This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 14
This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player's projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category roto style league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage and field-goal percentage.
These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, time share situations, etc). The Value Meter takes into account games played Monday through Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won't be accounted for on the Value Meter until the following week.
| Five Games: | NONE | ||||
| Four Games: | CHA, LAC, LAL, NYK, UTA, WAS | ||||
| Three Games: | ATL, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, ORL, SAC, SAS, SEA, TOR | ||||
| Two Games: | BOS, PHI, PHO, POR | ||||
| One Game: | NONE | ||||
| = new to Value Meter | |||||
| Point Guards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Deron Williams | UTA | 4 | Averaging career bests in points (19.2), field goal percentage (51.7%), free throw percentage (78.3%) and steals (1.1). |
| 2 | Chris Paul | NO | 3 | |
| 3 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 3 | Should have more opportunities to score with Anthony (ankle) out. Averaging 29.5 points and 3.0 steals in last two but only shooting 33% from the field. |
| 4 | Baron Davis | GSW | 3 | |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | NJ | 3 | |
| 6 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 3 | |
| 7 | Maurice Williams | MIL | 3 | |
| 8 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
| 9 | Tony Parker | SAS | 3 | |
| 10 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 3 | Averaging 18.0 points, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals over last five games. |
| 11 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 3 | |
| 12 | Mike Bibby | SAC | 3 | |
| 13 | Raymond Felton * | CHA | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 14 | Antonio Daniels | WAS | 4 | |
| 15 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 4 | |
| 16 | Sam Cassell | LAC | 4 | |
| 17 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 3 | |
| 18 | Devin Harris | DAL | 3 | |
| 19 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
| 20 | Steve Nash | PHO | 2 | |
| 21 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 3 | |
| 22 | Jamaal Tinsley * | IND | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
| 23 | Kyle Lowry | MEM | 3 | Good short-term play with Conley (chest) out this week. |
| 24 | Jordan Farmar | LAL | 4 | |
| 25 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 3 | |
| 26 | Jason Williams | MIA | 3 | |
| 27 | Andre Miller | PHI | 2 | |
| 28 | Earl Watson | SEA | 3 | |
| 29 | Carlos Arroyo | ORL | 3 | |
| 30 | Anthony Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
| Shooting Guards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
| 2 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 4 | Made more three pointers this year (126) than he made all of last year (110). |
| 3 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 4 | Averaging career highs in points (19.8) and free throw percentage (86.6%). |
| 4 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
| 5 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
| 6 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
| 7 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 3 | |
| 8 | Michael Redd | MIL | 3 | |
| 9 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 3 | Averaging 15.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.8 steals over last five games. |
| 10 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 3 | |
| 11 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 3 | |
| 12 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 3 | |
| 13 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | |
| 14 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 3 | |
| 15 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 4 | |
| 16 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 4 | |
| 17 | Brandon Roy | POR | 2 | |
| 18 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 3 | |
| 19 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | |
| 20 | Josh Childress | ATL | 3 | |
| 21 | Ray Allen | BOS | 2 | |
| 22 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
| 23 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 3 | |
| 24 | Juan Carlos Navarro | MEM | 3 | |
| 25 | Ricky Davis | MIA | 3 | |
| 26 | Daniel Gibson | CLE | 3 | |
| 27 | Ben Gordon * | CHI | 3 | Day-to-day (wrist) |
| 28 | Larry Hughes | CLE | 3 | Could see bump in minutes and production with Pavlovic (foot) out. |
| 29 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 2 | |
| 30 | Raja Bell | PHO | 2 | |
| Small Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Caron Butler | WAS | 4 | |
| 2 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 4 | |
| 3 | Corey Maggette | LAC | 4 | |
| 4 | LeBron James | CLE | 3 | |
| 5 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | Averaging 19.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 4.4 block over last five. |
