Updated 10/9 - Monta Ellis has been moved out of the top 10.
These rankings should help you prepare for your draft, and spur some debate. Some of these players can play multiple fantasy positions.
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Top 10:
1. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
Paul can score, pass, defend and he’s still improving. CP3 is developing his three point shot, and don’t be surprised if he shoots near 40 percent from behind the arc. For as much as he handles the ball, Paul will only average around 2.5 turnovers a game, his double digit assist average and league leading 217 steals have fantasy owners drooling.
2. Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
The former MVP shoots above 50 percent from the field and 90 percent from the stripe. He also led point guards in three pointers made and was second in assists. Nash had 10 plus assists in 26 of his first 31 games in November and December last year, so head to head owners should appreciate his consistency.
It will be interesting to see how the Suns’ new offense affects his high TO numbers. Warning: Steve Nash does not defend.
3. Baron Davis, Los Angles Clippers
Back in his hometown of LA, B-Diddy will be running a new city, but don’t expect much to change. Although the Clips lost talent in free agency, it should create more dependency on Baron to get things done.
Davis gets in passing lanes, can pick the ball handler and knows how to finish. BD attempted over 525 threes last season, the second highest total in his career.
4. Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets
Although Iverson shares ball handling responsibilities with Anthony Carter, AI is the guard that makes the Nuggets offense go. With a career low 3.0 TO per game, you can stop thinking of Iverson as a liability.
He passes, steals the ball and can score, score, score from all over the court. Last year, the hard nosed guard started all 82 games.
5. Deron Williams, Utah Jazz
11 comments Last one added 8 months ago — Leave a Comment
Shan 9 months ago
first of all...Deron Williams already is the confident point guard his team needs, secondly I think you have Calderon ranked too low in terms of fantasy...he will play much more now that TJ is gone...and consequently his stats will be even higher and possibly just as efficient...
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John Lorge 9 months ago
You can look at Calderon's numbers when Ford was hurt last year and they were impressive. He also got hot, shooting 51% from behind the arc in Jan and Feb. With Monta's injury, and Billups and Kidd getting older Calderon could become a top 5 fantasy PG. He will have added pressure and attention now that Ford is gone, and in the months of Feb-Jan his TOs also jumped above 2. i wouldn't expect him to average more than 15 a night, especially if O'Neal is healthy. He should have a great fantasy season.
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Shan 9 months ago
oh and I think Devin Harris will really blossom this season....
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john franco 9 months ago
lmao Arenas so low? the man dropped 20 on 39% shooting on a handful of games while he was forcing them team to play him on an injury! Thats how crazed he is to get his points per game! Tough Juice and Jamison will not be the impact players they were last year and Arenas should be considered right next to Baron as their games almost duplicate each other.
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John Lorge 9 months ago
Gilbert is awesome, he can score from all over, D up, pass and even cleans some glass. But the knee surgery has him out for around 3 months. These rankings are to help your fantasy team.
Note: I have updated the rankings 10/9 to take the injured Monta out of the top 10.
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Bob Fisher 8 months ago
i dont know if anyone has realized this yet, but devin harris has the keys to nets and i'm predicting this will be his breakout year. he will be an allstar this year. expecially with the dominent PG's in the league being in the western conferance. vince is almost washed out and he will forced to pass on the rings to devin harris, the future of the nets.
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John Lorge 8 months ago
Bob, I hope Harris has a good season. When I bumped Ellis out, it had to pick between him and Parker. I choose Parker because he has been more successful in the past, and has been consistent over the past three seasons.
Harris didn't see much of a stat boost after the trade, but he has had time to gel with the team. I think Vince still has some good years left in him, with Richardson gone, if Vince doesn't step his game up, the Nets will struggle.
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BOB Squarepants 8 months ago
John, Tony Parker will probably have a good year but he's not gonna make the All-star team. And I don't think he will have as good a season as Harris will. Devin Harris will have better numbers across the board this year and he will make the All-star team. This years all-star teams will be filled with a bunch of young talented first time all-stars. Al Jefferson, Deron Williams, Devin Harris, Rudy Gay, Andrew Bynum, and probably a few others. This is going to be a great year for the NBA. and Devin Harris will be one of the best fantasy stars this season!
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John Lorge 8 months ago
I don't think DH will out score Parker, he does have a shot at making the AS team in the East, if they take three PGs.
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Aditya Sanyal 8 months ago
Ahem....how bout Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon, and Stephon Marbury. These guys are showing they can play in preseason after thrashing the Celtics. Don't sleep on these guys in late rounds. Nate Robinson especially...watch out for him if you want 3's and steals.
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John Lorge 8 months ago
Steph is too much of a ? for me at this point.
You are right about Duhon, he is slated as the starter and should not be slept on, especially in Mike D's uptempo system. Nate is a combo guard, but is more of an SG. Trust me I love Nate (I am wearing his jersey T right now) but he still needs to have consistent production before I can consider him a legit draft option in most leagues.
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