I wrote an article two days ago about research that I did on statistics that have the highest correlation to overall value for Fantasy Basketball.

In that article I was able to conclude that minutes played and, to a lesser extent, turnovers have the highest correlation with overall value, and I came up with a linear regression based off of turnovers and minutes played which came up with an expected player rater value (xPR/GM).

While xPR/GM may not be more than another fun statistic to look at, because it fails to account for players that have been injured and/or have taken a on new role within their team and lack the overall minutes, the main takeaway from the article is that minutes played is the secondary statistic (i.e. not a statistic that contributes directly to one of the eight categories) that correlates the most with Fantasy Basketball value, at least for roto leagues.

Taken further, minutes played has the highest correlation with overall Fantasy value, but if we only look at total minutes played, that doesn’t allow us as Fantasy Basketball owners to make trades or pick ups based on recent trends when some players have played more games than others.

For that reason, minutes per game is a better indicator for changes in playing time and potential value.

Below is a list of all players and the differences that they’ve seen so far this month in their minutes played compared to the rest of the season:

Player TEAM MIN (OCT-DEC) MIN (JAN) DIFF Justin Holiday GSW 8.5 23.5 15 Cleanthony Early NYK 7.8 21.8 14 James Young BOS 3.5 17.5 14 Joe Ingles UTA 16.2 29.4 13.2 Ian Clark UTA 5.3 18 12.7 Devyn Marble ORL 0.9 13.6 12.7 Matthew Dellavedova CLE 20.9 33.5 12.6 Cole Aldrich NYK 14.7 26.9 12.2 Tristan Thompson CLE 27.6 39.7 12.1 Hassan Whiteside MIA 10.3 22.3 12 Robert Covington PHI 24.8 35.1 10.3 Elfrid Payton ORL 25.3 35.4 10.1 Jusuf Nurkic DEN 12.2 22.1 9.9 Joe Harris CLE 10.7 20.5 9.8 Bismack Biyombo CHA 14.4 24.2 9.8 Rudy Gobert UTA 18.6 28.1 9.5 Jason Maxiell CHA 11.8 21.1 9.3 Jarnell Stokes MEM 3.9 13 9.1 Derrick Williams SAC 14.6 23.5 8.9 Shabazz Muhammad MIN 22.3 31.2 8.9 Meyers Leonard POR 10.1 18.8 8.7 Tiago Splitter SAS 17.7 26.4 8.7 Jae Crowder BOS 11.3 19.9 8.6 Robbie Hummel MIN 11.3 19.8 8.5 Troy Daniels MIN 5.7 14 8.3 Jonas Jerebko DET 15.1 23.3 8.2 Tim Hardaway Jr. NYK 22.2 30.3 8.1 Andrew Wiggins MIN 31.3 39.4 8.1 Mike Miller CLE 17 25 8 Sergey Karasev BKN 19.1 27 7.9 Richard Jefferson DAL 14.5 22 7.5 Alan Anderson BKN 20.9 28.3 7.4 Ryan Kelly LAL 8.2 15.6 7.4 Nikola Mirotic CHI 18 25.2 7.2 Greivis Vasquez