Week 1 Fantasy Basketball Top 150

Who are the top players for Week 1 of the Fantasy Basketball season? Our Chris Towers takes a look at the projections as we head into the initial scoring period.

Editor's Note: Every week, we will release the Top 150 players based on their SportsLine projections for that scoring period. Use this list to compare players and help make those really tough decisions.

The first week of Fantasy basketball season, which begins Tuesday with a three-game sampler before the season really kicks into gear, is here.

We're ready for games that actually matter.

You're probably only a few weeks, at most, removed from your draft, so setting your lineup shouldn't be too tough at this point. The team you drafted and the team you run out there in Week 1 should look very similar.

There are some exceptions, however. For instance, basically everyone in New Orleans not named Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon or Ryan Anderson is hurt, which means there is plenty of Fantasy opportunity there.

As you'll see in the chart below, which is the top 150 players in projected Fantasy scoring for the week on SportsLine, Jrue Holiday is actually a recommended start, but you should take that with a grain of salt. Holiday is on a minutes limit that will likely leave him as a role player for the first month-plus of the season.

With Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole also sidelined by a knee and ankle injury, respectively, that means there are plenty of minutes up for grabs at point guard. Nate Robinson might actually be a decent play even if we don't know what his role will be for sure.

Additionally, the Hawks and Bulls dominate the top of the list for one obvious reason -- they're the only teams with four games on the schedule this week. You'll also find a dearth of Timberwolves and 76ers for the opposite reason, as they play just twice. Every other team plays three times, so there isn't much variance this week. The best advice: play who you think are your best players until we see how teams actually put guys to use.

Without further delay, we bring you the Week 1 Top 150.

