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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. Value is the sum of his nine category z-scores against the 156 players a 12-team league rosters. Updated Thursday, November 5.

Rk	Player	Pos	Value	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO	vs last wk	Rostered	Grade
1	Luka Doncic	PG	+10.9	3.6	1.0	2.3	1.5	-0.0	3.6	0.4	1.8	-3.2	▲2	100%	A+99.5
2	Stephen Curry	PG	+7.2	2.2	-0.8	0.5	0.3	-0.8	2.8	-0.3	3.6	-0.4	–	100%	A93.0
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	PG	+5.2	2.5	-0.7	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.7	-0.3	1.4	-0.1	▲2	100%	A+99.7
4	Tyrese Maxey	PG/SG	+5.0	1.9	-0.9	1.0	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.0	1.2	-0.4	▼1	100%	A+98.9
5	Jamal Murray	PG	+4.2	1.5	-0.3	1.3	-0.2	-0.1	2.1	-0.1	0.8	-0.8	▲4	99%	A+99.3
6	Dejounte Murray	PG/SG	+4.1	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.6	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0	1.5	-1.6	▲19	88%	C45.8
7	Tyrese HaliburtonOUT	PG/SG	+3.3	0.5	-0.3	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	-0.1	▲2	99%	–
8	Cade Cunningham	PG	+3.2	1.2	-0.1	2.2	0.9	0.8	0.4	-0.3	0.1	-2.0	▲10	100%	A95.9
9	Ty Jerome	PG/SG	+3.1	1.7	-0.9	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	1.1	0.4	1.2	-0.5	▼10	93%	C+63.1
10	Kyrie Irving	PG	+2.4	0.4	-0.7	0.3	0.1	-0.1	0.9	0.6	0.9	-0.1	▲25	95%	–
11	Donovan Mitchell	PG/SG	+1.9	1.2	-0.5	0.9	0.1	-0.6	1.2	0.1	0.6	-1.0	▼17	100%	A+98.5
12	Devin Booker	PG/SG	+1.4	1.6	-1.0	0.8	-1.2	-0.7	-0.0	-0.1	2.8	-0.8	▼3	100%	B+87.2
13	Ayo Dosunmu	PG/SG	+1.4	0.2	-0.2	0.4	0.4	-0.4	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	▲84	76%	A-91.4
14	Ajay Mitchell	PG/SG	+1.0	0.2	-0.8	0.0	0.9	-0.4	-0.9	0.4	0.9	0.6	▼4	69%	B80.5
15	Austin Reaves	PG/SG	+0.9	1.3	-0.9	0.8	-0.4	-0.4	0.8	1.0	1.4	-2.7	▼23	99%	A94.0
16	Kris Dunn	PG/SG	+0.8	-1.4	-0.9	0.4	3.1	-0.4	-0.8	0.1	0.1	0.6	▼2	41%	B+89.4
17	Trae Young	PG	+0.8	0.7	-1.0	3.0	0.0	-0.8	0.3	-1.3	1.1	-1.3	▲2	99%	C54.2
18	Dylan Harper	PG/SG	+0.7	0.3	-0.1	0.9	0.0	-1.0	-0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	▲37	90%	B-71.6