TOR 21 28.1 7.1 Jimmer Fredette NOP 9.9 17 7.1 Dante Exum UTA 18.2 25.2 7 Jarrett Jack BKN 26.9 33.7 6.8 Joe Johnson BKN 35 41.8 6.8 Lou Williams TOR 23.6 30.4 6.8 Trey Burke UTA 32 38.7 6.7 CJ Miles IND 24.4 31.1 6.7 Mason Plumlee BKN 20.9 27.1 6.2 James Ennis MIA 13.7 19.8 6.1 James Jones CLE 10.5 16.6 6.1 George Hill IND 25.4 31.4 6 Danny Granger MIA 20.5 26.5 6 Otto Porter WAS 18.3 24.3 6 Elton Brand ATL 12.9 18.8 5.9 Nick Calathes MEM 8.1 14 5.9 Wilson Chandler DEN 31.1 36.7 5.6 Travis Wear NYK 10.6 16.2 5.6 Johnny O'Bryant MIL 10.8 16.4 5.6 John Henson MIL 14.1 19.6 5.5 Jeremy Evans UTA 3.5 8.9 5.4 J.R. Smith CLE 24.8 30.2 5.4 Jerami Grant PHI 14.3 19.6 5.3 Derrick Rose CHI 28.1 33.4 5.3 Carl Landry SAC 18.1 23.4 5.3 Greg Smith DAL 8.1 13.3 5.2 Ed Davis LAL 23.7 28.8 5.1 Gerald Henderson CHA 25.1 30.2 5.1 David Lee GSW 16.8 21.9 5.1 Kevin Durant OKC 29.4 34.3 4.9 Andre Iguodala GSW 26.7 31.5 4.8 Jared Sullinger BOS 27.9 32.5 4.6 Kosta Koufos MEM 15 19.6 4.6 Andre Dawkins MIA 4.3 8.9 4.6 Darius Morris BKN 4.7 9.2 4.5 Joel Freeland POR 13.4 17.9 4.5 Ray McCallum SAC 12.9 17.4 4.5 Quincy Acy NYK 21.3 25.7 4.4 Mirza Teletovic BKN 23.4 27.7 4.3 Khris Middleton MIL 24 28.2 4.2 Marcus Smart BOS 19.3 23.5 4.2 Arron Afflalo DEN 32.6 36.7 4.1 Gorgui Dieng MIN 28.4 32.4 4 Dion Waiters OKC 23.5 27.5 4 Joey Dorsey HOU 11.2 15.2 4 Zaza Pachulia MIL 22.2 26.1 3.9 Nate Wolters MIL 12.1 16 3.9 Landry Fields TOR 12.3 16.2 3.9 Jordan Clarkson LAL 11.2 15 3.8 Nicolas Batum POR 33.6 37.4 3.8 Danny Green SAS 31.2 34.9 3.7 Michael Carter-Williams PHI 34.8 38.4 3.6 Jason Smith NYK 17.7 21.3 3.6 Kenneth Faried DEN 26.1 29.6 3.5 Jerryd Bayless MIL 20.6 24.1 3.5 Thabo Sefolosha ATL 18.7 22.2 3.5 Marreese Speights GSW 17.7 21.1 3.4 Jeff Teague ATL 31.1 34.5 3.4 Spencer Hawes LAC 17.1 20.4 3.3 Reggie Bullock LAC 10.2 13.4 3.2 Tony Wroten PHI 30.1 33.3 3.2 Tyson Chandler DAL 29.9 33 3.1 Donald Sloan IND 27.3 30.4 3.1 Jordan Farmar LAC 14.6 17.6 3 Damian Lillard POR 35.9 38.9 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 27.7 30.7 3 JJ Hickson DEN 18.8 21.8 3 Quincy Pondexter MEM 18 21 3 Nik Stauskas SAC 13.8 16.8 3 Pero Antic ATL 16.9 19.8 2.9 Andre Miller WAS 12.5 15.4 2.9 Goran Dragic PHX 33 35.9 2.9 Cory Joseph SAS 25.6 28.5 2.9 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHA 25.1 28 2.9 Manu Ginobili SAS 25.6 28.4 2.8 KJ McDaniels PHI 25.2 27.9 2.7 Kemba Walker CHA 35.6 38.2 2.6 Derrick Favors UTA 30.6 33.2 2.6 Jeff Adrien MIN 12.2 14.8 2.6 Evan Turner BOS 23.6 26.1 2.5 Jared Dudley MIL 22 24.5 2.5 Joakim Noah CHI 31.3 33.7 