Week 1 SportsLine Projections
	Name	G	3PM	RPG	APG	SPG	TOPG	BPG	PPG	FPTS	FPTS/GM
1	Pau Gasol, PF, CHI	4	0.4	11.6	2.9	0.4	1.8	1.8	18.4	144.3	36.1
2	Paul Millsap, PF, ATL	4	4.5	9.7	3.2	1.6	2.3	1.1	18.6	140.5	35.1
3	Jeff Teague, PG, ATL	4	4.3	3.2	7	1.3	2.8	0.4	17.8	135.3	33.8
4	Stephen Curry, PG, GS	3	11.3	4.4	8.1	1.8	3.5	0.2	25.3	133.1	44.4
5	Al Horford, C, ATL	4	0.5	8.9	3.1	0.8	1.5	1.4	16.8	130.1	32.5
6	Kevin Durant, SF, OKC	3	6.7	8.1	4.6	1.2	2.6	0.8	26.7	129.7	43.2
7	Anthony Davis, PF, NO	3	0	12.5	2.2	1.3	1.6	2.9	23.6	128.7	42.9
8	Joakim Noah, C, CHI	4	0	11.2	4.9	1	1.9	1.5	10.2	126.6	31.6
9	Russell Westbrook, PG, OKC	3	3.9	6.9	7.2	1.9	3.2	0.2	21.9	126.3	42.1
10	James Harden, SG, HOU	3	7.1	5.9	6.1	1.8	3.6	0.6	25.1	126.3	42.1
11	Chris Paul, PG, LAC	3	4.3	4.2	9.1	2.4	1.9	0.1	17.9	123.1	41
12	LeBron James, SF, CLE	3	4.3	7.4	5.5	1.5	3.8	0.7	24.2	122.8	40.9
13	Jimmy Butler, SG, CHI	4	4.6	5.8	2.9	1.7	1.3	0.6	17.3	119.3	29.8
14	John Wall, PG, WAS	3	2.7	4.7	9.2	1.7	3.8	0.6	18.1	119.1	39.7
15	Derrick Rose, PG, CHI	4	5.6	3.6	5.2	0.7	2.8	0.3	17.6	118.8	29.7
16	Damian Lillard, PG, POR	3	7.8	3.7	7.2	1	2.6	0.2	21.8	115.5	38.5
17	Blake Griffin, PF, LAC	3	0.3	8.3	4.1	1.2	2.1	0.6	21.6	113.3	37.8
18	Kyle Lowry, PG, TOR	3	6.4	4.6	7.5	1.5	2.5	0.2	17.9	110.4	36.8
19	DeMarcus Cousins, C, SAC	3	0	11.4	2.9	1.1	3.4	1.1	20.7	109.9	36.6
20	LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, SA	3	0.7	9.8	2.3	1	1.4	1	20.9	107.9	36
21	Carmelo Anthony, SF, NY	3	4.5	7.4	3.4	1.4	2.7	0.6	22.5	107.8	35.9
22	Jrue Holiday, PG, NO	3	3.7	4.5	8.2	1.4	2.8	0.5	14.8	104.1	34.7
23	Michael Carter-Williams, PG, MIL	3	1.8	6.1	6.6	1.6	3.1	0.7	15.7	102.5	34.2
24	DeMar DeRozan, SG, TOR	3	2.1	4.5	4.2	1.2	2.3	0.3	21.9	101.9	34
25	Eric Bledsoe, PG, PHO	3	3.2	4.7	6.5	1.5	3.3	0.4	17.4	101.7	33.9
26	Kevin Love, PF, CLE	3	6.2	10.7	2.5	0.7	2.1	0.7	18.6	100.7	33.6
27	Kobe Bryant, SG, LAL	3	4.1	6.3	4.9	1.5	3.1	0.2	18.4	99.4	33.1
28	Marc Gasol, C, MEM	3	0	8.6	3.9	1	1.7	1.6	15.5	98.3	32.8
29	Isaiah Thomas, PG, BOS	3	5.9	2.8	6.5	0.9	2.5	0.1	17.6	95.8	31.9
30	Dirk Nowitzki, PF, DAL	3	4.8	7.4	2	0.7	1.6	0.7	20.7	95.8	31.9
31	Paul George, SF, IND	3	6.3	7	3.5	1.3	2.1	0.3	18.6	95.7	31.9
32	Brandon Knight, SG, PHO	3	6.7	3.7	4.9	1.2	2.7	0.2	19.2	94.2	31.4
33	Mike Conley, PG, MEM	3	4.8	3.4	5.7	1.5	1.8	0.2	16.2	92.7	30.9
34	Deron Williams, PG, DAL	3	5.4	3.9	6.1	1.3	2.5	0.3	15.5	92.1	30.7
35	Kyle Korver, SG, ATL	4	11.8	5	2.7	0.9	1.4	0.5	12.8	92	23
36	Zach Randolph, PF, MEM	3	0.3	10.9	2.3	0.9	1.9	0.2	15.8	91.7	30.6
