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In a week that will be most remembered for Victor Oladipo's season-ending injury, a talented cast of other shooting guards continued their rise up the ranks with a display of hot shooting and scoring.
Luka Doncic (25) has elevated his game and is starting to look like a constant triple-double threat. After dominating Detroit with 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on Friday, he followed it up with a 35-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist effort against Toronto on Sunday. If he continues to play this type of ball, he will become a top-20 fantasy player during the second half of the season and a top-15 pick in next season's fantasy drafts. Luka is that good.
Donovan Mitchell (27) is one of the biggest risers of the week, and part of the reason is that I simply didn't move him up enough in previous weeks. The second-year pro doesn't get the attention he deserves while playing in Utah, and after a slow start to the season, he has erupted for 30.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 6.1 APG and 1.3 SPG during his past 10 games.
Klay Thompson (37) may have to share the ball more now that DeMarcus Cousins is on the court with him in addition to some guys named Steph and Kevin, but his confidence is soaring after a 44-point game against the Lakers last Monday. You probably remember that one -- he started the game by making his first 10 3-pointers, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve that feat.
While these three talents shot their way up the rankings this week, another shooting guard -- DeMar DeRozan, slid all the way to 39 as he continues to struggle with a knee injury that has hampered his production of late. Given DeRozan's lack of impact from 3-point range and his minimal contributions in the steals department, he is one player who can't afford to see a decline in scoring. When that happens, as it has of late, his stock plummets.
Chris Paul (56), Will Barton (69), Brook Lopez (71) and Thaddeus Young (72) are among the group of others to rise this week, with Paul leading the way after playing Sunday for the first time since Dec. 20.
On the flip side, Nemanja Bjelica (unranked) and the injured Jeff Teague (99) and Spencer Dinwiddie (145) round out the notable fallers.
New Orleans center Jahlil Okafor (141) is a name from the past who makes his debut in the rankings this week after showing that he can still be a double-double machine when given the opportunity, averaging 19.8 PPG and 10.8 RPG while filling in for the injured Anthony Davis during the past four games. His value will diminish greatly, however, the second Davis returns to the court.
Here is a look at the rest of my top-150 roto rankings:
Note: These rankings reflect the expected player value for the remainder of this season.
