On Monday we looked at the rest-of-season head-to-head rankings developed using RotoWire's recommended punting strategy. Today, we are unveiling the rest-of-season rankings for rotisserie leagues. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you review these rankings:
- They are intended for 8-category leagues, so turnovers are not included.
- They include suggested auction values based on a $200 dollar budget. This is intended to help you know that Chris Paul is significantly more valuable than Damian Lillard even though they are right next to each other in the rankings, and that DeAndre Jordan and Mike Conley have essentially the same fantasy value even though they are 5 spots apart in the rankings.
- These rankings are based on the rest-of-season RotoWire projections. For custom rankings you can go here.
BUYING
Marc Gasol: Gasol's rise in the rankings is due almost entirely to his improved scoring. Gasol is averaging 29.5 points per 100 possessions this season, compared to 23.3 last season (his previous career best). Gasol has improved both his field goal percentage (50.4% vs 47.3% last season) and free throw percentage (85.4% vs. 76.8 last season), and he's also getting to the line much more frequently - 10.3 times per 100 possessions compared to 6.5 free throw attempts last season.
While it may feel a bit like buying high, this is essentially the same scoring pace Gasol was on prior to his injury last season. In addition our projection builds in some regression for the Big Burrito. As a result I think its safe to count on Gasol being a top 15 player the rest of the way, barring an injury.
SELLING
Serge Ibaka: With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook out for the majority of the first quarter of the season fantasy owners were optimistic that Ibaka would become the primary option for the Thunder, and increase his fantasy value in the process.Unfortunately Ibaka has actually produced less fantasy value so far this season than he did last season.
While it's true his 1.3 threes per game are a valuable surprise, that value is stifled by his decrease in field goal percentage (46.1% this season vs 53.6% last season). In addition his per possession rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks are all down this season. Its his blocks that are particularly alarming. In 2011-12 Ibaka averaged 6.9 blocks per 100 possessions. In 2012-13 that rate dropped to 5.0, last season it was 4.1, and this season he's at 3.6 blocks per 100 possessions, good for an average of 2.2 blocks per game.
If Ibaka is no longer the player who can carry your fantasy team in blocks all by himself, then he's no longer a borderline first round pick. I foresee him dropping even further in the rankings.
PICK UP
Timofey Mozgov: Mozgov has always had the potential to be a strong contributor in rebounds and blocks without being an anchor to your free throw percentage, but his value has been held back by inconsistent playing time. This year he's playing 26.6 mpg, a number that's risen to an even 30.0 mpg in six December games. We have him projected for 8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 27.5 mpg for the rest of the season. That stat line would rank 85th overall, yet his only owned in 30% of ESPN leagues.
DROP
Carlos Boozer: Despite Boozer being moved to a bench role recently he is still owned in 52% of ESPN leagues. Even if you think there is a chance he returns to the starting lineup, Boozer doesn't possess the type of fantasy ceiling necessary to wait and see.
