REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Paul George to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 2528 projected fantasy points puts him at #15 behind Julius Randle and ahead of Tobias Harris. He is expected to be out through 11/12 which impacts his rest of season ranking. He has averaged 44.4 fantasy points in his past 77 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 38.9 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#7) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 98%, he is the #16 most highly owned forward. Paul George is expected to come up short of last season's #2 fantasy position rank.

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FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

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