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NOTES
ADP
NAME
TEAM
F/C
If you take AD
No. 1 I can't
blame you. He
has an
unknown
ceiling and
could blast
through
reasonable
projections.
9-CAT
1
ADP
1
No matter
what I do to
manipulate
Brow's stats, I
still have
Curry coming
out on top.
It'll be
stressful, but
his upside
cannot be
ignored.
8 Chris Paul
LAC
He has been
slipping in
drafts and has
at least one
more year of
putting the
kids in their
place.
4 James
Harden
HOU
G/F
A safe pick
that gives
both upside
and peace of
mind.
10
13 Kawhi
Leonard
SAS
G/F
I'd like to
believe he can
climb higher
than this, but
the LaMarcus
Aldridge
addition could
hold that in
check.
10
15
18 Serge Ibaka
OKC
F/C
A case of less
is more on the
offensive end.
He can get
back to his
efficient,
defensive
roots cleaning
up for Kanter.
20
13
19 Rudy Gobert
UTA
Owners can
thank the
hype train for
removing the
profit margin
here. Still, he
could surprise
and climb
higher.
20
5 LeBron
James
CLE
If he can get
going toward
the hoop
again, he has
top-5 upside.
6 Russell
Westbrook
OKC
Everything
you want in a
first round
pick - a nice
floor and top
3-4 upside on
top of it.
10
11
12 Klay
Thompson
GSW
14
G/F
It's going to
be hard to
turn a profit
on Klay but
he's a very
safe play at
the top of the
draft.
11
13
G/F
Another victim
of the hype
train, Butler
can exceed
this by taking
full control of
the Bulls'
offense. Rose
lingers.
12
14
7 DeMarcus
Cousins
SAC
F/C
13
16
13 Paul George
IND
G/F
He looks
great and yes
there's all
sorts of risk,
but this is
where I think
he lands.
14
21
20
26 Draymond
Green
GSW
It feels like
folks have
some
Draymond
fatigue, but
there's no
reason he
can't do it
again this
season.
15
28
12
12 John Wall
WAS
The Wizards'
new uptempo
offense could
make him the
surprise pick
at the turn of
Round 1 and
Round 2.
16
17
Efficiency
problems are
the only thing
stopping him
fom having a
truly special
fantasy
season.
17
15
17
23 Marc Gasol
MEM
A safe, boring
pick that can
clear your
team of
worrying
about an
upper-level
big man later
in the draft.
18
26
19
38 Kyrie Irving
CLE
19
22
26
49 Al Horford
ATL
F/C
The 3-point
shooting is
real and the
hope is that
he doesn't
lose it all on
the back end
of his FG%.
So far so
good.
20
13
25
25 Nikola
Vucevic
ORL
F/C
21
23
38
G/F
Perenially
underrated
and the Spurs
need both he
and Kawhi
Leonard to
lock down the
wings.
22
58
39
33 Hassan
Whiteside
MIA
23
33
31
32 Kevin Love
CLE
F/C
24
24
21
31 Rudy Gay
SAC
He fits well in
George Karl's
offense and
better
teammates
should help
keep his
efficiency
high.
25
41
42
38 DeAndre
Jordan
LAC
Jordan's
ability to do all
the dirty work
offsets the FT
issues -- elite
levels of
blocks and
boards at the
same time.
26
29
22
31 Kyle Lowry
TOR
Clearly he's
on the no-carb
diet. His ADP
hasn't caught
up to his
preseason
onslaught.
27
28
24
24 Paul Millsap
ATL
F/C
I have
concerns
about his
mileage, but
so far he
looks like he
has turned the
page on
shoulder
issues.
28
18
49
39 Brook Lopez
BKN
29
33
23
25 Gordon
Hayward
UTA
G/F
Hayward
looks like he
packed on yet
another 15
pounds of
muscle. He
could emerge
as a true No.
1 scorer.
30
40
34
34 Chris Bosh
MIA
F/C
We could be
looking at the
final peaking
of Chris Bosh
before those
legs start to
give in.
