NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 14

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Updated on January 24, 2016 7:13PM 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 14: Jan. 25 - Jan. 31

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4	Averaging 32.6 points, 7.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 6.6 threes over last five games.
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4	Averaging 20.8 points, 10.6 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.6 threes over last five games.
3	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4	Averaging 30.2 points, 6.0 assist, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals

Week 14: Jan. 25 - Jan. 31

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4	Averaging 32.6 points, 7.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 6.6 threes over last five games.
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4	Averaging 20.8 points, 10.6 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.6 threes over last five games.
3	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4	Averaging 30.2 points, 6.0 assist, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 3.0 threes over last five games.
4	John Wall		[PG]	4
5	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	4
6	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	4
7	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	4
8	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
9	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	3
10	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	3
11	Damian Lillard		[PG]	3
12	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 threes over last three games.
13	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
14	Deron Williams		[PG]	4
15	Jeff Teague		[PG]	4
16	Ish Smith		[PG]	3	Averaging 17.4 points, 10.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals over last five games.
17	Mike Conley		[PG]	3	Back in action.
18	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	3
19	Derrick Rose		[PG]	3
20	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	3
21	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	4
22	Emmanuel Mudiay		[PG]	4	Averaging 14.2 points, 6.2 assists and 1.0 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
23	Archie Goodwin		[PG,SG]	4	Decent play while Brandon Knight is out. Averaging 22.0 points, 2.0 threes, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 40 minutes over last two games.
24	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	4
25	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	4
26	Jose Calderon		[PG]	4
27	Darren Collison		[PG]	4
28	Trey Burke		[PG]	3	Averaging 16.4 points and 1.8 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
29	Tony Parker		[PG]	3
30	Norris Cole		[PG]	3	Should see bump in minutes and production with Eric Gordon out.
31	Tyler Johnson		[PG,SG]	4
32	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
33	Mario Chalmers		[PG,SG]	3
34	Donald Sloan		[PG]	3
35	George Hill		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (personal).

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	James Harden		[SG,SF]	4
2	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	4
3	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	4
4	J.J. Redick		[SG]	4	Averaging 19.6 points and 3.8 threes over last five games.
5	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	4	Averaging 19.0 points, 1.6 steals and 1.8 threes in 37 minutes over last five games.
6	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	4
7	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	4
8	Devin Booker		[SG]	4	Averaging 23.7 points and 3.7 threes in 40 minutes over last three games.
9	Lou Williams		[SG]	4
10	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	4
11	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	4
12	Brandon Knight		[PG,SG]	4	Day-to-day (hip).
13	Jimmy Butler		[SG,SF]	3
14	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	3
15	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 25.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steals over last five games.
16	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	3
17	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	3
18	Bradley Beal		[SG]	4
19	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	4
20	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	4
21	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	4
22	Gary Harris		[SG]	4
23	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	4
24	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	4
25	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	4
26	Garrett Temple		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 11.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 threes in 30 minutes over last five games.
27	Marcus Smart		[PG,SG]	4
28	Rodney Hood		[SG]	3	Averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 threes over last five games.
29	Will Barton		[SG]	4
30	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	3
31	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	3
32	Dion Waiters		[SG]	3
33	Isaiah Canaan		[PG,SG]	3	Averaging 15.0 points and 2.7 threes in 28 minutes over last three games.
34	Courtney Lee		[SG,SF]	3
35	Allen Crabbe		[SG]	3

