This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 17
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, IND, LAL, MIL, MIN, NO, ORL, PHO | |
Three Games: | ATL, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, LAC, MEM, MIA, NJ, NYK, OKC, PHI, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS | |
Two Games: | BOS, GSW | |
One Game: | NONE | |
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Paul | NO | 4 | |
2 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 4 | Averaging 24.8 points, 9.8 assists. 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals over last five games. |
3 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | |
4 | T.J. Ford | IND | 4 | |
5 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | |
6 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
7 | Deron Williams | UTA | 3 | |
8 | Allen Iverson | DET | 3 | Scored 25 or more points in last three games played. Averaging 26.6 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals during this stretch. |
9 | Devin Harris | NJ | 3 | |
10 | Baron Davis | LAC | 3 | |
11 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 3 | |
12 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | |
13 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 3 | |
14 | Tony Parker | SAS | 3 | |
15 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
16 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 3 | |
17 | Jose Calderon * | TOR | 3 | Day-to-day (hamstring) |
18 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 4 | Minutes and production could decrease a bit with Bell (groin) due back this week. |
19 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 3 | Averaging 31.5 points, 9.0 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals over last two games. Production could continue if Duhon (ankle) misses time. |
20 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 3 | |
21 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 3 | |
22 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 3 | |
22 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 2 | |
23 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
24 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 4 | |
25 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 2 | Averaging 11.8 points, 12.0 assists and 9.2 rebounds over last five. Coming off 19 points, 14 assist, 15 rebound triple-double in last game. |
26 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 3 | Only averaging 11.0 points and 4.2 assists on 37.7% shooting from the field in February. |
27 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | |
28 | Anthony Johnson | ORL | 4 | |
29 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 3 | |
30 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 3 | |
31 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 3 | |
32 | Chris Duhon * | NYK | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
33 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 3 | |
34 | Jose Juan Barea | DAL | 3 | |
35 | Jordan Farmar | LAL | 4 |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
2 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
3 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 4 | |
4 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 4 | |
5 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
6 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 3 | |
7 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
8 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
9 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 3 | |
10 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 3 | Averaging 23.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals over last five games. |
11 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | Adjusting well to sixth man role. Averaging 24.2 points and 5.4 assists over last five games. |
12 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 3 | |
13 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 3 | |
14 | Charlie Bell | MIL | 4 | |
15 | Rasual Butler | NO | 4 | |
16 | Mickael Pietrus | ORL | 4 | |
17 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | |
18 | Mike Dunleavy * | IND | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
19 | Raja Bell | CHA | 4 | Expected to return this week (groin) |
20 | Ray Allen | BOS | 2 | |
21 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 2 | |
22 | Tracy McGrady * | HOU | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
23 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
24 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 3 | |
25 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 4 | |
27 | Keith Bogans | MIL | 4 | |
28 | Roger Mason | SAS | 3 | |
29 | CJ Miles | UTA | 3 | |
30 | Joey Graham | TOR | 3 | |
31 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 3 | |
32 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 3 | |
33 | Daequan Cook | MIA | 3 | |
34 | Ricky Davis | LAC | 3 | |
35 | Michael Finley | SAS | 3 | |
35 | Antoine Wright | DAL | 3 |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Danny Granger | IND | 4 | |
2 | LeBron James | CLE | 3 | |
3 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 3 | Averaging 30.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks on 50% shooting from the field over last five games. |
4 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 4 | |
5 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 4 | |
6 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 3 | |
7 | Caron Butler | WAS | 3 | |
8 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
9 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | |
10 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 4 | Numbers are down since Nelson's injury. Averaging 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 threes on 36% shooting from the field over last five. |
11 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
12 | Ron Artest | HOU | 3 | Could move back into starting lineup if McGrady (knee) misses time this week. |
13 | Josh Howard | DAL | 3 | |
14 | Luol Deng | CHI | 3 | |