31
38
37
28 Pau Gasol
CHI
F/C
I see folks
taking him
very high but
Tom
Thibodeau
isn't walking
through that
door. His mpg
is taking a hit.
32
30
40
F/C
A defensive
monster and
his post All
Star stats give
a window into
his value this
year.
33
33
53
19 LaMarcus
Aldridge
F/C
He's a guy
that wants to
get his
numbers, but
that's not how
things roll in
San Antonio.
34
17
SAS
29
56 Mike Conley
28
MEM
Contract year
for Conley
and a full
summer off to
heal his
numerous
ailments.
35
33
Keep an eye
on the
interplay
between he
and Dwyane
Wade. We
may have to
revisit this
rank if they
stumble.
36
53
45
32 Andre
Drummond
DET
F/C
He looks to be
in better
shape and his
skills have
improved.
Unfortunately
more post
chances dilute
the dunks.
37
36
27
33 Jeff Teague
ATL
If Atlanta
didn't have
depth issues,
I'd worry
about Dennis
Schroder. But
there's
enough to go
around.
38
42
52
55 Jonas
Valanciunas
TOR
Jonas will
finally be
freed this
season, if
Dwane
Casey's
comments
about playing
him in the 4th
hold up.
39
65
41
62 Kemba
Walker
CHA
40
62
54
63 Khris
Middleton
MIL
G/F
A great
example of
not getting too
crazy about
the
preseason.
He was falling
far in drafts a
few days ago.
41
70
33
16 Carmelo
Anthony
NYK
I like what I
see out of
him, but the
reality is that
he can't play
the heavy
minutes that
push him up
the rankings.
42
13
57
The Mike
Dunleavy
injury has
opened the
door to big
minutes. Now
it's his job to
force Fred
Hoiberg's
hand.
43
78
58
He looks
great and will
benefit from
Nene being
phased out of
the offense.
44
57
18
26 Eric Bledsoe
PHO
I worry about
Phoenix
imploding, but
Bledsoe
should be
able to survive
a Suns
meltdown.
45
34
64
69 DeMarre
Carroll
TOR
As usual, he
should slide
into a midround value
and there's a
chance he's
entrusted to
do more this
season.
46
62
35
42 Nicolas
Batum
CHA
G/F
Batum has
looked sharp
and the
Hornets need
everything he
can give
them.
47
62
46
52 Karl-Anthony MIN
Towns
He has upside
beyond this
rank, but he
will need to
keep fouling
issues at bay.
48
62
30
His defensive
chops should
keep him from
getting into
Scott Skiles'
doghouse.
49
36
56
76 Danilo
Gallinari
DEN
The Gallo
hype train has
been helped
by him quietly
strolling
through the
preseason.
50
73
63
82 Trevor Ariza
HOU
G/F
Ariza should
benefit from
all sorts of
catch-andshoot action
on the other
side of the
floor from
Harden and
Lawson.
51
48
76
57 Al Jefferson
CHA
F/C
I'm tempted to
go higher as
he's fit and in
a contract
year, but
there's a lot of
mileage on
Big Al.
52
38
44
67 Giannis
MIL
Antetokounm
po
A quiet
preseason
has kept the
hype train at
bay and
there's a
chance he
could slide.
53
62
69
69 Tim Duncan
F/C
This is the
annual Tim
Duncan will
make us all
look silly
again ranking.
54
48
SAS
36
15 Blake Griffin
LAC
F/C
Increased
depth will give
Doc Rivers an
easy decision
to ease up on
a guy that has
recently run
out of gas.
55
19
66
F/C
Dieng is all
upside even if
he won't be
run ragged
like he was
last year.
56
101
67
47 Kenneth
Faried
DEN
F/C
Michael
Malone is
going to give
us the
Manimal we
all thought we
were getting
last year.
57
55
75
70 Kyle Korver
ATL
G/F
So far so
good on the
rehab. They
may pull him
back, but he
could easily
have another
historic
shooting year.
58
55
61
If you've taken
some risky
players early
in the draft,
Harris can be
viewed as a
safer midround
selection.
