 1.5 steals over last four games.
12	Goran Dragic	[PG]		3	Averaging 15.3 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals over last three games.
13	Patrick Beverley	[PG]		4
14	Jordan Clarkson	[PG]		4
15	Jameer Nelson	[PG]		4	Decent short-term play while Emmanuel Mudiay is out. Averaging 12.2 points, 5.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 2.2 threes in 31 minutes over last five games.
16	Stephen Curry	[PG]		2
17	Ricky Rubio	[PG]		3
18	Elfrid Payton	[PG]		3
19	Jrue Holiday	[PG]		3	Averaging 16.8 points, 4.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 2.8 threes in 27 minutes over last four games.
20	Jeff Teague	[PG]		3
21	Derrick Rose	[PG]		3
22	Raymond Felton	[PG]		3	Averaging 12.4 points, 5.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 threes and 1.0 steals in 32 minutes over last five games.
23	Deron Williams	[PG]		3
24	Kyle Lowry	[PG]		2
25	D'Angelo Russell	[PG]		4
26	Tony Parker	[PG]		4
27	Dennis Schroder	[PG]		3	Averaging 17.3 points, 6.3 assists, 2.0 threes and 3.7 steals in 26 minutes over last three games.
28	Jeremy Lin	[PG,SG]		3	Averaging 17.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 threes in 34 minutes over last five games.
29	George Hill	[PG]		3
30	Isaiah Canaan	[PG,SG]		3	Averaging 19.0 points and 4.0 threes in 30 minutes over last two games.
31	Zach LaVine	[PG,SG]		3
32	Trey Burke	[PG]		3
33	Darren Collison	[PG]		3
34	Michael Carter-Williams	[PG]		2	Averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 35 minutes over last four games.
35	Kyrie Irving	[PG]		3	Expected back this week (knee).

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	James Harden	[SG,SF]		4
2	C.J. McCollum	[PG,SG]		4
3	Will Barton	[SG]		4	Averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebound, 2.0 steals and 1.6 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
4	Kobe Bryant	[SG]		4	Day-to-day (shoulder). Averaging 20.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.5 threes over last four games.
5	Jimmy Butler	[SG,SF]		3
6	Brandon Knight	[PG,SG]		3
7	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	[SG]		3	Averaging 19.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.2 threes in 42 minutes over last five games.
8	Dwyane Wade	[SG]		3
9	Avery Bradley	[PG,SG]		4
10	Arron Afflalo	[SG,SF]		4	Averaging 19.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 threes over last five games.
11	Lou Williams	[SG]		4
12	Victor Oladipo	[SG]		3
13	Wesley Matthews	[SG,SF]		3
14	Monta Ellis	[PG,SG]		3
15	Eric Gordon	[SG]		3
16	J.R. Smith	[SG,SF]		3
17	J.J. Redick	[SG]		3
18	Klay Thompson	[SG,SF]		2
19	DeMar DeRozan	[SG,SF]		2
20	Dion Waiters	[SG]		4
21	Courtney Lee	[SG,SF]		4
22	Gary Harris	[SG]		4	Averaging 12.3 points and 1.0 threes in 34 minutes over last four games.
23	Mario Chalmers	[PG,SG]		4
24	Kyle Korver	[SG,SF]		3
25	Evan Fournier	[SG,SF]		3
26	Alec Burks	[SG]		3
27	Joe Johnson	[SG,SF]		3
28	Jeremy Lamb	[SG]		3
29	Rodney Hood	[SG]		3
30	Danny Green	[SG,SF]		4
31	Marcus Thornton	[SG]		4
32	Khris Middleton	[SG,SF]		2
33	Bojan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]		3
34	Kevin Martin	[SG]		3
35	Ramon Sessions	[PG,SG]		3

