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Thu, Nov 5 Rest of season

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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	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF/C	52.6	32	28.7	11.7	5.8	–	100%	A93.6
2	Cooper Flagg	SF/PF	49.0	35	24.8	6.3	6.1	▲6	100%	B-76.9
3	Jayson TatumOUT	SF/PF	43.7	35	25.2	7.0	7.0	▼5	100%	C+58.3
4	Domantas Sabonis	PF/C	42.8	36	16.1	14.1	6.3	▼7	100%	C54.8
5	Anthony Davis	PF/C	42.8	33	22.5	9.7	2.3	▲8	100%	C+60.9
6	Jalen JohnsonOUT	PF	42.0	33	19.0	9.1	7.6	▼12	99%	A+97.3
7	Zion Williamson	PF/C	41.5	34	22.3	5.5	2.9	▲8	96%	A95.3
8	Paul George	SF/PF	41.0	32	20.2	5.5	4.6	▲12	94%	B-73.2
9	LeBron James	SF/PF	40.8	33	17.1	7.0	7.3	▲1	99%	A96.3
10	Deni Avdija	SF/PF	40.0	33	23.6	6.6	6.5	▲3	98%	A-90.2
11	Paolo BancheroOUT	SF/PF	39.9	34	22.5	7.4	6.0	▼1	94%	B-74.4
12	Evan Mobley	PF/C	39.8	32	18.1	8.2	3.4	▼12	99%	A-92.2
13	Michael Porter Jr.	SF/PF	38.5	35	23.2	7.7	1.9	▲2	97%	B+86.2
14	Kawhi LeonardOUT	SF/PF	38.4	26	21.2	5.9	2.4	▲3	95%	A+99.1
15	Bam Adebayo	PF/C	38.3	32	17.4	8.6	3.4	▲15	99%	A-90.0
16	Miles Bridges	SF/PF	37.0	33	17.9	6.8	3.1	▲78	80%	B79.3
17	Franz Wagner	SF/PF	36.8	37	22.1	6.4	6.8	▲18	91%	B-70.4
18	Chet HolmgrenOUT	PF/C	36.8	30	14.9	9.2	1.6	▲3	81%	A95.7
19	Kevin Durant	SF/PF	36.0	33	21.0	5.1	3.3	▼18	100%	A+98.3
20	Brandon IngramOUT	SF/PF	35.5	34	21.3	5.6	3.7	▲4	66%	B-72.0
21	Pascal Siakam	PF	35.4	32	21.6	6.8	3.7	▼13	99%	B+85.6
22	Paul Reed	PF/C	34.7	28	13.9	7.6	2.5	▼16	42%	B82.3
23	Jabari Smith Jr.	PF/C	34.3	35	17.1	6.3	2.2	▲6	84%	C+59.1
24	Jaden McDaniels	SF/PF	34.3	34	16.6	5.9	3.5	▼1	88%	B+83.9
25	Julius Randle	PF	33.9	34	21.3	7.1	4.9	▼24	93%	B+88.2
26	Yaxel Lendeborg	SF/PF	33.6	31	19.0	6.4	3.6	▼22	92%	–
27	Cameron Boozer	PF	33.6	32	16.4	8.7	4.9	▲9	89%	–
28	Lauri Markkanen	SF/PF	33.4	32	19.7	6.6	2.2	▲51	89%	B+84.1
29	Jonathan Kuminga	SF/PF	32.2	33	14.3	6.4	3.1	▲4	63%	D+26.4
30	Jalen WilliamsOUT	SF/PF	32.1	32	16.2	5.0	4.6	▼3	50%	B-73.6
31	Ausar Thompson	SF/PF	30.8	28	10.3	7.8	4.3	▲45	76%	B+89.6
32	Precious Achiuwa	PF/C	30.5	30	12.2	7.2	1.5	▲53	27%	C+59.3
