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Win Tonight. Start The Right Players.
Our own start/sit call for every player in tonight's games, with a projected stat line, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons. For points, 9-category and DraftKings leagues. How we rank
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PointsPoints leagues: ESPN standard scoringPTS 1, REB 1, AST 2, STL 4, BLK 4, 3PM 1, FGM 2, FGA −1, FTM 1, FTA −1, TO −2. The default on ESPN and close to Sleeper's.9-CatCategory leagues: 9 categoriesPTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK, 3PM, FG%, FT% and TO, each compared with the players leagues roster. Percentages count more for high-volume shooters.DraftKingsDraftKings classic scoringPTS 1, 3PM +0.5, REB 1.25, AST 1.5, STL 2, BLK 2, TO −0.5, plus 1.5 for a double-double and 3 more for a triple-double.
Per game for the rest of the season, without the matchup. Updated Thursday, November 5.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Proj/G | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | vs last wk | Rostered | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokic | C | 59.7 | 35 | 24.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | ▼1 | 100% | A+99.9 |
| 2 | Victor Wembanyama | C | 58.9 | 32 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 3.3 | – | 100% | A+98.7 |
| 3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | PF/C | 52.6 | 32 | 28.7 | 11.7 | 5.8 | – | 100% | A93.6 |
| 4 | Alperen Sengun | C | 50.9 | 36 | 22.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | – | 99% | B+85.8 |
| 5 | Domantas Sabonis | PF/C | 42.8 | 36 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 6.3 | ▼7 | 100% | C54.8 |
| 6 | Anthony Davis | PF/C | 42.8 | 33 | 22.5 | 9.7 | 2.3 | ▲8 | 100% | C+60.9 |
| 7 | Zion Williamson | PF/C | 41.5 | 34 | 22.3 | 5.5 | 2.9 | ▲8 | 96% | A95.3 |
| 8 | Walker Kessler | C | 40.0 | 31 | 14.5 | 10.1 | 1.8 | ▲19 | 93% | 36.6 |
| 9 | Evan Mobley | PF/C | 39.8 | 32 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 3.4 | ▼12 | 99% | A-92.2 |
| 10 | Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 39.3 | 31 | 20.0 | 13.2 | 3.1 | ▼5 | 100% | A93.4 |
| 11 | Bam Adebayo | PF/C | 38.3 | 32 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 3.4 | ▲15 | 99% | A-90.0 |
| 12 | Chet HolmgrenOUT | PF/C | 36.8 | 30 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 1.6 | ▲3 | 81% | A95.7 |
| 13 | Joel Embiid | C | 36.1 | 32 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 4.2 | ▼28 | 95% | B-75.3 |
| 14 | Paul Reed | PF/C | 34.7 | 28 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | ▼16 | 42% | B82.3 |
| 15 | Jabari Smith Jr. | PF/C | 34.3 | 35 | 17.1 | 6.3 | 2.2 | ▲6 | 84% | C+59.1 |
| 16 | Donovan Clingan | C | 34.0 | 25 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | ▲53 | 81% | B78.7 |
| 17 | Jusuf NurkicOUT | C | 32.0 | 26 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 4.6 | ▼2 | 7% | C56.7 |
| 18 | Daniel Gafford | C | 31.6 | 25 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 1.9 | ▲22 | 43% | B82.1 |
| 19 | Onyeka Okongwu | C | 31.0 | 30 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 | ▲48 | 82% | A-91.2 |
| 20 | Precious Achiuwa | PF/C | 30.5 | 30 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | ▲53 | 27% | C+59.3 |
| 21 | Naz Reid | PF/C | 30.2 | 31 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 2.2 | ▲6 | 91% | B-76.5 |
| 22 | Kristaps PorzingisOUT | PF/C | 30.2 | 24 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 2.5 | ▼8 | 40% | C+68.0 |
| 23 | Nic ClaxtonOUT | C | 30.1 | 28 | 11.8 | 6.8 | 3.6 | ▼8 | 42% | B81.1 |
| 24 | Myles Turner | C | 29.7 | 29 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 2.4 | ▲78 | 49% | B-76.3 |
| 25 | Wendell Carter Jr. | C | 29.6 | 34 | 13.2 | 9.0 | 1.4 | ▼4 | 52% | B-73.0 |
| 26 | Alex Sarr | PF/C | 28.9 | 26 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 2.2 | ▼25 | 74% | C48.0 |
| 27 | Derik Queen | PF/C | 28.5 | 24 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ▲1 | 68% | C55.0 |
| 28 | Moussa Diabate | PF/C | 28.5 | 28 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ▼26 | 58% | B-72.8 |
| 29 | Jarrett AllenDTD | C | 28.3 | 23 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | ▼58 | 90% | A93.8 |
| 30 | Mark WilliamsOUT | C | 27.9 | 24 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 1.1 | ▲4 | 6% | B+89.0 |
| 31 | Isaiah Hartenstein | C | 27.6 | 25 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | ▲5 | 46% | B-75.1 |
| 32 | Jalen DurenOUT | C | 27.3 | 19 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 1.5 | ▲6 | 93% | A+97.9 |
