While it'd be easy to stick with Harden at No. 1, James at No. 2 and Davis at No. 3, considering the continued hot play of both Harden and James, it's impossible to dismiss what the Pelicans star has done in the absence of DeMarcus Cousins.
Forty-point games have become the norm for Davis, but even that was nothing compared to Monday's career performance against Phoenix: 53 points, 18 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3 assists.
And that came only three days after his dazzling game against Miami: 45 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 steals.
Davis may have a lengthy history of injury problems, and his lack of durability will always make him a riskier option than the other top-tier fantasy options, but I can't just keep him at No. 3 this week. He earned a move up in the standings!
Others moving up include Nikola Jokic (at No. 9), who is becoming a constant triple-double threat every night out, and Damian Lillard (No. 10), who has scored 39 points or more in four of his past six games.
Nikola Vucevic (37) returns to the list after a lengthy absence due to a hand injury and so does Orlando teammate Aaron Gordon (45), who also spent several weeks sidelined leading up to the All-Star break.
Surging Lakers big man Julius Randle rises to No. 52, and suddenly red-hot teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lights up the scoreboard on his way to No. 63. That's about as high as you're going to see KCP.
On the flip side, Jimmy Butler falls off the list due to his meniscus injury, which will keep him sidelined for much of the remainder of the fantasy season. Robin Lopez, who has received three consecutive DNP-CDs, as the Bulls give playing time to Cristiano Felicio, also falls off the top 150. Michael Beasley (88) also drops after failing to provide the scoring and rebounding that many expected in recent games, even with Kristaps Porzingis sidelined for the season.
Indiana's disappointing center Myles Turner (69), Boston's Jayson Tatum (101) and San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard (120) are three other big names to fall.
