NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Last Dance

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Published on March 31, 2019

This is our weekly cheat sheet based on a 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 on 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.

For Week 25, we're also adding Tuesday April 9, and Wednesday April 10, with the season ending on the 10th.

POINT GUARD
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	6
2	Damian Lillard	[PG]	POR	6
3	Jamal Murray	[PG,SG]	DEN	6	Averaging 26.7 points, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 threes over last three games.
4	Kemba Walker	[PG]	CHA	6
5	Ben Simmons	[PG]	PHI	6
6	Luka Doncic *	[PG]	DAL	6	Day-to-day (thigh).
7	Goran Dragic	[PG,SG]	MIA	6
8	Ricky Rubio	[PG]	UTA	6
9	Emmanuel Mudiay	[PG]	NYK	6	Averaging 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2

For Week 25, we're also adding Tuesday April 9, and Wednesday April 10, with the season ending on the 10th.

POINT GUARD
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	6
2	Damian Lillard	[PG]	POR	6
3	Jamal Murray	[PG,SG]	DEN	6	Averaging 26.7 points, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 threes over last three games.
4	Kemba Walker	[PG]	CHA	6
5	Ben Simmons	[PG]	PHI	6
6	Luka Doncic *	[PG]	DAL	6	Day-to-day (thigh).
7	Goran Dragic	[PG,SG]	MIA	6
8	Ricky Rubio	[PG]	UTA	6
9	Emmanuel Mudiay	[PG]	NYK	6	Averaging 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
10	Russell Westbrook	[PG]	OKC	5
11	D'Angelo Russell	[PG,SG]	BKN	5
12	De'Aaron Fox	[PG]	SAC	5
13	Trae Young	[PG]	ATL	5
14	Chris Paul	[PG]	HOU	5
15	Eric Bledsoe	[PG,SG]	MIL	5
16	Kyrie Irving *	[PG,SG]	BOS	5	Day-to-day (back).
17	Reggie Jackson	[PG,SG]	DET	6
18	Tyus Jones	[PG]	MIN	6
19	Jalen Brunson	[PG]	DAL	6
20	Dennis Smith Jr.	[PG,SG]	NYK	6
21	Fred VanVleet	[PG]	TOR	5	Averaging 17.5 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks and 3.5 threes in 32 minutes over last two games.
22	Kyle Lowry	[PG]	TOR	5
23	Rajon Rondo	[PG]	LAL	5
24	Mike Conley *	[PG]	MEM	5	Day-to-day (ankle).
25	Delon Wright	[PG,SG]	MEM	5	Averaging 11.7 points, 7.0 assists and 3.0 steals in 31 minutes over last five games.
26	Shaquille Harrison	[PG]	CHI	5	Averaging 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 31 minutes over last two games.
27	Marcus Smart	[PG,SG]	BOS	5
28	Darren Collison	[PG,SG]	IND	5
29	Collin Sexton	[PG]	CLE	5
30	Monte Morris	[PG]	DEN	6
31	D.J. Augustin	[PG]	ORL	5
32	Dennis Schroeder	[PG]	OKC	5
33	Spencer Dinwiddie	[PG]	BKN	5
34	Derrick White	[PG]	SAS	5
35	Tomas Satoransky	[PG]	WAS	4

