NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 5

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Updated on November 22, 2015 4:33PM EST

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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 5: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	John Wall	PG		4
2	Kemba Walker	PG		4	Averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.0 threes over last five games.
3	Chris Paul	PG		4
4	Rajon Rondo	PG		4
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG, SG		4
6	Isaiah Thomas	PG		4	Averaging 20.6 points, 7.8 assists, 1.4 steals

Week 5: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	John Wall	PG		4
2	Kemba Walker	PG		4	Averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.0 threes over last five games.
3	Chris Paul	PG		4
4	Rajon Rondo	PG		4
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG, SG		4
6	Isaiah Thomas	PG		4	Averaging 20.6 points, 7.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.2 threes over last five games.
7	Reggie Jackson	PG		4
8	Stephen Curry	PG, SG		3	Averaging 36.8 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 5.4 threes over last five games.
9	Russell Westbrook	PG		3	Averaging 33.0 points, 9.0 assists, 8.2 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.2 threes over last five games.
10	Kyle Lowry	PG		3	Averaging 23.0 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 4.0 threes over last five games.
11	Mike Conley	PG		4
12	Ricky Rubio	PG		4
13	Elfrid Payton	PG		4
14	Tony Parker	PG		4	Averaging 15.8 points, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals over last five games.
15	Darren Collison	PG		4	Back in action.
16	Jeff Teague	PG		4	Day-to-day (ankle).
17	Dennis Schroder	PG		4
18	Jarrett Jack	PG, SG		3	Averaging 18.0 points, 8.6 assists and 1.8 threes over last five games.
19	Emmanuel Mudiay	PG		3
20	Deron Williams	PG		3	Averaging 15.0 points, 6.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 threes in 35 minutes over last five games.
21	Damian Lillard	PG		2
22	Zach Lavine	PG, SG		4	Averaging 19.2 points and 2.8 threes over last five games but production could decrease with Ricky Rubio back.
23	Michael Carter-Williams	PG		4
24	Mo Williams	PG, SG		4	Day-to-day (ankle).
25	Ish Smith	PG		3	Averaging 16.0 points and 9.0 assists in 34 minutes over last three games.
26	Goran Dragic	PG, SG		3
27	Jordan Clarkson	PG		3
28	D'Angelo Russell	PG		3	Averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, 1.0 steals and 2.0 threes in 31 minutes over last two games.
29	Trey Burke	PG		3
30	George Hill	PG, SG		3	Day-to-day (illness).
31	T.J. McConnell	PG		4
32	Jeremy Lin	PG, SG		4
33	Derrick Rose	PG		2	Day-to-day (ankle).
34	Jrue Holiday	PG		3	Will likely only play twice this week since Pelicans have a back-to-back.
35	Isaiah Canaan	PG		4

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Brandon Knight	PG, SG		4	Averaging 27.6 points, 5.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 3.4 threes over last five games.
2	James Harden	SG, SF		3
3	Victor Oladipo	SG		4
4	Khris Middleton	SG, SF		4
5	Bradley Beal	SG		4
6	Avery Bradley	PG, SG		4	Averaging 18.5 points, 2.0 steals and 2.4 threes in 26 minutes over last four games.
7	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG		4
8	DeMar DeRozan	SG, SF		3
9	Klay Thompson	SG, SF		3
10	Dwyane Wade	SG		3
11	Monta Ellis	PG, SG		3
12	Eric Gordon	SG		3
13	J.R. Smith	SG, SF		4	Averaging 14.5 points and 3.3 threes over last four games.
14	Kyle Korver	SG, SF		4
15	J.J. Redick	SG		4	Back in action (back).
16	Jamal Crawford	PG, SG		4	Averaging 20.2 points and 2.2 threes in 32 minutes over last five games but minutes could decrease with J.J. Redick back.
17	Danny Green	SG, SF		4
18	Arron Afflalo	SG, SF		4
19	Marco Belinelli	SG		4	Averaging 18.0 points and 3.5 threes in 26 minutes over last two games.
20	Will Barton	SG		3
21	Kobe Bryant	SG		3
22	Jeremy Lamb	SG		4
23	Langston Galloway	PG, SG		4
24	Kevin Martin	SG		4
25	Alec Burks	SG		3
26	Rodney Hood	SG		3
27	Jimmy Butler	SG, SF		2
28	C.J. McCollum	PG, SG		2
29	Mario Chalmers	PG, SG		4
30	Jerryd Bayless	PG, SG		4
31	Wesley Matthews	SG, SF		3
32	Joe Johnson	SG, SF		3
33	Dion Waiters	SG		3
34	Louis Williams	SG		3
35	Marcus Smart	PG, SG		4	Day-to-day (leg).

