DRAFT ADVICE AND POSITION RANK

Based on our latest pre-season projection, you can expect Andre Drummond will be an elite fantasy starter. His 2858 projected fantasy points puts him at #4 behind Joel Embiid and ahead of Marc Gasol. He has averaged 37.1 fantasy points in his past 79 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 34.9 fantasy points. He is owned in 100% of fantasy leagues so everyone expects him to be an elite center. He is projected to live up to these high expectations. Andre Drummond is expected to slightly improve on last season's #5 fantasy position rank.

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WEEK 1 AND 2 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Andre Drummond is projected for 101.5 fantasy points in 3 games the rest of week which is good enough to be the #3 ranked center and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Rudy Gobert but behind Marc Gasol the rest of the week. Week 2 is projected to be slightly better based on projected rank (#2). He is projected for 137.9 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Below the projection are actual stats from last season.