Fantasy Basketball Rankings & Start/Sit Tonight

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1Franz WagnerB-70.4SF/PF · ORL@PHX· 9:00 PM ETMUST STARTProjected for 37 minutes (36 a game so far). PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.41.1
25–57 rangeMUST START
Recent form (DraftKings points)
39
33
53
28
51
40
38
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Dashed line: his 40.1 a game this season
Projected line
Min
37
Pts
22.0
Reb
6.5
Ast
6.6
3PM
1.2
Stl
0.9
Blk
0.1
TO
4.0
FG
44%
FT
80%
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Why we say must start
- Projected for 37 minutes (36 a game so far).
- PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs are out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
Rostered in 91% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
2Miles BridgesB79.3SF/PF · PHXvsORL· 9:00 PM ETSTARTProjected for 35 minutes (33 a game so far). ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.37.2
22–53 rangeSTART
Recent form (DraftKings points)
17
30
35
50
44
40
10/2110/2410/2610/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 35.9 a game this season
Projected line
Min
35
Pts
18.6
Reb
7.1
Ast
3.2
3PM
2.1
Stl
1.3
Blk
0.8
TO
1.1
FG
46%
FT
81%
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Why we say start
- Projected for 35 minutes (33 a game so far).
- ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- PHX played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 80% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
3Yaxel LendeborgSF/PF · GSvsMIA· 10:00 PM ETSTARTProjected for 30 minutes (32 a game so far). MIA gives up 11% more fantasy points than the average team.35.4
20–51 rangeSTART
Recent form (DraftKings points)
21
48
49
58
40
5
55
34
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Dashed line: his 38.8 a game this season
Projected line
Min
30
Pts
19.1
Reb
6.5
Ast
3.7
3PM
2.3
Stl
0.9
Blk
0.5
TO
2.9
FG
49%
FT
77%
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Why we say start
- Projected for 30 minutes (32 a game so far).
- MIA gives up 11% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Gui Santos is out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
Rostered in 92% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
4Desmond BaneA95.5SG/SF · ORL@PHX· 9:00 PM ETSTARTProjected for 37 minutes (35 a game so far). PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.32.9
18–48 rangeSTART
Recent form (DraftKings points)
34
9
37
32
43
30
30
10/2110/2310/2510/2810/3011/111/2
Dashed line: his 30.6 a game this season
Projected line
Min
37
Pts
19.3
Reb
4.0
Ast
3.1
3PM
3.3
Stl
1.1
Blk
0.7
TO
2.9
FG
42%
FT
87%
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Why we say start
- Projected for 37 minutes (35 a game so far).
- PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs are out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
Rostered in 93% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
5Dillon BrooksD-16.3SG/SF · PHXvsORL· 9:00 PM ETSTARTProjected for 31 minutes (31 a game so far). ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.29.8
16–44 rangeSTART
Recent form (DraftKings points)
15
25
42
30
33
26
10/2110/2410/2610/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 28.3 a game this season
Projected line
Min
31
Pts
18.3
Reb
4.3
Ast
2.7
3PM
1.9
Stl
0.9
Blk
0.2
TO
2.1
FG
47%
FT
75%
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Why we say start
- Projected for 31 minutes (31 a game so far).
- ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- PHX played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 37% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
6Jalen GreenD-12.2SG/SF · PHXvsORL· 9:00 PM ETFLEXProjected for 31 minutes (29 a game so far). ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.29.0
15–43 rangeFLEX
Recent form (DraftKings points)
19
17
33
7
39
32
10/2110/2410/2610/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 24.3 a game this season
Projected line
Min
31
Pts
16.2
Reb
3.9
Ast
3.5
3PM
1.5
Stl
0.8
Blk
0.8
TO
2.5
FG
41%
FT
70%
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Why we say flex
- Projected for 31 minutes (29 a game so far).
- ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- PHX played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 67% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
7Tristan da SilvaC+59.9SF/PF · ORL@PHX· 9:00 PM ETFLEXProjected for 30 minutes (29 a game so far). PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.23.5
11–36 rangeFLEX
Recent form (DraftKings points)
26
13
29
27
11
42
19
10/2110/2310/2510/2810/3011/111/2
Dashed line: his 23.7 a game this season
Projected line
Min
30
Pts
13.5
Reb
3.8
Ast
1.8
3PM
2.8
Stl
0.5
Blk
0.4
TO
1.4
FG
49%
FT
55%
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Why we say flex
- Projected for 30 minutes (29 a game so far).
- PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs are out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
Rostered in 13% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
8Pelle LarssonB-70.0SG/SF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETFLEXProjected for 30 minutes (30 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.23.1
11–35 rangeFLEX
Recent form (DraftKings points)
16
13
31
25
39
26
16
18
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/2810/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 23.0 a game this season
Projected line
Min
30
Pts
11.1
Reb
3.4
Ast
3.7
3PM
0.9
Stl
1.1
Blk
0.2
TO
1.6
FG
47%
FT
88%
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Why we say flex
- Projected for 30 minutes (30 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 15% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
9Klay ThompsonD+27.4▲SG/SF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETFLEXProjected for 25 minutes (23 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.22.1
10–34 rangeFLEX
Recent form (DraftKings points)
12
13
21
10
10
32
23
46
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/2810/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 20.8 a game this season
Projected line
Min
25
Pts
14.6
Reb
2.1
Ast
1.7
3PM
3.8
Stl
0.3
Blk
0.3
TO
1.2
FG
44%
FT
85%
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Why we say flex
- Projected for 25 minutes (23 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
- Hot: 24.1 a game over his last 5, against 20.8 on the season.
Rostered in 15% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
10Andrew WigginsB80.3SF/PF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 26 minutes (26 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.19.6
8–31 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
15
23
13
17
29
22
11
13
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/2810/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 17.8 a game this season
Projected line
Min
26
Pts
10.2
Reb
3.1
Ast
1.6
3PM
1.4
Stl
0.8
Blk
0.7
TO
1.3
FG
45%
FT
75%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 26 minutes (26 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 54% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
11Will RichardC+59.5▼SG/SF · GSvsMIA· 10:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 19 minutes (18 a game so far). MIA gives up 11% more fantasy points than the average team.12.2
3–21 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
18
2
19
0
10
10
8
15
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/2810/3011/111/2
Dashed line: his 10.2 a game this season
Projected line
Min
19
Pts
5.5
Reb
2.3
Ast
1.1
3PM
1.0
Stl
0.7
Blk
0.2
TO
0.6
FG
45%
FT
78%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 19 minutes (18 a game so far).
- MIA gives up 11% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Gui Santos is out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
- Cold: 8.6 a game over his last 5, against 10.2 on the season.
Rostered in 0% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
12Ryan DunnC-38.1SF/PF · PHXvsORL· 9:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 14 minutes (13 a game so far). ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.12.0
3–21 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
6
17
12
13
13
15
10/2110/2410/2610/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 12.5 a game this season
Projected line
Min
14
Pts
4.4
Reb
3.3
Ast
1.0
3PM
0.6
Stl
0.5
Blk
0.6
TO
0.5
FG
44%
FT
62%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 14 minutes (13 a game so far).
- ORL gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- PHX played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 1% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
13Jamal CainC-37.1▲SF · ORL@PHX· 9:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 18 minutes (16 a game so far). PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.11.8
3–21 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
-1
1
11
14
15
8
14
10/2110/2310/2510/2810/3011/111/2
Dashed line: his 8.9 a game this season
Projected line
Min
18
Pts
7.1
Reb
2.3
Ast
0.7
3PM
1.0
Stl
0.3
Blk
0.1
TO
1.1
FG
48%
FT
90%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 18 minutes (16 a game so far).
- PHX gives up 5% more fantasy points than the average team.
- Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs are out, which leaves more minutes and shots to go around.
- Hot: 12.4 a game over his last 5, against 8.9 on the season.