2.4 Tyler Zeller BOS 19.2 21.6 2.4 Nene WAS 24 26.4 2.4 Ronnie Price LAL 22.4 24.7 2.3 Furkan Aldemir PHI 9.1 11.3 2.2 Chris Kaman POR 19 21.1 2.1 Gordon Hayward UTA 35.3 37.3 2 Draymond Green GSW 32.9 34.9 2 David West IND 28.3 30.3 2 Mo Williams MIN 25.6 27.6 2 Joel Anthony DET 6.5 8.5 2 Anthony Bennett MIN 15.9 17.8 1.9 Ryan Hollins SAC 9.6 11.5 1.9 Alex Kirk NYK 2 3.9 1.9 Bradley Beal WAS 33 34.9 1.9 Eric Gordon NOP 31 32.9 1.9 Al Horford ATL 30 31.9 1.9 Shane Larkin NYK 23.1 25 1.9 Glen Davis LAC 10.7 12.5 1.8 Nick Young LAL 24.9 26.6 1.7 E'Twaun Moore CHI 7.6 9.3 1.7 Marcus Morris PHX 24 25.7 1.7 Cody Zeller CHA 23.4 25 1.6 DeMarre Carroll ATL 31.7 33.3 1.6 Jodie Meeks DET 23.8 25.4 1.6 LaMarcus Aldridge POR 36.4 37.9 1.5 Tim Duncan SAS 32.1 33.6 1.5 Rajon Rondo DAL 31.9 33.4 1.5 JJ Redick LAC 29.9 31.4 1.5 Roy Hibbert IND 26.1 27.6 1.5 Kris Humphries WAS 21.5 23 1.5 Kirk Hinrich CHI 27.7 29.1 1.4 Wayne Ellington LAL 18 19.4 1.4 Andre Drummond DET 29.9 31.2 1.3 Dante Cunningham NOP 22.5 23.8 1.3 Paul Millsap ATL 33.6 34.9 1.3 Chris Andersen MIA 19.2 20.4 1.2 Zoran Dragic PHX 1.6 2.7 1.1 Ryan Anderson NOP 29.1 30.2 1.1 Pau Gasol CHI 35 36 1 Marcin Gortat WAS 29.5 30.5 1 Marvin Williams CHA 24.8 25.8 1 Marco Belinelli SAS 23.8 24.8 1 Ish Smith OKC 6.3 7.3 1 Glenn Robinson MIN 4.5 5.5 1 Gerald Green PHX 22.2 23.1 0.9 Anthony Davis NOP 35.7 36.6 0.9 Serge Ibaka OKC 32.7 33.6 0.9 Eric Bledsoe PHX 33.3 34.1 0.8 Trevor Booker UTA 19.5 20.3 0.8 Kendall Marshall MIL 15.5 16.3 0.8 Tony Snell CHI 8.5 9.3 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki DAL 29.3 30 0.7 Brendan Haywood CLE 6.4 7.1 0.7 Kyle Korver ATL 33.1 33.8 0.7 Brandon Knight MIL 32.2 32.9 0.7 Jimmy Butler CHI 40 40.6 0.6 Charlie Villanueva DAL 7.1 7.7 0.6 Solomon Hill IND 31.8 32.4 0.6 Anthony Morrow OKC 25.8 26.2 0.4 Jon Leuer MEM 16.5 16.8 0.3 Kent Bazemore ATL 10 10.3 0.3 Tobias Harris ORL 35.4 35.6 0.2 Chandler Parsons DAL 32.9 33.1 0.2 Jared Cunningham LAC 4.6 4.8 0.2 Kevin Love CLE 35.8 35.9 0.1 Kyle Lowry TOR 34.5 34.6 0.1 Ekpe Udoh LAC 3 3.1 0.1 Luc Mbah a Moute PHI 28.1 28.2 0.1 Omer Asik NOP 25.9 25.9 0 Malcolm Thomas PHI 13.1 13.1 0 Jordan Adams MEM 8.1 8.1 0 Pablo Prigioni NYK 20.2 20.1 -0.1 Ben Gordon ORL 15.5 15.4 -0.1 DeMarcus Cousins SAC 32.3 32.1 -0.2 PJ Tucker PHX 27.8 27.6 -0.2 Tayshaun Prince MEM 23.9 23.7 -0.2 Patty Mills SAS 22.3 22.1 -0.2 Dwight Powell DAL 2.2 2 -0.2 Aaron Brooks CHI 19.9 19.6 -0.3 O.J. Mayo MIL 24.3 24 -0.3 Thomas Robinson POR 12 11.7 -0.3 Nate Robinson DEN 13.6 13.2 -0.4 A.J. Price CLE 13.3 12.9 -0.4 Steve Blake