Fantasy Basketball SF Rankings and Projections

Fantasy Basketball SF Rankings and Projections

The top 50 fantasy basketball small forwards for the upcoming 2016-2017 NBA season.

The top 50 fantasy basketball small forwards for the upcoming 2016-2017 NBA season.

The small forward position is traditionally a good source of PTS, 3PM, REB, STL and FT%.

Here are our projections for the top 50 small forwards for the 2016-2017 fantasy basketball season.

Rankings are based on a per-game average, using the standard nine category scoring system. You can use our fantasy basketball projections page to filter rankings based on turning certain categories on or off.

SF Rank Player Name USG MPG TEAM POS PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TO
1 Kevin Durant 30.0 32.0 GSW SF 24.71 7.33 4.16 0.89 1.07 2.28 51.01 89.80 2.91
2 Kawhi Leonard 26.0 33.0 SAS SF 21.30 6.78 2.74 1.79 1.00 1.81 50.60 87.40 1.58
3 LeBron James 31.3 35.0 CLE SF 24.87 7.28 6.69 1.38 0.59 1.08 52.00 73.10 3.24
4 Paul George 29.0 32.0 IND SF 20.33 6.44 3.61 1.75 0.37 2.29 42.22 86.00 2.90
5 Carmelo Anthony 29.6 34.0 NYK SF 21.12 7.46 3.86 0.87 0.48 1.45 43.40 82.90 2.21
6 Jimmy Butler 22.5 36.0 CHI SF 18.88 5.17 4.12 1.56 0.59 0.90 45.85 83.20 1.72
7 Giannis Antetokounmpo 24.0 36.0 MIL SF 18.55 7.85 6.14 1.22 1.43 0.33 50.60 72.40 3.71
8 Gordon Hayward 25.7 34.0 UTA SF 18.50 4.70 3.48 1.13 0.28 1.69 43.30 82.40 2.35
9 Rudy Gay 22.5 34.0 SAC SF 17.20 6.50 1.70 1.40 0.70 1.10 46.30 78.00 2.00
10 Danilo Gallinari 22.8 32.0 DEN SF 17.98 4.89 2.31 0.74 0.37 1.48 41.00 86.80 1.38
11 Jae Crowder 19.0 30.0 BOS SF 13.92 4.84 1.76 1.61 0.47 1.67 44.30 82.00 1.08
12 Kent Bazemore 21.0 30.0 ATL SF 13.14 5.50 2.74 1.40 0.54 1.70 43.66 81.50 2.14
13 Harrison Barnes 20.0 34.0 DAL SF 16.19 5.39 2.62 0.66 0.22 1.66 46.60 76.10 1.31
14 Otto Porter 18.0 31.0 WAS SF 13.19 5.32 1.82 1.43 0.41 1.48 47.30 75.40 1.02
15 Robert Covington 21.5 28.0 PHI SF 12.62 6.21 1.38 1.58 0.59 2.46 38.50 79.10 2.07
16 Chandler Parsons 24.0 28.0 MEM SF 15.22 4.46 3.27 0.76 0.28 1.89 49.20 68.40 1.87
17 Ben Simmons 24.0 32.0 PHI SF 16.00 7.10 4.60 1.20 0.60 0.10 45.00 65.00 2.40
18 Luol Deng 20.0 30.0 LAL SF 13.09 5.56 2.02 0.93 0.37 1.28 45.50 75.50 1.17
19 Trevor Ariza 15.8 30.0 HOU SF 10.79 3.82 1.95 1.70 0.25 1.95 41.60 78.30 1.19
20 Bojan Bogdanovic 22.0 28.0 BKN SF 13.27 3.34 1.54 0.42 0.10 1.90 43.30 83.30 1.78
21 Aaron Gordon 17.3 28.0 ORL SF 10.78 7.62 1.87 0.94 0.82 0.59 47.30 66.80 0.94
