Thanksgiving leftovers are finding their way into our meals, holiday music is playing everywhere we go and the Rockefeller Christmas tree is lit. Yes, the start of the 2011-12 NBA season is finally near. Though we’ll have to wait for free agency and amnesty activity to wrap up in order to make truly educated approximations of where many players should be picked in our fantasy basketball drafts, it’d be unwise to lie idle before then. If you haven’t already started mapping out your potential round-by-round selections in your head, it’s time to get cracking.
In hopes of helping your preparations for your fantasy basketball drafts, below is a preliminary ranking of the top 100 fantasy players for the coming season (assuming nine categories in head-to-head leagues). These rankings will need tweaking once we see where free agents and amnesty victims land, so check back for updates as we get closer to Dec. 25.
1) Kevin Durant (SF)
2) LeBron James (SF/PF)
3) Chris Paul (PG)
4) Kevin Love (PF/C)
5) Dwyane Wade (PG/SG)
6) Derrick Rose (PG)
7) Pau Gasol (PF/C)
8) Stephen Curry (PG)
9) Al Jefferson (PF/C)
10) Dirk Nowitzki (PF)
11) Carmelo Anthony (SF/PF)
12) Deron Williams (PG)
13) Dwight Howard (C)
14) Al Horford (PF/C)
15) Russell Westbrook (PG)
16) Monta Ellis (PG/SG)
17) LaMarcus Aldridge (PF/C)
18) Gerald Wallace (SF/PF)
19) Amar’e Stoudemire (PF/C)
20) Rajon Rondo (PG)
21) Eric Gordon (SG)
22) Kobe Bryant (SG)
23) Blake Griffin (PF/C)
24) Josh Smith (SF/PF)
25) Dorell Wright (SG/SF)
26) David Lee (PF/C)
27) Rudy Gay (SF/PF)
28) Serge Ibaka (PF/C)
29) Danny Granger (SF/PF)
30) Zach Randolph (PF/C)
31) Kevin Martin (SG)
32) Brook Lopez (C)
33) Nene (C)
34) Paul Millsap (PF)
35) John Wall (PG)
36) Kyle Lowry (PG)
37) Greg Monroe (PF/C)
38) Joakim Noah (C)
39) Marcin Gortat (C)
40) Jrue Holiday (PG)
41) Paul Pierce (SG/SF)
42) Manu Ginobili (SG)
43) Chauncey Billups (PG)
44) Channing Frye (PF/C)
45) Raymond Felton (PG/SG)
46) Andre Iguodala (SG/SF)
47) Chris Bosh (PF/C)
48) Danilo Gallinari (SF)
49) Marc Gasol (C)
50) Elton Brand (PF/C)
51) Luol Deng (SF)
52) Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
53) David West (PF)
54) Ty Lawson (PG)
55) Mike Conley (PG)
56) Steve Nash (PG)
57) James Harden (SG)
58) JaVale McGee (PF/C)
59) Kevin Garnett (PF)
60) Ray Allen (SG)
61) Tyreke Evans (PG/SG)
62) Andray Blatche (PF/C)
63) Wesley Matthews (SG)
64) Jason Richardson (SG/SF)
65) Marcus Thornton (SG)
66) Lamar Odom (SF/PF)
67) Jason Kidd (PG)
68) Jared Dudley (SG/SF)
69) Andrew Bogut (C)
70) Carlos Boozer (PF/C)
71) Nicolas Batum (SG/SF)
72) Tim Duncan (PF/C)
73) Brandon Jennings (PG)
74) Andrew Bynum (C)
75) Luis Scola (PF/C)
76) Tony Parker (PG)
77) Arron Afflalo (SG)
78) Chuck Hayes (PF/C)
79) Jason Terry (PG/SG)
80) Stephen Jackson (SG/SF)
81) Carlos Delfino (SG/SF)
82) Chase Budinger (SG/SF)
83) DeMar DeRozan (SG/SF)
84) Roy Hibbert (C)
85) Anderson Varejao (PF/C)
86) Kris Humphries (PF)
87) Andrea Bargnani (PF/C)
88) Tyson Chandler (C)
89) Mo Williams (PG)
90) C.J. Miles (SG/SF)
91) DeMarcus Cousins (PF/C)
92) Hedo Turkoglu (SF/PF)
93) Andrei Kirilenko (SF/PF)
94) Austin Daye (SF/PF)
95) Jose Calderon (PG)
96) Devin Harris (PG)
97) Corey Maggette (SF/PF)
98) Tony Allen (SG/SF)
99) Kyrie Irving (PG)
100) Jodie Meeks (SG)
Throughout the season, be sure to leave your questions, comments, concerns, trade offers, roster problems and more in the comments below.
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