POR 22.3 21.8 -0.5 Lucas Nogueira TOR 4.2 3.7 -0.5 Chris Bosh MIA 35.3 34.7 -0.6 Rasual Butler WAS 22.7 22.1 -0.6 Dorell Wright POR 10.1 9.5 -0.6 Jeff Withey NOP 6.7 6.1 -0.6 Miles Plumlee PHX 21.5 20.9 -0.6 Stephen Curry GSW 33.3 32.6 -0.7 Ben McLemore SAC 32.8 32.1 -0.7 Gary Neal CHA 23.5 22.8 -0.7 Kyle Anderson SAS 14.6 13.9 -0.7 Blake Griffin LAC 35.5 34.8 -0.7 Dwyane Wade MIA 33.1 32.4 -0.7 Monta Ellis DAL 33.8 33 -0.8 Terrence Ross TOR 28.7 27.9 -0.8 Brandon Jennings DET 28.5 27.7 -0.8 Tyreke Evans NOP 34.4 33.5 -0.9 Shawn Marion CLE 23.1 22.1 -1 Kendrick Perkins OKC 19.5 18.5 -1 Jose Calderon NYK 31.4 30.3 -1.1 Harrison Barnes GSW 30.9 29.8 -1.1 Nick Collison OKC 17.2 16.1 -1.1 Jrue Holiday NOP 34.3 33.1 -1.2 Shaun Livingston GSW 18 16.8 -1.2 Robert Sacre LAL 14.4 13.2 -1.2 Ty Lawson DEN 37.4 36.1 -1.3 Kyle O'Quinn ORL 19.9 18.6 -1.3 Brook Lopez BKN 26.8 25.5 -1.3 John Wall WAS 35.7 34.4 -1.3 Raymond Felton DAL 3.4 2 -1.4 Alexis Ajinca NOP 10.5 9 -1.5 Matt Barnes LAC 27.4 25.8 -1.6 Alex Len PHX 19.3 17.7 -1.6 Darren Collison SAC 34.9 33.2 -1.7 Kevin Seraphin WAS 15.5 13.8 -1.7 JaKarr Sampson PHI 11.1 9.4 -1.7 Russ Smith NOP 5.1 3.4 -1.7 Wesley Matthews POR 33.8 32 -1.8 Markieff Morris PHX 30.5 28.5 -2 Donatas Motiejunas HOU 27.1 25.1 -2 Rodney Stuckey IND 25.7 23.7 -2 Zach LaVine MIN 25.4 23.4 -2 Al-Farouq Aminu DAL 15 13 -2 Patrick Patterson TOR 26.4 24.3 -2.1 Nick Johnson HOU 10.5 8.4 -2.1 Shavlik Randolph PHX 6.6 4.5 -2.1 Victor Oladipo ORL 33 30.9 -2.1 Taj Gibson CHI 28 25.9 -2.1 Perry Jones OKC 22.6 20.5 -2.1 Lavoy Allen IND 22.3 20.2 -2.1 James Johnson TOR 21.1 19 -2.1 Avery Bradley BOS 29.9 27.7 -2.2 CJ Watson IND 26.3 24.1 -2.2 D.J. Augustin DET 22.5 20.3 -2.2 Lou Amundson NYK 6.8 4.6 -2.2 Patrick Christopher UTA 7.8 5.5 -2.3 Carlos Boozer LAL 25.8 23.5 -2.3 Rudy Gay SAC 36.6 34.2 -2.4 Amir Johnson TOR 26.5 24.1 -2.4 Beno Udrih MEM 18 15.6 -2.4 Jose Juan Barea DAL 16.5 14.1 -2.4 Jason Thompson SAC 25.6 23.2 -2.4 Kobe Bryant LAL 35.2 32.6 -2.6 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DET 31.9 29.2 -2.7 Luke Ridnour ORL 15.7 13 -2.7 Erick Green DEN 9.1 6.4 -2.7 Archie Goodwin PHX 8.2 5.5 -2.7 Steve Novak UTA 4.4 1.7 -2.7 Brandon Bass BOS 18.1 15.4 -2.7 Steven Adams OKC 25.1 22.4 -2.7 Reggie Jackson OKC 32.9 30.1 -2.8 Darrell Arthur DEN 17.6 14.8 -2.8 Kyrie Irving CLE 38.2 35.4 -2.8 Gary Harris DEN 14.4 11.5 -2.9 Norris Cole MIA 26.5 23.5 -3 Anthony Tolliver DET 11.3 8.3 -3 PJ Hairston CHA 15.5 12.4 -3.1 TJ Warren PHX 10.7 7.6 -3.1 Ognjen Kuzmic GSW 5.1 2 -3.1 Nikola Vucevic ORL 34.6 31.5 -3.1 Nerlens