| 33 | Jaren Jackson Jr.OUT | PF/C | 27.1 | 26 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 1.9 | ▲7 | 64% | C+69.8 |
| 34 | Neemias Queta | C | 26.6 | 24 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 1.6 | ▲64 | 21% | A-90.8 |
| 35 | Isaiah Jackson | PF/C | 26.2 | 23 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 | ▲38 | 11% | C+58.1 |
| 36 | Maxime RaynaudOUT | C | 25.5 | 27 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 1.4 | ▲14 | 2% | C+66.0 |
| 37 | Rudy Gobert | C | 25.1 | 31 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 1.6 | ▲37 | 75% | B+89.2 |
| 38 | Jalen SmithDTD | PF/C | 25.0 | 22 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 1.6 | ▼39 | 19% | C+64.5 |
| 39 | Day'Ron SharpeDTD | C | 24.7 | 24 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 | ▲44 | 11% | C+69.6 |
| 40 | Yves MissiOUT | C | 24.1 | 20 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.7 | ▲10 | 15% | D-16.5 |
| 41 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | PF/C | 23.9 | 24 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | ▼10 | 6% | A-92.6 |
| 42 | Jaxson Hayes | C | 23.9 | 23 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.6 | ▼67 | 14% | B+85.0 |
| 43 | Zach Edey | C | 23.7 | 21 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | ▼15 | 49% | C-34.2 |
| 44 | Dylan Cardwell | C | 22.8 | 21 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 1.5 | ▲7 | 0% | C-40.7 |
| 45 | Draymond Green | PF/C | 22.4 | 27 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | ▲6 | 24% | C53.4 |
| 46 | Brook Lopez | C | 22.4 | 22 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | ▼5 | 23% | C+62.3 |
| 47 | Kel'el Ware | C | 22.2 | 19 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 0.7 | ▼12 | 63% | B+87.6 |
| 48 | Robert Williams III | C | 22.2 | 16 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | ▼30 | 5% | B82.7 |
| 49 | Bobby Portis | PF/C | 22.1 | 21 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | ▼44 | 17% | B-72.6 |
| 50 | Aday Mara | C | 21.4 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 1.8 | ▲83 | 16% | – |
| 51 | Isaiah StewartDTD | PF/C | 21.3 | 19 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | ▲53 | 5% | C+57.5 |
| 52 | Jay Huff | C | 21.1 | 21 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | ▲25 | 1% | B+85.4 |
| 53 | John Collins | PF/C | 20.6 | 25 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 | ▼28 | 57% | B82.5 |
| 54 | Joan Beringer | C | 20.5 | 19 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 0.9 | ▲14 | 2% | C-35.9 |
| 55 | Dominick BarlowOUT | PF/C | 20.3 | 24 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | ▼1 | 0% | C+64.3 |
| 56 | Mo Bamba | C | 19.3 | 17 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | ▼56 | 3% | 21.2 |
| 57 | Moritz Wagner | C | 19.1 | 20 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ▲31 | 3% | C48.8 |
| 58 | Clint CapelaOUT | C | 18.9 | 17 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | ▲91 | 1% | C-41.5 |
| 59 | Dereck Lively IIOUT | C | 18.0 | 16 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | ▲3 | 5% | 34.5 |
| 60 | Charles Bassey | C | 17.9 | 14 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | ▲163 | 1% | C-31.4 |
| 61 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | 17.7 | 17 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | ▲9 | 2% | B-72.4 |
| 62 | Mitchell Robinson | C | 17.6 | 19 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | ▼38 | 13% | B-74.8 |
| 63 | Ivica Zubac | C | 17.6 | 19 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | ▼54 | 73% | C+68.4 |
| 64 | Jakob Poeltl | C | 17.3 | 19 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.2 | ▲26 | 36% | B80.1 |
| 65 | Khaman Maluach | C | 17.1 | 18 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 0.8 | ▼62 | 5% | D-15.3 |
| 66 | Luka Garza | C | 17.0 | 15 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | ▲119 | 0% | C+61.7 |
| 67 | Al Horford | PF/C | 16.9 | 19 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | ▼23 | 1% | C+61.3 |
| 68 | DeAndre Jordan | C | 16.8 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | ▲6 | 0% | D+29.0 |
| 69 | Danny Wolf | PF/C | 15.7 | 15 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ▲39 | 2% | D-14.4 |
| 70 | Deandre Ayton | C | 15.6 | 16 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ▲18 | 10% | B+83.5 |
| 71 | Morez Johnson Jr. | PF/C | 14.6 | 16 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | ▲20 | 3% | – |
| 72 | Jaylin WilliamsOUT | PF/C | 14.3 | 20 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.0 | ▲13 | 2% | B77.3 |