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	Kevin Durant	[SF]		4
2	Carmelo Anthony	[SF,PF]		4	Averaging 24.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 threes over last five games.
3	Kawhi Leonard	[SG,SF]		4
4	LeBron James	[SF,PF]		3
5	Paul George	[SG,SF]		3
6	Jae Crowder	[SF]		4	Averaging 15.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 threes in 35 minutes over last five games.
7	Matt Barnes	[SF]		4	Averaging 13.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, 2.2 steals and 2.2 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
8	Trevor Ariza	[SF]		4
9	Danilo Gallinari	[SF]		4
10	Rudy Gay	[SF,PF]		3	Averaging 18.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 1.0 steals and 1.6 threes over last five games.
11	Tyreke Evans	[SG,SF]		3	Averaging 18.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 threes over last five games.
12	Robert Covington	[SF]		3
13	Gordon Hayward	[SG,SF]		3
14	Nicolas Batum	[SG,SF]		3
15	Al-Farouq Aminu	[SF]		4
16	Kent Bazemore	[SG,SF]		3
17	Gerald Green	[SG,SF]		3	Averaging 16.4 points, 1.0 steals and 2.6 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
18	Andrew Wiggins	[SF]		3
19	Tobias Harris	[SF,PF]		3
20	Marcus Morris	[SF,PF]		3
21	Omri Casspi	[SF]		3	Averaging 14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 threes in 36 minutes over last five games.
22	Chandler Parsons	[SF,PF]		3	Averaging 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 threes in 30 minutes over last three games.
23	Lance Thomas	[SF]		4	Averaging 12.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.4 threes in 23 minutes over last five games.
24	Allen Crabbe	[SF]		4
25	Jeff Green	[SF,PF]		4
26	Evan Turner	[SG,SF]		4
27	Corey Brewer	[SG,SF]		4
28	Manu Ginobili	[SG,SF]		4
29	C.J. Miles	[SG,SF]		3
30	Jared Dudley	[SG,SF]		3	Averaging 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 30 minutes over last four games.
31	Jerami Grant	[SF]		3
32	Luol Deng	[SF]		3
33	T.J. Warren	[SF]		3
34	Otto Porter	[SG,SF]		3	Day-to-day (thigh).
35	Giannis Antetokounmpo	[SF]		2

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	Serge Ibaka	[PF,C]		4
2	Anthony Davis	[PF]		3
3	Paul Millsap	[PF]		3
4	Chris Bosh	[PF,C]		3
5	Blake Griffin	[PF,C]		3
6	Derrick Favors	[PF,C]		3
7	Karl-Anthony Towns	[PF,C]		3
8	Kevin Love	[PF,C]		3
9	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]		3
10	Dirk Nowitzki	[PF]		3
11	Kristaps Porzingis	[PF]		4	Only averaging 8.4 points on 30% shooting from the field over last five games.
12	Kenneth Faried	[PF]		4
13	Draymond Green	[SF,PF]		2
14	Jared Sullinger	[PF,C]		4
15	Tim Duncan	[PF,C]		4
16	Mason Plumlee	[PF,C]		4
17	Nerlens Noel	[PF,C]		3
18	Marvin Williams	[SF,PF]		3
19	Jon Leuer	[PF]		3
20	Ersan Ilyasova	[PF]		3	Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.6 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
21	Ryan Anderson	[PF,C]		3
22	Terrence Jones	[SF,PF]		4
23	Julius Randle	[PF]		4
24	Zach Randolph	[PF,C]		4
25	Donatas Motiejunas	[PF]		4
26	Amir Johnson	[PF,C]		4
27	Ed Davis	[PF,C]		4
28	Greg Monroe	[PF,C]		2
29	Andrea Bargnani	[PF,C]		3	Averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 20 minutes over last five games.
30	Mirza Teletovic	[PF]		3
31	Taj Gibson	[PF]		3
32	Nikola Mirotic	[PF]		3
33	Tristan Thompson	[PF,C]		3
34	Trevor Booker	[PF]		3
35	Markieff Morris	[PF]		3

Centers

Rank	Player	Pos. Eligible	Team	Games	Notes
1	Marc Gasol	[C]		4
2	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]		4
3	Dwight Howard	[C]		4
4	Andre Drummond	[C]		3
5	DeMarcus Cousins	[PF,C]		3
6	DeAndre Jordan	[C]		3
7	Nikola Vucevic	[PF,C]		3
8	Al Horford	[PF,C]		3
9	Pau Gasol	[PF,C]		3
10	Hassan Whiteside	[C]		3
11	Brook Lopez	[C]		3
12	Jahlil Okafor	[C]		3
13	Zaza Pachulia	[C]		3	Averaging 8.0 points, 14.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals over last five games.
14	Marcin Gortat	[C]		3
15	Joffrey Lauvergne	[C]		4	Averaging 12.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.0 threes in 21 minutes over last three games.
16	Roy Hibbert	[C]		4
17	Clint Capela	[C]		4
18	Enes Kanter	[C]		4
19	Kelly Olynyk	[C]		4
20	Joakim Noah	[C]		3	Averaging 9.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 blocks in 27 minutes over last five games.
21	Gorgui Dieng	[C]		3
22	Jordan Hill	[PF,C]		3	Averaging 11.6 points and 10.0 rebounds in 26 minutes over last five games.
23	Steven Adams	[C]		4
24	Nikola Jokic	[C]		4
25	Meyers Leonard	[C]		4
26	Robin Lopez	[C]		4
27	Bismack Biyombo	[PF,C]		2	Averaging 7.3 points, 15.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in 35 minutes over last three games.
28	Alex Len	[C]		3
29	Tyson Chandler	[C]		3
30	Ian Mahinmi	[C]		3
31	Cody Zeller	[PF,C]		3
32	Kosta Koufos	[C]		3
33	Timofey Mozgov	[C]		3
34	Spencer Hawes	[PF,C]		3
35	Andrew Bogut	[C]		2