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One game. Thats how long it took for the fantasy basketball world to be reminded that Utahs Gordon Hayward is a top-35 fantasy player when healthy.Hayward returned to the court Sunday and scored 28 points, adding five rebounds and a pair of 3s in a win over the New York Knicks. Though the 26-year-old small forward didnt dish out an assist or swipe a steal, his six-year track record in the NBA tells us that we can expect him to average right around 3.5 assists and one steal per game, so were not worried there.What the game against the Knicks did was answer the question of whether it would take some time for Hayward to work his way back into game shape; 28 points in 36 minutes tells us that hes ready to play like the Hayward weve come to know, and he wont be simply eased back into the Jazz rotation.As such, Hayward is this weeks biggest riser in the rankings, moving all the way from No. 66 to No. 34.Four games. Thats how long it took to realize that it was premature to knock James Harden from his perch atop the rankings. Last week, we moved him down behind Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant, but all Harden has done since then is rattle off four consecutive games of at least 30 points and 10 assists.On Monday, I send out the following Twitter poll:Which player do you prefer in fantasy hoops? A) 31.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 12.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 3.7 3PG B) 33.2 PPG, 9 RPG, 9.7 APG, 1.7 SPG, 2.3 3PG- Joe Kaiser (@JoeKaiserSports) November 7, 2016What I didnt tell people is that Player A was Harden and Player B was Westbrook. Even though I didnt even include shooting percentages, which are heavily in Hardens favor at this point (50 FG%, 84.9 FT% vs. Westbrooks 43 FG%, 78.9 FT%), virtually everyone responded that theyd prefer Player A.Harden leads the league with 12.7 assists per game and has dished out 15 dimes in three of the past four games, taking a page out of the Rajon Rondo handbook. Add in the fact that hes attempting a career-high 8.7 3-pointers per game and making a career-best 3.7 per game thus far, and it becomes clearer to see why he vaults back to the top this week.It helps, too, that Durant, Westbrook and Davis each had some underwhelming performances over the past week.Some other notable risers include Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leaps Kawhi Leonard to move to No. 5;?Kristaps Porzingis, who goes from 31 to 23; and Devin Booker, who busted out of an early-season shooting slump with 38 points against the Pelicans and 39 against the Lakers in back-to-back games. Booker goes all the way from 75 to 38.Joel Embiids minutes restriction will continue through Christmas, but his production per minute is among the best in the game, and his immense upside warrants a bump up to 41.Meanwhile, Reggie Jacksons return to the practice court signals that his return might not be far off, elevating him from 87 to 72, and a report by ESPN.coms Zach Lowe that Jrue Holiday could be back by mid-November bumps him up from 124 to 103.On the other side of the spectrum, there is Victor Oladipo, who simply hasnt adjusted to his new team the way most people expected. Particularly worrisome are his assists (1.6) and steal (0.6) numbers, which pale in comparison to his career averages and make him much less of a fantasy threat at shooting guard. We have knocked him down from 35 to 68.LaMarcus Aldridge, who isnt contributing much aside from scoring (18.8 PPG), drops from 33 to 39. He is averaging just 6.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocks through San Antonios first six games.Nikola Jokic, who is only 21 and still inconsistent on a game-to-game basis, drops from 42 to 55 but remains extremely talented and valuable as a fantasy option going forward.Another to fall this week is Zach LaVine, who hasnt stepped up as much as expected in the absence of Ricky Rubio. After a 14-point game against Denver and a 4-point forgettable performance against Oklahoma City, he drops from 36 to a more appropriate 57.Here is the full rundown of the updated Top 150 rankings: Keon Broxton Jersey . On June 12, just as the sun sets on the magnificent historical city of Sao Paulo the inventors, innovators and purveyors of “joga bonitowill” open their campaign. The opponent, Croatia and all its football might and will. As opposites do attract we are set for a corker of an opener. Wilson Ramos Mets Jersey . 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Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Courtney Vandersloot hit two free throws to force overtime and Cappie Pondexter made a go-ahead layup with 21.3 seconds left to help the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 98-97 on Tuesday night.The Sky (17-15) moved into fourth in the WNBA standings, which comes with a first-round bye in the playoffs. Chicago has two games left this season.The Sky also hosted 50 Cent after rookie Imani Boyette used social media to campaign for the rapper to come to a WNBA game. Actress Sophia Bush also watched Chicagos win.Minnesota (26-6) took an 86-83 lead with 6.1 seconds left in regulation and the Lynx fouled Vandersloot intentionally in the backcourt. She made the first free throw and purposely missed the second. She grabbed the rebound, was fouled again and hit twwo free throws with 2.dddddddddddd7 seconds left. Janel McCarvilles shot was blocked at the buzzer.In overtime, Pondexter split two defenders in the lane to help Chicago to a 96-95 lead. After Minnesota jumped back in front on a McCarville basket, Pondexter made another layup in traffic for a 98-97 lead. Minnesotas Renee Montgomery was called for traveling with 1.4 seconds left.Pondexter scored 24 points and Vandersloot had 18 for sixth-ranked Chicago. The Sky played without the reigning MVP Elena Delle Donne, who had surgery Tuesday to repair her injured right thumb.Maya Moore scored 22 of her 27 points after halftime for top-ranked Minnesota. ' ' '