| 73 | Andre Drummond | C | 14.3 | 13 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 1.0 | ▼13 | 9% | D20.1 |
| 74 | Jock LandaleOUT | C | 13.3 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | ▼70 | 1% | C56.5 |
| 75 | Luke Kornet | C | 13.2 | 15 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | ▲17 | 1% | B+84.5 |
| 76 | Marvin Bagley III | PF/C | 12.9 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ▼10 | 1% | C+68.2 |
| 77 | Adem BonaDTD | C | 12.2 | 15 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ▲26 | 0% | C46.8 |
| 78 | Quinten Post | PF/C | 11.4 | 13 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | ▼50 | 0% | C50.8 |
| 79 | Nikola Vucevic | C | 10.7 | 9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | ▼2 | 39% | B+84.9 |
| 80 | Yanic Konan NiederhauserOUT | C | 10.6 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | ▲12 | 0% | C-32.0 |
| 81 | Thomas Bryant | C | 10.1 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ▼43 | 0% | C+60.1 |
| 82 | Goga Bitadze | C | 9.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | ▼52 | 0% | B-75.9 |
| 83 | Steven AdamsOUT | C | 8.4 | 9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | ▲3 | 0% | F4.3 |
| 84 | Rocco Zikarsky | C | 8.2 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ▲3 | 0% | 20.8 |
| 85 | Ariel HukportiOUT | C | 8.0 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | ▲2 | 0% | F5.2 |
| 86 | Drew Timme | C | 7.7 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ▲1 | 0% | D-13.4 |
| 87 | Zach CollinsDTD | C | 7.6 | 9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ▼5 | 0% | C-33.2 |
| 88 | Oscar Tshiebwe | C | 7.0 | 6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | ▼135 | 0% | C51.8 |
| 89 | Kyle Filipowski | PF/C | 7.0 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ▼4 | 4% | B-76.1 |
| 90 | Branden Carlson | C | 6.7 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ▼87 | 0% | C51.4 |
| 91 | Amari Williams | C | 6.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | ▲7 | 0% | D18.5 |
| 92 | Tarris Reed Jr. | C | 5.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ▲33 | 0% | – |
| 93 | Kevon Looney | C | 5.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ▲4 | 0% | D+29.6 |
| 94 | Colin Castleton | C | 5.6 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ▲4 | 0% | 17.6 |
| 95 | Micah Potter | C | 5.5 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ▼76 | 0% | C+57.9 |
| 96 | Duop Reath | C | 5.5 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ▲4 | 0% | D+24.9 |
| 97 | Yang Hansen | C | 5.4 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ▼29 | 0% | F4.1 |
| 98 | Tony Bradley | C | 4.9 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ▲10 | 0% | C-39.1 |
| 99 | James Wiseman | C | 4.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ▲45 | 0% | 32.9 |
| 100 | Jericho Sims | C | 4.4 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | ▲22 | 0% | C-34.0 |
| 101 | Moussa Cisse | C | 3.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | ▼3 | 0% | D17.7 |
| 102 | Chris Cenac Jr. | PF/C | 3.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ▼38 | 0% | – |
| 103 | Zeke Nnaji | PF/C | 3.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ▼11 | 0% | C-37.9 |
| 104 | Carson Cooper | C | 3.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | – | 0% | – |
| 105 | Vladislav Goldin | C | 2.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ▼3 | 0% | 20.2 |
| 106 | Nick Richards | C | 1.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ▼19 | 0% | F4.5 |
| 107 | Lawson Lovering | C | 1.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ▼331 | 0% | 20.2 |
How we rank
Every player gets a projected stat line for tonight: his minutes (a blend of his season, last 10 and last 3 games, with his team's minutes shared out again when teammates are out), times his per-minute rate for each stat (this season blended with last), adjusted for how much of that stat the opponent gives up and for home court. Points, categories and DraftKings all score that same line.
The verdict comes from where he ranks among tonight's players. "Must start" and "Start" are the players a typical 10-team league starts tonight, "Flex" is a fair streaming play, and "Bench" means look elsewhere. Players ESPN lists as out are marked Out; day-to-day players are counted at a 75% chance of playing.
We tested this on the last two full seasons before showing it: it beat each player's own season and last-10 averages by 5%. The full test.
Projections are estimates, not guarantees. Box scores and injury status from ESPN.