37	Gordon Hayward, SF, UTA	3	4.2	5.8	3.9	1.4	2.6	0.5	17.7	91.5	30.5
38	Andre Drummond, C, DET	3	0	13.1	0.8	1	1.5	2.1	13.8	90.5	30.2
39	Reggie Jackson, PG, DET	3	3.6	4	6.4	0.9	2.2	0.1	14.1	89.3	29.8
40	Rudy Gay, SF, SAC	3	3.8	5.5	3	1	2.5	0.5	19.1	88.9	29.6
41	Kemba Walker, PG, CHA	3	4.9	3.4	4.8	1.2	2.2	0.4	16.9	88.3	29.4
42	Dwyane Wade, SG, MIA	3	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.3	2.6	0.3	17	88.3	29.4
43	Nikola Vucevic, C, ORL	3	0	9.9	1.7	0.8	1.7	0.8	16.1	88.3	29.4
44	Al Jefferson, C, CHA	3	0	8.8	1.5	0.8	1.5	1	17	87.7	29.2
45	Klay Thompson, SG, GS	3	9.2	3.2	2.6	0.9	1.9	0.6	20.6	86.3	28.8
46	Greg Monroe, PF, MIL	3	0	9.6	2.1	1.3	2.2	0.7	15.1	86.2	28.7
47	Tim Duncan, PF, SA	3	0	9.4	2.8	0.6	1.4	1.6	12.8	85.7	28.6
48	Chandler Parsons, SF, DAL	3	6	5.8	3	1.2	1.8	0.4	16.9	84.9	28.3
49	Goran Dragic, SG, MIA	3	2.8	2.8	5.6	1.2	2	0.2	14.7	84.4	28.1
50	D'Angelo Russell, PG, LAL	3	3.9	3.9	5.1	1.5	1.9	0.2	13.7	82.9	27.6
51	Emmanuel Mudiay, PG, DEN	3	4	3.4	5.7	1.2	2.6	0.2	13.9	82.4	27.5
52	Hassan Whiteside, C, MIA	3	0	11.8	0.2	0.9	1.3	2.3	13.3	82.4	27.5
53	Draymond Green, PF, GS	3	3.8	7.9	3.6	1.6	1.8	1.2	11.3	82.3	27.4
54	DeAndre Jordan, C, LAC	3	0	13.1	0.8	1.1	1.2	2.3	10.4	81.4	27.1
55	Bradley Beal, SG, WAS	3	4.8	4.4	3.4	1.2	2.1	0.3	16.3	80.7	26.9
56	Monta Ellis, SG, IND	3	2.1	3.3	4.3	1	2.4	0.4	16	80.3	26.8
57	Derrick Favors, PF, UTA	3	0	9.5	1.1	0.9	1.6	1.7	14.1	80.1	26.7
58	Kenneth Faried, PF, DEN	3	0	9.8	1.3	1	1.8	0.8	14.3	79.8	26.6
59	Rudy Gobert, C, UTA	3	0	12.6	1.2	0.8	1.6	2.9	9.4	79.3	26.4
60	Victor Oladipo, PG, ORL	3	3.5	3.9	3.8	1.4	2.6	0.4	15.7	79	26.3
61	Marcin Gortat, C, WAS	3	0	10	1.5	0.5	1.5	1.5	12.8	78.8	26.3
62	Eric Gordon, SG, NO	3	6.7	3.2	4.1	0.9	2.1	0.2	15.7	78.3	26.1
63	Mason Plumlee, C, POR	3	0	8.5	1.8	0.9	1.9	1.1	13.4	77.1	25.7
64	Devin Harris, PG, DAL	3	5.4	3.3	4.7	1.4	2.2	0.3	13.5	76.8	25.6
65	Kawhi Leonard, SF, SA	3	3.1	6.4	2.1	1.8	1.1	0.7	13	75.3	25.1
66	Trevor Ariza, SF, HOU	3	7.1	7	2.1	1.7	1.6	0.3	13.4	75.2	25.1
67	Rajon Rondo, PG, SAC	3	1.5	5.4	6.4	0.9	3	0.1	8.9	74.9	25
68	Serge Ibaka, PF, OKC	3	1.9	8.4	0.9	0.5	1.2	2.4	12.9	74.5	24.8
69	Brook Lopez, C, BKN	3	0	6.9	0.8	0.6	1.3	1.6	15.4	74.2	24.7
70	Chris Bosh, C, MIA	3	2.7	6.6	1.4	1	1.4	0.7	15	73.9	24.6
71	Tobias Harris, SF, ORL	3	3	6.1	1.4	0.8	1.3	0.5	15.7	73.9	24.6
72	Markieff Morris, PF, PHO	3	1.7	5.7	2.3	1	1.9	0.5	14.8	73.8	24.6
73	Jarrett Jack, SG, BKN	3	1.8	3.4	5.6	1	2.2	0.2	10.7	72.9	24.3
74	Evan Turner, SF, BOS	3	1.6	5.5	4.6	0.8	2.1	0.1	10.8	72.8	24.3
75	Ed Davis, PF, POR	3	0	9.1	1.7	0.6	1.1	1.3	11.1	72.8	24.3
