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The NBA season is only a week old, and, entering Wednesday, every team has played somewhere between three and five games, so were not exactly talking about a big sample size here.But basketball isnt baseball, and we dont need 200 plate appearances to get a better idea of each players value. A set of eyes and a look at the numbers can be very revealing, even in a short amount of time, and already we are seeing some early-season trends that have drastically changed the rankings since our last update in mid-October.Moving upRussell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder: We slid Westbrook down to No. 2 once James Harden received point guard eligibility, but its difficult to consider Westbrook anything but No. 1 after the numbers he put up in his first week without Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City. Facing lower-tier opponents in his first three games, the Thunder star posted two triple-doubles and missed a third by one assist, averaging 38.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists and even throwing in 2.7 3s per game. If hes going to put up near triple-double averages while also making 3-pointers this season, he has the edge on not only Harden but on everybody in the league.Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans: Davis has never played more than 68 games in a season, which is why we ranked him at No. 9 for much of September before sliding him down to 11 after the news of a preseason ankle injury. His lack of durability makes him a huge risk, and we all know that. Still, as far as pure production goes, hes right there with Westbrook for the top spot and has to be considered almost a 1B to Westbrooks 1A. The Pelicans star power forward averaged a mind-blowing 37 points, 13 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 3 blocks in his first four games.Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors: In some ways, the Warriors already feel like Durants team, which is weird to even think about, but it shows in his early-season numbers. His scoring (28.5 PPG), rebounding (9 RPG) and shooting percentages (57.4 FG/91.7 FT) are all ahead of last seasons pace, as are his steals and blocks, and some metrics have Durant ranked ahead of Westbrook and Davis for No. 1 thus far. Weve moved him up from No. 5 to No. 3.Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks and Hassan Whiteside, Miami Heat: Both of these players were considered low first-rounders or high second-rounders, and if drafts were held again today theres a good chance theyd each go in the middle of the first round. Antetokounmpos well-rounded game is ahead of even the loftiest of expectations at this point (23.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1 SPG, 2 BPG and 0.8 3PG), while Whitesides combination of scoring (19.8 PPG), rebounding (13.8 RPG), shot-blocking (3 BPG) and efficient shooting (60 percent from the field) makes him one of the games elite big men.Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota Timberwolves and Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers: We thought we had Dieng and Turner ranked aggressively in our last update, and guess what -- we were wrong! Whats interesting is the difference in hype, as Dieng tends to float under the radar on a young Minnesota team with a number of much higher-profile stars, while Turner entered the season with as much fanfare as any second-year player. Whats clear is both should be ranked much higher, and thats why weve moved Dieng and Turner to No. 21 and 22, respectively. Dieng simply does it all (14.3 PPG, 11 RPG, 2 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.7 BPG while shooting 64.3 FG and 87.5 FT), while Turner makes the most of his 29-30 minutes on the court each night, particularly as a scorer (18 PPG), rebounder (9.3 RPG) and shot-blocker (3 BPG). Aging big man Al Jefferson doesnt appear to be someone who will hinder Turners upside this season, as we feared might be the case.Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers: Another big man who oozes superstar, Embiid is doing things on the court most 7-footers can only dream of; taking players off the dribble and spotting up from 3-point range. The 76ers are taking it slow with his return to the court after two missed seasons, but his 17.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 2.7 BPG stand to increase when his minutes restriction is lifted. Remember, hes averaged less than 21 minutes a game so far!Other notable risers:DeMar DeRozan, Toronto RaptorsJonas Valanciunas, Toronto RaptorsWesley Matthews, Dallas MavericksAvery Bradley, Boston CelticsJusuf Nurkic, Denver NuggetsGeorge Hill, Utah JazzTim Frazier, New Orleans PelicansT.J. Warren, Phoenix SunsKris Dunn, Minnesota TimberwolvesWill Barton, Denver NuggetsJustise Winslow, Miami HeatMarkieff Morris, Washington WizardsBojan Bogdanovic, Brooklyn NetsNotable fallers:Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota TimberwolvesSerge Ibaka, Orlando MagicDevin Booker, Phoenix SunsTrevor Ariza, Houston RocketsRicky Rubio, Minnesota TimberwolvesBrandon Knight, Phoenix SunsEnes Kanter, Oklahoma City ThunderNerlens Noel, Philadelphia 76ersJahlil Okafor, Philadelphia 76ersAl-Farouq Aminu, Portland Trail BlazersJerseys For Sale Outlet . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. 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The New England Patriots, who didnt have Tom Brady for the first four games, lead the AFC East by three games and appear to be coasting to home-field advantage.And, talk about a flip in the standings: The NFC East, which was arguably the worst division in football last season, is 13-5-1 in non-divisional games this season, and every team is .500 or above. The NFC West, as recently as last season considered the best division in football, is 7-13 in non-division games and has only one team with a winning record.Lets take a stab at 15 predictions for the second half of the season:1.?Prescott will take the 7-1 Cowboys into the playoffs and draw a ffirst-round bye.dddddddddddd The Cowboys have the ninth-toughest closing schedule in the league based on other teams winning percentage, but they should get to 11 wins -- at least. 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