33	Santi AldamaOUT	SF/PF	30.4	28	13.9	6.5	2.9	▼6	6%	B-70.6
34	Naz Reid	PF/C	30.2	31	17.2	8.3	2.2	▲6	91%	B-76.5
35	Kristaps PorzingisOUT	PF/C	30.2	24	16.1	5.1	2.5	▼8	40%	C+68.0
36	Saddiq Bey	SF/PF	29.1	28	16.8	4.4	2.1	▲67	20%	B81.9
37	Alex Sarr	PF/C	28.9	26	11.6	6.3	2.2	▼25	74%	C48.0
38	OG Anunoby	SF/PF	28.8	33	16.4	5.4	2.4	▼20	85%	A-91.6
39	Derik Queen	PF/C	28.5	24	12.8	7.5	3.2	▲1	68%	C55.0
40	Moussa Diabate	PF/C	28.5	28	8.7	9.0	2.1	▼26	58%	B-72.8
41	Ace Bailey	SF/PF	28.3	31	13.6	6.6	2.1	▼38	64%	F3.5
42	Jaren Jackson Jr.OUT	PF/C	27.1	26	16.1	4.9	1.9	▲7	64%	C+69.8
43	Tobias HarrisOUT	SF/PF	27.1	28	13.3	5.1	2.5	▲7	45%	B79.1
44	Aaron Gordon	PF	26.9	29	13.5	5.4	2.5	▼20	50%	B-72.2
45	Naji Marshall	SF/PF	26.5	27	12.5	3.6	4.5	▼20	11%	B+86.4
46	Isaiah Jackson	PF/C	26.2	23	9.6	6.7	2.0	▲38	11%	C+58.1
47	P.J. Washington	SF/PF	26.1	34	14.0	7.6	1.4	▼40	24%	C-37.5
48	Toumani Camara	SF/PF	25.5	29	13.6	3.6	1.6	▲19	39%	C+57.1
49	Julian Champagnie	SF/PF	25.4	27	11.0	4.3	1.3	▼16	43%	B+83.7
50	Obi Toppin	PF	25.1	22	14.0	5.1	1.8	▼4	11%	C+57.7
51	Derrick Jones Jr.	SF/PF	25.1	28	11.1	4.4	1.5	▼44	11%	C+65.8
52	Jalen SmithDTD	PF/C	25.0	22	10.7	7.3	1.6	▼39	19%	C+64.5
53	Peyton WatsonOUT	SF/PF	24.7	27	11.3	4.0	2.5	▼54	44%	C+66.4
54	Tristan da Silva	SF/PF	24.5	30	13.5	3.8	1.8	–	13%	C+59.9
55	Tari Eason	SF/PF	24.2	24	10.0	5.8	1.3	▼16	17%	C43.7
56	Sandro Mamukelashvili	PF/C	23.9	24	10.7	4.7	1.9	▼10	6%	A-92.6
57	Karlo Matkovic	PF	23.7	20	9.2	4.9	1.1	▲161	5%	C+67.4
58	Andrew Wiggins	SF/PF	22.5	27	11.6	3.2	1.8	▲3	54%	B80.3
59	Draymond Green	PF/C	22.4	27	5.2	5.2	5.9	▲6	24%	C53.4
60	De'Andre Hunter	SF/PF	22.4	32	14.6	5.5	1.6	▲21	7%	C-39.3
61	Cameron Johnson	SF/PF	22.1	29	10.8	4.2	2.3	▲192	8%	B+83.3
62	Bobby Portis	PF/C	22.1	21	9.7	6.0	1.6	▼44	17%	B-72.6
63	Oso Ighodaro	PF	21.8	22	7.4	5.2	3.2	▲108	17%	B-71.8
64	Kyle Kuzma	SF/PF	21.7	25	10.3	5.5	2.8	▼22	10%	C46.4
65	Collin Murray-Boyles	PF	21.6	22	9.6	5.0	1.5	▲49	11%	C+61.9
66	Jake LaRavia	SF/PF	21.4	25	7.0	3.8	1.6	▲16	8%	C+68.8
67	Isaiah StewartDTD	PF/C	21.3	19	10.5	3.8	0.8	▲53	5%	C+57.5
68	Matas Buzelis	SF/PF	20.9	24	12.8	4.4	1.9	▼40	64%	C+67.0