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	4
2	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	4
3	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	4	Averaging 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 threes and 1.0 steals over last three games.
4	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	4
5	Jae Crowder		[SF]	4
6	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	4
7	Kevin Durant		[SF]	3
8	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 23.8 points, 6.2 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 2.2 threes over last five games.
9	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	3
10	Paul George		[SG,SF]	3
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	3
12	Robert Covington		[SF]	3	Averaging 13.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.2 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
13	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	4	Day-to-day (heel).
14	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	4	Day-to-day (toe).
15	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	4
16	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	4	move down
17	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	4
18	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	4
19	Shabazz Muhammad		[SF]	4
20	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 threes in 26 minutes over last three games.
21	Omri Casspi		[SF]	4
22	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	4
23	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	4
24	Harrison Barnes		[SF]	4
25	Tyreke Evans		[SG,SF]	3
26	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	3
27	Matt Barnes		[SF]	3
28	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 13.0 points and 2.7 threes in 25 minutes over last three games.
29	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	3
30	Jeff Green		[SF,PF]	3
31	Manu Ginobili		[SG,SF]	3
32	Derrick Williams		[SF,PF]	4
33	T.J. Warren		[SF]	4
34	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	4	Day-to-day (hip).
35	Luol Deng		[SF]	4	Day-to-day (eye).

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	4
2	Paul Millsap		[PF]	4
3	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 20.3 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.0 steals over last three games.
4	Chris Bosh		[PF,C]	4
5	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	4
6	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	4
7	Anthony Davis		[PF]	3
8	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	3
9	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	3
10	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	4	Day-to-day (knee).
11	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	4
12	Terrence Jones		[PF]	4	Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in 26 minutes over last three games.
13	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	4
14	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 11.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 23 minutes over last five games.
15	Julius Randle		[PF]	4
16	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	3
17	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	3
18	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	3
19	Amir Johnson		[PF,C]	4
20	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	4	Day-to-day (groin).
21	Aaron Gordon		[PF]	4	Averaging 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds in 28 minutes over last three games.
22	Nene Hilario		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 10.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.0 blocks in 20 minutes over last five games.
23	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	4
24	Darrell Arthur		[PF]	4
25	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	3
26	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	3
27	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	3
28	Trey Lyles		[PF]	3
29	Nikola Mirotic		[PF]	3
30	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	3
31	Jabari Parker		[PF]	3
32	Luis Scola		[PF]	3
33	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	4
34	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	4
35	Josh Smith		[PF]	4

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	4
2	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.2 steals over last five games.
3	Andre Drummond		[C]	4
4	Al Horford		[PF,C]	4
5	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	4	Only averaging 0.7 blocks over last five games.
6	Kelly Olynyk		[C]	4	Averaging 15.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, 1.0 steals and 2.8 threes in 26 minutes over last five games.
7	Marcin Gortat		[C]	4
8	Dwight Howard		[C]	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
9	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	4	Day-to-day (hip).
10	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	3
11	Rudy Gobert		[C]	3
12	Marc Gasol		[C]	3
13	Brook Lopez		[C]	3
14	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	3
15	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	3	Day-to-day (back).
16	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	4	Day-to-day (leg).
17	Tyson Chandler		[C]	4	Averaging 8.0 points and 20.3 rebounds in 36 minutes over last three games.
18	Clint Capela		[C]	4	Decent short-term play if Dwight Howard misses time this week. Averaging 8.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals in 26 minutes over last two games.
19	Willie Cauley-Stein		[C]	4	Averaging 10.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 31 minutes over last three games.
20	Alex Len		[C]	4	Averaging 11.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in 30 minutes over last three games.
21	Nikola Jokic		[C]	4
22	Robin Lopez		[C]	4
23	Andrew Bogut		[C]	4
24	Spencer Hawes		[PF,C]	4	Decent short-term play while Cody Zeller is out. Averaging 9.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 33 minutes over last two games.
25	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	3
26	Myles Turner		[C]	3	Averaging 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in 28 minutes over last three games.
27	Enes Kanter		[C]	3	Averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in 24 minutes over last three games.
28	Roy Hibbert		[C]	4
29	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	4
30	Festus Ezeli		[C]	4
31	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	4
32	Meyers Leonard		[C]	3
33	John Henson		[PF,C]	3
34	Jordan Hill		[PF,C]	3
35	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	3	Day-to-day (ankle).