| Rank | Auction | Player | Pre-Season | ESPN Own % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64 | Anthony Davis | 4 | 100% |
| 2 | $63 | LeBron James | 1 | 100% |
| 3 | $62 | Kevin Durant | 5 | 100% |
| 4 | $58 | James Harden | 3 | 100% |
| 5 | $57 | Stephen Curry | 2 | 100% |
| 6 | $48 | Chris Paul | 7 | 100% |
| 7 | $41 | Damian Lillard | 6 | 100% |
| 8 | $41 | Kevin Love | 10 | 100% |
| 9 | $40 | Russell Westbrook | 9 | 100% |
| 10 | $38 | John Wall | 12 | 100% |
| 11 | $38 | Blake Griffin | 8 | 100% |
| 12 | $36 | Paul Millsap | 15 | 98% |
| 13 | $36 | Kyrie Irving | 17 | 100% |
| 14 | $35 | DeMarcus Cousins | 11 | 100% |
| 15 | $34 | Chris Bosh | 16 | 100% |
| 16 | $34 | Marc Gasol | 30 | 99% |
| 17 | $32 | Jeff Teague | 29 | 91% |
| 18 | $32 | Deron Williams | 36 | 93% |
| 19 | $31 | Kemba Walker | 25 | 93% |
| 20 | $29 | Jrue Holiday | 20 | 90% |
| 21 | $29 | Serge Ibaka | 13 | 99% |
| 22 | $28 | Ty Lawson | 28 | 97% |
| 23 | $28 | Klay Thompson | 22 | 99% |
| 24 | $28 | Kyle Lowry | 32 | 99% |
| 25 | $28 | Rudy Gay | 40 | 99% |
| 26 | $27 | DeAndre Jordan | 46 | 97% |
| 27 | $27 | Carmelo Anthony | 14 | 100% |
| 28 | $27 | Michael Carter-Williams | 49 | 89% |
| 29 | $27 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 33 | 100% |
| 30 | $27 | Gordon Hayward | 39 | 96% |
| 31 | $27 | Mike Conley | 37 | 94% |
| 32 | $26 | Kobe Bryant | 48 | 100% |
| 33 | $25 | Derrick Favors | 45 | 93% |
| 34 | $25 | Tim Duncan | 62 | 96% |
| 35 | $24 | Trevor Ariza | 56 | 87% |
| 36 | $24 | Nicolas Batum | 21 | 89% |
| 37 | $24 | Al Jefferson | 19 | 100% |
| 38 | $24 | Wesley Matthews | 41 | 89% |
| 39 | $24 | Darren Collison | 43 | 80% |
| 40 | $23 | Monta Ellis | 27 | 99% |
| 41 | $22 | Kawhi Leonard | 44 | 99% |
| 42 | $22 | Dirk Nowitzki | 26 | 99% |
| 43 | $21 | Jimmy Butler | 98 | 94% |
| 44 | $21 | Victor Oladipo | 23 | 82% |
| 45 | $21 | Andre Drummond | 18 | 97% |
| 46 | $20 | Tyreke Evans | 95 | 87% |
| 47 | $19 | Goran Dragic | 24 | 93% |
| 48 | $19 | Markieff Morris | 68 | 80% |
| 49 | $19 | Jeff Green | 71 | 87% |
| 50 | $19 | Rajon Rondo | 63 | 96% |
| 51 | $19 | Draymond Green | 114 | 73% |
| 52 | $19 | Brandon Jennings | 47 | 81% |
| 53 | $18 | Danny Green | 125 | 62% |
| 54 | $18 | Chandler Parsons | 38 | 93% |
| 55 | $18 | Joakim Noah | 51 | 96% |
| 56 | $18 | Eric Bledsoe | 59 | 95% |
| 57 | $18 | Roy Hibbert | 57 | 84% |
| 58 | $18 | Kyle Korver | 69 | 83% |
| 59 | $17 | Pau Gasol | 61 | 97% |
| 60 | $17 | Thaddeus Young | 55 | 83% |
| 61 | $17 | Al Horford | 35 | 95% |
| 62 | $16 | Marcin Gortat | 65 | 89% |
| 63 | $16 | Josh Smith | 81 | 90% |
| 64 | $16 | Brandon Knight | 89 | 90% |
| 65 | $15 | Nikola Vucevic | 58 | 96% |
| 66 | $15 | Lance Stephenson | 60 | 87% |
| 67 | $15 | Nerlens Noel | 93 | 56% |