19	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	PG/SG	+0.6	0.8	-1.2	-0.5	0.6	-0.7	2.1	-0.9	0.5	-0.2	▲6	94%	A94.6
20	Immanuel Quickley	PG/SG	+0.5	0.2	-0.9	1.2	0.2	-1.2	1.0	-1.3	0.5	1.0	▲29	79%	A96.7
21	De'Aaron Fox	PG/SG	+0.5	0.1	-0.7	1.4	0.6	-0.6	-0.3	1.1	-0.2	-0.8	▼3	97%	A93.2
22	Dyson Daniels	PG/SG	+0.2	-1.2	0.4	0.6	3.0	-0.6	-1.5	-0.3	-1.1	0.9	▼14	94%	A94.2
23	Tyler Herro	PG/SG	+0.2	0.9	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	-0.9	1.6	-0.4	-0.0	-0.1	▼8	93%	B-75.7
24	Jrue Holiday	PG/SG	-0.2	-0.5	-0.6	0.5	-0.2	-0.8	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	▲46	43%	C+69.0
25	Brandin Podziemski	PG/SG	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	0.6	0.1	-0.7	0.6	-0.4	-0.6	0.2	▲38	76%	A-90.6
26	Andrew Nembhard	PG/SG	-0.4	0.4	-1.5	1.9	-0.8	-1.0	0.6	-0.5	1.1	-0.6	▲35	70%	B81.7
27	LaMelo Ball	PG	-0.5	0.3	-0.9	1.3	1.3	-1.0	1.7	-1.2	0.0	-2.0	▲78	100%	B+86.8
28	Fred VanVleet	PG/SG	-0.5	-0.6	-0.7	0.8	0.4	-0.7	0.6	-1.1	0.3	0.6	▼28	74%	–
29	Anthony Black	PG/SG	-0.6	-0.2	-0.7	0.2	0.3	-0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.3	-0.1	▲86	50%	C+64.7
30	Davion Mitchell	PG	-0.7	-0.4	-1.7	2.1	-0.3	-0.4	0.3	0.5	-0.5	-0.4	▲8	72%	B+87.0
31	Jalen SuggsOUT	PG/SG	-0.7	-0.8	-0.4	1.2	2.2	-0.2	-0.3	-1.4	0.1	-1.3	–	17%	B78.9
32	Derrick White	PG/SG	-0.9	-0.5	-1.0	0.8	0.4	-0.1	0.1	-1.2	1.1	-0.5	▲28	93%	B+88.4
33	James Harden	PG/SG	-1.1	0.2	-0.4	1.4	-0.8	-0.4	0.9	-1.7	0.8	-1.2	▼6	99%	A+98.1
34	Donte DiVincenzoOUT	PG/SG	-1.1	-0.8	-0.8	0.0	0.3	-0.5	1.2	-1.1	-0.2	0.7	▲3	2%	B+88.6
35	Damian Lillard	PG	-1.2	0.3	-0.6	0.1	-0.5	-0.7	0.7	-1.0	0.4	0.1	▼26	91%	–
36	Darius Acuff Jr.	PG	-1.3	1.4	-0.5	1.1	-0.6	-0.7	1.1	-2.0	0.5	-1.5	▲101	84%	–
37	De'Anthony Melton	PG/SG	-1.3	-0.9	-0.7	-0.7	1.0	-0.5	0.5	-0.8	0.3	0.5	▲58	14%	C48.2
38	Ja MorantOUT	PG	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	1.3	-0.4	-1.0	-0.4	-0.1	0.7	-0.2	▼27	83%	C-42.9
39	Grayson Allen	PG/SG	-1.6	-0.2	-1.4	-0.5	-0.9	-0.6	1.6	-0.5	1.1	-0.2	▼8	17%	B78.3
40	Jalen Brunson	PG	-1.7	1.5	-1.4	0.9	-0.9	-0.7	0.9	-1.6	-0.5	0.2	▲21	100%	A+97.1
41	Keyonte George	PG/SG	-1.8	1.0	-0.9	1.1	-0.3	-1.0	0.5	-0.6	0.2	-1.8	▼46	87%	B+87.4
42	Quenton Jackson	PG/SG	-1.9	-0.9	-1.0	-0.3	0.4	-0.7	-0.5	-0.3	0.7	0.7	▲124	4%	C+63.3
