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Fantasy Basketball: Top 10 Big Men Right Now

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We are almost at the midway point of the 2014-15 NBA season, and you have seen some familiar and new faces climb the fantasy basketball ladder. Here are my top 10 big men in fantasy basketball right now.

10. Nikola Vucevic

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10. Nikola Vucevic

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Vucevic is having one of the quietest 19 PPG, 11 RPG seasons I have seen in the past few years. Combine that with good shooting percentages and a ton of minutes, and it makes him one of the best in fantasy.

9. Kevin Love

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9. Kevin Love

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Love may not have been the top-five pick most people were expecting, but he's still averaging 17 PPG and 10.5 RPG. He's one of the best passing big men in the league too, so there will be nights where he has 5-6 assists.

8. Blake Griffin

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8. Blake Griffin

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His rebounding is down this year at 7.6 RPG, but Griffin is averaging over 22 PPG and 5.0 APG. He's not a great defender by any means and even with his rebounding as low as it is, he is still a top-10 big men in the league.

7. Tim Duncan

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7. Tim Duncan

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The ageless wonder is averaging only 14.5 PPG, but he is having one of the best defensive seasons of his career. He is averaging 10 RPG and almost 2.0 BPG. Duncan still sits more than most big men, but he has proven he is still a top power forward.

6. Chris Bosh

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6. Chris Bosh

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Bosh is having a typical year, averaging 21 PPG and 7.5 RPG. Now these numbers may not be as good as those of Blake Griffin, but what puts Bosh over the top is his 3-point shooting. He's playing once again like a LeBron James-less forward and his numbers back that up.

5. Marc Gasol

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5. Marc Gasol

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Gasol is one of the best all-around centers the league has seen recently. His combination of scoring, rebounding, passing and defending is almost unmatched.

4. Pau Gasol

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4. Pau Gasol

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The revitalized Pau Gasol has been outstanding this year. Look at these numbers: 18.2 PPG, 12 RPG, 2.8 APG and 2.2 BPG. He was probably taken rather late in most drafts due to his disappointing past few years, but make no mistake: every person who passed on him is kicking themselves for it.

3. LaMarcus Aldridge

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3. LaMarcus Aldridge

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Aldridge has missed some games, but he's still one of three players averaging 20-plus PPG and 10-plus RPG. He's an underrated defender with 0.8 SPG and 1.1 BPG, is a great free-throw shooter for a power forward, and he'll give you almost one 3-pointer per night. Aldridge has proven he's a top-three big man in not only fantasy basketball, but the NBA.

2. DeMarcus Cousins

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2. DeMarcus Cousins

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Cousins is first in scoring and third in rebounding among centers. It doesn't look like much, but he is also averaging 3.2 APG, 1.5 BPG and 1.5 SPG, which is impressive for a center. Add in 28 double-doubles, and you have a top-tier big man.

1. Anthony Davis

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1. Anthony Davis

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Davis has put up 24.6 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.8 BPG and 1.6 SPG. Among power forwards, that ranks first, third, first and second. I have nothing more to say other than that Davis has been the best big man and probably the best fantasy player overall this season.

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