NBA Weekly Player Rankings: NBA Value Meter-Week 17

Five Games:

NONE

Four Games:

BOS, CHI, DAL, DET, GSW, HOU, MEM, MIA, MIN, NJ, PHO, SAC, UTA

Three Games:

ATL, CHA, CLE, DEN, IND, LAC, MIL, NO, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS

Two Games:

LAL

One Game:

NONE

 = new to Value Meter

Point Guards

Rank

Player

Eligible

Team

Games

Comment

1

Deron Williams

[PG]

UTA

4

2

Steve Nash

[PG]

PHO

4

3

Rajon Rondo

[PG]

BOS

4

4

Tyreke Evans

[PG,SG]

SAC

4

Averaging 19.2 points, 6.8 assists, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals over last five games.

5

Jason Kidd

[PG]

DAL

4

6

Aaron Brooks

[PG,SG]

HOU

4

7

Derrick Rose *

[PG]

CHI

4

Day-to-day (hip).

8

Devin Harris *

[PG,SG]

NJ

4

9

Stephen Curry

[PG,SG]

GSW

4

Averaging 20.8 points, 6.6 assists, 2.6 threes and 1.6 steals over last five games.

10

Rodney Stuckey

[PG,SG]

DET

4

11

Chauncey Billups 

[PG]

DEN

3

12

Darren Collison

[PG]

NO

3

Averaging 25.3 points, 7.3 assists and 3.0 steals over last three games.

13

Baron Davis

[PG]

LAC

3

14

Russell Westbrook

[PG,SG]

OKC

3

15

Brandon Jennings

[PG]

MIL

3

Only averaging 10.8 points on 29.6% shooting from the field over last five games.

16

Tony Parker *

[PG]

SAS

3

Day-to-day (hip).

17

Jonny Flynn

[PG]

MIN

4

18

Kirk Hinrich 

[PG,SG]

CHI

4

19

Raymond Felton *

[PG,SG]

CHA

3

Day-to-day (ankle)/

20

Andre Miller

[PG]

POR

3

21

Mike Conley, Jr.

[PG,SG]

MEM

4

22

Randy Foye

[PG,SG]

WAS

3

23

Jameer Nelson

[PG,SG]

ORL

3

24

Beno Udrih

[PG]

SAC

4

25

Kyle Lowry *

[PG,SG]

HOU

4

Day-to-day (knee).

26

Rafer Alston

[PG]

MIA

4

27

Jarrett Jack

[PG,SG]

TOR

3

28

Jose Calderon

[PG]

TOR

3

29

Nate Robinson

[PG,SG]

NYK

3

30

Mike Bibby

[PG]

ATL

3

31

C.J. Watson

[PG]

GSW

4

32

Chris Duhon

[PG,SG]

NYK

3

33

Louis Williams

[PG,SG]

PHI

3

34

Allen Iverson *

[PG,SG]

PHI

3

Day-to-day (personal).   Will most likely come off bench when he returns to team.

35

Delonte West *

[PG,SG]

CLE

3

Back in action (finger).

Shooting Guards

Rank

Player

Eligible

Team

Games

Comment

1

Dwyane Wade

[SG]

MIA

4

2

Monta Ellis *

[PG,SG]

GSW

4

Day-to-day (knee).

3

Jason Terry

[PG,SG]

DAL

4

Averaging 22.4 points, 5.6 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.6 threes over last five games.

4

Kevin Martin

[SG]

SAC

4

5

O.J. Mayo

[SG]

MEM

4

6

Richard Hamilton

[SG]

DET

4

7

Joe Johnson

[SG]

ATL

3

8

Vince Carter

[SG]

ORL

3

Averaging 23.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 threes in last five games.

9

Ray Allen 

[SG]

BOS

4

10

Jason Richardson

[SG,SF]

PHO

4

11

Jamal Crawford

[PG,SG]

ATL

3

Scored 25 or more points eight times this year as a reserve.

12

Brandon Roy  *

[SG]

POR

3

Expected to return this week (hamstring).

13

Kobe Bryant  *

[SG]

LAL

2

Day-to-day (ankle).  Expected to play this week.

14

Anthony Morrow 

[SG,SF]

GSW

4

Back in action (ankle).  Averaging 29.5 points, 10/5 rebounds and 4.0 threes over last two games but return of Ellis and Maggette could hurt minutes and production.

