NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 10

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Updated on December 27, 2015 4:00PM 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 10: Dec. 28 - Jan. 3

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	John Wall		[PG]	4	Averaging 19.0 points, 13.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.6 threes over last five games.
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
5	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
6	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	4
7	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
8	Russell Westbrook

Week 10: Dec. 28 - Jan. 3

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4
2	John Wall		[PG]	4	Averaging 19.0 points, 13.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.6 threes over last five games.
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
5	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
6	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	4
7	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
8	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	3	Averaging a league leading 2.5 steals per game this year (3.0 spg over last five).
9	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	3
10	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	3
11	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 17.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.4 threes in 33 minutes over last five games.
12	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	4
13	Derrick Rose		[PG]	4
14	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	4
15	J.J. Barea		[PG,SG]	4	Solid short-term play while Deron Williams is out. Averaging 29.0 points, 8.0 assists and 6.0 threes in 37 minutes over last two games.
16	Ish Smith		[PG]	4	New starter at PG in Philly.
17	Goran Dragic		[PG]	4
18	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	4
19	Jameer Nelson		[PG]	4
20	George Hill		[PG]	4
21	Raymond Felton		[PG]	4
22	Jeff Teague		[PG]	3
23	Jarrett Jack		[PG]	3
24	Darren Collison		[PG]	3	Averaging 15.4 points, 5.8 assists and 1.4 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
25	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	3
26	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	2
27	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	3
28	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	3
29	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	3	Back in action but will likely be on minutes restriction this week.
30	Jose Calderon		[PG]	3
31	Tony Parker		[PG]	3
32	Zach LaVine		[PG,SG]	4
33	Mike Conley		[PG]	2
34	Damian Lillard		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (foot)
35	Eric Bledsoe		[PG,SG]	5	Day-to-day (knee)

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Brandon Knight		[PG,SG]	5
2	Jimmy Butler		[SG,SF]	4
3	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	4
4	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 19.6 points, 6.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
5	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	4	Signs of life? Averaging 21.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 threes over last two games.
6	Will Barton		[SG]	4
7	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	4
8	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	4
9	James Harden		[SG,SF]	3
10	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	4
11	J.J. Redick		[SG]	4
12	Garrett Temple		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.8 threes in 38 minutes over last four games.
13	Rodney Hood		[SG]	4	Averaging 13.0 points, 1.0 steals and 1.6 threes in 30 minutes over last five games. Could see bump in minutes if Alec Burks misses time this week.
14	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	4
15	Lou Williams		[SG]	4
16	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	4
17	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	3
18	Eric Gordon		[SG]	3	Averaging 17.6 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 threes and 1.2 steals over last five games.
19	Randy Foye		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 13.2 points, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.8 threes in 26 minutes over last five games.
20	Isaiah Canaan		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 13.4 points, 1.0 steals and 2.4 threes in 26 minutes over last five games.
21	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	4
22	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	3
23	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	3
24	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	3
25	Devin Booker		[SG]	5	Could see bump in minutes if Eric Bledsoe (knee) misses time this week.
26	Gary Harris		[SG]	4
27	Ramon Sessions		[PG,SG]	4
28	O.J. Mayo		[SG]	4
29	Rodney Stuckey		[PG,SG]	4
30	Jeremy Lamb		[SG]	4
31	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	3
32	Bojan Bogdanovic		[SG,SF]	3
33	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	3
34	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	3
35	Alec Burks		[SG]	4	Day-to-day (concussion, ankle)

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Paul George		[SG,SF]	4
2	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	4
3	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	4
4	Kevin Durant		[SF]	3
5	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	3
6	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	3
7	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	3
8	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	4	Averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 35 minutes over last two games.
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	4
10	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	4
11	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	4
12	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	3
13	Tyreke Evans		[SG,SF]	3
14	Omri Casspi		[SF]	3	Averaging 13.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.4 threes in 35 minutes over last five games.
15	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	5
16	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 16.2 points, 1.2 steals and 4.2 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
17	Robert Covington		[SF]	4	Only averaging 5.0 points on 24% shooting from the field over last five games.
18	Gerald Green		[SG,SF]	4
19	Luol Deng		[SF]	4
20	DeMarre Carroll		[SF]	4	Back in action
21	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	4	Back in action
22	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	4
23	T.J. Warren		[SF]	5
24	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	3
25	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	3
26	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	3
27	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	3
28	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	4
29	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	4	Day-to-day (ankle)
30	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	4
31	Jerami Grant		[SF]	4
32	Lance Thomas		[SF]	3
33	Allen Crabbe		[SF]	3
34	Stanley Johnson		[SF]	3
35	Jae Crowder		[SF]	2

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	4	Averaging 19.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists 1.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.6 threes over last five games.
2	Chris Bosh		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 22.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.0 threes over last five games.
3	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	4
4	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	4
5	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	4
6	Anthony Davis		[PF]	3
7	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	4
8	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	4
9	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	4
10	Paul Millsap		[PF]	3
11	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	3
12	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	3
13	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	3
14	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	3
15	Jon Leuer		[PF]	5
16	Nikola Mirotic		[PF]	4
17	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	4
18	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	4	Averaging 15.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 threes in 27 minutes over last three games.
19	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	4
20	Jabari Parker		[PF]	4
21	Julius Randle		[PF]	4
22	Channing Frye		[PF]	4	Averaging 9.5 points and 1.8 threes in 23 minutes over last four games.
23	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	5
24	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	3
25	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	3
26	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	3
27	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	3
28	Luis Scola		[PF]	4
29	Paul Pierce		[SF,PF]	4	Could see bump in minutes with Blake Griffin out.
30	Trevor Booker		[PF]	4
31	Patrick Patterson		[PF]	4
32	Carl Landry		[PF]	4	Averaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 18 minutes over last two games.
33	Terrence Jones		[PF]	3
34	Andrea Bargnani		[PF,C]	3
35	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	2

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	4
2	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	4
3	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	4
4	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	4
5	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	4
6	Marcin Gortat		[C]	4
7	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	3	Averaging 22.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.2 steals over last five games.
8	Andre Drummond		[C]	3
9	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	3
10	Dwight Howard		[C]	3
11	Bismack Biyombo		[PF,C]	4	Solid play while Jonas Valanciunas is out. Averaging 7.6 points, 15.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 33 minutes over last five games.
12	Al Jefferson		[C]	4	Back in action (suspension).
13	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	4	Day-to-day (knee).
14	Alex Len		[C]	5
15	Nikola Jokic		[C]	4	Averaging 14.0 points and 7.8 rebounds in 24 minutes over last five games.
16	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	4
17	Jordan Hill		[PF,C]	4
18	Andrew Bogut		[C]	4
19	Festus Ezeli		[C]	4
20	Tyson Chandler		[C]	5
21	Brook Lopez		[C]	3
22	Al Horford		[PF,C]	3
23	Marc Gasol		[C]	2
24	Meyers Leonard		[C]	3	Could see bump in minutes if Ed Davis (ankle) misses time. Averaging 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 threes in 25 minutes over last two games.
25	Enes Kanter		[C]	3
26	Robin Lopez		[C]	3
27	Clint Capela		[C]	3
28	Steven Adams		[C]	3
29	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	3
30	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	4
31	Roy Hibbert		[C]	4
32	Joffrey Lauvergne		[C]	4
33	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	4
34	Spencer Hawes		[PF,C]	4
35	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	3