| 68 | $15 | Greg Monroe | 42 | 88% |
| 69 | $15 | Paul Pierce | 50 | 61% |
| 70 | $15 | Channing Frye | 91 | 17% |
| 71 | $13 | Dwight Howard | 70 | 99% |
| 72 | $13 | Jamal Crawford | 99 | 87% |
| 73 | $13 | Kenneth Faried | 34 | 85% |
| 74 | $13 | DeMarre Carroll | 86 | 33% |
| 75 | $13 | Mario Chalmers | 88 | 56% |
| 76 | $13 | Jared Sullinger | 97 | 85% |
| 77 | $12 | Tobias Harris | 124 | 87% |
| 78 | $12 | Joe Johnson | 90 | 90% |
| 79 | $12 | Tyson Chandler | 111 | 87% |
| 80 | $12 | Robin Lopez | 53 | 72% |
| 81 | $12 | Dwyane Wade | 73 | 97% |
| 82 | $12 | Trey Burke | 92 | 51% |
| 83 | $12 | Terrence Jones | 64 | 37% |
| 84 | $12 | Reggie Jackson | 76 | 79% |
| 85 | $12 | Timofey Mozgov | 112 | 30% |
| 86 | $12 | Jordan Hill | 102 | 80% |
| 87 | $11 | Zach Randolph | 94 | 95% |
| 88 | $11 | Ryan Anderson | 79 | 78% |
| 89 | $11 | Courtney Lee | 118 | 35% |
| 90 | $11 | Jonas Valanciunas | 80 | 76% |
| 91 | $10 | Brook Lopez | 107 | 88% |
| 92 | $10 | Enes Kanter | 77 | 37% |
| 93 | $10 | Amir Johnson | 83 | 36% |
| 94 | $9 | Tony Parker | 113 | 92% |
| 95 | $9 | David West | 72 | 77% |
| 96 | $9 | Andrew Wiggins | 103 | 68% |
| 97 | $7 | Bradley Beal | 128 | 85% |
| 98 | $7 | Kelly Olynyk | 108 | 29% |
| 99 | $6 | Bojan Bogdanovic | 126 | 2% |
| 100 | $6 | Gorgui Dieng | 110 | 34% |
| 101 | $6 | Alec Burks | 120 | 35% |
| 102 | $6 | K.J. McDaniels | 157 | 32% |
| 103 | $6 | Ricky Rubio | 31 | 52% |
| 104 | $6 | Terrence Ross | 132 | 45% |
| 105 | $6 | Solomon Hill | 173 | 13% |
| 106 | $6 | Andrew Bogut | 146 | 70% |
| 107 | $6 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 116 | 13% |
| 108 | $6 | J.J. Redick | 135 | 53% |
| 109 | $5 | Manu Ginobili | 145 | 39% |
| 110 | $5 | DeMar DeRozan | 54 | 81% |
| 111 | $5 | Luol Deng | 117 | 78% |
| 112 | $5 | Ben McLemore | 151 | 15% |
| 113 | $5 | Isaiah Thomas | 78 | 69% |
| 114 | $5 | Jose Calderon | 85 | 46% |
| 115 | $5 | Derrick Rose | 75 | 97% |
| 116 | $5 | Mirza Teletovic | 155 | 19% |
| 117 | $5 | Taj Gibson | 131 | 52% |
| 118 | $4 | Josh McRoberts | 96 | 11% |
| 119 | $4 | Jabari Parker | 101 | 85% |
| 120 | $4 | Tony Allen | 161 | 7% |
| 121 | $4 | Patrick Beverley | 104 | 28% |
| 122 | $4 | Boris Diaw | 154 | 12% |
| 123 | $4 | Omer Asik | 140 | 50% |
| 124 | $3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 105 | 62% |
| 125 | $3 | Amar'e Stoudemire | 150 | 60% |
| 126 | $3 | Mike Dunleavy | 188 | 12% |
| 127 | $2 | Cody Zeller | 149 | 4% |
| 128 | $2 | Harrison Barnes | 174 | 40% |
| 129 | $2 | Arron Afflalo | 127 | 69% |
| 130 | $2 | Ed Davis | 186 | 13% |
| 131 | $2 | Wesley Johnson | 169 | 6% |
| 132 | $2 | Wilson Chandler | 197 | 65% |
| 133 | $2 | Kevin Garnett | 130 | 13% |
| 134 | $2 | Evan Fournier | Unranked | 34% |
| 135 | $1 | Andre Iguodala | 138 | 30% |
