Fantasy NBA Player Rankings

Algorithm-based rankings of the Top 250 fantasy players for the upcoming season

Top 250 fantasy players for eight- and nine-category leagues

Updated Oct. 23, 2009

RANK	Name	Team	Pos	8-Cat Rank	9-Cat Rank (w/TO)	Avg
1	Chris Paul	nor	PG	1	1	1.0
2	LeBron James	cle	SF	2	2	2.0
3	Kevin Durant	okl	SF	3	4	3.5
4	Kobe Bryant	lal	SG	5	3	4.0
5	Danny Granger	ind	SF	6	5	5.5
6	Dwyane Wade	mia	SG	4	7	5.5
7	Dirk Nowitzki	dal	PF	7	6	6.5
8	Amar'e Stoudemire	pho	C	8	8	8.0
9	Chris Bosh	tor	PF	10	9	9.5
10	Deron Williams	uta	PG	9	11	10.0
11	Brandon Roy	por	SG	12	10	11.0
12	Chauncey Billups	den	PG	14	12	13.0
13	Andre Iguodala	phi	SF	11	16	13.5
14	Brook Lopez	njn	C	16	14	15.0
15	Pau Gasol	lal	PF	23	13	18.0
16	Al Jefferson	min	C	21	15	18.0
17	Jason Kidd	dal	PG	20	17	18.5
18	Joe Johnson	atl	SG	18	19	18.5
19	David West	nor	PF	24	18	21.0
20	Dwight Howard	orl	C	13	29	21.0
21	Devin Harris	njn	PG	15	28	21.5
22	Kevin Martin	sac	SG	22	23	22.5
23	Paul Pierce	bos	SF	19	27	23.0
24	Vince Carter	orl	SG	25	22	23.5
25	Steve Nash	pho	PG	17	36	26.5
26	Troy Murphy	ind	PF	37	21	29.0
27	David Lee	nyk	PF	34	24	29.0
28	Kevin Garnett	bos	PF	39	20	29.5
29	Jameer Nelson	orl	PG	35	30	32.5
30	Gerald Wallace	cha	SF	32	34	33.0
31	Rajon Rondo	bos	PG	27	39	33.0
32	Caron Butler	was	SF	30	37	33.5
33	Carmelo Anthony	den	SF	26	41	33.5
34	Shawn Marion	dal	SF	44	25	34.5
35	LaMarcus Aldridge	por	PF	43	26	34.5
36	Derrick Rose	chi	PG	33	38	35.5
37	Jose Calderon	tor	PG	41	31	36.0
38	O.J. Mayo	mem	SG	28	45	36.5
39	Gilbert Arenas	was	PG	29	47	38.0
40	Mehmet Okur	uta	C	46	32	39.0
41	Jason Terry	dal	PG	49	33	41.0
42	Ray Allen	bos	SG	47	35	41.0
43	Eric Gordon	lac	SG	38	44	41.0
44	Mo Williams	cle	PG	42	42	42.0
45	Rudy Gay	mem	SF	36	51	43.5
46	Trevor Ariza	hou	SF	51	40	45.5
47	Nene Hilario	den	C	50	43	46.5
48	Monta Ellis	gsw	SG	40	55	47.5
49	Russell Westbrook	okl	PG	31	72	51.5
50	Tim Duncan	san	C	48	56	52.0
51	Al Horford	atl	C	59	46	52.5
52	Luis Scola	hou	PF	58	48	53.0
53	Rashard Lewis	orl	PF	57	49	53.0
54	John Salmons	chi	SG	53	53	53.0
55	Manu Ginobili	san	SG	56	54	55.0
56	Josh Smith	atl	PF	52	61	56.5
57	Paul Millsap	uta	PF	63	52	57.5
58	Jason Richardson	pho	SG	66	50	58.0
59	Andre Miller	por	PG	54	63	58.5
60	Andris Biedrins	gsw	C	62	58	60.0
61	Stephen Jackson	gsw	SF	45	75	60.0
62	Andrea Bargnani	tor	PF	64	59	61.5
63	Boris Diaw	cha	PF	55	68	61.5
64	Andrew Bynum	lal	C	67	57	62.0
65	Thaddeus Young	phi	SF	65	62	63.5
66	Jeff Green	okl	PF	60	70	65.0
67	Leandro Barbosa	pho	SG	77	60	68.5