76	Tony Parker, PG, SA	3	1.2	2	5	0.5	1.9	0.1	13.4	72.7	24.2
77	Elfrid Payton, PG, ORL	3	0.3	3.9	6.1	1.5	2.1	0.2	8.5	72.6	24.2
78	Thaddeus Young, SF, BKN	3	2.1	5.5	2.5	1.5	1.5	0.4	13.3	72.4	24.1
79	Joe Johnson, SF, BKN	3	3.8	4.3	3.7	0.6	1.4	0.2	12.9	71.8	23.9
80	David West, PF, SA	3	0.1	6	3.4	0.7	1.3	0.7	10.9	71.4	23.8
81	Ryan Anderson, PF, NO	3	7.2	6	1	0.5	1.1	0.4	16	71.4	23.8
82	David Lee, PF, BOS	3	0	7.7	1.8	0.5	1.5	0.3	12.7	70.3	23.4
83	Jeff Green, PF, MEM	3	3.7	5	1.7	0.8	1.3	0.6	14.9	69.9	23.3
84	Trey Burke, PG, UTA	3	5	3.2	4	0.7	1.7	0.2	12.6	69.3	23.1
85	Nicolas Batum, SF, CHA	3	3.6	5.9	3.9	0.9	2	0.6	9.7	68.8	22.9
86	Tiago Splitter, C, ATL	4	0	6	1.7	0.6	1.2	0.5	7.8	68.3	17.1
87	George Hill, PG, IND	3	3.7	4.1	3.8	0.7	1.1	0.4	10.9	67.9	22.6
88	Enes Kanter, C, OKC	3	0.3	8.6	0.8	0.4	1.5	0.6	12.8	67.4	22.5
89	Luol Deng, SF, MIA	3	2.8	4.7	2.4	1.1	1.4	0.2	13	67.3	22.4
90	Tyson Chandler, C, PHO	3	0	10.1	1.1	0.6	1.5	1	9.9	67	22.3
91	Kent Bazemore, SF, ATL	4	3.9	4.3	1.8	1	1.5	0.5	8.8	66.9	16.7
92	Ty Lawson, PG, HOU	3	2.4	2.4	5.2	1	1.7	0.1	10.2	66.9	22.3
93	Alec Burks, SG, UTA	3	2.4	4.2	2.4	0.9	1.9	0.2	14	66.5	22.2
94	Paul Pierce, SF, LAC	3	5.5	4.3	2.1	1	1.2	0.4	13.2	65.8	21.9
95	Tony Snell, SG, CHI	4	5.9	3.9	1.6	0.7	1	0.4	9.3	65.6	16.4
96	Dennis Schroder, PG, ATL	4	2.1	2.2	3.5	0.5	1.6	0	8.4	65.1	16.3
97	Al-Farouq Aminu, SF, POR	3	2	7.6	2	1.1	1.4	0.6	9.8	65	21.7
98	Khris Middleton, SG, MIL	3	4.3	4.3	2.1	1.5	1.4	0.2	12.8	65	21.7
99	Jonas Valanciunas, C, TOR	3	0	8.5	0.7	0.4	1.6	1	11.9	64.9	21.6
100	Kristaps Porzingis, PF, NY	3	1.5	6.5	1.9	0.9	1.6	0.7	11.2	64.6	21.5
101	CJ McCollum, PG, POR	3	5.8	2.7	2.3	1.2	1.8	0.2	14.4	64	21.3
102	Ersan Ilyasova, PF, DET	3	4	5.8	1.4	0.6	0.9	0.3	12.6	63.6	21.2
103	Avery Bradley, PG, BOS	3	4.9	3.7	1.7	0.9	1.5	0.2	14.4	63.5	21.2
104	Jabari Parker, PF, MIL	3	0.5	6.1	1.7	1.2	1.6	0.2	11.8	63.3	21.1
105	Julius Randle, PF, LAL	3	1	7.3	1.4	0.8	1.2	0.7	10.8	63.3	21.1
106	Terrence Jones, PF, HOU	3	1	7.1	1	0.7	0.9	1.3	10.8	63.3	21.1
107	DeMarre Carroll, SF, TOR	3	4.1	5.6	1.6	1.1	1	0.3	11.9	63.3	21.1
108	Andrew Bogut, C, GS	3	0	8.7	2.2	0.6	1.5	1.7	6.8	62.4	20.8
109	Andre Iguodala, SF, GS	3	3.3	4	3.6	1.2	1.3	0.3	9.3	62.2	20.7
110	Dwight Howard, C, HOU	2	0	12.2	1.5	0.9	2.8	1.5	16.1	61.6	30.8
111	J.R. Smith, SF, CLE	3	6.4	3.8	2.3	1	1.5	0.4	12.1	61.3	20.4
112	Anderson Varejao, C, CLE	3	0	8.8	1.6	1	1.2	0.8	7.8	61.2	20.4
113	Andrea Bargnani, C, BKN	3	1.4	5	1.5	0.2	1.4	0.8	12.8	61	20.3
114	Willie Cauley-Stein, C, SAC	3	0	7.6	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.1	10.3	60.4	20.1
