NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 17

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Updated on February 14, 2016 2:45PM 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 17: Feb. 15 - Feb. 21

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

Note: yellow indicates new to the rankings

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	John Wall		[PG]	3
2	Stephen Curry		[PG]	2
3	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	2
4	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	2
5	Chris Paul		[PG]	2
6	Damian Lillard		[PG]	2
7	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	2	Averaging 28.2 points, 6.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
8	Jrue Holiday		[PG]

Week 17: Feb. 15 - Feb. 21

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

Note: yellow indicates new to the rankings

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	John Wall		[PG]	3
2	Stephen Curry		[PG]	2
3	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	2
4	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	2
5	Chris Paul		[PG]	2
6	Damian Lillard		[PG]	2
7	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	2	Averaging 28.2 points, 6.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
8	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	2	Averaging 20.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
9	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	2
10	Kemba Walker		[PG]	2
11	Derrick Rose		[PG]	3
12	Jeff Teague		[PG]	2	Averaging 17.6 points, 5.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.8 threes over last five games.
13	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	2
14	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	2	Averaging 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
15	Mike Conley		[PG]	2
16	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	2
17	Ish Smith		[PG]	2
18	Deron Williams		[PG]	2
19	George Hill		[PG]	2
20	Emmanuel Mudiay		[PG]	2	Averaging 13.4 points, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals over last five games.
21	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	2
22	Archie Goodwin		[PG,SG]	2
23	Patty Mills		[PG]	3	Averaging 12.4 points and 2.4 threes in 22 minutes over last five games.
24	Goran Dragic		[PG]	2
25	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	2
26	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	2
27	Norris Cole		[PG]	2
28	Raul Neto		[PG]	3
29	Raymond Felton		[PG]	2	Averaging 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 30 minutes over last two games.
30	Zach LaVine		[PG,SG]	2
31	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	1
32	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	2
33	Donald Sloan		[PG]	2
34	Mario Chalmers		[PG,SG]	2
35	Tony Parker		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (ankle).

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Bradley Beal		[SG]	3
2	Rodney Hood		[SG]	3
3	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	2
4	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	2
5	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	2	Averaging 25.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 4.4 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
6	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	2
7	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	2
8	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	2
9	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	2
10	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	2	Averaging 17.0 points, 1.2 steals and 4.8 threes over last five games.
11	Devin Booker		[SG]	2
12	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	2	Averaging 18.0 points and 3.6 threes over last five games.
13	E'Twaun Moore		[SG]	3	Decent play while Jimmy Butler is out. Averaging 13.8 points, 1.2 steals and 2.2 threes in 34 minutes over last five games.
14	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 threes, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 32 minutes over last five games.
15	James Harden		[SG,SF]	1
16	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	2
17	J.J. Redick		[SG]	2
18	Lou Williams		[SG]	2
19	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	2	Solid play if Tobias Harris misses time this week. Averaging 20.3 points, 1.5 steals and 2.8 threes in 40 minutes over last four games.
20	Marcus Smart		[PG,SG]	2	Averaging 11.4 points, 1.2 steals and 2.2 threes in 26 minutes over last five games.
21	Will Barton		[SG]	2
22	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	2
23	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	2
24	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	2	Could see bump in minutes with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out indefinitely.
25	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	2	Expected back this week.
26	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	2
27	Gary Harris		[SG]	2
28	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	2
29	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	2
30	Gerald Henderson		[SG,SF]	2	Averaging 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 threes in 28 minutes over last five games.
31	Jerryd Bayless		[PG,SG]	2
32	Wayne Ellington		[SG]	2
33	Bojan Bogdanovic		[SG,SF]	2	Averaging 12.4 points and 2.4 threes in 22 minutes over last five games.
34	Allen Crabbe		[SG]	2
35	Dion Waiters		[SG]	2