68	Antawn Jamison	was	PF	73	65	69.0
69	Tyrus Thomas	chi	PF	71	67	69.0
70	Wilson Chandler	nyk	SF	74	69	71.5
71	Raymond Felton	cha	PG	61	82	71.5
72	Elton Brand	phi	PF	70	74	72.0
73	Tony Parker	san	PG	68	79	73.5
74	Ben Gordon	det	SG	69	80	74.5
75	Mike Bibby	atl	PG	79	71	75.0
76	Ron Artest	lal	SF	72	78	75.0
77	Marcus Camby	lac	C	88	66	77.0
78	Emeka Okafor	nor	C	82	76	79.0
79	Rasheed Wallace	bos	C	95	64	79.5
80	Al Harrington	nyk	PF	75	86	80.5
81	Marvin Williams	atl	SF	91	73	82.0
82	Mario Chalmers	mia	PG	83	81	82.0
83	Carlos Boozer	uta	PF	80	85	82.5
84	Spencer Hawes	sac	C	78	90	84.0
85	Anthony Randolph	gsw	PF	86	83	84.5
86	T.J. Ford	ind	PG	81	89	85.0
87	Charlie Villanueva	det	PF	87	84	85.5
88	Baron Davis	lac	PG	76	95	85.5
89	Nate Robinson	nyk	PG	85	87	86.0
90	J.R. Smith	den	SG	84	88	86.0
91	Joakim Noah	chi	C	97	77	87.0
92	Michael Beasley	mia	PF	92	92	92.0
93	Lamar Odom	lal	PF	96	91	93.5
94	Blake Griffin	lac	PF	90	97	93.5
95	Hedo Turkoglu	tor	SF	89	99	94.0
96	Mike Conley	mem	PG	94	96	95.0
97	Josh Howard	dal	SF	98	94	96.0
98	Ronnie Brewer	uta	SG	101	93	97.0
99	Rodney Stuckey	det	PG	93	107	100.0
100	Michael Redd	mil	SG	108	100	104.0
101	Marc Gasol	mem	C	103	105	104.0
102	Richard Jefferson	san	SF	102	106	104.0
103	Courtney Lee	njn	SG	111	98	104.5
104	D.J. Augustin	cha	PG	99	110	104.5
105	Aaron Brooks	hou	PG	106	108	107.0
106	Zach Randolph	mem	PF	104	113	108.5
107	Tayshaun Prince	det	SF	116	102	109.0
108	Grant Hill	pho	SF	115	103	109.0
109	Jamal Crawford	atl	SG	107	111	109.0
110	Ramon Sessions	min	PG	105	114	109.5
111	Louis Williams	phi	PG	100	119	109.5
112	Chris Andersen	den	C	122	104	113.0
113	Jarrett Jack	tor	SG	112	118	115.0
114	Shane Battier	hou	SF	130	101	115.5
115	Luol Deng	chi	SF	120	112	116.0
116	Chris Kaman	lac	C	110	122	116.0
117	Brad Miller	chi	C	119	115	117.0
118	Andrei Kirilenko	uta	SF	117	117	117.0
119	Rudy Fernandez	por	PG	129	109	119.0
120	Ryan Gomes	min	SF	118	124	121.0
121	Stephen Curry	gsw	PG	114	133	123.5
122	Samuel Dalembert	phi	C	132	116	124.0
123	Delonte West	cle	SG	128	120	124.0
124	Tyreke Evans	sac	SG	109	142	125.5
125	Mike Dunleavy	ind	SG	123	129	126.0
126	Corey Maggette	gsw	SF	121	132	126.5
127	Richard Hamilton	det	SG	124	131	127.5
128	Luc Mbah a Moute	mil	SF	133	126	129.5
129	Kirk Hinrich	chi	PG	131	130	130.5
130	Andrew Bogut	mil	C	125	136	130.5
131	Jonny Flynn	min	PG	113	148	130.5
132	Peja Stojakovic	nor	SF	141	121	131.0
133	Anderson Varejao	cle	C	140	123	131.5
134	Travis Outlaw	por	SF	135	128	131.5