SHOOTING GUARD
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Devin Booker	[PG,SG]	PHO	5	Averaging 52.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 3.7 threes over last three games.
2	James Harden	[PG,SG]	HOU	5
3	Donovan Mitchell	[PG,SG]	UTA	6
4	Jimmy Butler	[SG,SF]	PHI	6
5	Klay Thompson	[SG,SF]	GSW	6
6	Dion Waiters	[SG]	MIA	6	Averaging 22.5 points and 4.5 threes in 32 minutes over last four games.
7	J.J. Redick	[SG]	PHI	6
8	Dwayne Bacon	[SG]	CHA	6	Averaging 21.7 points, 1.3 steals and 4.0 threes in 36 minutes over last three games.
9	Seth Curry	[PG,SG]	POR	6	Averaging 15.8 points and 2.2 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
10	Gary Harris	[SG,SF]	DEN	6
11	Wayne Ellington	[SG,SF]	DET	6
12	Dwyane Wade	[PG,SG]	MIA	6
13	Buddy Hield	[SG]	SAC	5
14	DeMar DeRozan	[SG,SF]	SAS	5
15	Khris Middleton *	[SG,SF]	MIL	5	Day-to-day (groin).
16	Bryn Forbes	[PG,SG]	SAS	5	Averaging 17.5 points, 1.5 steals and 3.5 threes in 32 minutes over last two games.
17	Caris LeVert	[SG,SF]	BKN	5	Averaging 16.3 points, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.3 threes in 27 minutes over last three games.
18	Evan Fournier	[SG,SF]	ORL	5
19	Jordan Clarkson	[PG,SG]	CLE	5
20	Eric Gordon	[SG]	HOU	5
21	Bradley Beal	[SG]	WAS	4
22	Jeremy Lamb	[SG,SF]	CHA	6
23	Damyean Dotson	[SG]	NYK	6
24	Josh Okogie	[SG]	MIN	6
25	Luke Kennard	[SG,SF]	DET	6
26	Malik Beasley	[SG]	DEN	6
27	Rodney Hood	[SG,SF]	POR	6
28	Pat Connaughton	[SG,SF]	MIL	5
29	Kent Bazemore	[SG,SF]	ATL	5
30	Kevin Huerter	[SG]	ATL	5
31	Justin Holiday	[SG,SF]	MEM	5
32	Wesley Matthews	[SG,SF]	IND	5
33	Jamal Crawford	[SG,SF]	PHO	5	Averaging 10.0 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 threes in 30 minutes over last two games.
34	Lou Williams	[PG,SG]	LAC	4
35	Josh Richardson *	[PG,SG]	MIA	6	Day-to-day (heel).

SMALL FORWARD
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Kevin Durant	[SF,PF]	GSW	6
2	Tobias Harris	[SF,PF]	PHI	6
3	Paul George	[SG,SF]	OKC	5
4	Giannis Antetokoumpo *	[SF,PF]	MIL	5	Day-to-day (ankle).
5	Joe Ingles	[SG,SF]	UTA	6
6	Miles Bridges	[SG,SF]	CHA	6	Averaging 15.8 points, 1.5 steals and 2.5 threes in 34 minutes over last four games.
7	Andrew Wiggins	[SG,SF]	MIN	6
8	Jae Crowder	[SF,PF]	UTA	6	Averaging 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks and 3.5 threes in 27 minutes over last two games.
9	Bruno Caboclo	[SF]	MEM	5	Averaging 17.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.3 threes and 3.0 threes in 37 minutes over last three games.
10	Jayson Tatum	[SF,PF]	BOS	5
11	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	[SG,SF]	LAL	5	Averaging 19.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 threes in 33 minutes over last four games.
12	Kawhi Leonard *	[SG,SF]	TOR	5	Day-to-day (personal).
13	Moe Harkless	[SF]	POR	6
14	Will Barton	[SG,SF]	DEN	6
15	Kevin Knox	[SF,PF]	NYK	6
16	Justin Jackson	[SF]	DAL	6
17	Aaron Gordon	[SF,PF]	ORL	5
18	Bojan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]	IND	5
19	Cedi Osman	[SF,PF]	CLE	5
20	Lance Stephenson	[SG,SF]	LAL	5	Averaging 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.0 threes in 29 minutes over last two games.
21	Wayne Selden	[SG,SF]	CHI	5	Averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.3 threes in 31 minutes over last three games.
22	Joe Harris	[SG,SF]	BKN	5
23	Danny Green	[SG,SF]	TOR	5
24	Rudy Gay	[SF,PF]	SAS	5
25	Terrence Ross	[SG,SF]	ORL	5
26	Mikal Bridges	[SF]	PHO	5
27	Marco Belinelli	[SG,SF]	SAS	5	Averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 threes in 28 minutes over last two games.
28	Gordon Hayward	[SG,SF]	BOS	5	Averaging 14.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 29 minutes over last four games.
29	Jaylen Brown	[SG,SF]	BOS	5
30	Bogdan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]	SAC	5
31	Josh Jackson	[SG,SF]	PHO	5
32	Vince Carter	[SG,SF]	ATL	5
33	Walt Lemon Jr.	[SF]	CHI	5
34	Danilo Gallinari *	[SF,PF]	LAC	4	Day-to-day (thigh).
35	Taurean Prince *	[SF]	ATL	5	Day-to-day (foot).