15

Corey Brewer

[SG,SF]

MIN

4

16

Ben Gordon

[SG]

DET

4

17

Courtney Lee

[SG]

NJ

4

18

John Salmons

[SG,SF]

CHI

4

19

Eric Gordon

[SG]

LAC

3

20

Manu Ginobili 

[SG]

SAS

3

21

Mike Miller

[SG,SF]

WAS

3

22

J.R. Smith 

[SG]

DEN

3

23

George Hill

[PG,SG]

SAS

3

24

Ronnie Brewer

[SG,SF]

UTA

4

25

Marcus Thornton *

[SG]

NO

3

Back in action (back) but minutes could take a bit of a hit with Peterson back in the rotation.

26

Rudy Fernandez

[PG,SG]

POR

3

27

Charlie Bell

[SG,SF]

MIL

3

28

Rasual Butler

[SG,SF]

LAC

3

29

Willie Green

[SG]

PHI

3

Expected to continue to start even when Iverson (personal) returns.  Averaging 13.4 points over last five games.

30

Brandon Rush

[SG]

IND

3

31

Mike Dunleavy

[SG]

IND

3

32

Ramon Sessions

[PG,SG]

MIN

4

33

James Harden

[SG]

OKC

3

34

Antoine Wright

[SG,SF]

TOR

3

Averaging 12.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 threes over last five games.

35

Ronald Murray

[PG,SG]

CHA

3

Small Forwards

Rank

Player

Eligible

Team

Games

Comment

1

LeBron James 

[SF]

CLE

3

2

Kevin Durant

[SG,SF]

OKC

3

Score 25 or more points in 25 straight games.

3

Paul Pierce *

[SG,SF]

BOS

4

Day-to-day (foot).

4

Rudy Gay

[SG,SF]

MEM

4

5

Corey Maggette  *

[SF]

GSW

4

Expected back this week (finger).

6

Andrei Kirilenko

[SG,SF]

UTA

4

7

Luol Deng 

[SG,SF]

CHI

4

8

Michael Beasley

[SF,PF]

MIA

4

9

Stephen Jackson

[SG,SF]

CHA

3

Averaging 26.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.6 threes over last five games.

10

Carmelo Anthony

[SF]

DEN

3

11

Gerald Wallace

[SF,PF]

CHA

3

12

Andre Iguodala

[SG,SF]

PHI

3

13

Danny Granger

[SF]

IND

3

14

Caron Butler

[SF]

DAL

4

Averaging 27.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists over last two games but trade to Dallas could hurt value.

15

Shawn Marion

[SF,PF]

DAL

4

16

Trevor Ariza *

[SF]

HOU

4

Day-to-day (hip).

17

Peja Stojakovic

[SG,SF]

NO

3

Averaging 21.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 threes over last five games.

18

Rashard Lewis 

[SF]

ORL

3

19

Danilo Gallinari

[SF]

NYK

3

20

Josh Howard

[SF]

WAS

3

Value should go up in a Wizards uniform.

21

Wilson Chandler

[SF,PF]

NYK

3

22

Hedo Turkoglu

[SF,PF]

TOR

3

23

Tayshaun Prince

[SF]

DET

4

24

Grant Hill  

[SG,SF]

PHO

4

25

Carlos Delfino

[SG,SF]

MIL

3

26

Omri Casspi

[SG,SF]

SAC

4

27

Jarvis Hayes

[SF]

NJ

4

28

Jared Dudley

[SF,PF]

PHO

4

29

Shane Battier

[SF]

HOU

4

30

Quentin Richardson 

[SG,SF]

MIA

4

31

Thaddeus Young

[SF,PF]

PHI

3

32

Marvin Williams

[SF]

ATL

3

33

Martell Webster

[SG,SF]

POR

3

34

Richard Jefferson

[SF]

SAS

3

35

Matt Barnes

[SF,PF]

ORL

3

Power Forwards

Rank

Player

Eligible

Team

Games

Comment

1

Dirk Nowitzki 

[PF]

DAL

4

2

Carlos Boozer 

[PF]

UTA

4

3

Zach Randolph

[PF]

MEM

4

4

Chris Bosh

[PF]

TOR

3

5

David Lee

[PF]

NYK

3

6

Josh Smith  

[SF,PF]

ATL

3

7

Tim Duncan

[PF,C]

SAS

3

8

Antawn Jamison

[PF]

WAS

3

9

Troy Murphy

[PF,C]

IND

3

10

Kevin Garnett

[PF]

BOS

4

11

Luis Scola

[SF,PF]

HOU

4

12

Kevin Love

[PF,C]

MIN

4

Only averaging 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 24.6 minutes over last three games.