135	Jason Thompson	sac	PF	126	141	133.5
136	Derek Fisher	lal	PG	146	127	136.5
137	Kenyon Martin	den	PF	137	137	137.0
138	Jamario Moon	cle	SF	152	125	138.5
139	Kelenna Azubuike	gsw	SG	148	134	141.0
140	Mike Miller	was	SG	139	145	142.0
141	Randy Foye	was	PG	144	143	143.5
142	Jermaine O'Neal	mia	C	142	146	144.0
143	Udonis Haslem	mia	PF	155	135	145.0
144	Andres Nocioni	sac	SF	147	144	145.5
145	Rafer Alston	njn	PG	145	147	146.0
146	Brandon Jennings	mil	PG	136	156	146.0
147	Chris Duhon	nyk	PG	127	165	146.0
148	Anthony Parker	cle	SG	157	139	148.0
149	Kendrick Perkins	bos	C	138	158	148.0
150	Ronny Turiaf	gsw	C	163	138	150.5
151	Shaquille O'Neal	cle	C	134	168	151.0
152	Greg Oden	por	C	150	154	152.0
153	Tracy Mcgrady	hou	SG	149	159	154.0
154	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	cle	C	160	149	154.5
155	Kevin Love	min	PF	156	153	154.5
156	Allen Iverson	det	PG	143	169	156.0
157	Carl Landry	hou	PF	162	151	156.5
158	Brendan Haywood	was	C	161	152	156.5
159	Luke Ridnour	mil	PG	154	163	158.5
160	Matt Bonner	san	PF	178	140	159.0
161	Hakim Warrick	mil	PF	159	160	159.5
162	James Harden	okc	SG	151	171	161.0
163	Kyle Korver	uta	SF	165	161	163.0
164	Al Thornton	lac	SF	153	173	163.0
165	Antonio Mcdyess	san	PF	177	150	163.5
166	Nick Collison	okl	PF	173	155	164.0
167	Brandon Bass	orl	PF	167	162	164.5
168	Amir Johnson	tor	PF	174	157	165.5
169	Quentin Richardson	mia	SF	166	170	168.0
170	Beno Udrih	sac	PG	158	179	168.5
171	Matt Barnes	orl	PF	164	176	170.0
172	Danilo Gallinari	nyk	SF	175	166	170.5
173	Anthony Morrow	gsw	SG	179	164	171.5
174	Yi Jianlian	njn	PF	170	174	172.0
175	James Posey	nor	SF	176	172	174.0
176	Rasual Butler	lac	SF	183	167	175.0
177	Hasheem Thabeet	mem	C	169	183	176.0
178	Andray Blatche	was	C	168	184	176.0
179	Larry Hughes	nyk	SG	172	182	177.0
180	Thabo Sefolosha	okl	SG	181	177	179.0
181	Daequan Cook	mia	SG	186	175	180.5
182	Tyson Chandler	cha	C	171	191	181.0
183	Nenad Krstic	okl	C	184	181	182.5
184	Joel Przybilla	por	C	189	178	183.5
185	Roy Hibbert	ind	C	182	185	183.5
186	Juan Jose Barea	dal	PG	180	188	184.0
187	Roger Mason	san	PG	185	193	189.0
188	Marcin Gortat	orl	C	199	180	189.5
189	Darko Milicic	nyk	C	190	190	190.0
190	Brandon Rush	ind	SG	187	194	190.5
191	Erick Dampier	dal	C	195	187	191.0
192	Eddie House	bos	PG	198	189	193.5
193	JaVale McGee	was	C	192	195	193.5
194	Francisco Garcia	sac	SF	188	199	193.5
195	Sasha Vujacic	lal	SG	203	186	194.5
196	Steve Blake	por	PG	193	197	195.0
197	Marreese Speights	phi	PF	200	192	196.0
198	Antoine Wright	tor	SG	194	198	196.0