Noel PHI 30.2 27 -3.2 Caron Butler DET 23.4 20.2 -3.2 DeJuan Blair WAS 5.3 2.1 -3.2 Jeremy Lin LAL 26.6 23.3 -3.3 Vince Carter MEM 17.3 14 -3.3 Jeff Green BOS 33.3 29.9 -3.4 Isaiah Thomas PHX 24.4 20.9 -3.5 Kyle Singler DET 23 19.5 -3.5 Andre Roberson OKC 23.7 20.1 -3.6 Luis Scola IND 21.4 17.8 -3.6 Gerald Wallace BOS 7.3 3.7 -3.6 Tyler Hansbrough TOR 13.9 10.1 -3.8 Boris Diaw SAS 26.7 22.8 -3.9 Timofey Mozgov DEN 26 22.1 -3.9 Mario Chalmers MIA 31.1 27.1 -4 Jamal Crawford LAC 26.5 22.5 -4 Jordan Hill LAL 29 24.9 -4.1 Greg Monroe DET 28.9 24.7 -4.2 Tony Allen MEM 25.7 21.5 -4.2 Henry Sims PHI 23.2 19 -4.2 Luke Babbitt NOP 15.9 11.7 -4.2 Tyler Ennis PHX 8.5 4.2 -4.3 Chris Paul LAC 34.7 30.4 -4.3 Dwight Howard HOU 33.7 29.4 -4.3 Evan Fournier ORL 32.8 28.4 -4.4 Noah Vonleh CHA 6.9 2.5 -4.4 Corey Brewer HOU 27.6 23.2 -4.4 Kevin Garnett BKN 22.5 17.9 -4.6 Marc Gasol MEM 35 30.3 -4.7 Dennis Schroder ATL 18.2 13.5 -4.7 Matt Bonner SAS 17.9 13.2 -4.7 Deron Williams BKN 32.4 27.6 -4.8 Grant Jerrett OKC 8.3 3.5 -4.8 Enes Kanter UTA 27 22.1 -4.9 Mike Conley MEM 33.2 28.3 -4.9 Brian Roberts CHA 16.6 11.7 -4.9 Phil Pressey BOS 12.7 7.7 -5 Jonas Valanciunas TOR 26.9 21.7 -5.2 Russell Westbrook OKC 31 25.6 -5.4 Luol Deng MIA 32.7 27.3 -5.4 DeAndre Jordan LAC 34.1 28.6 -5.5 Mike Scott ATL 14.6 9 -5.6 Thaddeus Young MIN 32 26.4 -5.6 Allen Crabbe POR 15.1 9.4 -5.7 Devin Harris DAL 23.4 17.6 -5.8 Omri Casspi SAC 18.2 12.2 -6 Chase Budinger MIN 14.4 8.4 -6 Cartier Martin DET 9.7 3.6 -6.1 Jason Terry HOU 23.8 17.7 -6.1 James Harden HOU 37.4 31.2 -6.2 Courtney Lee MEM 32.9 26.7 -6.2 Paul Pierce WAS 27 20.8 -6.2 CJ McCollum POR 13 6.6 -6.4 Austin Rivers NOP 23 16.5 -6.5 Udonis Haslem MIA 15 8.5 -6.5 Brandan Wright BOS 17.4 10.8 -6.6 Josh Smith HOU 31.4 24.7 -6.7 Dewayne Dedmon ORL 11.9 5.1 -6.8 Reggie Evans SAC 18.4 11.4 -7 Alonzo Gee DEN 13.5 6.4 -7.1 Carmelo Anthony NYK 36.1 28.9 -7.2 Jameer Nelson BOS 24.6 17.2 -7.4 Aron Baynes SAS 15.8 8.2 -7.6 Mike Muscala ATL 9.5 1.7 -7.8 Leandro Barbosa GSW 12.3 4.5 -7.8 Patrick Beverley HOU 32.9 25 -7.9 Chris Copeland IND 22.5 14.2 -8.3 Kelly Olynyk BOS 25.8 17.3 -8.5 Chris Douglas-Roberts LAC 10.7 1.8 -8.9 Andrea Bargnani NYK 19.8 10.8 -9 Martell Webster WAS 14.4 5.4 -9 Trevor Ariza HOU 38.2 28.7 -9.5 Klay Thompson GSW 33.3 23.7 -9.6 Kostas Papanikolaou HOU 23.7 13.9 -9.8 Wesley Johnson LAL 29.9 19.7 -10.2 Isaiah Canaan HOU 18.4 7.3 -11.1 Channing Frye ORL 30.4 18.9 -11.5 Mike Dunleavy CHI 29.9 17.4 -12.5 Shawne Williams MIA 24 10.3 -13.7 Bojan Bogdanovic BKN 23.3 5.7 -17.6 Jeremy Lamb OKC 21.2 3.2 -18