43	Darryn Peterson	PG/SG	-2.0	-0.5	-0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-1.8	0.4	0.7	▲31	64%	–
44	Cam Spencer	PG/SG	-2.0	-1.2	-1.1	1.0	-1.1	-1.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.8	▲94	7%	A94.8
45	Stephon Castle	PG/SG	-2.0	-0.3	-0.2	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	0.3	-1.1	-0.4	-0.6	▼45	96%	B77.5
46	CJ McCollum	PG/SG	-2.5	-0.3	-1.3	0.1	-0.3	-0.8	0.4	-0.6	0.0	0.2	▼21	75%	B77.9
47	Reed Sheppard	PG/SG	-2.5	-1.1	-1.6	-0.3	0.7	-0.8	0.5	-1.1	0.2	0.9	▼37	57%	B+87.8
48	Alex Caruso	PG/SG	-2.7	-1.6	-1.0	-0.5	-0.3	-0.6	-0.4	-0.0	0.2	1.6	▼7	20%	B-75.0
49	Collin Gillespie	PG	-2.7	-1.4	-1.4	0.4	2.2	-0.9	0.3	-1.6	-0.6	0.3	▲37	37%	A-92.8
50	Payton PritchardDTD	PG/SG	-3.1	-0.6	-1.3	0.0	-1.1	-0.9	0.1	-0.7	0.6	0.9	▼11	72%	A94.4
51	T.J. McConnellOUT	PG	-3.2	-1.3	-1.6	0.6	-0.4	-0.9	-1.3	0.6	0.1	1.1	▲9	8%	B+86.6
52	Jordan GoodwinOUT	PG/SG	-3.3	-1.6	-1.0	-0.8	0.5	-1.1	-0.2	-0.5	-0.1	1.6	▲2	2%	C+66.8
53	Jeremiah Fears	PG/SG	-3.3	-0.2	-0.5	0.5	0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-1.5	-0.0	-0.9	▲153	48%	D+28.0
54	Tre Jones	PG	-3.6	-1.1	-1.4	-0.2	-0.3	-1.0	-1.3	0.5	-0.0	1.3	▲35	5%	A+97.7
55	Nolan Traore	PG	-3.7	-0.8	-1.6	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	-0.1	▲152	4%	F0.5
56	Josh Giddey	PG/SG	-3.8	-1.0	-0.2	2.1	-1.2	-0.5	-0.5	-1.1	-0.6	-0.8	▼22	94%	B+86.0
57	Marcus Smart	PG/SG	-3.9	-1.3	-1.4	-0.6	0.3	-0.8	0.0	-0.6	0.1	0.3	▲55	2%	C56.9
58	Darius Garland	PG	-4.3	0.7	-1.7	1.6	-0.7	-1.2	0.8	-1.0	0.5	-3.3	▼22	91%	B79.5
59	Cason WallaceOUT	PG/SG	-4.6	-1.9	-1.7	-1.1	0.9	-1.0	-0.8	-0.5	0.0	1.5	▲20	8%	B+88.8
60	Javon Small	PG	-4.6	-1.3	-1.4	0.0	-1.1	-0.9	-0.2	-0.5	-0.1	0.9	▼29	0%	C+57.3
61	Braden Smith	PG	-4.6	-1.5	-1.6	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.9	0.1	-0.4	0.7	▲219	1%	–
62	Kingston Flemings	SG/PG	-4.6	-1.4	-1.2	0.0	-0.9	-0.7	-0.7	0.1	-0.1	0.2	▲39	5%	–
63	Keaton Wagler	PG/SG	-4.7	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	-0.9	-0.6	-0.3	-1.6	0.6	0.1	▼62	14%	–
64	Bones Hyland	PG	-4.7	-1.5	-2.0	-0.6	-0.9	-0.6	-0.2	-0.2	0.1	1.4	▲111	2%	B-76.7
65	Daniss Jenkins	PG	-4.9	-1.2	-1.3	0.3	-1.3	-1.0	-0.4	-0.7	0.2	0.4	▼79	5%	F1.1