| 136 | $1 | Miles Plumlee | 109 | 7% |
| 137 | $1 | Anderson Varejao | 190 | 40% |
| 138 | $1 | J.R. Smith | 121 | 33% |
| 139 | $1 | Jarrett Jack | 153 | 14% |
| 140 | $1 | Gerald Green | 148 | 48% |
| 141 | $1 | Eric Gordon | 141 | 12% |
| 142 | $1 | George Hill | 67 | 26% |
| 143 | $1 | Jeremy Lin | 52 | 61% |
| 144 | $1 | P.J. Tucker | 133 | 5% |
| 145 | $1 | Tony Wroten | Unranked | 63% |
| 146 | $1 | Patrick Patterson | 193 | 4% |
| 147 | $1 | Matt Barnes | 136 | 7% |
| 148 | $1 | Tyler Zeller | Unranked | 9% |
| 149 | $1 | Avery Bradley | 175 | 38% |
| 150 | $1 | Shawn Marion | 170 | 3% |
| 151 | $1 | Larry Sanders | 82 | 40% |
| 152 | $1 | Marcus Morris | 198 | 5% |
| 153 | $1 | James Johnson | 164 | 3% |
| 154 | $1 | Hollis Thompson | 163 | 1% |
| 155 | $1 | O.J. Mayo | 185 | 16% |
| 156 | $1 | Chris Copeland | 189 | 15% |
| 157 | $ - | Steven Adams | Unranked | 7% |
| 158 | $ - | Spencer Hawes | 106 | 9% |
| 159 | $ - | Marcus Smart | 122 | 5% |
| 160 | $ - | Nikola Pekovic | 115 | 50% |
| 161 | $ - | Henry Sims | 192 | 7% |
| 162 | $ - | Tiago Splitter | 142 | 2% |
| 163 | $ - | Corey Brewer | 167 | 15% |
| 164 | $ - | Greivis Vasquez | Unranked | 21% |
| 165 | $ - | Iman Shumpert | 180 | 29% |
| 166 | $ - | Dion Waiters | 134 | 9% |
| 167 | $ - | Elfrid Payton | 156 | 18% |
| 168 | $ - | Carlos Boozer | 74 | 52% |
| 169 | $ - | Rasual Butler | Unranked | 8% |
| 170 | $ - | Rodney Stuckey | 166 | 12% |
| 171 | $ - | Kevin Martin | 100 | 47% |
| 172 | $ - | Luis Scola | 178 | 7% |
| 173 | $ - | Donatas Motiejunas | Unranked | 14% |
| 174 | $ - | Marvin Williams | 159 | 1% |
| 175 | $ - | Tristan Thompson | 143 | 16% |
| 176 | $ - | Khris Middleton | Unranked | 9% |
| 177 | $ - | Jeremy Lamb | 194 | 18% |
| 178 | $ - | Jameer Nelson | 172 | 8% |
| 179 | $ - | Nene Hilario | 158 | 30% |
| 180 | $ - | Robert Covington | Unranked | 9% |
| 181 | $ - | Jason Thompson | 200 | 2% |
| 182 | $ - | Brandan Wright | 195 | 20% |
| 183 | $ - | David Lee | 87 | 73% |
| 184 | $ - | Jodie Meeks | Unranked | 4% |
| 185 | $ - | Ronnie Price | Unranked | 1% |
| 186 | $ - | Devin Harris | Unranked | 11% |
| 187 | $ - | Louis Williams | Unranked | 45% |
| 188 | $ - | Norris Cole | 182 | 3% |
| 189 | $ - | Andre Roberson | 123 | 1% |
| 190 | $ - | Kirk Hinrich | Unranked | 5% |
| 191 | $ - | Nick Young | 187 | 51% |
| 192 | $ - | C.J. Miles | 162 | 2% |
| 193 | $ - | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Unranked | 9% |
| 194 | $ - | Pablo Prigioni | Unranked | 0% |
| 195 | $ - | Brandon Bass | 165 | 2% |
| 196 | $ - | Rudy Gobert | Unranked | 2% |
| 197 | $ - | Danilo Gallinari | 66 | 21% |
| 198 | $ - | Jason Terry | 160 | 6% |
| 199 | $ - | Jason Smith | Unranked | 1% |
| 200 | $ - | Dante Exum | 119 | 4% |