22 Brandon Ingram 18.0 28.0 LAL SF 14.04 5.70 1.62 0.90 1.00 1.08 42.00 68.00 1.26
23 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 17.9 28.0 CHA SF 12.14 6.12 1.24 0.38 0.38 0.38 54.10 69.00 1.05
24 Evan Turner 18.8 24.0 POR SF 9.00 4.20 3.77 0.86 0.26 0.17 45.60 82.70 1.80
25 Marcus Morris 18.4 32.0 DET SF 12.64 4.48 2.24 0.72 0.27 1.25 43.40 74.90 1.61
26 Mario Hezonja 18.0 24.0 ORL SF 8.71 2.95 2.10 0.67 0.27 1.14 43.30 90.70 1.80
27 DeMarre Carroll 21.0 30.0 TOR SF 12.34 4.67 1.12 1.69 0.20 2.02 43.43 65.00 1.23
28 T.J. Warren 20.0 26.0 PHO SF 12.54 3.54 1.03 0.91 0.34 0.68 50.10 70.30 0.80
29 Kyle Anderson 18.0 20.0 SAS SF 7.03 3.88 2.50 1.00 0.50 0.31 46.80 74.70 1.25
30 Justise Winslow 18.0 30.0 MIA SF 9.67 5.45 2.27 0.94 0.31 0.60 42.20 68.40 1.81
31 Dario Saric 18.0 20.0 PHI SF 8.71 4.86 1.71 0.43 0.14 0.71 44.00 76.00 1.14
32 Stanley Johnson 19.7 24.0 DET SF 8.42 4.36 1.66 0.83 0.21 0.94 37.50 78.40 1.66
33 Andre Iguodala 12.1 26.0 GSW SF 6.84 3.91 3.32 1.08 0.29 0.78 47.80 61.40 1.17
34 C.J. Miles 22.9 20.0 IND SF 10.31 2.36 0.87 0.70 0.44 1.92 40.90 75.00 0.96
35 Sean Kilpatrick 25.2 15.0 BKN SF 8.92 1.42 0.71 0.26 0.06 0.97 46.20 89.80 0.78
36 Solomon Hill 13.2 17.0 NOP SF 4.86 3.24 1.16 0.69 0.23 0.46 44.70 85.70 0.69
37 Doug McDermott 19.0 18.0 CHI SF 8.03 1.88 0.60 0.16 0.08 1.20 45.20 85.70 0.60
38 Matt Barnes 18.0 18.0 SAC SF 6.25 3.44 1.31 0.62 0.50 1.00 38.10 80.40 1.00
39 Joe Johnson 18.4 18.0 UTA SF 7.54 1.58 2.03 0.51 0.06 0.84 45.54 76.50 1.01
40 Andre Roberson 11.0 26.0 OKC SF 6.72 4.22 0.98 0.94 0.70 0.70 49.60 61.10 0.70
41 Lance Thomas 16.9 20.0 NYK SF 7.35 1.97 0.81 0.36 0.09 0.63 44.20 85.70 0.90
42 Wilson Chandler 19.0 18.0 DEN SF 7.46 3.46 0.91 0.40 0.23 0.97 42.90 77.50 0.75
43 P.J. Tucker 12.7 21.0 PHO SF 5.42 4.20 1.49 0.88 0.14 0.54 41.10 74.60 0.95
44 Thabo Sefolosha 12.3 20.0 ATL SF 5.47 3.85 1.20 0.94 0.43 0.51 50.70 62.60 0.77
45 Wesley Johnson 16.1 22.0 LAC SF 7.30 3.28 0.63 1.16 0.74 1.38 40.40 65.20 0.74
46 Mike Dunleavy 14.4 20.0 CLE SF 6.34 2.38 1.15 0.44 0.26 1.15 41.00 78.40 0.70
47 Alonzo Gee 9.2 20.0 NOP SF 4.02 3.04 0.89 0.80 0.18 0.18 51.80 66.70 0.71
48 Paul Pierce 17.9 16.0 LAC SF 5.39 2.39 0.88 0.44 0.27 0.97 36.30 81.80 0.80
49 Maurice Harkless 15.6 18.0 POR SF 6.16 3.47 0.87 0.58 0.39 0.48 47.40 62.20 0.77
50 Dante Cunningham 11.0 20.0 NOP SF 4.88 2.44 0.81 0.41 0.33 0.57 45.10 69.50 0.41

The small forward position is traditionally a good source of PTS, 3PM, REB, STL and FT%.