This list provides some real gems.

Like we discussed in our previous article, if player’s production increases over a small period of time, but he still receives the same amount minutes as he did throughout the earlier part of the season, you can most likely write off the increased production as noise and expect a regression to the mean. If you see a player’s numbers improve, his minutes increase, and you have reason to believe that his minutes will continue at the recent elevated level, this is more of a signal and player you should want.

Some players are at the top of this list, like James Young and Cleanthony Early, because they saw limited minutes at the beginning of the year, and their minutes have increased drastically in the last month. But, their minutes per game are still limited; Young is still only playing 17 minutes a game. These aren’t the players that you want. As an arbitrary benchmark that I unscientifically pulled out of my head, and to generalize, a player with around 25 minutes per game is a player that you want on your roster for 12 team leagues; a player with around 30 minutes per game is the minimum for smaller leagues; again, these are oversimplifications, and there are always exceptions.

Here: I’ll make another chart that filters out players that haven’t averaged over 25 minutes per game in January. This gives us a more useful list. The first chart is still helpful if you want to look at players that have lost the most playing time, fall below the 25 minute filter, and would not be seen on this next graph; those are the players that you don’t want on your roster.

Player TEAM MIN (OCT-DEC) MIN (JAN) DIFF Joe Ingles UTA 16.2 29.4 13.2 Matthew Dellavedova CLE 20.9 33.5 12.6 Cole Aldrich NYK 14.7 26.9 12.2 Tristan Thompson CLE 27.6 39.7 12.1 Robert Covington PHI 24.8 35.1 10.3 Elfrid Payton ORL 25.3 35.4 10.1 Rudy Gobert UTA 18.6 28.1 9.5 Shabazz Muhammad MIN 22.3 31.2 8.9 Tiago Splitter SAS 17.7 26.4 8.7 Tim Hardaway Jr. NYK 22.2 30.3 8.1 Andrew Wiggins MIN 31.3 39.4 8.1 Mike Miller CLE 17 25 8 Sergey Karasev BKN 19.1 27 7.9 Alan Anderson BKN 20.9 28.3 7.4 Nikola Mirotic CHI 18 25.2 7.2 Greivis Vasquez TOR 21 28.1 7.1 Dante Exum UTA 18.2 25.2 7 Jarrett Jack BKN 26.9 33.7 6.8 Joe Johnson BKN 35 41.8 6.8 Lou Williams TOR 23.6 30.4 6.8 Trey Burke UTA 32 38.7 6.7 CJ Miles IND 24.4 31.1 6.7 Mason Plumlee BKN 20.9 27.1 6.2 George Hill IND 25.4 31.4 6 