15 | Gerald Wallace * | CHA | 4 | On track to return this week (lung, rib) |
16 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 2 | Averaging 25.8 points, 8.0 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 2.8 threes over last five games. |
17 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 2 | |
18 | John Salmons | SAC | 3 | |
19 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
20 | Mike Miller | MIN | 4 | Minutes and production could increase with Jefferson (knee) out. Averaging 39 minutes, but only 9.5 points over last two games. |
21 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 3 | |
22 | Al Thornton | LAC | 3 | |
23 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
24 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 3 | |
25 | Rudy Gay * | MEM | 3 | Day-to-day (hip flexor) |
26 | Andrei Kirilenko * | UTA | 3 | Hopes to return this week (ankle) |
27 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 3 | |
28 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 2 | Scored 24 or more points in three of last four games. |
29 | James Posey | NO | 4 | |
30 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 4 | |
31 | Luke Walton | LAL | 4 | |
32 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 3 | |
33 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 3 | |
34 | Shane Battier | HOU | 3 | |
35 | Wally Szczerbiak | CLE | 3 |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | Averaging 18.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games. |
2 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
3 | David West | NO | 4 | |
4 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 4 | |
5 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
6 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 3 | |
7 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 4 | |
8 | Kevin Love | MIN | 4 | Four double-doubles in last five games. Averaging 12.4 points and 11.0 rebounds during this stretch. |
9 | Zach Randolph | LAC | 3 | |
10 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
11 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
12 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 3 | Averaging 17.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.4 steals over last five games. |
13 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
14 | Al Harrington | NYK | 3 | |
15 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | Moves back to center with O'Neal gone. Averaging 18.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks as starting center this year. |
16 | Jeff Green | OKC | 3 | |
17 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 3 | |
18 | Shawn Marion | TOR | 3 | |
19 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 3 | |
20 | Chris Bosh * | TOR | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
21 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 2 | |
22 | Vladimir Radmonovic | CHA | 4 | |
23 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 3 | Could move into starting lineup with Marion gone. |
24 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 3 | Averaging 17.4 points and 8.0 rebounds over last five games. Decent play if Arthur (personal) misses time. |
25 | Luis Scola | HOU | 3 | |
26 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 3 | Averaging 8.8 points and 11.2 rebounds over last five games. |
27 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
28 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
29 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | |
30 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 3 | |
31 | Luc Mbah a Moute | MIL | 4 | |
32 | Ryan Anderson | NJ | 3 | |
33 | Darrell Arthur | MEM | 3 | Day-to-day (personal) |
34 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 3 | |
35 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 3 |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 4 | Averaging 22.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals on 59% shooting from the field over last five games. |
2 | Amar'e Stoudemire | PHO | 4 | |
3 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 4 | |
4 | Troy Murphy | IND | 4 | |
5 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
6 | Yao Ming | HOU | 3 | |
7 | Marcus Camby | LAC | 3 | |
8 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 3 | |
9 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
10 | Jermaine O'Neal | MIA | 3 | Averaging 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over last five games. Should be solid source for boards and blocks with Miami. |
11 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 3 | |
12 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 3 | |
13 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
14 | Nene | DEN | 3 | |
15 | Tyson Chandler * | NO | 4 | Could return this week (ankle) |
16 | Al Horford | ATL | 3 | |
17 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 3 | Averaging 10.2 points and 11.5 rebounds over last four games. |
18 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 3 | |
19 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 3 | |
20 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 3 | Minutes and production could decrease if Miller (abdominal) returns this week. |
21 | Nick Collison | OKC | 3 | |
22 | Jeff Foster | IND | 4 | |
23 | Francisco Elson | MIL | 4 | |
24 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
25 | Marreese Speights | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Nenad Krstic | OKC | 3 | |
27 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 3 | |
28 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 3 | |
29 | Brad Miller * | SAC | 3 | Day-to-day (abdominal) |
30 | Greg Oden * | POR | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
31 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | |
32 | Andris Biedrins * | GSW | 2 | Could return this week (ankle) |
33 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 2 | |
34 | Ronny Turiaf | GSW | 2 | Decent play if Biedrins (ankle) can't go this week. |
35 | JaVale McGee | WAS | 3 |
Article first appeared on 2/15/09