This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 19
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, CLE, DAL, DEN, GSW, HOU, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJ, OKC, PHO, SAS, WAS |
Three Games: | BOS, CHA, CHI, DET, IND, LAC, MIN, NO, NYK, ORL, PHI, POR, TOR, UTA |
Two Games: | LAL, SAC |
One Game: | NONE |
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Devin Harris | NJ | 4 | Day-to-day (flu). Averaging 27.0 points, 7.0 assists, 2.2 threes and 1.6 steals over last five games. |
2 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | Averaging 29.0 points and 9.0 assists over last three games but scoring could decrease this week with Duncan (knee) due back. |
3 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 4 | |
4 | Chris Paul | NO | 3 | |
5 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 4 | Will have to do more with Durant (ankle) out. Averaging 24.4 points, 6.6 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals over last five games. |
6 | Steve Nash * | PHO | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
7 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
8 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 4 | |
9 | Deron Williams | UTA | 3 | |
10 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 3 | |
11 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | Production could decrease a bit with West back. |
12 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
13 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 3 | |
14 | Baron Davis | LAC | 3 | |
15 | Randy Foye | MIN | 3 | |
16 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
17 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 4 | |
18 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 4 | |
19 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 3 | |
20 | Aaron Brooks | HOU | 4 | |
21 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 4 | Ridnour's return has resulted in decreased minutes and production. Averaging 14.0 points and 5.6 assists in 30.0 minutes over last five games. |
22 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 3 | Quietly averaging 20.2 points, 4.4 assists. 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals over last five games. |
23 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 3 | |
24 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 3 | |
25 | Rafer Alston | ORL | 3 | |
26 | T.J. Ford | IND | 3 | |
27 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 4 | |
28 | Luke Ridnour | MIL | 4 | |
29 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 3 | Production could increase with Iverson (back) out. |
30 | Allen Iverson * | DET | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
31 | Steve Blake | POR | 3 | |
32 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 3 | |
33 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 3 | |
34 | C.J. Watson | GSW | 4 | Could see bump in minutes as Warriors begin playing their young guys. |
35 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 3 |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 4 | |
2 | Vince Carter | NJ | 4 | |
3 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | |
4 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | Averaging 21.0 points, 4.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 3.0 steals over last five games. |
5 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 4 | |
6 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 4 | |
7 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
8 | Ray Allen | BOS | 3 | Averaging 23.2 points and 4.0 threes over last five games. |
9 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 2 | |
10 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | |
11 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 3 | |
12 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 3 | |
13 | Delonte West | CLE | 4 | |
14 | Charlie Bell | MIL | 4 | Averaging 16.0 points and 3.0 threes made over last five games. |
15 | Thabo Sefolosha | OKC | 4 | Should see plenty of minutes with Durant (ankle) out. Averaging 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over last two games. |
16 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 3 | |
17 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 2 | Averaging 22.0 points, 3.5 threes made and 3.0 steals over last two games. |
18 | Larry Hughes | NYK | 3 | |
19 | Rasual Butler | NO | 3 | |
20 | Raja Bell | CHA | 3 | |
21 | Michael Finley | SAS | 4 | Averaging 13.4 points and 2.6 threes made over last five games. |
22 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 4 | |
23 | Roger Mason | SAS | 4 | |
24 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
25 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
26 | Eric Gordon * | LAC | 3 | Day-to-day (shoulder) |
27 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 3 | |
28 | Antoine Wright | DAL | 4 | |
29 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 4 | |
30 | Daequan Cook | MIA | 4 | |
31 | Von Wafer | HOU | 4 | |
32 | Daniel Gibson | CLE | 4 | |
33 | Marco Belinelli | GSW | 4 | |
34 | CJ Miles | UTA | 3 | |
35 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 3 |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | Averaging 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 threes and 2.4 steals over last five games. |
3 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 4 | |
4 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 4 | |
5 | Caron Butler | WAS | 4 | |
6 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
7 | Josh Howard | DAL | 4 | |
8 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 4 | |
9 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 4 | |
10 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
11 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 3 | |
12 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 3 | |
13 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | |
