Fantasy Basketball: Last Week's Top Performers Include Jokic, AD, KAT

Last week in the NBA featured some great basketball for the New Year, but that wasn't the only time players stepped up their games. We had four players average over 60 fantasy points last week, not to mention one with the elusive 70-point average – Nikola Jokic.

The following players averaged the most fantasy points per game last week (two-game minimum).

1. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets

Last Week: 79.4 FP/G

Season Rank: 1 (65.4 FP/G)

It was a monster week for Jokic, who kicked things off with consecutive triple-doubles against the Jazz and Hawks. His 22 rebounds against Utah marked a season high. Then, it was back-to-back matchups against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Jokic posted 41-18-9 in the first matchup – a three-point loss. He got his revenge one day later, posting 46-9-10 in an overtime victory. Overall, the Nuggets went 3-1 while Jokic averaged 36.5 points, 16.5 rebounds, 11.3 assists and 2.0 steals.

2. Anthony Davis, Lakers

Last Week: 61.3 FP/G

Season Rank: 6 (53.5 FP/G)

Davis missed one game due to an ankle injury but shook that off to complete a fantastic week. In his second appearance of the week, he matched his season high of 19 rebounds during a win over the Hawks. He also recorded multiple assists and blocks in each contest. Overall, Davis averaged 25.3 points, 15.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.3 blocks and 2.2 steals.

3. Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks

Last Week: 61.1 FP/G

Season Rank: 9 (49.9 FP/G)

It was an all-around great week for Towns, who recorded at least 30 points, 16 rebounds or four assists in three of his four appearances. His 44 points Saturday against the Bulls marked his third 40-point performance of the campaign, and his pair of 20-rebound games marked his third and fourth of the campaign. Overall, Towns averaged 31.0 points, 18.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals.

4. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs

Last Week: 61.0 FP/G

Season Rank: 3 (55.4 FP/G)

Wembanyama is most recently coming off a career-high 23 rebounds Saturday's overtime loss to the Nuggets, which was the second half of a back-to-back for the teams. In the first game between the two, a win for San Antonio, Wembanyama posted 35-18-4 with two blocks and a steal in what was his fourth game of the season with at least 35 points. The Spurs finished the week going 2-1, with Wemby averaging 27.3 points, 16.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals.

5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks

Last Week: 57.7 FP/G

Season Rank: 2 (58.7 FP/G)

Antetokounmpo's 29.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.0 combined blocks-plus-steals actually represented a small step down in his fantasy production. He double-doubled in each game. Antetokounmpo is currently on a streak of five double-doubles with at least one steal.

This week's preview

The following players are top fantasy point producers and play at least three games next week with fewer than two matchups against top-10 defenses

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks (58.7 FP/G) – @TOR, SAS, @ORL, @NYK
• Victor Wembanyama, Spurs (55.4 FP/G) – @CHI, @MIL, @LAL
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (53.9 FP/G) – @CLE, @NYK, @WAS
• Anthony Davis, Lakers (53.5 FP/G) – @DAL, CHA, SAS
• Jayson Tatum, Celtics (50.1 FP/G) – @DEN, SAC, NOP