NBA Fantasy Draft Prep: Names And Stats That Matter

Nov 29, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Monta Ellis (11) scores past Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams (1) during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Mavericks defeated the 76ers 110-103. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Benchmarks Matter

Monta Ellis averages one 3-PT and Deron Williams averages 1.3 3-PT per game. That’s great, but frankly, I’m not interested. When looking at players to target, we need benchmarks for each of the categories. Here are the benchmarks (and total players that meet them) I’ve utilized.

• FG% = 50% (43 players)
• FT% = 80% (78 players)
• 3PT = 1.5/game (44 players)
• PTS = 15/game (50 players)
• REB = 8/game (26 players)
• AST = 5/game (24 players)
• STL = 1.5/game (26 players)
• BLK = 1.5/game (18 players)

Seems like a lot of players, but we can weed out the single category specialists when putting together our teams.

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