Daily Fantasy Rankings: The Point Player Ranking System

A fantasy sport (also known as rotisserie, roto, or owner simulation) is a game where participants act as owners to build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by the real individual players or teams of a professional sport.

The goal is to assign a numerical “fantasy point score” (FPS) on each NBA player that accurately reflects his daily and seasonal fantasy production which can be used to compare the overall daily fantasy rankings of individual NBA players against each other on a daily or seasonal basis.

On any given night, players who are expected to greatly exceed their season average per game fantasy point score (FPS) are targeted, and those players who might underperform their season average per game fantasy point score (FPS) are avoided. Season average per game fantasy point scores will always appear in parentheses beside a player’s name such as LeBron James (48FPS) for example. Season average per game fantasy point scores will be updated for each player to determine his daily fantasy ranking. For the 2010 summer offseason and first month of the 2010 to 2011 season, we will use each player’s final FPS score from the previous season when discussing ranking and value.

Here’s the basic math of the Fantasy Point Scoring (FPS) system:

Three Point FG = 3 Fantasy Points (3 FP)
Two Point FG = 2 Fantasy Points (2 FP)
Free Throw = 1 Fantasy Point (1 FP)
Rebound = 1 Fantasy Point (1 FP)
Assist = 1 Fantasy Point (1 FP)
Steal = 2 Fantasy Points (2 FP)
Block = 2 Fantasy Points (2 FP)
Turnover = -1 Fantasy Point (-1 FP)


Formula: Three Point FG FP’s + Two Point FG FP’s + Free Throw FP’s + Rebound FP’s + Assist FP’s + Steal FP’s + Block FP’s – Turnover FP’s = Player’s Fantasy Point Total Score (FPS)

For example: LeBron James scores 30 points (3 three point FGs, 5 two point FGs and 11 free throws), picks up 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and three turnovers. His total Fantasy Point Score (FPS) for the game would be calculated as follows: (9 + 10 + 11) + 8 + 5 + 4 + 4 – 3 = 48 FPS

If you really want to get quick at calculating the formula, simply count each point scored as 1 FP. There is no need to break it into 3PT FG’s, 2PT FG’s and FT’s when calculating the formula. It is simply broken into pieces to show how each type of scoring was incorporated into the system, so the above game for LeBron is more easily calculated as follows: 30 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 4 – 3 = 48 FPS.

The system provides a quick and simple method to examine production, compare players and determine their daily fantasy rankings. Once you are familiar with using the fantasy scoring system, it’s easy to scan the box scores and calculate performances in your head, thereby allowing you to develop a consistent feel of how players have performed overall and against each other by using only a single, easily calculated reference number. If you want to dig deeper into each statistical category, feel free to do so. The system simply creates a quick “back of the napkin” reference point for cross comparing performances and players.

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