NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 20

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Updated on March 6, 2016 3:36PM 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 20: March 7 - March 13

Four Games	ATL, CLE, CHA, GSW, LAC, MEM, MIL, NOP, NYK, ORL, SAC, SAS, UTA
Three Games	BKN, CHI, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, MIN, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR, TOR, WAS
Two Games	BOS

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
3	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	4
4	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	4
7	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	3	Averaging 31.0 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.8 threes over last five games.
8	Damian Lillard

Week 20: March 7 - March 13

Four Games	ATL, CLE, CHA, GSW, LAC, MEM, MIL, NOP, NYK, ORL, SAC, SAS, UTA
Three Games	BKN, CHI, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, MIN, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR, TOR, WAS
Two Games	BOS

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
3	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	4
4	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	4
7	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	3	Averaging 31.0 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.8 threes over last five games.
8	Damian Lillard		[PG]	3
9	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	3
10	John Wall		[PG]	3
11	Mike Conley		[PG]	4
12	Jeff Teague		[PG]	4
13	Ish Smith		[PG]	3	Averaging 18.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
14	Goran Dragic		[PG]	3
15	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	3	Averaging 22.8 points, 5.0 assists and 3.4 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
16	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	3
17	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	3
18	Derrick Rose		[PG]	3
19	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (knee).
20	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	4	Averaging 11.8 points, 9.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 30 minutes over last five games.
21	Darren Collison		[PG]	4
22	Norris Cole		[PG]	4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Eric Gordon out.
23	Mario Chalmers		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 12.0 points and 2.6 steals in 26 minutes over last five games.
24	Tony Parker		[PG]	4
25	Shelvin Mack		[PG]	4
26	Emmanuel Mudiay		[PG]	3	Averaging 23.5 points (53% shooting from the field), 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 33 minutes over last two games.
27	Deron Williams		[PG]	3
28	George Hill		[PG]	3
29	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	3	Averaging 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 threes in 31 minutes over last five games.
30	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	2
31	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	4	Averaging 16.3 points and 4.3 assists in 22 minutes over last three games.
32	Jose Calderon		[PG]	4
33	Patty Mills		[PG]	4
34	Ronnie Price		[PG]	3	Averaging 9.6 points, 2.4 steals and 1.4 threes in 31 minutes over last five games.
35	D.J. Augustin		[PG]	3

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 26.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.8 threes over last five games.
2	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	4
3	James Harden		[SG,SF]	3
4	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	3	Averaging 22.2 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals over last five games.
5	Jimmy Butler		[SG,SF]	3	Back in action.
6	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	3
7	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	3
8	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	3
9	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	4
10	J.J. Redick		[SG]	4
11	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	4
12	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	4
13	Marco Belinelli		[SG]	4	Averaging 13.0 points and 2.0 threes in 24 minutes over last three games.
14	Jerryd Bayless		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 11.7 points and 2.0 threes in 31 minutes over last three games.
15	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	4
16	Rodney Hood		[SG]	4
17	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	4
18	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	4	Day-to-day (back).
19	Zach LaVine		[PG,SG]	3
20	Devin Booker		[SG]	3
21	Gary Harris		[SG]	3
22	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	3
23	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	3
24	Will Barton		[SG]	3
25	Markel Brown		[SG]	3	Averaging 22.0 points, 4.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 threes in 31 minutes over last two games.
26	Bojan Bogdanovic		[SG,SF]	3
27	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	3
28	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	4
29	Courtney Lee		[SG,SF]	4
30	Isaiah Canaan		[PG,SG]	3	Averaging 11.8 points and 2.2 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
31	Bradley Beal		[SG]	3	Day-to-day (pelvis).
32	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	2
33	E'Twaun Moore		[SG]	3
34	Gerald Henderson		[SG,SF]	3
35	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	3	Day-to-day (shoulder).

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	4	Averaging 17.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks over last five games.
2	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	4
3	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	4
4	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	4
5	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	4
6	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	4
7	Kevin Durant		[SF]	3
8	Paul George		[SG,SF]	3
9	Robert Covington		[SF]	3	Averaging 15.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.2 blocks and 2.6 threes over last five games.
10	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	3
11	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	3
12	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	4
13	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 14.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 threes in 31 minutes over last five games.
14	Harrison Barnes		[SF]	4
15	Mario Hezonja		[SF]	4	Averaging 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.4 threes in 28 minutes over last five games.
16	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	3
17	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	3
18	Luol Deng		[SF]	3
19	Jerami Grant		[SF]	3
20	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	3
21	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	3
22	Jae Crowder		[SF]	2
23	Matt Barnes		[SF]	4
24	Lance Stephenson		[SG,SF]	4
25	P.J. Hairston		[SF]	4
26	Wesley Johnson		[SG,SF]	4
27	Omri Casspi		[SF]	4
28	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	3
29	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	3
30	Mike Dunleavy		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 10.8 points and 2.0 threes in 27 minutes over last four games.
31	Shabazz Muhammad		[SF]	3
32	Corey Brewer		[SG,SF]	3
33	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	3
34	Alan Anderson		[SF]	3	Averaging 13.5 points and 2.5 threes in 23 minutes over last two games played.
35	Manu Ginobili		[SG,SF]	4	Back in action.

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	4
2	Anthony Davis		[PF]	4
3	Paul Millsap		[PF]	4
4	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	4
5	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	4
6	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	4
7	Jabari Parker		[PF]	4
8	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	4
9	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	4
10	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	4	Day-to-day (leg).
11	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	4
12	Aaron Gordon		[PF]	4
13	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	3
14	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	3
15	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	3
16	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	3	Averaging 16.8 points and 9.4 rebounds in 26 minutes over last five games.
17	Julius Randle		[PF]	3
18	Markieff Morris		[PF]	3
19	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	3	Day-to-day (knee).
20	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	3
21	Jeff Green		[SF,PF]	4
22	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	4
23	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	4
24	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	2	Averaging 12.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 27 minutes over last five games.
25	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	3
26	Ed Davis		[PF,C]	3
27	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	3
28	Kris Humphries		[PF]	4
29	JaMychal Green		[PF]	4
30	Derrick Williams		[SF,PF]	4
31	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	4
32	Darrell Arthur		[PF]	3
33	Nikola Mirotic		[PF]	3	Back in action.
34	Bobby Portis		[PF]	3
35	Brandon Bass		[PF,C]	3

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	4
2	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	4
3	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	4
4	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	4
5	Rudy Gobert		[C]	4
6	Al Horford		[PF,C]	4
7	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	3
8	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	3
9	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	3
10	Brook Lopez		[C]	3
11	Andre Drummond		[C]	3
12	Dwight Howard		[C]	3
13	Alex Len		[C]	3	Averaging 19.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 32 minute over last five games.
14	Marcin Gortat		[C]	3
15	Robin Lopez		[C]	4
16	Andrew Bogut		[C]	4
17	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	4
18	Al Jefferson		[C]	4
19	Nikola Jokic		[C]	3	Averaging 13.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 27 minutes over last three games.
20	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	3
21	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	3
22	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	3
23	Myles Turner		[C]	3
24	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	3	Day-to-day (shin).
25	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	3
26	Tyson Chandler		[C]	3
27	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	4
28	Willie Cauley-Stein		[C]	4
29	David Lee		[PF,C]	3	Averaging 10.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 19 minutes over last five games.
30	Enes Kanter		[C]	3
31	Steven Adams		[C]	3
32	Bismack Biyombo		[PF,C]	3
33	Joffrey Lauvergne		[C]	3
34	Meyers Leonard		[C]	3
35	Roy Hibbert		[C]	3