What It Means:

Paul finished the game with 33 minutes played and had 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal. He's had a slow start to the season for his standards, and it's fair to wonder if he's going to ease himself back into things due to his sore groin.

Paul owns a 2.9 nERD, which ranks 65th, and is averaging 17 points, 4.0 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. Our rest-of-season projections flatter Paul, ranking him as fantasy's No. 1 player. We project him to average 20.1 points, 10.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds while hitting 38.3 percent of his 3-pointers.