Rostered in 0% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
14Tim Hardaway Jr.B+85.2SG/SF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 15 minutes (17 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.10.3
2–18 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
12
14
11
10
23
5
10
0
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/2810/3011/211/4
Dashed line: his 10.4 a game this season
Projected line
Min
15
Pts
6.1
Reb
1.4
Ast
0.7
3PM
1.2
Stl
0.3
Blk
0.3
TO
0.6
FG
37%
FT
75%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 15 minutes (17 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 4% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
15Simone FontecchioC51.0SF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 2 minutes (3 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.1.5
0–7 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
2
1
5
0
10/2110/2310/3011/4
Dashed line: his 2.0 a game this season
Projected line
Min
2
Pts
0.8
Reb
0.3
Ast
0.1
3PM
0.1
Stl
0.1
Blk
0.0
TO
0.1
FG
38%
FT
83%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 2 minutes (3 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 0% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
16Myron GardnerC-39.5SF · MIA@GS· 10:00 PM ETBENCHProjected for 1 minutes (2 a game so far). GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.1.1
0–6 rangeBENCH
Recent form (DraftKings points)
7
2
2
0
10/2110/2310/3011/2
Dashed line: his 2.6 a game this season
Projected line
Min
1
Pts
0.4
Reb
0.3
Ast
0.1
3PM
0.1
Stl
0.1
Blk
0.0
TO
0.1
FG
47%
FT
90%
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Why we say bench
- Projected for 1 minutes (2 a game so far).
- GS gives up 4% more fantasy points than the average team.
- MIA played last night: second night of a back-to-back, when stars sometimes rest.
Rostered in 0% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
–Jimmy Butler IIIA-92.4OUTSG/SF · GSvsMIA· 10:00 PM ETOUTOut tonight, so he's projected for nothing.0.0
0–0 rangeOUT
Recent form (DraftKings points)
No games yet this season, so this projection rests on last season.
Projected line
Min
0
Pts
0.0
Reb
0.0
Ast
0.0
3PM
0.0
Stl
0.0
Blk
0.0
TO
0.0
FG
–
FT
–
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Why we say out
- Out tonight, so he's projected for nothing.
Rostered in 29% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
–Moses MoodyB-73.8OUTSG/SF · GSvsMIA· 10:00 PM ETOUTOut tonight, so he's projected for nothing.0.0
0–0 rangeOUT
Recent form (DraftKings points)
No games yet this season, so this projection rests on last season.
Projected line
Min
0
Pts
0.0
Reb
0.0
Ast
0.0
3PM
0.0
Stl
0.0
Blk
0.0
TO
0.0
FG
–
FT
–
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Why we say out
- Out tonight, so he's projected for nothing.
Rostered in 0% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
–Gui SantosC+63.5OUTSF · GSvsMIA· 10:00 PM ETOUTOut tonight, so he's projected for nothing.0.0
0–0 rangeOUT
Recent form (DraftKings points)
21
18
17
21
9
11
10/2110/2310/2410/2610/3011/1
Dashed line: his 15.9 a game this season
Projected line
Min
0
Pts
0.0
Reb
0.0
Ast
0.0
3PM
0.0
Stl
0.0
Blk
0.0
TO
0.0
FG
–
FT
–
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Why we say out
- Out tonight, so he's projected for nothing.
Rostered in 1% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →
–Paolo BancheroB-74.4OUTSF/PF · ORL@PHX· 9:00 PM ETOUTOut tonight, so he's projected for nothing.0.0
0–0 rangeOUT
Recent form (DraftKings points)
61
30
10/2110/23
Dashed line: his 45.4 a game this season
Projected line
Min
0
Pts
0.0
Reb
0.0
Ast
0.0
3PM
0.0
Stl
0.0
Blk
0.0
TO
0.0
FG
–
FT
–
Game page →
Why we say out
- Out tonight, so he's projected for nothing.
Rostered in 94% of ESPN leagues · Full player page →

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.