Updated: July 21, 2011, 12:02 am ET

2011 Fantasy Cheat Sheet: Top 50 F’s

By Tommy Beer
Senior NBA Writer & Fantasy Sports Editor

Last week we released the Updated Top 100 Overall rankings; this week we are breaking down the performers at each individual position.  We tackled the guards on Tuesday.  Today we’ll rank the Top-50 forwards

As outlined last week, with these updated lists I approach the rankings as if I was heading into a draft today and each drafted player would start accruing stats from this day forward.  I attempt to factor in prior performance, projected future production, and even try to take into account the possibility/probability of injuries as well – which is always tricky. 

It is especially important to mention that, as always, these rankings are based on a nine-category rotisserie league format – the nine categories being: points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, turnovers, FG%, and FT%.
 
Also please note any player with guard eligibility in Yahoo! Fantasy Leagues will be listed; which means many players will be ranked at multiple positions, i.e. forward as well as center…

1

Kevin Durant

 

26

Zach Randolph

2

LeBron James

 

27

Danilo Gallinari

3

Kevin Love

 

28

Lamar Odom

4

Amar’e Stoudemire

 

29

Chris Bosh

5

Dirk Nowitzki

 

30

Jason Richardson

6

Pau Gasol

 

31

Carlos Boozer

7

Al Horford

 

32

Andrea Bargnani

8

LaMarcus Aldridge

 

33

Stephen Jackson

9

Josh Smith

 

34

Wilson Chandler

10

Danny Granger

 

35

Blake Griffin

11

Rudy Gay

 

36

Joakim Noah

12

Paul Pierce

 

37

Andrei Kirilenko

13

Andre Iguodala

 

38

Wesley Matthews

14

Al Jefferson

 

39

Luis Scola

15

Kevin Garnett

 

40

Arron Afflalo

16

Carmelo Anthony

 

41

Nicolas Batum

17

Nene

 

42

Channing Frye

18

Paul Milsapp

 

43

Serge Ibaka

19

Dorell Wright

 

44

Rashard Lewis

20

David West

 

45

Luol Deng

21

David Lee

 

46

Jeff Green

22

Joe Johnson

 

47

Amir Johnson

23

Elton Brand

 

48

Marcus Camby

24

Gerald Wallace

 

49

Landry Fields

25

Tim Duncan

 

50

Antawn Jamison

Missed the Cut: JaVale McGee, Shane Battier, Vince Carter, Andray Blatche, Boris Diaw, Mike Dunleavy, Michael Beasley, Chuck Hayes, Nick Young, Ryan Anderson, Trevor Ariza, Hedo Turkoglu, Grant Hill, Richard Jefferson, Thaddeus Young, Ersan Ilyasova, Greg Monroe, J.R. Smith, DeMar DeRozan

(For updated fantasy info throughout the season, and/or to have a fantasy question answered – be sure to follow Tommy Beer on Twitter (@TommyBeer).
 

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