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	3
2	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	3
3	Kevin Durant		[SF]	2
4	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	2
5	Paul George		[SG,SF]	2
6	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	2
7	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	2
8	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	2
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	2
10	Jae Crowder		[SF]	2
11	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	2
12	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	2
13	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	3
14	Evan Turner		[SG,SF]	2	Averaging 12.8 points, 7.2 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 29 minutes over last five games.
15	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	2	Averaging 15.4 points, 4.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
16	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	2
17	Jeff Green		[SF,PF]	2	Averaging 15.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
18	Jerami Grant		[SF]	2	Averaging 12.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 blocks in 31 minutes over last two games.
19	Robert Covington		[SF]	2
20	Doug McDermott		[SF]	3	Averaging 13.0 points and 1.6 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
21	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	3
22	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	2
23	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	2
24	Wesley Johnson		[SG,SF]	2
25	Harrison Barnes		[SF]	2
26	Stanley Johnson		[SF]	2	Will likely return to reserve role with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope expected back this week.
27	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	2
28	Matt Barnes		[SF]	2	Could see bump in minutes with Marc Gasol out for the season.
29	Luol Deng		[SF]	2
30	Maurice Harkless		[SF]	2	Averaging 14.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 27 minutes over last three games.
31	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	2
32	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	2
33	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	1
34	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	1
35	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	2	Day-to-day (knee).

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	3
2	Paul Millsap		[PF]	2	Averaging 17.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 threes over last five games.
3	Anthony Davis		[PF]	2
4	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	2
5	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	2
6	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	2
7	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	2
8	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	2	Day-to-day (knee).
9	Chris Bosh		[PF,C]	2	Day-to-day (calf).
10	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	3
11	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	2	Day-to-day (shoulder).
12	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	2
13	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	2	Averaging 14.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 23 minutes over last five games.
14	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	2
15	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	2
16	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	2
17	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	2
18	Markieff Morris		[PF]	2
19	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	2	Could see bump in production with Marc Gasol out. Averaging 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds in 33 minutes over last five games.
20	Aaron Gordon		[PF]	2
21	Julius Randle		[PF]	2
22	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	2
23	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	3	Back in action.
24	Bobby Portis		[PF]	3	Averaging 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 24 minutes over last three games.
25	Nene Hilario		[PF,C]	3
26	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	2	Averaging 13.4 points and 2.2 threes in 21 minutes over last five games.
27	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	2
28	Jabari Parker		[PF]	2
29	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	2
30	Spencer Hawes		[PF,C]	2
31	Lavoy Allen		[PF]	2
32	Anthony Tolliver		[PF]	2
33	Amir Johnson		[PF,C]	2
34	Patrick Patterson		[PF]	2
35	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	2

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	3	Averaging 20.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.8 threes over last five games.
2	Rudy Gobert		[C]	3
3	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	3
4	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	2	Averaging 14.4 points, 16.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks over last five games.
5	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	2	Averaging 22.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over last five games.
6	Marcin Gortat		[C]	3
7	Andre Drummond		[C]	2
8	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	2
9	Brook Lopez		[C]	2
10	Al Horford		[PF,C]	2
11	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	2
12	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	1
13	Andrew Bogut		[C]	2	Averaging 4.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.0 steals in 21 minutes over last five games.
14	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	2
15	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	2
16	Myles Turner		[C]	2
17	Nikola Jokic		[C]	2
18	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	2
19	Robin Lopez		[C]	2
20	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	2	Will only play in one game this week (suspension).
21	Enes Kanter		[C]	2
22	Omer Asik		[C]	2
23	Jusuf Nurkic		[C]	2
24	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	2
25	Tyson Chandler		[C]	2
26	Dwight Howard		[C]	1
27	Steven Adams		[C]	2
28	Kelly Olynyk		[C]	2
29	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	2
30	Meyers Leonard		[C]	2
31	Alex Len		[C]	2
32	Bismack Biyombo		[PF,C]	2
33	Amar'e Stoudemire		[PF,C]	2	Averaging 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over last four games.
34	Alexis Ajinca		[C]	2
35	Jordan Hill		[PF,C]	2	Day-to-day (finger).