This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 7
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: | ATL, CHA, CLE, GSW, HOU, LAL, MEM, MIN, OKC, ORL, SAS, TOR | ||||
Three Games: | CHI, DAL, DET, IND, LAC, MIA, MIL, NJ, NO, NYK, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, UTA, WAS | ||||
Two Games: | BOS, DEN | ||||
One Game: | NONE | ||||
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | |
2 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 4 | |
3 | Chris Paul | NO | 3 | |
4 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
5 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 4 | Averaging 17.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals over last five games. |
6 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 4 | Offense has picked up with McGrady out. Averaging 15.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 threes over last five games. |
7 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | |
8 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | |
9 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | |
10 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 4 | |
11 | Devin Harris | NJ | 3 | |
12 | Baron Davis | LAC | 3 | |
13 | Deron Williams | UTA | 3 | |
14 | Steve Nash | PHO | 3 | |
15 | Allen Iverson | DET | 3 | |
16 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 3 | |
17 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | Points up (20.8) but assists down a bit (5.4) over last five games. |
18 | T.J. Ford | IND | 3 | |
19 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 3 | |
20 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | Only averaging 5.2 points on 29% shooting from the field over last five games. |
21 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 4 | |
22 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 2 | Averaging 11.6 points, 11.4 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals over last five games. |
23 | Steve Blake | POR | 3 | |
24 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 3 | |
25 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 2 | |
26 | Jose Juan Barea | DAL | 3 | Averaging 18.3 points and 4.6 assists over last three games but could move to bench when Howard (ankle) returns. |
27 | Luke Ridnour | MIL | 3 | |
28 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 3 | |
29 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 3 | |
30 | Kyle Lowry | MEM | 4 | Starting at point guard over Conley, Jr. but still in a timeshare. |
31 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 4 | Coming off the bench in favor of Lowry but minutes should stay about the same. |
32 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
33 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 3 | Only averaging 2.5 points and 5.5 assists in 19.0 minutes over last two games. |
34 | Earl Watson | OKC | 4 | |
35 | Nate Robinson * | NYK | 3 | Day-to-day (groin) |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
2 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | |
3 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 4 | |
4 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 4 | |
5 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 4 | |
6 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 4 | |
7 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
8 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
9 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
10 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | Numbers could decrease a bit when Howard (ankle) returns. Averaging 23.4 points and 2.6 threes over last five games. |
11 | Michael Redd | MIL | 3 | |
12 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 3 | |
13 | Delonte West | CLE | 4 | |
14 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 3 | |
15 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 3 | |
16 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | |
17 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 4 | |
18 | Roger Mason | SAS | 4 | |
19 | Kevin Martin * | SAC | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle). Averaging 15.0 points on 30% shooting from the field and 67% from the line in two games since returning from injury. |
20 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 4 | |
21 | Damien Wilkins | OKC | 4 | |
22 | Michael Finley | SAS | 4 | |
23 | Daniel Gibson | CLE | 4 | |
24 | Maurice Evans | ATL | 4 | |
25 | Keith Bogans | ORL | 4 | |
26 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 3 | |
27 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 3 | |
28 | Ray Allen | BOS | 2 | |
29 | Luther Head | HOU | 4 | |
30 | CJ Miles | UTA | 3 | |
31 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 3 | |
32 | Larry Hughes | CHI | 3 | |
33 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
34 | Grant Hill | PHO | 3 | |
35 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 3 |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
3 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 4 | |
4 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 4 | |
5 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 4 | |
6 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | |
7 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 4 | |
8 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 4 | |
9 | Stephen Jackson * | GSW | 4 | Day-to-day (hand) |
10 | Danny Granger | IND | 3 | |
11 | Caron Butler | WAS | 3 | |
12 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
13 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
14 | Mike Miller * | MIN | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
15 | John Salmons | SAC | 3 | |
16 | Luol Deng | CHI | 3 | Averaging 23.5 points on 53% shooting from the field over last two games. |
17 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 3 | |
18 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
19 | Al Thornton | LAC | 3 | |
20 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 2 | |
21 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 2 | |
22 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 3 | |
23 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 4 | Averaging 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals over last five games. |
24 | Josh Howard * | DAL | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
25 | Gerald Wallace * | CHA | 4 | Could miss a game or two this week (death in family). |
26 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
27 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 3 | |
28 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 3 | |
29 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
30 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 3 | |
31 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 3 | |
32 | Tim Thomas | NYK | 3 | |
33 | Kelenna Azubuike | GSW | 4 | |
34 | Quentin Richardson | NYK | 3 | |
35 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 3 |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 4 | |
2 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | |
3 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
4 | Jeff Green | OKC | 4 | Averaging 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.0 threes and 1.4 steals on 58% shooting from the field over last five games. |
5 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
6 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 3 | |
7 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
8 | David West | NO | 3 | |
9 | Zach Randolph | LAC | 3 | |
10 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 3 | Millsap owners hope Boozer takes his time coming back. Averaging 18.0 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks over last five games. |
11 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 4 | Extremely inconsistent offense, but averaging 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks over last five games. |
12 | Jermaine O'Neal | TOR | 4 | |
13 | Al Harrington | NYK | 3 | |
14 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | Move to power forward has helped production. Averaging 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks on 52% shooting from the field over last five games. |
15 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
16 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
17 | Al Horford * | ATL | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
18 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 2 | |
19 | Elton Brand * | PHI | 3 | Day-to-day (hamstring) |
20 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | |
21 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 3 | |
22 | Carlos Boozer * | UTA | 3 | Could return this week (quadriceps) |
23 | Chris Wilcox | OKC | 4 | |
24 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | |
25 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
26 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
27 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
28 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 3 | |
29 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 4 | Back in starting lineup, but only averaging 5.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over last two games. |
30 | Yi Jianlian | NJ | 3 | |
31 | Brandan Wright | GSW | 4 | |
32 | Nene | DEN | 2 | |
33 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 4 | |
34 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 3 | |
35 | Kenyon Martin * | DEN | 2 | Day-to-day (wrist) |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 4 | |
2 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 4 | |
3 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | |
4 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 4 | Averaging 19.4 points, 9.6 rebounds on 61% shooting from the field over last five games. |
5 | Andrew Bynum | LAL | 4 | |
6 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 4 | |
7 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
8 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 3 | |
9 | Marcus Camby | LAC | 3 | Blocked 18 shots last week. Averaging 11.2 points, 10.0 boards, 1.4 steals and 4.4 blocks over last five games. |
10 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 3 | |
11 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | |
12 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
13 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 3 | |
14 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 3 | |
15 | Brad Miller | SAC | 3 | |
16 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 3 | Back in starting lineup. Averaging 12.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over last five games. |
17 | Greg Oden | POR | 3 | |
18 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 3 | |
19 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 4 | |
20 | Kevin Love | MIN | 4 | |
21 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 4 | |
22 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 4 | Lost starting job to Milicic so minutes and production could decrease a bit. |
23 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 3 | |
24 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | |
25 | Rasho Nesterovic | IND | 3 | |
26 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
27 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 3 | |
28 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 4 | Starting at center for Spurs. Averaging 10.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 threes over last five games. |
29 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 2 | Double-doubles in four of last five game. Averaging 11.8 points, 10.8 boards and 1.4 blocks during this stretch. |
30 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | Only averaging 3.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks over last five games. |
31 | Nick Collison | OKC | 4 | |
32 | Joel Anthony | MIA | 3 | |
33 | JaVale McGee | WAS | 3 | |
34 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
35 | Chris Kaman * | LAC | 3 | Could return later this week (foot). |
Article first appeared on 12/7/08