This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 18
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, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MIN, NO, NYK, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SAS, UTA |
Three Games: | GSW, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJ, OKC, TOR, WAS |
Two Games: | NONE |
One Game: | NONE |
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Paul | NO | 4 | |
2 | Deron Williams | UTA | 4 | |
3 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 4 | Scored 30 or more points in three of last four games. Averaging 28.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.2 threes over last five. |
4 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | |
5 | Allen Iverson | DET | 4 | |
6 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | Stepped up his game with Jefferson out. Averaging 23.3 points and 2.0 threes over last five games. |
7 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 4 | |
8 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
9 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 4 | |
10 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 4 | |
11 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | |
12 | Andre Miller | PHI | 4 | |
13 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | |
14 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | |
15 | Baron Davis * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (toe) |
16 | T.J. Ford | IND | 4 | |
17 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 4 | |
18 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 4 | |
19 | Devin Harris | NJ | 3 | |
20 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
21 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 3 | Averaging 20.0 points, 6.6 assists and 7.4 rebounds over last five games. |
22 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 3 | Averaging 15.0 points, 6.4 assists and 5.8 rebounds over last five games. |
23 | Aaron Brooks | HOU | 4 | Lowry could threaten playing time down the road, but solid start this week. |
24 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 4 | |
25 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 4 | |
26 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 3 | |
27 | Rafer Alston | ORL | 4 | |
28 | Steve Blake | POR | 4 | |
29 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | |
30 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 4 | Continues to struggle as Iverson takes over the offense. Only averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 assists in 32 minutes over last five games. |
31 | Luke Ridnour | MIL | 3 | |
32 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 3 | Return of Ridnour (thumb) and subsequent move to shooting guard hurt value. |
33 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 4 | |
34 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
35 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
2 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 4 | |
3 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | |
4 | Brandon Roy | POR | 4 | |
5 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | Big bump in value with move to starting lineup. |
6 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 4 | |
7 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
8 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
9 | Ray Allen | BOS | 4 | Will have to more with Garnett (knee) out. |
10 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 4 | |
11 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 4 | |
12 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 4 | Will have to do more with Granger and Dunleavy out. Averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds as starter. |
13 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
14 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 3 | |
15 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 4 | |
16 | Roger Mason | SAS | 4 | Should continue to good source for 3's and points with Ginobili (ankle) out. |
17 | Raja Bell | CHA | 4 | |
18 | Rasual Butler | NO | 4 | |
19 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 4 | |
20 | Louis Williams | PHI | 4 | |
21 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 4 | |
22 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 3 | |
23 | Charlie Bell | MIL | 3 | |
24 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
25 | CJ Miles | UTA | 4 | |
26 | Mickael Pietrus | ORL | 4 | |
27 | Michael Finley | SAS | 4 | |
28 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 4 | |
29 | Ricky Davis | LAC | 4 | |
30 | Antoine Wright | DAL | 4 | |
31 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 4 | |
32 | Delonte West * | CLE | 4 | Should return to action this week (wrist). |
33 | Larry Hughes | NYK | 4 | Could slide into starting shooting guard position once acclimated to Knicks offense. |
34 | Daniel Gibson | CLE | 4 | |
35 | Jason Kapono | TOR | 3 |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 4 | Will have to do more with Garnett (knee) out. |
3 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 4 | |
4 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
5 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | |
6 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 4 | |
7 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 4 | |
8 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 4 | |
9 | Luol Deng | CHI | 4 | |
10 | Carmelo Anthony * | DEN | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
10 | Josh Howard | DAL | 4 | |
11 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 3 | |
12 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 3 | Averaging 27.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 threes over last five games. |
13 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 3 | |
14 | Caron Butler | WAS | 3 | |
15 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
16 | Mike Miller | MIN | 4 | Starting to turn things around after disappointing season. Averaging 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.8 assists over last five games. |
17 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 4 | Impressive all-around game includes averaging 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals over last five games. |
18 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 4 | |
19 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 4 | |
20 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
21 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 3 | |
22 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 3 | |
23 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
24 | Al Thornton * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (foot) |
25 | John Salmons | CHI | 4 | Sixth man role with Chicago could hurt production. |
26 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
27 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 4 | |
28 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
29 | James Posey | NO | 4 | |
30 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
31 | Andres Nocioni | SAC | 4 | 30 minutes played and scored 10 points off the bench in first game with the Kings. Should see solid minutes at SF and PF going forward. |
32 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 4 | |
33 | Luke Walton | LAL | 4 | |
34 | Steve Novak | LAC | 4 | |
35 | Dominic McGuire | WAS | 3 |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | |
2 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 4 | |
3 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | |
4 | David West | NO | 4 | |
5 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
6 | Zach Randolph | LAC | 4 | |
7 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | Averaging 16.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks over last five games. |
8 | David Lee | NYK | 4 | |
9 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 4 | |
10 | Al Harrington | NYK | 4 | |
11 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | |
12 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
13 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 4 | |
14 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 4 | Imminent return of Boozer could mean decreased minutes and production. |
15 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | Recorded three straight double-doubles. Averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds over last five games. |
16 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 4 | Posted three straight double-doubles. Averaging 15.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during this stretch. |
17 | Kevin Love | MIN | 4 | |
18 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
19 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
20 | Shawn Marion | TOR | 3 | |
21 | Jeff Green | OKC | 3 | |
22 | Carlos Boozer * | UTA | 4 | Hopes to return this week (knee). |
23 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 4 | |
24 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 4 | |
25 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 4 | |
26 | Vladimir Radmonovic | CHA | 4 | |
27 | Kenyon Martin * | DEN | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
28 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | |
29 | Glen Davis | BOS | 4 | Should see bump in minutes with Garnett out. |
30 | Chris Wilcox | NYK | 4 | |
31 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 4 | |
32 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 3 | |
33 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 3 | |
34 | Luc Mbah a Moute | MIL | 3 | |
35 | Anthony Randolph | GSW | 3 |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 4 | |
2 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | |
3 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 4 | Averaging 23.2 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 1.6 steals over last five games. |
4 | Troy Murphy | IND | 4 | |
5 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | |
6 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 4 | |
7 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
8 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
9 | Al Horford | ATL | 4 | |
10 | Nene | DEN | 4 | |
11 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 4 | |
12 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 4 | |
13 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 4 | |
14 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 4 | Should continue to be solid source of boards and blocks with Oden (knee) out. Averaging 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a starter. |
15 | Marcus Camby * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (ear) |
16 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 3 | |
17 | Jermaine O'Neal | MIA | 3 | |
18 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 4 | |
19 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 4 | |
20 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | |
21 | Brad Miller | CHI | 4 | |
22 | Tyson Chandler * | NO | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
23 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 4 | |
24 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 4 | |
25 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 3 | |
26 | Andris Biedrins * | GSW | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
27 | Ronny Turiaf | GSW | 3 | |
28 | Nenad Krstic | OKC | 3 | Starting at center but still in timeshare with Collison. |
29 | Nick Collison | OKC | 3 | |
30 | Marreese Speights | PHI | 4 | |
31 | Chris Anderson | DEN | 4 | |
32 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 3 | |
33 | Francisco Elson | MIL | 3 | |
34 | JaVale McGee | WAS | 3 | |
35 | Greg Oden * | POR | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
Article first appeared on 2/22/09