115	Arron Afflalo, SG, NY	3	4.1	3	2.6	0.6	1.7	0.1	12.8	60.3	20.1
116	Amir Johnson, PF, BOS	3	0.6	6.9	1.7	0.6	1.6	0.9	9.8	60	20
117	Zaza Pachulia, C, DAL	3	0	7.4	2.2	1	1.7	0.4	8.5	59.8	19.9
118	Jordan Clarkson, PG, LAL	3	2.2	3.3	3	1	1.3	0.2	10.6	59.6	19.9
119	Patrick Beverley, PG, HOU	3	5	4.2	2.7	1.3	1.2	0.5	9.6	59.5	19.8
120	Jodie Meeks, SG, DET	3	4.9	2.2	1.8	1.2	1.2	0.1	13.8	59.4	19.8
121	Jose Calderon, PG, NY	3	4.6	2.4	4.7	0.8	1.5	0.1	8.5	58.9	19.6
122	Mo Williams, PG, CLE	3	4.4	2.1	4	0.8	2.4	0.2	10.9	58.9	19.6
123	Darren Collison, PG, SAC	3	2.9	2.6	3.2	0.8	1.7	0.2	11.5	58.9	19.6
124	Alex Len, C, PHO	3	0	8.7	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.8	8.7	58.8	19.6
125	Manu Ginobili, SG, SA	3	3.5	2.7	3.7	0.9	1.6	0.3	9.6	58.1	19.4
126	P.J. Tucker, SF, PHO	3	2.9	6	1.9	1.3	1.2	0.2	9.2	58	19.3
127	Roy Hibbert, C, LAL	3	0	7.1	1	0.4	1.1	1.6	9.4	57.9	19.3
128	Jordan Hill, C, IND	3	0	7.9	0.9	0.3	1	0.9	9.4	57.8	19.3
129	J.J. Redick, SG, LAC	3	6.3	2	1.7	0.7	1	0.1	14.2	57.8	19.3
130	Thabo Sefolosha, SG, ATL	4	3.2	4.3	1.6	1.2	0.8	0.3	6.2	57.5	14.4
131	John Henson, C, MIL	3	0	6.4	1.2	0.5	1.4	1.9	9.1	56.7	18.9
132	Jeremy Lin, PG, CHA	3	2.6	2.3	3.6	0.8	2	0.3	10.3	56.6	18.9
133	Ricky Rubio, PG, MIN	2	1.2	4.5	7.3	2	2.6	0.1	9.6	56.2	28.1
134	Otto Porter, SF, WAS	3	2.1	5.9	1.4	1	1.1	0.6	9.4	55.6	18.5
135	O.J. Mayo, SG, MIL	3	4.3	2.8	2.4	0.8	1.6	0.2	11.4	55.3	18.4
136	Marcus Morris, SF, DET	3	3.7	4.5	1.9	0.7	0.9	0.3	10	55.1	18.4
137	Jameer Nelson, PG, DEN	3	4.1	2.4	4.4	0.6	1.8	0.1	8.1	54.7	18.2
138	Harrison Barnes, SF, GS	3	3.1	4.8	1.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	10.1	54.1	18
139	Marcus Smart, PG, BOS	3	4.1	3.5	3.2	1.2	1.4	0.3	7.9	53.7	17.9
140	Danilo Gallinari, SF, DEN	3	4.9	3.6	1.3	0.7	1	0.3	11.5	53.7	17.9
141	Rodney Stuckey, SG, IND	3	1.5	2.9	2.3	0.5	1.3	0.1	11	53.4	17.8
142	Wilson Chandler, PF, DEN	3	4.4	4.4	1.4	0.6	1.1	0.3	10.7	53.3	17.8
143	Kelly Olynyk, C, BOS	3	2.5	5.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	0.5	9.3	53.1	17.7
144	Robin Lopez, C, NY	3	0	6.4	1	0.5	1.1	1.5	8.5	52.9	17.6
145	Brandon Bass, PF, LAL	3	0.3	5.5	1	0.5	0.8	0.7	9.6	52.3	17.4
146	Patrick Patterson, PF, TOR	3	3.2	5.2	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.5	8.4	52.2	17.4
147	Kris Humphries, PF, WAS	3	0	6.7	1	0.5	0.8	0.8	8.3	52.1	17.4
148	Andrew Wiggins, SF, MIN	2	1.5	4.8	1.9	0.9	2	0.6	17.8	51.8	25.9
149	Kevin Martin, SG, MIN	2	3.9	3.3	1.7	0.8	1.6	0.1	19.7	51.6	25.8
150	Nerlens Noel, C, PHI	2	0	8.6	2.4	2	2	1.9	10.5	51.4	25.7