59
50
78
104 Terrence
Jones
HOU
All the
random injury
news has
taken the
shine off of
good reports
from the folks
in Houston
about his play.
60
95
48
53 Isaiah
Thomas
BOS
I'd hate to be
the GM that
incessantly
spread
rumors about
this guy.
61
76
80
91 JR Smith
CLE
G/F
Smith could
be a guy you
take a flier on
with the hopes
he goes off in
the first third
of the year.
62
120
60
50 Derrick
Favors
UTA
F/C
Favors has
never really
cashed in on
the hype and
there's no
reason for
Utah to
overuse him
this year.
63
48
50
F/C
There's a very
good chance
he emerges at
the No. 1
option on
offense.
64
57
43
57 Brandon
Knight
PHO
Quietly he's in
a great
position to
exceed his
ADP. Just
beware of his
still achy
ankle.
65
55
32
45 Reggie
Jackson
DET
Word out of
Detroit is that
they're going
to put the ball
in his hands a
lot.
66
75
71
74 George Hill
IND
67
73
68
93 CJ McCollum POR
68
124
88
86 Ryan
Anderson
F/C
Especially
with injuries to
the center
position, he's
a perfect fit
next to AD as
a stretch four
under Alvin
Gentry
69
101
NOR
81
F/C
Minute
restrictions
and slowly
waning
production are
turning the
page on a
brilliant
fantasy
career.
70
41
73
39 Chandler
Parsons
DAL
A risk-reward
pick going
way too early
in laid back
leagues, but
in competitive
leagues he
has been
dropping far.
71
69
47
82 Ricky Rubio
MIN
All of the
injury issues
have actually
been helpful
to his stock as
you can see
by the ADP.
72
77
88
109 PJ Tucker
PHO
G/F
Assuming
he's not a part
of any
Phoenix
implosion,
he'll plod his
way to a top100 season.
73
139
86
93 Wesley
Matthews
DAL
G/F
You really
can't go wrong
at this stage
of the draft.
He has top-50
upside if
modern
medicine wins
out.
74
75
55
47 Andrew
Wiggins
MIN
G/F
The Wolves
may want to
limit his
minutes after
last year's
workload, but
he has
immeasurable
upside.
75
61
85
119 Meyers
Leonard
POR
F/C
He's emerging
as a key cog
in the Blazers
rebuild.
76
106
96
Porter can
actually go up
from here and
to me he's the
key to
Washington's
season.
77
140
90
An explosive
veteran on a
team that
could suffer
from young
mistakes.
That's a good
recipe for
success.
78
133
82
100 Robert
Covington
G/F
There's
nothing
settling about
the landscape
in Philly, but
Covington
should be
able to survive
the stank.
79
90
PHI
102
73 JJ Redick
LAC
With added
depth the
Clippers won't
have to ride
him as hard
as they have
in the past.
80
84
97
G/F
Folks in Utah
and around
the NBA are
gushing about
Hood. He's
one year away
from a real
breakout.
81
148
72
NOR
Especially
with other
players
dropping like
flies, Mr.
Contract Year
could yield a
nice 1-2 round
profit.
82
102
51
Hopefully he
doesn't have
to tote the
rock too much
since he's an
injury risk, but
talk about
high-octane
situation.
83
79
79
90 Thaddeus
Young
You worry
about his foul
shooting but
he should get
all he can eat
this year for
Lionel Hollins.
84
88
BKN
118
Tyler Zeller
BOS
F/C
Similarly to
Olynyk, he's
benefiting
from
Sullinger's
decline and
Boston
sounds
amicable to
keeping him.
85
139
104
102 Tyson
Chandler
PHO
Chandler is a
good center to
target late if
only for the
fact the
Phoenix
training staff
could add a
few rounds of
value
86
75
94
119 Al-Farouq
Aminu
POR
87
121
NYK
88
94
101
81 Robin Lopez
62
41 Monta Ellis
IND
The uptempo
offense
should help
alleviate
concerns
about a new
system and
ball-dominant
teammates
like PG.
