Last weekend we released the preseason Top-100 Overall rankings for the 2011-2012 NBA season; now it’s time to begin breaking down the performers at each individual position.  We took a look at the Top 40 guards on Tuesday – today I’ll rank the forwards.

As I explained earlier this week, at this early juncture – training camps have yet to open – and the frenzy of free agency will shake things up, the fantasy fortunes of many players could change dramatically over the coming weeks. So check back in regularly for updated rankings….

In addition, it is important to note 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 that any player with forward eligibility in Yahoo! and ESPN Fantasy Leagues will be listed; which means that many players will be ranked at multiple positions, i.e. forward as well as center…

Top 40 Fantasy Forwards for the 2011-2012 NBA Season

1	Kevin Durant	21	Serge Ibaka
2	LeBron James	22	Andre Iguodala
3	Kevin Love	23	Danilo Gallinari
4	Dirk Nowitzki	24	Blake Griffin
5	Pau Gasol	25	Joakim Noah
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	26	Dorell Wright
7	Al Jefferson	27	Elton Brand
8	Amar'e Stoudemire	28	Kevin Garnett
9	Carmelo Anthony	29	Channing Frye
10	Josh Smith	30	Greg Monroe
11	Al Horford	31	Tim Duncan
12	Gerald Wallace	32	Luol Deng
13	Danny Granger	33	Nicolas Batum
14	Rudy Gay	34	Antawn Jamison
15	Paul Pierce	35	Andray Blatche
16	Paul Millsap	36	Anderson Varejao
17	David Lee	37	Lamar Odom
18	Zach Randolph	38	Luis Scola
19	Chris Bosh	39	Stephen Jackson
20	David West	40	Carlos Boozer

Just missed the cut: Andrea Bargnani, Amir Johnson, Jared Dudley, DeMar DeRozan, Tony Allen, Carlos Delfino, Hedo Turkoglu, DeMarcus Cousins, Thaddeus Young, Corey Maggette, Ryan Anderson, Kris Humphries, Chuck Hayes, Andrei Kirilenko, J.J. Hickson, Trevor Ariza, Derrick Williams, Michael Beasley, Austin Daye, Boris Diaw, Chase Budinger