Fantasy basketball is finally here, which means that TheSportsWatchers.com is on top of ranking anything and everything in the name of fantasy basketball. This post brings us to ranking small forwards, where in an era of the NBA where the mid-range game is a thing of the past, it is hard to come by top scoring small forward.
Small forwards are asked to do a little bit of everything at the NBA level. That makes it very important to select small forwards who are capable of filling up the stat sheet. I would be very cautious drafting or sticking with small forwards who are not extremely versatile. Small forwards are asked to score, rebound, defend, initiate offense, be ball handlers and spot up shoot. If you can get a small forward who can do all of these things, your week-to-week fantasy performance will be effected in an extremely positive manner.
Now, you could go for a small forward who is a great scorer but does nothing else, or you could opt for a hustle player who does not get many points or rebounds. But in the long run, drafting small forwards like those will come back to haunt you, because all of the other people in your league will be supplementing their fantasy basketball stats from this position.
Now, that you have the knowledge, here are you rankings for centers in November’s first edition of the Fantasy Basketball Rankings for small forwards.
1. Vince Carter – I know many people might want to disagree with having Vince Carter on top of this list, but the truth is, if one is to list Shawn Marion and Garnett as power forwards, than Vince Carter is last year’s best small forward in terms of fantasy basketball production. Now, I am going to assume that opposition to having Carter as the #1 small forward going into the season is that Lebron James should be #1. However, VC only averaged 2 points less than Lebron and 1 less assist. In the other stats, VC is even closer. VC shoots a much higher free throw percentage, a better 3-point percentage and makes more 3 pointers as well. VC will be much more of an asset to your fantasy basketball team.
2. Lebron James – Now do not get me wrong, Lebron is no slouch. His 27 points per game and almost 6 assists are as good as it gets at the small forward position. He also contributes to steals, blocks and gets 6 boards a game. Lebron also has the propensity to go for the big game and is very capable of offering up a triple-double every once in a while. Lebron’s biggest weaknesses come at the free throw line and the 3-point line, but if he got any better at that over the summer, we could see those weaknesses lessened this season.
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. Andre Iguodala – I really liked the way Iguodala came along last season after Allen Iverson left the 76ers. He put up 18 points per game and just below 6 assists and 6 rebounds as well. He is very active on the defensive end, getting over 2 stills per game and gets a block every now and then. He manages his turnovers and has an A/T ratio of 1.66. His 3-point percentage could use some elevating, but his FG% is good at 45% and he shoots 82% from the free throw line.
5. Rashard Lewis
6. Luol Deng
7. Josh Howard
8. Ron Artest
9. Caron Butler
10. Gerald Wallace
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