13

LaMarcus Aldridge

[PF,C]

POR

3

14

David West

[PF]

NO

3

15

Kenyon Martin *

[PF]

DEN

3

Day-to-day (knee).

16

Elton Brand 

[PF]

PHI

3

17

Carl Landry

[SF,PF]

HOU

4

18

Ryan Gomes

[SF,PF]

MIN

4

19

Jason Thompson

[PF]

SAC

4

20

Pau Gasol 

[PF,C]

LAL

2

21

Yi Jianlian

[PF]

NJ

4

22

Al Harrington 

[SF,PF]

NYK

3

23

Jeff Green

[SF,PF]

OKC

3

24

Lamar Odom  

[PF]

LAL

2

Could stay in starting lineup when Bynum returns.  Averaging 17.0 points, 14.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks over last three games.

25

Anthony Tolliver

[PF]

GSW

4

Averaging 18.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 threes in 39.6 minutes over last three games.

26

Paul Millsap

[SF,PF]

UTA

4

27

Taj Gibson

[PF]

CHI

4

28

Tyrus Thomas

[SF,PF]

CHI

4

29

Udonis Haslem

[PF]

MIA

4

30

Jonas Jerebko

[PF]

DET

4

31

Charlie Villanueva 

[PF]

DET

4

32

Donte Greene

[SF,PF]

SAC

4

33

Boris Diaw

[SF,PF]

CHA

3

34

Andray Blatche

[PF,C]

WAS

3

Could step in as starting center with Haywood traded to Dallas.

35

Anderson Varejeo

[PF,C]

CLE

3

Centers

Rank

Player

Eligible

Team

Games

Comment

1

Amare Stoudemire

[C]

PHO

4

Averaging 27.0 points and 11.6 rebounds over last five games but a trade could hurt his value.

2

Brook Lopez

[C]

NJ

4

3

Al Jefferson 

[PF,C]

MIN

4

4

Marc Gasol

[C]

MEM

4

5

Dwight Howard

[C]

ORL

3

6

Andrew Bogut  

[C]

MIL

3

Averaging 15.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over last five games.

7

Marcus Camby

[C]

LAC

3

8

Brendan Haywood 

[C]

DAL

4

Should step in and replace Dampier as Mav's starting center.

9

Jermaine O'Neal

[PF,C]

MIA

4

10

Chris Kaman

[C]

LAC

3

11

Nene 

[PF,C]

DEN

3

12

Emeka Okafor

[PF,C]

NO

3

13

Al Horford

[PF,C]

ATL

3

14

Andrea Bargnani 

[PF,C]

TOR

3

15

Mehmet Okur

[C]

UTA

4

Averaging 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds over last three games.

16

Kendrick Perkins

[C]

BOS

4

17

Andris Biedrins

[C]

GSW

4

18

Samuel Dalembert

[C]

PHI

3

19

Roy Hibbert

[C]

IND

3

20

Joakim Noah *

[C]

CHI

4

Could return this week (Achilles).

21

Ben Wallace

[C]

DET

4

22

Channing Frye

[PF,C]

PHO

4

23

Nazr Mohammed

[C]

CHA

3

Averaging 13.8 points and 11.2 rebounds over last five but return of Chandler could hurt production.

24

Spencer Hawes

[C]

SAC

4

25

Robin Lopez

[C]

PHO

4

26

Shaquille O'Neal

[C]

CLE

3

27

Chris Anderson

[C]

DEN

3

28

Brad Miller 

[C]

CHI

4

29

Ronny Turiaf

[PF,C]

GSW

4

30

Juwan Howard

[PF,C]

POR

3

31

DeJuan Blair

[PF,C]

SAS

3

32

Nenad Krstic

[C]

OKC

3

33

Drew Gooden

[PF,C]

WAS

3

34

Tyson Chandler *

[C]

CHA

3

Back in action (foot).

35

Andrew Bynum *

[C]

LAL

2

Day-to-day (hip).