Chris Paul’s favorite target and member of Lob City alongside DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin’s all set for another breakout season. Throughout his five years in the NBA, Griffin has yet to let down the Clippers, and is heading into the upcoming season with a chip on his shoulder after their unfortunate playoff loss in the second round.

Last season, Griffin was ranked in the mid-teens for fantasy basketball. He provided solid numbers for his fantasy owners, averaging 21.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Compared to other elite power forwards, Griffin ranked third in scoring behind Anthony Davis and LaMarcus Aldridge, 11th in rebounding and first in assists by a long shot. While his point and rebounding numbers are run of the mill amongst the top power forwards, his five assists a night despite playing with Chris Paul sets him apart from the pack.

This season, his placement doesn’t appear to have shifted much. Although he accumulates stats most other forwards don’t (assists and decent percentages), his point and rebounding numbers just don’t do the deed when drafting a big man in the early rounds. Unlike DeAndre Jordan or even Pau Gasol, Griffin can’t grab 20-plus rebounds one night and boost you towards the win in that category. Instead, he fills the stat sheet end-to-end with above decent numbers.

A positive to this, however, is that he doesn’t negatively impact any fantasy categories like he used to. In all five seasons in the league, Griffin’s never dropped below 50 percent average from the field, and has slowly improved his free-throw shooting from a woeful 52 percent in 2011-2012 to 73 percent last season. As a power forward though, Griffin does rack up 2.3 turnovers a night, lower than his previous average but still a lot for someone not running the offense.

The major question with Blake Griffin in fantasy basketball is his durability. It’s ever so important to maintain your core players throughout the entire season, losing any of your first picks could prove deadly. In his career, Griffin’s battled all sorts of injuries, including a broken left knee cap that delayed his rookie season an entire year. He bounced back and played all 82 games in 2010-2011 and won Rookie of the Year, but eventually fell back and only participated in 67 games last season. All 15 games missed were due to a staph infection, not necessarily something that’s bound to come back like a knee or ankle injury. He’s definitely not as risky as let’s say Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant, but be prepared to lose Griffin for small portions of the season thanks to annoying minor ailments.

Blake Griffin plays perhaps the most consistent offensive basketball out of any other power forward in the league, and Chris Paul is to thank for that. In Griffin’s 67 games played, not once did he drop below ten points. On top of that, he often broke out for over 30 points on over 50 percent shooting.

Steering away from scoring though, he didn’t amaze with rebounding numbers. Only 14 times did Griffin break into double digits in rebounds, explaining why he only gathered 18 double-doubles, over 30 behind league leader Pau Gasol (54). But even on nights where he didn’t grab many rebounds, Griffin makes up for it in assists and great percentages, not hurting your fantasy line in any way.

The only reason he isn’t ranked higher in fantasy basketball is because of other top power forwards and their ability to score and rebound better. With DeAndre Jordan back in Lob City and wanting a bigger role in the offense, Griffin could see a decline in his offensive production, and his rebounding and assist numbers aren’t enough to overshadow forwards like LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol. Ultimately, Griffin ranks as a late second rounder and, out of all the power forwards, fifth or sixth overall.

Durability: B

Overall Stats: A-

Consistency: A

Mock Draft Ranking: #19