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	LeBron James	SF, PF		4
2	Kawhi Leonard	SG, SF		4
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	SF		4
4	Carmelo Anthony	SF, PF		4
5	Nicolas Batum	SG, SF		4	Averaging 20.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 threes over last five games.
6	Evan Fournier	SG, SF		4
7	Andrew Wiggins	SF		4
8	Paul George	SG, SF		3
9	Jae Crowder	SF		4
10	Tobias Harris	SF, PF		4
11	Otto Porter	SG, SF		4
12	Marcus Morris	SF, PF		4
13	Rudy Gay	SF, PF		4	Day-to-day (shoulder).
14	DeMarre Carroll	SF		3
15	Trevor Ariza	SF		3
16	Danilo Gallinari	SF		3
17	Gordon Hayward	SG, SF		3
18	Kevin Durant	SF		3	Day-to-day (hamstring).
19	Omri Casspi	SF		4	Decent short-term play if Rudy Gay (shoulder) misses time this week. Averaging 13.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 36 minutes over last two games.
20	Robert Covington	SF		4	Back in action. Averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 25 minutes over last four games.
21	Manu Ginobili	SG, SF		4
22	Jeff Green	SF, PF		4	Averaging 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 31 minutes over last five games.
23	Jerami Grant	SF		4
24	P.J. Tucker	SF		4
25	Harrison Barnes	SF		3
26	Andre Iguodala	SG, SF		3
27	C.J. Miles	SG, SF		3
28	Luol Deng	SF		3
29	Al-Farouq Aminu	SF		2
30	Evan Turner	SG, SF		4
31	T.J. Warren	SF		4
32	Courtney Lee	SG, SF		4
33	Stanley Johnson	SF		4
34	Nick Young	SG, SF		3
35	Chandler Parsons	SF, PF		3	Minutes limit has increased to twenty-three a game.

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Paul Millsap	PF		4
2	Karl-Anthony Towns	PF, C		4
3	Kevin Love	PF, C		4
4	Greg Monroe	PF, C		4
5	Blake Griffin	PF, C		4
6	Kristaps Porzingis	PF		4	Averaging 16.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.4 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
7	Anthony Davis	PF		3
8	Draymond Green	SF, PF		3
9	Tim Duncan	PF, C		4
10	Nerlens Noel	PF, C		4
11	Dirk Nowitzki	PF		3	Averaging 21.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 steals and 2.3 threes over last three games.
12	Ryan Anderson	PF, C		3	Averaging 28.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 threes in 37 minutes over last three games.
13	Chris Bosh	PF, C		3
14	Thaddeus Young	SF, PF		3	Averaging 19.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals over last five games.
15	Serge Ibaka	PF, C		3
16	Derrick Favors	PF, C		3
17	Jared Sullinger	PF, C		4
18	Tristan Thompson	PF, C		4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Timofey Mozgov out.
19	Marvin Williams	SF, PF		4
20	Ersan Ilyasova	PF		4
21	Markieff Morris	PF		4
22	Amir Johnson	PF, C		4
23	Zach Randolph	PF, C		4	Day-to-day (knee).
24	Luis Scola	PF, C		3	Averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 28 minutes over last two games.
25	Terrence Jones	SF, PF		3
26	Kenneth Faried	PF		3
27	Mirza Teletovic	PF		4	Averaging 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 threes in 23 minutes over last four games.
28	Jabari Parker	PF		4
29	Kris Humphries	PF		4
30	Nemanja Bjelica	PF		4
31	Dwight Powell	PF		3	Averaging 9.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 24 minutes over last five games.
32	Julius Randle	PF		3
33	Patrick Patterson	PF		3
34	Nikola Mirotic	PF		2
35	Mason Plumlee	PF, C		2

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Andre Drummond	C		4
2	DeMarcus Cousins	PF, C		4
3	Al Horford	PF, C		4
4	Nikola Vucevic	PF, C		4
5	Marc Gasol	C		4
6	DeAndre Jordan	C		4
7	Jahlil Okafor	C		4
8	Al Jefferson	C		4
9	Hassan Whiteside	C		3	Averaging 15.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 6.0 blocks over last five games.
10	Brook Lopez	C		3
11	Dwight Howard	C		3	No back-to-backs this week so should play in all three games. Averaging 13.8 points, 13.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks this season.
12	Rudy Gobert	C		3
13	LaMarcus Aldridge	PF, C		4	Day-to-day (ankle).
14	Marcin Gortat	C		4
15	Tyson Chandler	C		4
16	Kelly Olynyk	C		4
17	Robin Lopez	C		4
18	Zaza Pachulia	C		3	Averaging 14.5 points and 12.0 rebounds over last two games.
19	Roy Hibbert	C		3
20	Pau Gasol	PF, C		2
21	Andrew Bogut	C		3
22	Festus Ezeli	C		3
23	Enes Kanter	C		3
24	Nikola Jokic	C		3	Could see bump in minutes if Joffrey Lauvergne misses time this week. Averaging 14.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 25 minutes over last two games.
25	Ian Mahinmi	C		3
26	Alexis Ajinca	C		3
27	Jordan Hill	PF, C		3	Averaging 10.4 points and 9.0 rebounds in 23 minutes over last five games.
28	Gorgui Dieng	C		4
29	Alex Len	C		4
30	Kosta Koufos	C		4
31	Willie Cauley-Stein	C		4
32	Steven Adams	C		3
33	Bismack Biyombo	PF, C		3	Could see bump in minutes with Jonas Valanciunas (leg) out.
34	Omer Asik	C		3
35	Joakim Noah	C		2