69	Justin ChampagnieOUT	SF/PF	20.8	18	7.6	6.0	1.2	▲3	1%	B-74.6
70	John Collins	PF/C	20.6	25	10.2	5.4	0.7	▼28	57%	B82.5
71	Dean Wade	PF	20.4	26	5.1	3.7	2.0	▲4	1%	C+65.0
72	Keldon Johnson	SF/PF	20.3	24	11.0	5.6	1.3	▼9	10%	B79.9
73	DeMar DeRozanOUT	SF/PF	20.3	24	11.9	2.1	2.8	▼33	63%	A96.5
74	Dominick BarlowOUT	PF/C	20.3	24	7.9	4.8	1.3	▼1	0%	C+64.3
75	Trevon Brazile	SF/PF	20.0	21	8.7	5.3	1.2	▼31	3%	–
76	Rui Hachimura	SF/PF	19.5	29	12.7	4.9	0.8	▲18	15%	B-71.2
77	Jerami Grant	PF	19.3	24	11.3	2.5	2.0	▼26	10%	C56.3
78	Jarace Walker	SF/PF	19.3	25	8.8	6.2	2.2	▲48	2%	C46.2
79	Keegan MurrayOUT	SF/PF	19.1	27	9.7	4.0	1.1	▼3	33%	D18.9
80	Grant WilliamsOUT	PF	17.0	20	7.3	3.9	1.6	▲7	0%	C45.6
81	Al Horford	PF/C	16.9	19	6.1	4.1	1.6	▼23	1%	C+61.3
82	Herbert Jones	SF/PF	16.9	26	7.6	3.3	1.6	▲87	1%	C43.3
83	Ronald Holland II	SF/PF	16.5	17	6.5	3.5	1.5	▲49	1%	C-36.9
84	Trendon Watford	SF/PF	16.3	18	7.0	3.3	2.1	▲17	0%	C-31.2
85	Georges Niang	PF	16.3	20	8.3	3.3	1.8	▲9	1%	–
86	Tristan VukcevicOUT	PF	16.2	14	8.7	2.9	1.2	–	0%	C53.0
87	Spencer JonesOUT	SF/PF	15.8	23	5.9	3.4	0.9	▲8	0%	D-14.2
88	Danny Wolf	PF/C	15.7	15	7.3	3.8	1.8	▲39	2%	D-14.4
89	Sam Hauser	SF/PF	15.5	22	7.9	3.1	1.1	▼35	2%	B-74.0
90	Jonathan Mogbo	PF	15.4	19	5.0	3.9	1.6	▲69	0%	D+26.0
91	Trey Lyles	PF	14.7	18	7.4	3.3	1.2	▲6	0%	–
92	Morez Johnson Jr.	PF/C	14.6	16	7.7	3.1	1.6	▲20	3%	–
93	Jaylin WilliamsOUT	PF/C	14.3	20	5.0	4.9	2.0	▲13	2%	B77.3
94	Noah ClowneyDTD	PF	14.2	21	7.0	3.8	1.0	▼20	0%	F8.8
95	Mouhamed GueyeOUT	PF	14.1	15	4.7	3.5	1.0	▼4	0%	C+58.5
96	Patrick Williams	PF	13.3	20	6.5	2.5	1.6	▼25	0%	F1.3
97	Kobe Brown	PF	13.0	18	6.4	3.2	1.4	▲181	0%	D20.5
98	Marvin Bagley III	PF/C	12.9	12	6.0	3.6	0.8	▼10	1%	C+68.2
99	Royce O'Neale	SF/PF	12.9	19	5.3	3.1	1.0	▲4	1%	B82.9
100	GG Jackson	PF	12.9	15	7.9	3.2	1.0	▲16	2%	D+25.4
101	Larry Nance Jr.	PF	12.8	17	4.5	3.5	1.0	▲21	0%	C45.0
102	Pete Nance	PF	12.8	16	5.7	2.7	1.1	–	0%	C43.9
103	Tidjane Salaun	PF	12.2	14	5.4	3.4	0.4	▲5	0%	D-16.1
104	Ryan Dunn	SF/PF	12.2	13	4.2	3.1	0.9	▲8	1%	C-38.1
105	Quinten Post	PF/C	11.4	13	5.7	2.5	0.8	▼50	0%	C50.8
106	Noah PendaOUT	PF	11.3	13	4.2	3.1	1.2	▲11	0%	D-11.6
107	Asa NewellDTD	PF	11.2	13	5.2	2.6	0.9	▲107	0%	C-35.1