89
58
74
78 Markieff
Morris
PHO
F/C
90
96
77
60 Bradley Beal
WAS
The story is
the same with
him -efficiency
issues and
lower
defensive
stats plague
his value.
91
86
65
68 Dwyane
Wade
MIA
92
65
BOS
93
107
125
Jae Crowder
92
F/C
Early reports
indicate he's
in pretty good
shape.
Unfortunately
the Bulls are
stacked down
low.
94
83
95
His preseason
absence and
the logjam of
players in
Boston have
hidden one of
the talks of
Summer
League.
95
123
112
113 Harrison
Barnes
GSW
I'm ranking
him as if the
knee issue is
not an issue.
96
121
108
114 Timofey
Mozgov
CLE
Per usual he
will plod his
way into a
late-round
ranking, and
has mid-round
upside if he
climbs above
27 mpg.
97
117
99
116 Stanley
Johnson
DET
I am on the
Stanley
Johnson hype
train, but as
with most
rookies the
stats don't
always
translate in
Year 1.
98
134
130
F/C
Better suited
for deeper
leagues, he'll
plod his way
to this ranking
as an
underrated
player on both
O and D.
99
150
113
122 Ersan
Ilyasova
DET
If he had ever
cracked 30
mpg in a
season I'd be
much more
inclined to
believe in his
upside.
100
95
134
110 Ed Davis
POR
F/C
There aren't
any
superstards in
the Portland
frontcourt, but
enough young
talent to hold
any upside in
check for Ed.
101
126
83
63 DeMar
DeRozan
TOR
G/F
Playing for a
big contract,
he should be
ready to go.
The usual
issues plague
him.
102
63
84
73 Zach
Randolph
MEM
F/C
It won't be
flashy but he'll
grit and grind
his way to a
respectable
rank.
103
65
109
110
120 Darren
Collison
Kelly Olynyk
SAC
Collison won't
have free
reign like last
year, but he's
the Kings'
third-best
weapon on
offense.
105
134
BOS
He has a
fantasy
friendly game
and Sullinger
sure looks like
he's eating his
way out of
Boston.
106
136
129
F/C
A sneaky
fantasy stat
set can float
some low-end
value. Byron
Scott likes
vets, too.
107
136
123
PHO
Tyson
Chandler is no
spring chicken
and Len has
flashed really
good potential
to go with his
ankle issues.
108
140
59
84 Michael
CarterWilliams
MIL
As long as he
stays in his
lane, takes
good shots
and is active
on defense he
should slide
right into this
rank.
109
80
122
121
135
F/C
Remember
this guy! I
want to go
higher with
him but I can't
unless I know
he's logging
center
minutes.
110
140
F/C
A little goes a
long way with
this guy and
the Bucks
believe he's a
part of their
core.
111
140
G/F
If only he
would actually
shoot the ball.
He's good at it
- just doesn't
like doing it.
112
149
126
114 Frank
Kaminsky
CHA
Frank the
Tank needs to
convince
Steve Clifford
that he can
not be a
liability
defensively.
113
135
120
MEM
G/F
Green is a
plodder and
owners will
probably want
to look for
greater
upside.
114
135
98
UTA
The same
goes for
Burks, who
needs some
tweaks to his
stat set but is
a guy to target
later in drafts.
115
142
70
59 Kobe Bryant
LAL
G/F
A very fluid
ranking here
for the
Mamba. He
can get here if
he loses a
step, but not if
he loses two.
116
64
87
54 Ty Lawson
HOU
Lawson will
be productive
and folks in
Houston are
encouraged
by what they
see. But
Harden is
going to gash
him.
117
74
96 Jordan
Clarkson
LAL
There are a
couple of
ways he can
beat this rank,
but barring
injury in front
of him he
won't turn a
profit.
118
127
100
103
G/F
Johnson will
get all he can
eat and the
only question
is whether or
not the Nets
start playing
for ping pong
balls.
120
101
111
95 Enes Kanter
OKC
A safer pickup
at center in
the later
rounds. As
long as he
doesn't get
too bad on
defense, he
should be
relevant.