| 6 | Josh Howard | DAL | 3 | Averaging career highs in points (20.8), rebounds (7.6) and field goal percentage (48.0%). |
| 7 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
| 8 | Ron Artest | SAC | 3 | |
| 9 | Richard Jefferson | NJ | 3 | |
| 10 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | |
| 11 | Mike Miller | MEM | 3 | |
| 12 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 3 | |
| 13 | Danny Granger | IND | 3 | |
| 14 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 3 | Averaging 18.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 three-pointers made as a starter this year. |
| 15 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
| 16 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 3 | |
| 17 | Carmelo Anthony * | DEN | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 18 | Kevin Durant * | SEA | 3 | Day-to-day (thigh) |
| 19 | Tim Thomas | LAC | 4 | |
| 20 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 2 | |
| 21 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 2 | |
| 22 | Marko Jaric | MIN | 3 | Averaging 11.6 points, 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds over last three games. |
| 23 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 3 | |
| 24 | Shane Battier | HOU | 3 | |
| 25 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
| 26 | Quentin Richardson | NYK | 4 | |
| 27 | Luke Walton | LAL | 4 | |
| 28 | Wally Szczerbiak | SEA | 3 | |
| 29 | Thabo Sefolosha | CHI | 3 | Should continue to get 30+ minutes with Deng (Achilles) and Gordon (wrist) out. Averaging 10.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals over last five games. |
| 30 | Bobby Simmons | MIL | 3 | |
| Power Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 4 | |
| 2 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | |
| 3 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | Averaging 20.3 points and 12.0 boards over last three games. |
| 4 | Zach Randolph | NYK | 4 | |
| 5 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | |
| 6 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
| 7 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 3 | |
| 8 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | |
| 9 | David West | NO | 3 | |
| 10 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
| 11 | Al Harrington | GSW | 3 | |
| 12 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 3 | |
| 13 | Al Horford | ATL | 3 | |
| 14 | David Lee | NYK | 4 | |
| 15 | Shawn Marion | PHO | 2 | |
| 16 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 2 | |
| 17 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | |
| 18 | Chris Wilcox | SEA | 3 | 18 points/7 rebounds in first game back in starting lineup . |
| 19 | Drew Gooden | CLE | 3 | |
| 20 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 3 | |
| 21 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 4 | |
| 22 | Joe Smith | CHI | 3 | |
| 23 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
| 24 | Mikki Moore | SAC | 3 | |
| 25 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
| 26 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 3 | |
| 27 | Yi Jianlian | MIL | 3 | Only averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds on 43.3% shooting from the field over last five games. |
| 28 | Luis Scola | HOU | 3 | |
| 29 | Matt Barnes | GSW | 3 | |
| 30 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 4 | |
| Centers | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Marcus Camby | DEN | 3 | Averaging career highs in rebounds (14.4) and blocks (3.9). |
| 2 | Chris Kaman * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (shin) |
| 3 | Yao Ming | HOU | 3 | |
| 4 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 3 | |
| 5 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
| 6 | Brad Miller | SAC | 3 | |
| 7 | Pau Gasol * | MEM | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
| 8 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | |
| 9 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 3 | |
| 10 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 3 | |
| 11 | Brendan Haywood | WAS | 4 | |
| 12 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 3 | |
| 13 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 3 | |
| 14 | Kwame Brown | LAL | 4 | |
| 15 | Eddy Curry | NYK | 4 | |
| 16 | Nazr Mohammed | CHA | 4 | |
| 17 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 2 | |
| 18 | Nick Collison | SEA | 3 | Could move back into starting lineup with Thomas (knee) day-to-day. |
| 19 | Josh Boone | NJ | 3 | |
| 20 | Ben Wallace | CHI | 3 | |
| 21 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 2 | |
| 22 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 2 | |
| 23 | Anderson Varejeo | CLE | 3 | |
| 24 | Mark Blount | MIA | 3 | Averaging 21.0 points over last two games with O'Neal (hip) out. |
| 25 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | |
| 26 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
| 27 | Sean Williams | NJ | 3 | |
| 28 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
| 29 | Kurt Thomas * | SEA | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
| 30 | Rasho Nesterovic | TOR | 3 | |
Article first appeared on 1/27/08