POWER FORWARD
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Blake Griffin *	[PF,C]	DET	6	Day-to-day (knee).
2	Paul Millsap	[PF,C]	DEN	6
3	Derrick Favors	[PF,C]	UTA	6
4	Draymond Green	[PF,C]	GSW	6
5	Enes Kanter	[PF,C]	POR	6
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]	SAS	5
7	John Collins	[PF,C]	ATL	5
8	Pascal Siakam	[PF]	TOR	5
9	Maximilian Kleber	[PF]	DAL	6	Averaging 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 threes in 25 minutes over last three games.
10	Marvin Williams	[SF,PF]	CHA	6
11	Kelly Olynyk	[PF,C]	MIA	6
12	Dario Saric	[PF,C]	MIN	6
13	Dwight Powell	[PF,C]	DAL	6
14	Al-Farouq Aminu	[SF,PF]	POR	6
15	Frank Kaminsky	[PF,C]	CHA	6	Averaging 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 3.0 threes in 24 minutes over last two games.
16	Marvin Bagley III	[PF]	SAC	5
17	Kyle Kuzma	[SF,PF]	LAL	5
18	Jerami Grant	[SF,PF]	OKC	5
19	Harrison Barnes	[SF,PF]	SAC	5
20	Jonathon Isaac	[PF]	ORL	5
21	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]	IND	5
22	Domantas Sabonis	[PF,C]	IND	5
23	Serge Ibaka	[PF,C]	TOR	5
24	Marcus Morris	[SF,PF]	BOS	5
25	Dragan Bender	[PF,C]	PHO	5	Averaging 10.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 2.0 blocks and 2.5 threes in 31 minutes over last two games.
26	DeMarre Carroll	[SF,PF]	BKN	5
27	Anthony Tolliver	[SF,PF]	MIN	6	Averaging 12.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 threes in 26 minutes over last two games.
28	James Johnson	[SF,PF]	MIA	6
29	Julius Randle	[PF,C]	NO	4
30	Jabari Parker	[SF,PF]	WAS	4
31	Montrezl Harrell	[PF,C]	LAC	4
32	DeAndre' Bembry	[SF,PF]	ATL	5	Averaging 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals in 20 minutes over last three games.
33	Justin Anderson	[SF,PF]	ATL	5
34	Kevin Love *	[PF,C]	CLE	5	Day-to-day (shoulder).
35	Anthony Davis *	[PF,C]	NO	4	Day-to-day (back).

CENTER
Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Gm	Comment
1	Nikola Jokic	[PF,C]	DEN	6
2	Karl-Anthony Towns	[C]	MIN	6
3	Andre Drummond	[PF,C]	DET	6
4	Rudy Gobert	[C]	UTA	6
5	DeMarcus Cousins	[PF,C]	GSW	6
6	Mitchell Robinson	[C]	NYK	6
7	Bam Adebayo	[PF,C]	MIA	6
8	Nikola Vucevic	[PF,C]	ORL	5
9	Jonas Valanciunas	[C]	MEM	5
10	JaVale McGee	[C]	LAL	5
11	Clint Capela	[PF,C]	HOU	5
12	Myles Turner	[PF,C]	IND	5
13	Brook Lopez	[C]	MIL	5
14	Steven Adams	[C]	OKC	5
15	Willie Cauley-Stein	[PF,C]	SAC	5
16	Joel Embiid *	[PF,C]	PHI	6	Out for at least two games this week (load management).
17	Mason Plumlee	[PF,C]	DEN	6
18	Hassan Whiteside	[C]	MIA	6
19	Luke Kornet	[C]	NYK	6	Started last game at PF next to Mitchell Robinson
20	Zach Collins	[PF,C]	POR	6	Averaging 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 threes in 18 minutes over last four games.
21	Larry Nance, Jr.	[PF,C]	CLE	5
22	Jarrett Allen	[PF,C]	BKN	5
23	Alex Len	[PF,C]	ATL	5	Could start the rest of the season with Dewayne Dedmon shut down.
24	Marc Gasol	[C]	TOR	5
25	Bobby Portis	[PF,C]	WAS	4
26	Thomas Bryant	[C]	WAS	4	Averaging 14.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.5 threes in 33 minutes over last two games.
27	Christian Wood	[PF,C]	NO	4	Averaging 24.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.5 blocks in 30 minutes over last two games.
28	Deandre Ayton *	[C]	PHO	5	Day-to-day (ankle).
29	DeAndre Jordan	[C]	NYK	6	Potential shut down candidate
30	Jonah Bolden	[C]	PHI	6	Short-term play while Joel Embiid is out.
31	Robin Lopez	[C]	CHI	5
32	Jakob Poeltl	[C]	SAS	5
33	Cristiano Felicio	[C]	CHI	5
34	Aron Baynes	[C]	BOS	5	Short-term play if Al Horford misses time this week.
35	Al Horford *	[PF,C]	BOS	5

NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Last Dance

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SMALL FORWARD

POWER FORWARD

CENTER