Here are our projections for the top 50 small forwards for the 2016-2017 fantasy basketball season.

Rankings are based on a per-game average, using the standard nine category scoring system. You can use our fantasy basketball projections page to filter rankings based on turning certain categories on or off.

SF Rank Player Name USG MPG TEAM POS PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TO
1 Kevin Durant 30.0 32.0 GSW SF 24.71 7.33 4.16 0.89 1.07 2.28 51.01 89.80 2.91
2 Kawhi Leonard 26.0 33.0 SAS SF 21.30 6.78 2.74 1.79 1.00 1.81 50.60 87.40 1.58
3 LeBron James 31.3 35.0 CLE SF 24.87 7.28 6.69 1.38 0.59 1.08 52.00 73.10 3.24
4 Paul George 29.0 32.0 IND SF 20.33 6.44 3.61 1.75 0.37 2.29 42.22 86.00 2.90
5 Carmelo Anthony 29.6 34.0 NYK SF 21.12 7.46 3.86 0.87 0.48 1.45 43.40 82.90 2.21
6 Jimmy Butler 22.5 36.0 CHI SF 18.88 5.17 4.12 1.56 0.59 0.90 45.85 83.20 1.72
7 Giannis Antetokounmpo 24.0 36.0 MIL SF 18.55 7.85 6.14 1.22 1.43 0.33 50.60 72.40 3.71
8 Gordon Hayward 25.7 34.0 UTA SF 18.50 4.70 3.48 1.13 0.28 1.69 43.30 82.40 2.35
9 Rudy Gay 22.5 34.0 SAC SF 17.20 6.50 1.70 1.40 0.70 1.10 46.30 78.00 2.00
10 Danilo Gallinari 22.8 32.0 DEN SF 17.98 4.89 2.31 0.74 0.37 1.48 41.00 86.80 1.38
11 Jae Crowder 19.0 30.0 BOS SF 13.92 4.84 1.76 1.61 0.47 1.67 44.30 82.00 1.08
12 Kent Bazemore 21.0 30.0 ATL SF 13.14 5.50 2.74 1.40 0.54 1.70 43.66 81.50 2.14
13 Harrison Barnes 20.0 34.0 DAL SF 16.19 5.39 2.62 0.66 0.22 1.66 46.60 76.10 1.31
14 Otto Porter 18.0 31.0 WAS SF 13.19 5.32 1.82 1.43 0.41 1.48 47.30 75.40 1.02
15 Robert Covington 21.5 28.0 PHI SF 12.62 6.21 1.38 1.58 0.59 2.46 38.50 79.10 2.07
16 Chandler Parsons 24.0 28.0 MEM SF 15.22 4.46 3.27 0.76 0.28 1.89 49.20 68.40 1.87
17 Ben Simmons 24.0 32.0 PHI SF 16.00 7.10 4.60 1.20 0.60 0.10 45.00 65.00 2.40
18 Luol Deng 20.0 30.0 LAL SF 13.09 5.56 2.02 0.93 0.37 1.28 45.50 75.50 1.17
19 Trevor Ariza 15.8 30.0 HOU SF 10.79 3.82 1.95 1.70 0.25 1.95 41.60 78.30 1.19
20 Bojan Bogdanovic 22.0 28.0 BKN SF 13.27 3.34 1.54 0.42 0.10 1.90 43.30 83.30 1.78
21 Aaron Gordon 17.3 28.0 ORL SF 10.78 7.62 1.87 0.94 0.82 0.59 47.30 66.80 0.94
22 Brandon Ingram 18.0 28.0 LAL SF 14.04 5.70 1.62 0.90 1.00 1.08 42.00 68.00 1.26
23 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 17.9 28.0 CHA SF 12.14 6.12 1.24 0.38 0.38 0.38 54.10 69.00 1.05