121
91
116
NOR
Holiday has
looked sharp
and he feels
good. Barring
no disasters,
he could have
a solid 2nd
half of the
year.
122
58
137
There are a
few ways he
can get the
minutes
necessary to
be a deep
league asset.
123
144
131
There's no
real upside
here anymore
but his 20-24
mpg doesn't
have to do
much to land
here.
124
113
132
113 Kentavious
DET
Caldwell-Pope
KCP actually
looks good
from what I've
seen.
Unfortunately
his fantasy
game doesn't
translate.
125
119
117
NYK
Grant has
some holes in
his fantasy
game but it's
not hard to
see his path
to value in
New York.
126
141
105 Deron
Williams
DAL
He seems
snake-bitten
already. He's
a flier pick
that has more
downside than
upside, but
upside
nonetheless.
127
86
Too many
mouths to
feed in Boston
and not
enough
versatility to
bring it all
together.
128
127
91
133
107
CHA
129
135
145
CHI
F/C
Taj has to
worry about
Bobby Portis
before he can
worry about
getting into
fantasy
lineups.
132
137
136
MIN
G/F
Martin has
headache
written all over
him this
season as an
odd fit for a
young team
wanting to
play its kids.
133
91
128
LAL
134
102
140
MIA
Deng gave
everything he
had to Tom
Thibodeau
and there's
nothing left.
135
109
143
84 David Lee
BOS
F/C
Lee's best
attributes will
be highlighted
when he's on
the floor, but
his fantasy
days are
basically over.
136
103
89
140 Dennis
Schroder
ATL
Schroder
brings elite
quickness to
the table and
he will force
Budenholzer
to keep him
on the floor.
137
140
127
110 Wilson
Chandler
DEN
G/F
Some mild
upside to go
with decent
injury risk, but
Michael
Malone will
probably rely
on him all
year.
138
110
Splitter will
have a small
increase in his
role but he's
not going to
become a bigminute guy
overnight.
141
149
G/F
One of the
most
consistent and
easy players
to rank.
143
141
144
139
141
DEN
Unfortunately,
his knee injury
has slowed
his progress
and he's
surrounded by
a promising
young big
man group.
145
122
142
120 Mason
Plumlee
POR
F/C
Plumdog will
get just
enough
minutes to
eke his way
into this rank.
156
138
106
96 Elfrid Payton
ORL
Physically
he's as gifted
as any point
guard in the
league, but
you already
know about
his shooting.
158
69
150
Joffrey
Lauvergne
DEN
F/C
164
141
146
UTA
The Jazz
have plenty of
guys who can
handle the
ball. Despite
good reviews,
he has an
uphill climb.
170
127
93
60 Jarrett Jack
BKN
171
119
124
113 Mo Williams
CLE
This is a first
month of the
season pickup
and anything
beyond that is
gravy.
174
139
119
LAC
Just like in
Houston, he's
perfectly cast
in L.A. and
with proper
expectations
he can help
your squad.
187
133
HOU
F/C
Similarly to
Rose, he's not
putting up the
gaudy
numbers to
offset his foul
shooting.
197
60
BOS
G/F
Boston truly
appreciates
what he has
morphed into,
but he needs
high volume
to pan out in
fantasy
leagues.
199
139
115
138
49 Dwight
Howard
149
Ian Mahinmi
isn't just going
to hand over
big minutes,
and I'm not
convinced
Turner has
the goods in
Year 1.
214
140
114
Inefficient and
lacking in
defensive
stats, he can't
produce the
counting stats
to make it all
work.
233
74
148
96 D'Angelo
Russell
LAL
All of a
sudden he
appears brittle
and it's asking
a lot for him to
navigate Kobe
and the NBA,
in that order.
241
100
PHI
Remember,
Philly sucks
and Wroten
can firehose
his way into a
lateround rank
in 8-cat
leagues.
274
143
147
105
92 Emmanuel
Mudiay
DEN
I'm not
convinced he
can be
efficient and
he might have
to take a back
seat to others
for a while.
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