199	Daniel Gibson	cle	PG	197	196	196.5
200	Kyle Lowry	hou	PG	191	202	196.5
201	Drew Gooden	dal	PF	196	203	199.5
202	Jeff Foster	ind	C	201	201	201.0
203	Charlie Bell	mil	SG	202	204	203.0
204	Renaldo Balkman	den	SF	208	200	204.0
205	Ryan Anderson	orl	PF	205	205	205.0
206	Terrence Williams	njn	SG	204	208	206.0
207	Mickael Pietrus	orl	SF	207	207	207.0
208	Marco Belinelli	tor	SG	206	212	209.0
209	Corey Brewer	min	SF	210	209	209.5
210	Jarvis Hayes	njn	SF	215	206	210.5
211	Bobby Simmons	njn	SF	211	211	211.0
212	Marquis Daniels	bos	SG	209	215	212.0
213	Raja Bell	cha	SG	212	213	212.5
214	Zaza Pachulia	atl	C	214	214	214.0
215	Nicolas Batum	por	SF	219	210	214.5
216	Chris Douglas-Roberts	njn	SG	213	216	214.5
217	Nick Young	was	SG	216	217	216.5
218	Chase Budinger	hou	SF	218	220	219.0
219	Vlad Radmanovic	cha	PF	217	222	219.5
220	Tyler Hansbrough	ind	PF	222	218	220.0
221	C.J. Watson	gsw	PG	224	219	221.5
222	Rashad Mccants	sac	SG	223	223	223.0
223	Jordan Hill	nyk	PF	228	221	224.5
224	Earl Clark	pho	SF	221	230	225.5
225	DeMar DeRozan	tor	SG	220	232	226.0
226	C.J. Miles	uta	SG	234	225	229.5
227	Darius Songaila	nor	PF	232	227	229.5
228	Kwame Brown	det	C	227	233	230.0
229	Ike Diogu	nor	PF	238	224	231.0
230	George Hill	san	PG	233	229	231.0
231	Glen Davis	bos	C	237	228	232.5
232	Darrell Arthur	mem	PF	240	226	233.0
233	Wayne Ellington	min	SG	226	240	233.0
234	James Jones	mia	PF	241	231	236.0
235	Jordan Farmar	lal	PG	229	246	237.5
236	Jason Kapono	phi	SF	242	235	238.5
237	Chris Wilcox	det	PF	231	247	239.0
238	Earl Watson	ind	PG	225	253	239.0
239	DeJuan Blair	san	SF	243	238	240.5
240	Robin Lopez	pho	C	249	234	241.5
241	Will Bynum	det	PG	239	245	242.0
242	Rodney Carney	min	SG	250	236	243.0
243	Julian Wright	nor	SF	245	241	243.0
244	Ronald Murray	atl	PG	235	251	243.0
245	Keith Bogans	mil	SG	252	237	244.5
246	Anthony Carter	den	PG	230	259	244.5
247	Jrue Holiday	phi	PG	236	255	245.5
248	Rasho Nesterovic	tor	C	255	243	249.0
249	Gerald Henderson	cha	SG	248	250	249.0
250	Etan Thomas	okc	C	244	254	249.0
251	Kurt Thomas	mil	C	260	239	249.5
252	Desagana Diop	cha	C	257	244	250.5
253	Chuck Hayes	hou	PF	254	248	251.0
254	Sebastian Telfair	lac	PG	246	256	251.0
255	Maurice Evans	atl	SG	262	242	252.0
256	Travis Diener	ind	PG	256	252	254.0
257	Michael Finley	san	SF	261	249	255.0
258	Tony Allen	bos	SG	247	266	256.5
259	Austin Daye	det	SF	253	261	257.0
260	Luke Walton	lal	SF	251	264	257.5
261	Ty Lawson	den	PG	259	260	259.5
262	Dominic Mcguire	was	SF	258	262	260.0
