Fantasy basketball rankings: Top 50 PGs

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These rankings reflect standard scoring formats, taking into account a player's expected production in the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, 3-point shots made, field-goal percentage, free-throw percentage, and turnovers.

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Tier 1 - Fantasy Superstars

With two years of evidence, it's clear that Stephen Curry's fantasy outlook has been adversely impacted by the Golden State Warriors' addition of Kevin Durant. In his unanimous MVP campaign (2015-16), Curry led the league with 30.1 points per game. He also averaged 6.7 assists and shooting splits that launched him into the 50/40/90 club.

Over the past two seasons, Curry's averages have dropped slightly to 25.7 points and 6.4 assists per game. His legendary shooting splits haven't changed by much, though the volume of shots has decreased in both overall field goal and 3-point attempts.

But the biggest difference is that Durant's presence (not to mention Klay Thompson and Draymond Green) has allowed the Warriors to be more patient with Curry's body. He saw just 51 games of regular-season action last year, his lowest total since 2011-12. Having won the championship three of the past four seasons, there's less impetus than ever for Curry to play through any discomfort. So, from a per-game basis, Curry will continue being a game-changing fantasy player; whether you can count on that production over 70-plus games remains to be seen.

Tier 2 - Starters

Victor Oladipo is knocking on the door of Tier 1 status. A change of scenery with the Indiana Pacers unlocked his fantasy production. The 25-year-old guard set new career highs in points (23.1), rebounds (5.2), assists (4.3), steals (a league-leading 2.4), field-goal percentage (47.7 percent), and 3-pointers made (2.1) per game in 2017-18. With a year's worth of chemistry built up with his Pacers teammates, it's not inconceivable to see Oladipo's effectiveness improve.

You have to give some credit to Eric Bledsoe. Having forced his way off the Phoenix Suns just three games into last season, he wound up playing for two more head coaches with the Milwaukee Bucks - Jason Kidd and his replacement, the since-dismissed Joe Prunty. That's a lot of upheavals to overcome in a six-month span - and Bledsoe put up 17.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, five assists, and two steals per game regardless of the instability. With a proper training camp under new Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, you have to expect Bledsoe's uber-athletic skill set to be optimized.

Tier 3 - Depth

The Brooklyn Nets' backcourt situation is worth monitoring. Spencer Dinwiddie's ascendance to third place in Most Improved Player voting was surely a motivating factor in moving Jeremy Lin to the Atlanta Hawks, but D'Angelo Russell is still penciled in as the starting point guard. Can coach Kenny Atkinson find enough minutes for both to be top-100 fantasy players? It's worth taking a shot. Someone on the Nets is going to have to run the offense. Whether it's Dinwiddie, Russell, or both, there will be plenty of shots to go around.

Tier 4 - Bench

Dejounte Murray is the heir apparent at starting point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. He only played 21.5 minutes per game last year, but no longer has to concede minutes to Tony Parker, and Patty Mills doesn't appear to be in line for a significant bump in playing time. Murray is one of the best rebounders for his position, putting up 5.7 boards per game and hitting double digits in 12 outings. If he improves his outside shooting and assist totals, a jump to top-100 fantasy production is within reach.

Honorable mentions: Austin Rivers (WAS), Jordan Clarkson (CLE), Yogi Ferrell (SAC), Derrick Rose (MIN), D.J. Augustin (ORL), Collin Sexton (CLE), Brandon Knight (HOU)

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