Danny Granger MIA 20.5 26.5 6 Wilson Chandler DEN 31.1 36.7 5.6 J.R. Smith CLE 24.8 30.2 5.4 Derrick Rose CHI 28.1 33.4 5.3 Ed Davis LAL 23.7 28.8 5.1 Gerald Henderson CHA 25.1 30.2 5.1 Kevin Durant OKC 29.4 34.3 4.9 Andre Iguodala GSW 26.7 31.5 4.8 Jared Sullinger BOS 27.9 32.5 4.6 Quincy Acy NYK 21.3 25.7 4.4 Mirza Teletovic BKN 23.4 27.7 4.3 Khris Middleton MIL 24 28.2 4.2 Arron Afflalo DEN 32.6 36.7 4.1 Gorgui Dieng MIN 28.4 32.4 4 Dion Waiters OKC 23.5 27.5 4 Zaza Pachulia MIL 22.2 26.1 3.9 Nicolas Batum POR 33.6 37.4 3.8 Danny Green SAS 31.2 34.9 3.7 Michael Carter-Williams PHI 34.8 38.4 3.6 Kenneth Faried DEN 26.1 29.6 3.5 Jeff Teague ATL 31.1 34.5 3.4 Tony Wroten PHI 30.1 33.3 3.2 Tyson Chandler DAL 29.9 33 3.1 Donald Sloan IND 27.3 30.4 3.1 Damian Lillard POR 35.9 38.9 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 27.7 30.7 3 Goran Dragic PHX 33 35.9 2.9 Cory Joseph SAS 25.6 28.5 2.9 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHA 25.1 28 2.9 Manu Ginobili SAS 25.6 28.4 2.8 KJ McDaniels PHI 25.2 27.9 2.7 Kemba Walker CHA 35.6 38.2 2.6 Derrick Favors UTA 30.6 33.2 2.6 Evan Turner BOS 23.6 26.1 2.5 Joakim Noah CHI 31.3 33.7 2.4 Nene WAS 24 26.4 2.4 Gordon Hayward UTA 35.3 37.3 2 Draymond Green GSW 32.9 34.9 2 David West IND 28.3 30.3 2 Mo Williams MIN 25.6 27.6 2 Bradley Beal WAS 33 34.9 1.9 Eric Gordon NOP 31 32.9 1.9 Al Horford ATL 30 31.9 1.9 Shane Larkin NYK 23.1 25 1.9 Nick Young LAL 24.9 26.6 1.7 Marcus Morris PHX 24 25.7 1.7 Cody Zeller CHA 23.4 25 1.6 DeMarre Carroll ATL 31.7 33.3 1.6 Jodie Meeks DET 23.8 25.4 1.6 LaMarcus Aldridge POR 36.4 37.9 1.5 Tim Duncan SAS 32.1 33.6 1.5 Rajon Rondo DAL 31.9 33.4 1.5 JJ Redick LAC 29.9 31.4 1.5 Roy Hibbert IND 26.1 27.6 1.5 Kirk Hinrich CHI 27.7 29.1 1.4 Andre Drummond DET 29.9 31.2 1.3 Paul Millsap ATL 33.6 34.9 1.3 Ryan Anderson NOP 29.1 30.2 1.1 Pau Gasol CHI 35 36 1 Marcin Gortat WAS 29.5 30.5 1 Marvin Williams CHA 24.8 25.8 1 Anthony Davis NOP 35.7 36.6 0.9 Serge Ibaka OKC 32.7 33.6 0.9 Eric Bledsoe PHX 33.3 34.1 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki DAL 29.3 30 0.7 Kyle Korver ATL 33.1 33.8 0.7 Brandon Knight MIL 32.2 32.9 0.7 Jimmy Butler CHI 40 40.6 0.6 Solomon Hill IND 31.8 32.4 0.6 Anthony Morrow OKC 25.8 26.2 0.4 Tobias Harris ORL 35.4 35.6 0.2 Chandler Parsons DAL 32.9 33.1 0.2 Kevin Love CLE 35.8 35.9 0.1 Kyle Lowry TOR 34.5 34.6 0.1 Luc Mbah a Moute PHI 28.1 28.2 