Looking at leaders after the first week can often be misleading, but you can’t really wait too long to pick up players who really are going to do well because they will be gone long before you can be sure it is a trend rather than an aberration. Don’t drop guys who are normally good in place of normally mediocre players who start off the season hot, but some of your late rounders can often be sacrificed for taking a chance on some upstart.

With that said, I’ll present the leaders (and some surprises) in certain categories. I’m going to list them by averages rather than totals because some teams have only played a couple of games, and I’ll throw out in players who have only played 1 game.

Three Pointers (per game)

1. Peja Stojakovic – 4.8
2. Ray Allen – 4.5
3. Jason Richardson – 3.7
4. Rashard Lewis – 3.5
5. Tim Thomas, Danny Granger – 3.3

May be available in your league: Daniel Gibson (3.0), Damon Stoudemire (3.0), Vladimir Radmonovic (2.7), Mickael Pietrus (2.3), Hedo Turkoglu (2.3)

Points Scored (per game)

1. Kobe Bryant – 30.5
2. Tracy McGrady – 28.8
3. Carmelo Anthony – 27.3
4. Kevin Martin – 26.8
5. LeBron James – 26.5

May be available in your league: Mike Dunleavy (22.3), John Salmons (21.5), Hedo Turkoglu (20.0)

Rebounds (per game)

1. Marcus Camby – 17.5
2. Kevin Garnett – 16.5
3. Chris Kaman – 14.7
4. Dwight Howard, Zydrunas Ilgauskis – 14.0
5. Zach Randolph, Brendan Haywood – 13.7

May be available in your league: Brendan Haywood (13.7), Reggie Evans (11.7), Udonis Haslem (9.7), Drew Gooden (9.5), Chris Wilcox (9.5), Al Horford (9.3), Dasagna Diop (9.3)

Assists (per game)

1. Chris Paul – 12.5
2. Jason Kidd – 10.3
3. Baron Davis – 9.8
4. Deron Williams – 9.3
5. Allen Iverson – 8.8

May be available in your league: Jamaal Tinsley (8.3), Jason Williams (7.0), Earl Watson (6.8), Brevin Knight (6.3), Jose Caldron (6.0)

Steals (per game)

1. Allen Iverson – 3.8
2. Josh Smith – 3.3
3. Manu Ginobili, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul – 3.0
4. Ronnie Brewer, Jason Kidd – 2.8
5. Ruben Patterson, Larry Hughes – 2.7

May be available in your league: Ronnie Brewer (2.8), Ruben Patterson (2.7), Larry Hughes (2.7), Jarvis Hayes (2.3)

Blocks (per game)

1. Marcus Camby – 4.0
2. Josh Smith – 3.7
3. Dasagna Diop – 3.5
4. Samuel Dalembert – 3.3
5. Brendan Haywood, Joakim Noah – 3.0

May be available in your league: Dasagna Diop (3.5), Brendan Haywood (3.0), Joakim Noah (3.0), Theo Ratliff (2.5), Kenyon Martin (2.3), David Harrison (2.3), Jason Maxiell (2.3), and many more with 2 blocks per game but too numerous to list