14 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 3 | |
15 | Mike Miller | MIN | 3 | |
16 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
17 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 3 | Averaging 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 steals over last five games. |
18 | John Salmons | CHI | 3 | Should be in line for increased minutes and production with Deng (stress fracture) out. |
19 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
20 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 4 | In jeopardy of missing a game this week as Warriors start to play their young guys. |
21 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 4 | |
22 | Kelenna Azubuike | GSW | 4 | |
23 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
24 | Al Thornton | LAC | 3 | |
25 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
26 | Dominic McGuire | WAS | 4 | |
27 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 3 | |
28 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
29 | Jamario Moon | MIA | 4 | |
30 | Bobby Simmons | NJ | 4 | |
31 | Wally Szczerbiak | CLE | 4 | |
32 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 3 | Move to bench has hurt production. Only averaging 5.0 points in 22.0 minutes over last two games. |
33 | James Posey | NO | 3 | |
34 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 2 | |
35 | Kevin Durant * | OKC | 4 | Doubtful to play this week (ankle) |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 4 | |
2 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | |
3 | Tim Duncan * | SAS | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
4 | Jeff Green | OKC | 4 | Becomes number one scoring option with Durant (ankle) out. |
5 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 4 | |
6 | David West | NO | 3 | |
7 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | |
8 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 3 | |
9 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 3 | Flashing all around game recently. Averaging 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks over last five games. |
10 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
11 | Zach Randolph | LAC | 3 | |
12 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | Double-doubles in four of last five games. Averaging 14.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals during this stretch. |
13 | Shawn Marion | TOR | 3 | Averaging 15.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in five games with the Raptors. |
14 | Al Harrington | NYK | 3 | |
15 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
16 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
17 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 4 | |
18 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 3 | |
19 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 3 | |
20 | Kevin Love | MIN | 3 | |
21 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 3 | |
22 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 4 | |
23 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 4 | |
24 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
25 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 2 | |
25 | Yi Jianlian | NJ | 4 | |
26 | Luc Mbah a Moute | MIL | 4 | |
27 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 4 | |
28 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
29 | Vladimir Radmonovic | CHA | 3 | |
30 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 3 | Only averaging 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in 20.3 minutes since returning from injury. |
31 | Anthony Randolph | GSW | 4 | |
32 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 4 | |
33 | Darrell Arthur | MEM | 4 | |
34 | Craig Smith | MIN | 3 | |
35 | Glen Davis | BOS | 3 |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | |
2 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | Averaging 23.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks on 67% shooting from the field and 69% shooting from the line over last five games. |
3 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
4 | Al Horford | ATL | 4 | |
5 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 4 | |
6 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | |
7 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 3 | |
8 | Marcus Camby | LAC | 3 | |
9 | Jermaine O'Neal | MIA | 4 | |
10 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
11 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
12 | Nene | DEN | 4 | |
13 | Chris Anderson | DEN | 4 | Averaging 7.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.2 blocks over last five games. |
14 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 4 | |
15 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 4 | Should see bump in minutes and production Wallace (broken leg) out. |
16 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
17 | Andris Biedrins * | GSW | 4 | Will miss Friday's game (coaches decision). |
18 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 3 | |
19 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 3 | |
20 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | |
21 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 2 | |
22 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 4 | |
23 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 4 | |
24 | Nenad Krstic | OKC | 4 | |
25 | Nick Collison | OKC | 4 | |
26 | Brad Miller | CHI | 3 | |
27 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 3 | |
28 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 4 | |
29 | JaVale McGee | WAS | 4 | |
30 | Francisco Elson | MIL | 4 | |
31 | Ronny Turiaf | GSW | 4 | |
32 | Zaza Pachulia | ATL | 4 | |
33 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
34 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 2 | |
35 | Greg Oden * | POR | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
Article first appeared on 3/1/09