Top Fantasy Basketball Performers Over Past 15 Games: Cade Cunningham, Amen Thompson, Jordan Poole, Walker Kessler, Isaiah Collier and More

As the NBA regular season takes a little pause for the All-Star break, it's a good time for looking at a bunch of numbers. Here, let's look at the top performers over the past 15 games. 

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I'll be using statistics from NBA.com. Let's go!

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Top Fantasy Performers

Using the NBA's settings, the top fantasy players of late are the big names - Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, LeBron James, etc.

Cade Cunningham is a bit of a surprise player inside the top-10 fantasy performers over the past 15 games. He's averaging 27.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.6 block and 4.4 turnovers per game.

Amen Thompson is No. 20 in fantasy points per game. He's averaging 16.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.9 steals, 1.6 blocks and 2.9 turnovers a game. Thompson is a better fantasy asset in keeper/dynasty leagues, but he might be a pretty affordable standard league guy right now.

Trey Murphy III is just a spot behind Thompson in fantasy points per game. He's averaging 24.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.8 blocks and 1.9 turnovers per contest. He should be another pretty affordable fantasy piece.

Mark Williams is a spot behind Murphy in fantasy points. He's averaged 18.1 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.6 blocks and 0.8 turnovers a game. I'd have loved to see Williams play for the Lakers, but once he gets back on the court, he should remain a really good fantasy center.

Top Scorers

Gilgeous-Alexander, Antetokounmpo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Maxey and Jalen Brunson are the top scorers per game over the past 15 contests.

Franz Wagner is 11th with 26.7 points per game. Norman Powell sits 17th and is averaging 25.5 points a contest.

Tyler Herro is 25th with 23.5 points per game, while Darius Garland is averaging 23.3 points to sit 27th. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 23.3 points a game as well. CJ McCollum is at 22.9 points per game and is 30th.

Zach LaVine is at 22.7 points a game, even after his trade to the Kings. OKC's Jalen Williams is averaging 22.1 points a game, good enough for 33rd in the league. 

Jordan Poole is erupting after the Wizards' deadline deals - he's averaging 20.8 points per game over the past 15 contests. 

Houston's Jalen Green is at 20.5 points per game. Jordan Clarkson is scoring 19.8 points per game after returning from a long absence. 

Top Rebounders

Domantas Sabonis, Walker Kessler, Antetokounmpo, Ivica Zubac and Davis are the league's top rebounders of late.

Kessler is at 13.4 boards a game, and has really improved his fantasy value over the past couple weeks.

Zubac has been one of the top rebounders all season, so him being a top-five guy right now shows just how consistent he's been.

Jalen Duren is sitting sixth at 12.1 rebounds a game. Mark Williams is tied for eighth with Wembanyama.

Isaiah Hartenstein is 10th at 11.4 rebounds a game. Josh Hart is tied for 14th at 10.7 rebounds per game. Nick Richards is 21st and the last player averaging double-digit boards a game (10).

Assist Leaders

Jokic, Trae Young, James Harden, Cunningham and James are top five in assists, with only Jokic, Young and Harden over 10 a game.

Isaiah Collier, who is still available in 26% of leagues, is averaging 8.8 assists a game, good enough for sixth in the league.

Chris Paul is eighth at 7.6 assists per game. Ben Simmons is 17th at 6.7 assists.

Steal Leaders

Josh Okogie is tops in the league in steals per game over the past 15, averaging 2.7 a game. He barely beats out Dyson Daniels, who is at 2.6 a game.

Draymond Green is third at 2.3 steals a game. Kris Dunn and Tari Eason are next at 2.1 steals per game each.

Some other lesser-known names in the top 10 are Cason Wallace, Andrew Nembhard and Thompson.

Block Leaders

Chet Holmgren is averaging a league-best 3.7 blocks per game over the past 15 games. Wembanyama is second at 3.5 blocks a game.

Daniel Gafford, who is now out several weeks, is third at 3.3 blocks per contest. Davis is fourth at 2.3 blocks a game, and Kessler is fifth at 2.2 blocks.

Brook Lopez (2.1) and Evan Mobley (2) are the only other guys averaging at least two blocks per game. Nicolas Claxton (1.9) and Robert Williams III, Goga Bitadze and Kristaps Porzingis (1.8 each) are all just below two blocks a game.

Double- and Triple-Double Leaders

Sabonis has 14 double-doubles and three triple-doubles over his past 15 contests.

Jolic is at 13 double-doubles and nine triple-doubles.

Wembanyama, Duren, Harden and Nikola Vucevic are between 10-12 double-doubles, but only Harden and Vucevic had a triple-double in that group.

Hart is at seven double-doubles and three triple-doubles over his past 15 games. Thompson has three triple-doubles and four double-doubles.

Shooting Percentage Leaders

Among players getting a decent amount of playing time, Jaxson Hayes is tops in field goal percentage (76.4%). 

Richaun Holmes is shooting 73.9% over his past 15 contests. Kessler is at 71.3%, and Duren is at 70.6%. Luke Kornet is at 70.2%.

Jarrett Allen (68.8%), Gafford (68%), Rudy Gobert (67.6%), Antetokounmpo (64.5%), Drew Eubanks (64.4%), Jokic (64.3%), Jakob Poeltl (63.2%), Khris Middleton (62.9%), Onyeka Okongwu (62.7%), Moussa Diabate (62.7%), Zion Williamson (61.8%) Brandon Clarke (60.9%), Mason Plumlee (60.5%), Christian Braun (60.3%) and Sabonis (60.1%) are some other players over 60% of late.

Among players averaging three or more 3-point shots per game, Seth Curry leads the way with a 54.8 3-point percentage. 

Luke Kennard is at 50.8%. Keon Ellis is shooting a strong 49.3% from deep.

Desmond Bane is at 48.6% from long range. Sam Hauser is at 48.5%, while Bradley Beal is shooting 48.4%.

Middleton is at 48% from 3-point land. Eric Gordon is shooting 47.9%, Isaiah Joe is at 47.5% and Taurean Prince is shooting 42.2%.

Antetokounmpo is shooting the most free throws over the past 15 games. He's shooting just 54.3% on his 11.7 attempts a game though.

Gilgeous-Alexander is a much better 90.1% on 10.9 attempts a game. Embiid attempts 10.5 free throws a game, shooting 73.8%. Edwards is at 84.7% on 10.1 attempts per contest.

Damian Lillard (93.8%), Austin Reaves (92.6%), Cunningham (95.2%), Maxey (93.4%) and Kyrie Irving (91.4%) are the only guys shooting five or more free throws a game and shooting over 90%.