263	Joel Anthony	mia	C	264	257	260.5
264	D.J. White	okl	PF	267	258	262.5
265	Josh Boone	njn	PF	263	267	265.0
266	Willie Green	phi	SG	268	263	265.5
267	Kyle Weaver	okl	SG	265	270	267.5
268	Shaun Livingston	okc	PG	270	268	269.0
269	Steve Novak	lac	PF	276	265	270.5
270	Ricky Davis	lac	SF	266	275	270.5
271	David Andersen	hou	PF	269	273	271.0
272	Ben Wallace	det	C	274	269	271.5
273	Wally Szczerbiak	cle	SF	275	272	273.5
274	Jason Maxiell	det	PF	278	271	274.5
275	Fred Jones	lac	SG	273	276	274.5
276	Joe Alexander	mil	PF	272	277	274.5
277	Keyon Dooling	njn	PG	271	279	275.0
278	Joe Smith	atl	PF	279	274	276.5
279	J.J. Hickson	cle	PF	277	278	277.5
280	Anthony Johnson	orl	PG	280	280	280.0
281	Eric Maynor	uta	PG	282	281	281.5
282	Sergio Rodriguez	sac	PG	281	282	281.5
283	Deshaw Stevenson	was	SG	283	283	283.0
284	Darren Collison	nor	PG	284	290	287.0
285	Bobby Brown	min	PG	290	286	288.0
286	Marcus Thornton	nor	SG	289	287	288.0
287	Donte Greene	sac	SF	286	291	288.5
288	Jeff Teague	atl	PG	287	292	289.5
289	Chris Quinn	mia	PG	295	285	290.0
290	Deandre Jordan	lac	C	292	288	290.0
291	Channing Frye	pho	PF	297	284	290.5
292	Arron Afflalo	den	SG	293	289	291.0
293	Rodrigue Beaubois	dal	PG	288	294	291.0
294	Bobby Jackson	sac	SG	291	293	292.0
295	Goran Dragic	pho	PG	285	300	292.5
296	Ersan Ilyasova	mil	PF	294	297	295.5
297	Greg Buckner	dal	SG	299	296	297.5
298	Ime Udoka	san	SF	296	299	297.5
299	Robert Swift	okl	C	301	295	298.0
300	Martell Webster	por	SF	298	301	299.5
301	Louis Amundson	pho	PF	303	298	300.5
302	Sean May	sac	PF	300	304	302.0
303	Morris Peterson	nor	SG	306	302	304.0
304	Sasha Pavlovic	pho	SG	308	303	305.5
305	Tim Thomas	dal	SF	305	307	306.0
306	Joey Graham	tor	SF	309	306	307.5
307	Craig Smith	lac	PF	304	311	307.5
308	Jared Dudley	pho	SF	311	305	308.0
309	Dahntay Jones	ind	SG	307	309	308.0
310	Sam Young	mem	SF	302	314	308.0
311	Kosta Koufos	uta	PF	313	308	310.5
312	Damien Wilkins	min	SG	312	310	311.0
313	Quinton Ross	dal	SG	310	312	311.0
314	Acie Law	gsw	PG	315	313	314.0
315	Jared Jeffries	nyk	SF	314	315	314.5
316	Reggie Evans	tor	PF	316	317	316.5
317	Dj Mbenga	lal	C	322	316	319.0
318	Dan Gadzuric	mil	C	321	318	319.5
319	Leon Powe	cle	PF	319	320	319.5
320	Juan Dixon	was	SG	317	322	319.5
321	Mike James	was	PG	320	321	320.5
322	Francisco Elson	mil	C	324	319	321.5
323	Desmon Mason	sac	SF	318	325	321.5
324	James Johnson	chi	PF	323	324	323.5
325	Brian Skinner	lac	C	325	323	324.0
326	James Singleton	dal	PF	327	326	326.5
327	Brandan Wright	gsw	PF	326	327	326.5