108	Noa Essengue	PF	10.8	14	5.6	2.7	0.9	▲12	0%	20.2
109	Jalen Wilson	PF	10.7	16	6.5	2.2	1.0	▲14	0%	F6.8
110	Kris Murray	PF	10.7	16	3.1	2.4	1.0	▲30	0%	F6.4
111	Zuby Ejiofor	PF	10.3	11	4.9	2.1	1.1	▲92	0%	–
112	Tobe Awaka	PF	10.1	10	3.8	2.6	0.9	▼65	0%	–
113	Graham Ike	PF	9.3	9	4.4	1.8	0.8	▼80	0%	–
114	Jonathan IsaacOUT	PF	9.1	10	3.0	2.5	0.6	▲8	0%	C-35.7
115	Jarred Vanderbilt	SF/PF	8.9	12	2.6	3.1	1.1	▼95	0%	C47.2
116	Keshad Johnson	PF	8.8	9	4.2	1.8	0.4	▲5	0%	C49.6
117	Nikola Jovic	PF	8.8	11	3.9	2.4	1.2	▲3	1%	D-11.4
118	Jabari Walker	PF	8.3	9	3.8	2.3	0.5	▲42	0%	C-40.9
119	Khris Middleton	SF/PF	8.1	14	4.6	2.0	1.1	▼19	0%	C-37.3
120	Baba Miller	PF	7.9	8	3.4	1.7	0.8	▼13	0%	–
121	Alex Karaban	SF/PF	7.8	10	4.0	1.6	1.0	▲15	0%	–
122	Mohamed Diawara	PF	7.8	9	3.5	1.6	0.9	▲110	0%	D+24.7
123	Harrison Barnes	SF/PF	7.7	12	4.4	0.8	0.6	▲44	1%	B-75.5
124	Cam Whitmore	SF/PF	7.1	8	4.0	1.2	0.4	▲5	1%	D+26.6
125	Hannes Steinbach	PF	7.0	8	3.5	1.6	0.8	▼60	1%	–
126	Kyle Filipowski	PF/C	7.0	8	3.2	1.9	0.7	▼4	4%	B-76.1
127	Trayce Jackson-Davis	PF	6.8	6	2.4	1.7	0.4	▼35	0%	C-42.5
128	Kyle Anderson	SF/PF	5.8	6	1.6	1.0	0.9	▼9	0%	C+65.6
129	PJ Hall	PF	5.6	6	2.3	1.7	0.5	▼46	0%	C-33.0
130	Rasheer FlemingOUT	PF	5.3	8	2.5	1.4	0.2	▲2	0%	F7.2
131	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	PF	5.0	5	2.6	1.0	0.3	▼213	0%	C+65.4
132	Bogoljub Markovic	PF	5.0	5	2.4	0.9	0.5	▲3	0%	–
133	Tolu Smith	PF	4.3	5	1.8	1.4	0.4	▲25	0%	D18.3
134	Koa Peat	PF	4.1	4	2.1	0.8	0.4	▼10	0%	–
135	Taylor Hendricks	PF	4.1	5	1.9	0.9	0.2	▼33	0%	C-35.5
136	Joshua Jefferson	SF/PF	3.7	4	1.8	0.7	0.4	▼1	0%	–
137	Isaac Jones	PF	3.6	4	1.6	0.8	0.3	▲17	0%	22.4
138	Chris Cenac Jr.	PF/C	3.0	3	1.5	0.6	0.3	▼38	0%	–
139	Zeke Nnaji	PF/C	3.0	4	1.3	0.7	0.2	▼11	0%	C-37.9
140	DaRon Holmes II	PF	2.8	3	1.3	0.5	0.3	▼7	0%	D+26.2
141	Julian Reese	PF	2.8	3	1.2	0.9	0.2	▼366	0%	D-13.8
142	Dorian Finney-Smith	PF	2.2	4	1.0	0.6	0.3	▼8	0%	F7.8
143	Felix Okpara	PF	1.9	2	0.9	0.4	0.2	▲2	0%	–
144	Maliq Brown	SF/PF	1.0	1	0.5	0.2	0.1	▼8	0%	–
145	Anthony Gill	PF	0.9	1	0.3	0.2	0.1	▼8	0%	C55.9

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.