66	Jamal Shead	PG	-5.0	-1.9	-1.8	0.8	0.1	-0.8	-1.0	-0.9	0.4	0.2	▲24	3%	C+61.5
67	Anfernee Simons	PG/SG	-5.0	-1.1	-1.8	-1.2	-1.3	-0.9	0.6	-1.0	0.1	1.6	▼5	15%	C54.6
68	Ryan Rollins	PG/SG	-5.0	-0.9	-0.7	0.3	-1.1	-0.5	-0.1	-1.5	-0.7	0.2	▼26	54%	A-92.0
69	Miles McBride	PG/SG	-5.1	-1.6	-1.8	-1.3	-0.9	-0.7	0.1	-0.6	0.0	1.8	▲36	1%	C+62.7
70	Brandon Williams	PG/SG	-5.1	-0.9	-1.4	-0.5	-0.6	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	0.3	0.5	▲22	2%	B79.7
71	Mikel Brown Jr.	PG	-5.2	-0.9	-1.2	-0.2	-1.0	-0.7	-0.1	-1.5	0.2	0.2	▼29	6%	–
72	Egor DeminOUT	PG/SG	-5.6	-1.5	-1.5	-0.5	-0.8	-1.0	0.0	-1.3	0.5	0.4	▼13	31%	C46.6
73	Bennett Stirtz	PG	-5.8	-1.6	-1.8	-1.2	-1.5	-1.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	1.5	▲67	0%	–
74	Jordan Poole	PG/SG	-5.8	-1.6	-1.9	-0.7	-0.9	-0.6	-0.4	-1.6	0.7	1.2	▼8	11%	C-32.2
75	Kasparas Jakucionis	PG	-5.8	-1.7	-1.4	-0.1	-1.4	-1.0	-0.8	-0.4	0.4	0.5	▼70	2%	C51.6
76	Devin CarterOUT	PG	-5.9	-1.4	-1.1	-0.6	-0.7	-0.8	-0.9	-0.7	-0.5	0.8	▲1	0%	D22.3
77	Collin Sexton	PG/SG	-5.9	-1.1	-1.8	-0.7	-0.9	-1.0	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3	0.8	▼24	23%	B81.5
78	Scotty Pippen Jr.OUT	PG/SG	-6.1	-1.7	-1.7	-0.6	-0.2	-0.8	-1.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.3	▼30	11%	C-41.1
79	Dennis Schroder	PG	-6.2	-1.1	-1.1	0.6	-0.8	-1.0	-0.8	-1.5	0.5	-0.9	▼96	7%	C56.1
80	Bub Carrington	PG/SG	-6.3	-1.8	-1.7	-0.5	-1.5	-1.0	-0.2	-0.7	0.1	1.2	▼9	2%	D-11.8
81	Walter Clayton Jr.	PG/SG	-6.3	-1.8	-1.8	-0.4	-1.7	-0.9	-0.6	-0.2	0.1	1.1	▲44	2%	D+27.6
82	Jevon Carter	PG	-6.3	-1.9	-1.9	-0.8	-0.9	-1.0	-0.3	-1.0	-0.0	1.7	▼10	0%	C50.4
83	Jared McCain	PG/SG	-6.5	-1.0	-1.2	-0.9	-1.1	-1.0	0.0	-1.9	0.2	0.4	▼57	29%	C44.3
84	Malik Monk	PG/SG	-6.5	-1.5	-2.0	-0.4	-1.5	-0.8	-0.5	-0.8	0.3	0.8	▲69	12%	C+60.3
85	Marcus Sasser	PG	-6.5	-1.7	-2.0	-0.7	-1.7	-1.0	-0.3	-0.4	0.1	1.2	▼71	0%	C44.7
86	Tyler Kolek	PG	-7.2	-2.3	-2.0	-0.2	-1.8	-1.2	-1.1	-0.4	0.0	1.7	▼76	0%	C45.2
87	Scoot Henderson	PG/SG	-7.3	-1.0	-1.5	-0.8	-0.8	-1.1	-0.4	-1.6	0.4	-0.5	▲17	7%	D21.9
88	Sergio de LarreaOUT	PG	-7.3	-1.9	-1.6	-1.2	-2.0	-1.0	-1.0	0.0	-0.0	1.4	▲7	1%	–
89	Dru Smith	PG	-7.4	-2.4	-2.0	-1.1	-0.9	-1.1	-1.3	-0.2	-0.1	1.6	▼32	0%	B80.9
