NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 18

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Updated on February 21, 2016 2:52PM 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 18: Feb. 22 - Feb. 28

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	Damian Lillard		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	John Wall		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Goran Dragic		[PG]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 7.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals over last five games.
7	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	4
8	Ish Smith		[PG]	4	Averaging 13.8

Week 18: Feb. 22 - Feb. 28

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	Damian Lillard		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	John Wall		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Goran Dragic		[PG]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 7.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals over last five games.
7	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	4
8	Ish Smith		[PG]	4	Averaging 13.8 points, 6.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals over last five games.
9	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
10	George Hill		[PG]	4
11	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	3
12	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	3	Averaging 14.8 points, 14.0 rebounds, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 threes and 4.0 steals over last five games.
13	Chris Paul		[PG]	3
14	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	3	Averaging 21.4 points, 8.0 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 threes and 3.2 steals over last five games.
15	Kemba Walker		[PG]	3
16	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	3
17	Mike Conley		[PG]	3	Averaging 22.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.2 threes over last four games.
18	Derrick Rose		[PG]	3	Averaging 21.5 points, 5.3 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 threes over last four games.
19	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	3
20	Jeff Teague		[PG]	3
21	Deron Williams		[PG]	3
22	Zach LaVine		[PG,SG]	4
23	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	4	Could be in timeshare with Brandon Jennings.
24	Brandon Jennings		[PG]	4	Should see increased production in Orlando.
25	Darren Collison		[PG]	3	Averaging 18.8 points, 1.2 steals and 1.6 threes in 28 minutes over last five games.
26	Emmanuel Mudiay		[PG]	3
27	Norris Cole		[PG]	3
28	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	3
29	Archie Goodwin		[PG,SG]	3
30	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	3
31	Jose Calderon		[PG]	4
32	Patty Mills		[PG]	3	Averaging 12.4 points, 4.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.4 threes in 24 minutes over last five games.
33	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	3
34	Tony Parker		[PG]	3
35	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	3

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	4
2	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	4
3	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	4
4	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	4
5	Bradley Beal		[SG]	4
6	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 18.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.4 threes in 40 minutes over last five games.
7	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	4
8	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	4
9	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	4	Day-to-day (knee).
10	James Harden		[SG,SF]	3
11	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	3
12	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	3
13	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	3
14	Rodney Hood		[SG]	3
15	Devin Booker		[SG]	3
16	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	3	Averaging 21.0 points, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.2 threes in 36 minutes over last five games.
17	Will Barton		[SG]	3
18	Lou Williams		[SG]	3
19	J.J. Redick		[SG]	3
20	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	4
21	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	4
22	Garrett Temple		[PG,SG]	4
23	Gerald Henderson		[SG,SF]	4
24	Allen Crabbe		[SG]	4
25	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	3
26	Gary Harris		[SG]	3
27	Marcus Smart		[PG,SG]	3
28	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	3
29	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	3
30	E'Twaun Moore		[SG]	3
31	Bojan Bogdanovic		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 14.0 points and 3.0 threes in 23 minutes over last five games.
32	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	3
33	O.J. Mayo		[SG]	3
34	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	3
35	Courtney Lee		[SG,SF]	3

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	4
2	Paul George		[SG,SF]	4
3	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	4
4	Kevin Durant		[SF]	3
5	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	4
6	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	3	Day-to-day (calf).
7	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	3
8	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	3
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	3
10	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	3
11	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	3
12	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	3
13	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	3
14	Jae Crowder		[SF]	3
15	Luol Deng		[SF]	4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Chris Bosh out. Averaging 28.5 points, 10.5 rebound and 2.5 steals in 37 minutes over last two games.
16	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	4
17	Robert Covington		[SF]	4
18	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	4
19	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	4
20	Jerami Grant		[SF]	4
21	Harrison Barnes		[SF]	4
22	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	4
23	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	4
24	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	4
25	Maurice Harkless		[SF]	4	Averaging 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 threes in 24 minutes over last five games.
26	Matt Barnes		[SF]	3	Should start with Jeff Green and Courtney Lee gone. Averaging 10.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.7 threes in 19 starts this season.
27	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	3
28	Evan Turner		[SG,SF]	3
29	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	4
30	Justise Winslow		[SF]	4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Chris Bosh out. Averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 32 minutes over last two games.
31	Stanley Johnson		[SF]	4
32	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	4
33	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	3
34	Wesley Johnson		[SG,SF]	3
35	Doug McDermott		[SF]	3

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	4
2	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 14.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.3 blocks over last five games.
3	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	4
4	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	4
5	Anthony Davis		[PF]	3
6	Paul Millsap		[PF]	3
7	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	3
8	Aaron Gordon		[PF]	4	Averaging 8.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks in 30 minutes over last five games.
9	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	3
10	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	3
11	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	3
12	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	3
13	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	3
14	Jabari Parker		[PF]	3	Averaging 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 42 minutes over last two games.
15	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	3
16	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	3
17	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	3	Averaging 17.2 points and 2.4 threes in 23 minutes over last five games.
18	Julius Randle		[PF]	3	Averaging 11.8 points and 13.2 rebounds in 31 minutes over last five games.
19	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 7.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals in 30 minutes over last five games.
20	Markieff Morris		[PF]	4
21	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	4
22	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	3
23	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	3
24	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	3
25	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	3
26	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	4
27	Patrick Patterson		[PF]	4
28	Anthony Tolliver		[PF]	4
29	Bobby Portis		[PF]	3
30	JaMychal Green		[PF]	3	Averaging 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 26 minutes over last two games.
31	Kris Humphries		[PF]	3	Could see bump in minutes if Tyson Chandler and Alex Len miss time this week.
32	Jon Leuer		[PF]	3	Could see bump in minutes if Tyson Chandler and Alex Len miss time this week.
33	Clint Capela		[PF,C]	3
34	Amir Johnson		[PF,C]	3
35	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	3

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	4
2	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	4
3	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 20.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks over last five games.
4	Andre Drummond		[C]	4
5	Marcin Gortat		[C]	4	Averaging 15.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over last five games.
6	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	3
7	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	3
8	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	3
9	Rudy Gobert		[C]	3
10	Brook Lopez		[C]	3
11	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	3
12	Al Horford		[PF,C]	3
13	Dwight Howard		[C]	3
14	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	4
15	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	4
16	Myles Turner		[C]	4
17	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	4
18	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	4
19	Robin Lopez		[C]	4
20	Andrew Bogut		[C]	4	Day-to-day (Achilles).
21	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	3
22	Enes Kanter		[C]	3
23	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	3
24	Jusuf Nurkic		[C]	3
25	Al Jefferson		[C]	3	Back in action but will likely be on minutes restriction.
26	Steven Adams		[C]	3
27	Nikola Jokic		[C]	3
28	Willie Cauley-Stein		[C]	3
29	Bismack Biyombo		[PF,C]	4
30	Meyers Leonard		[C]	4
31	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	4
32	Omer Asik		[C]	3
33	Brandan Wright		[PF,C]	3	Back in action. Should see bump in minutes with Marc Gasol out.
34	Tyson Chandler		[C]	3	Day-to-day (shoulder).
35	Alex Len		[C]	3	Day-to-day (ankle).