0.099999999999998 Omer Asik NOP 25.9 25.9 0 DeMarcus Cousins SAC 32.3 32.1 -0.2 PJ Tucker PHX 27.8 27.6 -0.2 Chris Bosh MIA 35.3 34.7 -0.59999999999999 Stephen Curry GSW 33.3 32.6 -0.7 Ben McLemore SAC 32.8 32.1 -0.7 Blake Griffin LAC 35.5 34.8 -0.7 Dwyane Wade MIA 33.1 32.4 -0.7 Monta Ellis DAL 33.8 33 -0.8 Terrence Ross TOR 28.7 27.9 -0.8 Brandon Jennings DET 28.5 27.7 -0.8 Tyreke Evans NOP 34.4 33.5 -0.9 Jose Calderon NYK 31.4 30.3 -1.1 Harrison Barnes GSW 30.9 29.8 -1.1 Jrue Holiday NOP 34.3 33.1 -1.2 Ty Lawson DEN 37.4 36.1 -1.3 Brook Lopez BKN 26.8 25.5 -1.3 John Wall WAS 35.7 34.4 -1.3 Matt Barnes LAC 27.4 25.8 -1.6 Darren Collison SAC 34.9 33.2 -1.7 Wesley Matthews POR 33.8 32 -1.8 Markieff Morris PHX 30.5 28.5 -2 Donatas Motiejunas HOU 27.1 25.1 -2 Victor Oladipo ORL 33 30.9 -2.1 Taj Gibson CHI 28 25.9 -2.1 Avery Bradley BOS 29.9 27.7 -2.2 Rudy Gay SAC 36.6 34.2 -2.4 Kobe Bryant LAL 35.2 32.6 -2.6 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DET 31.9 29.2 -2.7 Reggie Jackson OKC 32.9 30.1 -2.8 Kyrie Irving CLE 38.2 35.4 -2.8 Nikola Vucevic ORL 34.6 31.5 -3.1 Nerlens Noel PHI 30.2 27 -3.2 Jeff Green BOS 33.3 29.9 -3.4 Mario Chalmers MIA 31.1 27.1 -4 Chris Paul LAC 34.7 30.4 -4.3 Dwight Howard HOU 33.7 29.4 -4.3 Evan Fournier ORL 32.8 28.4 -4.4 Marc Gasol MEM 35 30.3 -4.7 Deron Williams BKN 32.4 27.6 -4.8 Mike Conley MEM 33.2 28.3 -4.9 Russell Westbrook OKC 31 25.6 -5.4 Luol Deng MIA 32.7 27.3 -5.4 DeAndre Jordan LAC 34.1 28.6 -5.5 Thaddeus Young MIN 32 26.4 -5.6 James Harden HOU 37.4 31.2 -6.2 Courtney Lee MEM 32.9 26.7 -6.2 Carmelo Anthony NYK 36.1 28.9 -7.2 Patrick Beverley HOU 32.9 25 -7.9 Trevor Ariza HOU 38.2 28.7 -9.5

Players to Pickup Immediately

Robert Covington



I’d be surprised if he’s still available in your league, but for some reason he’s only owned in 35.3% of ESPN leagues. Covington has become a minutes monster for the 76ers, and he’s 12th in the NBA in three pointers per game.

Shabazz Muhammad

Like Covington, might be another piece of low hanging fruit that other owners in your league haven’t taken advantage of yet. Since November 21st, when Kevin Martin broke his wrist, Muhammad has scored 16.1 points per game—51st in the league—which is more than Joe Johnson and almost as much as Derek Rose—17.1 points per game.

Numbers from this article do not include the two games from last night.

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