90	Kam JonesOUT	PG	-7.4	-2.1	-1.8	-0.4	-1.5	-1.2	-1.1	-0.5	-0.2	1.2	▲1	0%	D-12.0
91	Coby White	PG/SG	-7.4	-1.2	-1.5	-0.6	-2.0	-0.9	-0.4	-1.0	0.1	0.1	▼168	64%	C+62.1
92	Nikola TopicOUT	PG	-7.6	-1.9	-1.6	-0.2	-1.4	-1.1	-1.0	-0.3	-0.4	0.1	▲1	0%	D-15.9
93	Craig Porter Jr.	PG/SG	-7.7	-2.5	-1.7	-1.1	-1.7	-0.6	-1.4	-0.1	-0.1	1.6	▲39	0%	C+63.7
94	Tyus Jones	PG	-7.8	-2.5	-2.3	-1.0	-1.3	-1.1	-1.3	-0.3	0.1	1.9	▲12	0%	C55.3
95	Jose Alvarado	PG	-8.0	-2.3	-2.0	-1.0	-1.3	-1.1	-1.0	-0.5	-0.0	1.4	▼72	1%	B-70.2
96	Vit KrejciOUT	PG	-8.0	-2.3	-2.0	-1.4	-1.7	-1.1	-0.9	-0.5	-0.2	2.0	▲31	0%	B-73.4
97	Christian Anderson	PG	-8.5	-2.3	-1.9	-1.3	-1.8	-0.7	-1.3	-0.5	0.0	1.1	▲14	0%	–
98	Isaiah Collier	PG	-8.8	-1.9	-1.6	0.1	-1.6	-1.1	-1.6	-0.3	-1.3	0.5	▼27	3%	B-70.8
99	RayJ Dennis	PG	-8.8	-2.4	-2.1	-1.3	-2.2	-0.9	-1.2	-0.5	0.1	1.7	▼31	0%	D+23.5
100	Mike Conley	PG	-8.9	-2.6	-2.4	-1.6	-2.0	-1.1	-1.3	-0.1	0.1	2.1	▼18	0%	C+59.7
101	Kobe Bufkin	PG	-9.0	-2.4	-2.1	-1.6	-2.2	-1.0	-1.3	-0.5	0.1	2.0	▼1	0%	D-12.4
102	Jordan McLaughlin	PG	-9.1	-2.6	-2.3	-1.5	-1.8	-1.2	-1.4	-0.4	0.0	2.1	▲9	0%	C44.5
103	Labaron Philon Jr.	PG/SG	-9.2	-2.4	-2.1	-1.6	-2.3	-1.1	-1.3	-0.1	-0.2	2.0	▼44	1%	–
104	Jaden Bradley	PG	-9.2	-2.6	-2.3	-1.7	-2.1	-1.2	-1.5	-0.0	0.1	2.1	▲14	0%	–
105	Jalen Pickett	PG/SG	-9.2	-2.6	-2.3	-1.5	-2.4	-1.2	-1.4	-0.1	0.0	2.2	▲8	0%	C44.9
106	Pat Spencer	PG/SG	-9.3	-2.6	-2.3	-1.5	-2.1	-1.2	-1.4	-0.2	-0.0	2.0	▼31	0%	C-40.1
107	Jamaree Bouyea	PG	-9.3	-2.6	-2.4	-1.6	-2.3	-1.1	-1.5	0.1	-0.0	2.2	▼6	0%	C-42.3
108	Ebuka Okorie	SG/PG	-9.6	-2.6	-2.3	-1.7	-2.3	-1.2	-1.5	-0.1	0.0	2.1	▲10	0%	–
109	Bruce Thornton	PG	-9.6	-2.6	-2.4	-1.8	-2.4	-1.2	-1.5	0.0	-0.0	2.2	▲11	0%	–
110	Ryan Nembhard	PG/SG	-9.9	-2.7	-2.5	-1.5	-2.5	-1.3	-1.5	-0.1	0.0	2.1	▼1	0%	C-36.7
111	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	PG	-10.1	-2.8	-2.5	-1.8	-2.5	-1.2	-1.6	-0.0	-0.0	2.3	▼3	0%	–
112	Bronny James	PG/SG	-10.2	-2.8	-2.5	-1.8	-2.4	-1.2	-1.6	-0.0	0.0	2.2	▼65	3%	F8.2
113	Tre Mann	PG/SG	-10.3	-2.8	-2.5	-1.8	-2.5	-1.3	-1.6	-0.1	0.0	2.3	▲3	0%	F2.9
114	Reece BeekmanOUT	PG	-10.4	-2.9	-2.5	-1.9	-2.6	-1.3	-1.6	-0.0	0.0	2.3	▼8	0%	–

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.