24 Evan Turner 18.8 24.0 POR SF 9.00 4.20 3.77 0.86 0.26 0.17 45.60 82.70 1.80
25 Marcus Morris 18.4 32.0 DET SF 12.64 4.48 2.24 0.72 0.27 1.25 43.40 74.90 1.61
26 Mario Hezonja 18.0 24.0 ORL SF 8.71 2.95 2.10 0.67 0.27 1.14 43.30 90.70 1.80
27 DeMarre Carroll 21.0 30.0 TOR SF 12.34 4.67 1.12 1.69 0.20 2.02 43.43 65.00 1.23
28 T.J. Warren 20.0 26.0 PHO SF 12.54 3.54 1.03 0.91 0.34 0.68 50.10 70.30 0.80
29 Kyle Anderson 18.0 20.0 SAS SF 7.03 3.88 2.50 1.00 0.50 0.31 46.80 74.70 1.25
30 Justise Winslow 18.0 30.0 MIA SF 9.67 5.45 2.27 0.94 0.31 0.60 42.20 68.40 1.81
31 Dario Saric 18.0 20.0 PHI SF 8.71 4.86 1.71 0.43 0.14 0.71 44.00 76.00 1.14
32 Stanley Johnson 19.7 24.0 DET SF 8.42 4.36 1.66 0.83 0.21 0.94 37.50 78.40 1.66
33 Andre Iguodala 12.1 26.0 GSW SF 6.84 3.91 3.32 1.08 0.29 0.78 47.80 61.40 1.17
34 C.J. Miles 22.9 20.0 IND SF 10.31 2.36 0.87 0.70 0.44 1.92 40.90 75.00 0.96
35 Sean Kilpatrick 25.2 15.0 BKN SF 8.92 1.42 0.71 0.26 0.06 0.97 46.20 89.80 0.78
36 Solomon Hill 13.2 17.0 NOP SF 4.86 3.24 1.16 0.69 0.23 0.46 44.70 85.70 0.69
37 Doug McDermott 19.0 18.0 CHI SF 8.03 1.88 0.60 0.16 0.08 1.20 45.20 85.70 0.60
38 Matt Barnes 18.0 18.0 SAC SF 6.25 3.44 1.31 0.62 0.50 1.00 38.10 80.40 1.00
39 Joe Johnson 18.4 18.0 UTA SF 7.54 1.58 2.03 0.51 0.06 0.84 45.54 76.50 1.01
40 Andre Roberson 11.0 26.0 OKC SF 6.72 4.22 0.98 0.94 0.70 0.70 49.60 61.10 0.70
41 Lance Thomas 16.9 20.0 NYK SF 7.35 1.97 0.81 0.36 0.09 0.63 44.20 85.70 0.90
42 Wilson Chandler 19.0 18.0 DEN SF 7.46 3.46 0.91 0.40 0.23 0.97 42.90 77.50 0.75
43 P.J. Tucker 12.7 21.0 PHO SF 5.42 4.20 1.49 0.88 0.14 0.54 41.10 74.60 0.95
44 Thabo Sefolosha 12.3 20.0 ATL SF 5.47 3.85 1.20 0.94 0.43 0.51 50.70 62.60 0.77
45 Wesley Johnson 16.1 22.0 LAC SF 7.30 3.28 0.63 1.16 0.74 1.38 40.40 65.20 0.74
46 Mike Dunleavy 14.4 20.0 CLE SF 6.34 2.38 1.15 0.44 0.26 1.15 41.00 78.40 0.70
47 Alonzo Gee 9.2 20.0 NOP SF 4.02 3.04 0.89 0.80 0.18 0.18 51.80 66.70 0.71
48 Paul Pierce 17.9 16.0 LAC SF 5.39 2.39 0.88 0.44 0.27 0.97 36.30 81.80 0.80
49 Maurice Harkless 15.6 18.0 POR SF 6.16 3.47 0.87 0.58 0.39 0.48 47.40 62.20 0.77
50 Dante Cunningham 11.0 20.0 NOP SF 4.88 2.44 0.81 0.41 0.33 0.57 45.10 69.50 0.41

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