Russell Westbrook tops NBA.com fantasy board

NBA.com released their fantasy board with Russell Westbrook ranked first  among the 150 player list.

Last season’s MVP, Russell Westbrook got some help this summer in the form of Paul George, but pundits still expect massive production from him. That’s not to say Westbrook will be looking to average a triple-double this season. Still, with better talent on the Thunder it bodes well for the reigning MVP to increase his stats in other areas.

Specifically Westbrook could easily find his assists totals climbing even higher than his 10.4 per game average of the 2016-17 season.

Other OKC Thunder Player Fantasy Ranks:

A mere three players in total from the OKC Thunder make the lop 150 player board. The other two players aren’t a big surprise:

Paul George:

Ranks 18th. George is listed as both forward positions. In spite of this, George should gather the majority of his minutes at small forward.  He ranks as the seventh best small forward on the list.

Steven Adams:

Ranks 95th and is the 29th ranked center

Top 10 Player Ranking:

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Listed under Westbrook as those expected to top fantasy boards are:

1. Russell Westbrook
2. James Harden
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
4. Kevin Durant
5. Steven Curry
6. Kawhi Leonard
7. Anthony Davis
8. LeBron James
9. Karl-Anthony Towns
10. John Wall

Top Players by position:

To help fans preparing for pools here’s how the players rank with the top five listed by position. Notably, some players (like Paul George) are listed under two positions. For the purposes of these lists I separated them by their primary position.

Point Guard:

1. Russell Westbrook (1)
2. Steven Curry (5)
3. John Wall (10)
4. Chris Paul (11)
5. Kyrie Irving (16)

Shooting Guard:

1. James Harden (2) Note: I’m listing Harden as the shooting guard with the assumption Chris Paul starts at the point
2. C.J. McCollum (20)
3. Bradley Beal (25)
4. Klay Thompson (31)
5. Khris Middleton (32)  Note: assume he starts at SG if not then select DeMar DeRozan who ranks next (33)

Small Forward:

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (3)
2. Kevin Durant (4)
3. Kawhi Leonard (6)
4. LeBron James (8)
5. Jimmy Butler (15)

Power Forward:

1. Anthony Davis (7) Note: assume DeMarcus Cousins starts at center
2. Draymond Green (23)
3. *Joel Embiid (26)
4. *Kristaps Porzingis (27)
5. *Myles Turner (28)

Note * all three of these players should get more minutes at center, if seeking a more dedicated power forward the next three on the list are: Blake Griffin (35), Paul Millsap (38), Kevin Love (42)

Center:

1. Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
2. DeMarcus Cousins (12)
3. Nikola Jokic (13)
4. Rudy Gobert (14)
5. Hassan Whiteside (19)

Depending on your fantasy pools you may desire dedicated players to a specific position or may desire category specific players. For the full 150 list provided by NBA.com click this link.