This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 20
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, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, HOU, LAL, MIA, MIN, NO, NYK, ORL, PHO, POR, UTA, WAS |
Three Games: | BOS, CHA, DEN, GSW, IND, LAC, MEM, MIL, NJ, OKC, PHI, SAC, SAS, TOR |
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 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | Averaging 30.5 points, 11.5 assists and 3.0 threes made over last two games. |
4 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 4 | |
5 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | |
6 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | |
7 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
8 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 4 | |
9 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 4 | |
10 | Devin Harris | NJ | 3 | |
11 | Tony Parker | SAS | 3 | |
12 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 3 | |
13 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
14 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
15 | Aaron Brooks | HOU | 4 | |
16 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 4 | Averaging 16.4 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals over last five games. |
17 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 3 | |
18 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 3 | |
19 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 3 | |
20 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 4 | Only averaging 9.8 points and 6.6 assists over last five games. |
21 | Rafer Alston | ORL | 4 | |
22 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 4 | |
23 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 3 | Scored 25 or more points in three of last four games but production could decrease with Granger (knee) due back this week. |
24 | Rajon Rondo * | BOS | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
25 | Baron Davis * | LAC | 3 | Day-to-day (hamstring) |
26 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 | |
27 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | |
28 | Steve Blake | POR | 4 | Only averaging 9.8 points and 4.2 assists over last five games. |
29 | T.J. Ford | IND | 3 | |
30 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 3 | |
31 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 3 | |
32 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
33 | Luke Ridnour | MIL | 3 | |
34 | Mike James | WAS | 4 | |
35 | Stephon Marbury | BOS | 3 | Could see big bump in minutes if Rondo (ankle) misses time. |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 4 | Averaging 37.8 points, 11.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 2.2 threes, 3.4 steals and 1.2 blocks on 56% shooting from the field over last five games. |
2 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
3 | Brandon Roy | POR | 4 | |
4 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | |
5 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
6 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 4 | |
7 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 4 | |
8 | Jason Terry | DAL | 4 | |
9 | Rasual Butler | NO | 4 | Averaging 18.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 threes made over last five games. |
10 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
11 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 3 | |
12 | Larry Hughes | NYK | 4 | |
13 | Delonte West | CLE | 4 | |
14 | Ray Allen | BOS | 3 | |
15 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 3 | Starting at shooting guard. Averaging 22.0 points, 5.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 39.0 minutes over last two games. |
16 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 3 | |
17 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 3 | |
18 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | |
19 | Peja Stojakovic * | NO | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
20 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 4 | |
21 | CJ Miles | UTA | 4 | |
22 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 3 | Minutes and production could take a hit with Granger (knee) due back this week. |
23 | Raja Bell | CHA | 3 | |
24 | Roger Mason | SAS | 3 | |
25 | Michael Finley | SAS | 3 | |
26 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
27 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
28 | Antoine Wright | DAL | 4 | |
29 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 4 | |
30 | Mickael Pietrus | ORL | 4 | |
31 | Rashad McCants | SAC | 3 | Averaging 18.5 points and 2.0 threes made in 28.5 minutes over last two games. |
32 | Charlie Bell | MIL | 3 | |
33 | Marco Belinelli | GSW | 3 | |
34 | Monta Ellis * | GSW | 3 | Expected to re-join team on Wednesday. |
35 | Thabo Sefolosha * | OKC | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | |
3 | Caron Butler | WAS | 4 | |
4 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 4 | |
5 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 4 | |
6 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
7 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 4 | Averaging 17.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 threes made over last five games. |
8 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 4 | Averaging 20.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 steals over last five games. |
9 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 3 | |
10 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 3 | |
11 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 3 | |
12 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
13 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 3 | |
14 | John Salmons | CHI | 4 | |
15 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
16 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
17 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 3 | |
18 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 3 | |
19 | Danny Granger * | IND | 3 | Expected to return this week (knee) |
20 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 4 | |
21 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
22 | Mike Miller | MIN | 4 | |
23 | Jamario Moon | MIA | 4 | |
24 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 3 | |
25 | Al Thornton | LAC | 3 | |
26 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
27 | Francisco Garcia * | SAC | 3 | Day-to-day (finger) |
28 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
29 | Kevin Durant * | OKC | 3 | Won't return until Wednesday at the earliest (ankle). |
30 | Josh Howard * | DAL | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
31 | Dominic McGuire | WAS | 4 | |
32 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
33 | James Posey | NO | 4 | |
34 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 4 | |
35 | Julian Wright * | NO | 4 | Decent short-term play if Stojakovic (back) can't go. |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 4 | |
2 | David West | NO | 4 | |
3 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | |
4 | David Lee | NYK | 4 | |
5 | Al Harrington | NYK | 4 | |
6 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | |
7 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | |
8 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | |
9 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 3 | Only averaging 14.0 points and 8.3 rebounds since returning from injury. |
10 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 4 | |
11 | Kevin Love | MIN | 4 | |
12 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 3 | |
13 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 3 | |
14 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
15 | Shawn Marion | TOR | 3 | |
16 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | |
17 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 4 | Could go back to Millsap of old if Boozer (ankle) miss time. |
18 | Carlos Boozer * | UTA | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle). Averaging 14.5 points and 16.5 rebounds over last two games. |
19 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
20 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 4 | |
21 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 4 | |
22 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 4 | |
23 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 4 | |
24 | Jeff Green * | OKC | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
25 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Luc Mbah a Moute | MIL | 3 | Averaging 12.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals over last five games. |
27 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 4 | |
28 | Zach Randolph * | LAC | 3 | Will miss Saturday's game (personal) |
29 | Yi Jianlian | NJ | 3 | |
30 | Anthony Randolph | GSW | 3 | |
31 | Vladimir Radmonovic | CHA | 3 | |
32 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 3 | |
33 | Craig Smith | MIN | 4 | |
34 | Glen Davis | BOS | 3 | |
35 | Kenyon Martin * | DEN | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | |
2 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 4 | |
3 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 4 | |
4 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
5 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | |
6 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 4 | |
7 | Al Horford | ATL | 4 | |
8 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | Averaging 19.6 points, 13.8 rebounds, 3.0 threes and 1.4 blocks over last five games. |
9 | Jermaine O'Neal | MIA | 4 | |
10 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
11 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 3 | Averaging 18.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games. |
12 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 4 | |
13 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | In a timeshare with Miller, but still averaging 8.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks over last five games. |
14 | Nene | DEN | 3 | |
15 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 3 | |
16 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 4 | |
17 | Andris Biedrins * | GSW | 3 | Expected to return this week (personal) |
18 | Marcus Camby * | LAC | 3 | Day-to-day (migraines) |
19 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 4 | |
20 | Brad Miller | CHI | 4 | |
21 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 4 | |
22 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 3 | |
23 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
24 | Chris Anderson | DEN | 3 | |
25 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 3 | |
26 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 3 | |
27 | Nenad Krstic | OKC | 3 | |
28 | Nick Collison | OKC | 3 | |
29 | Ronny Turiaf | GSW | 3 | |
30 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | 3 | Good short-term play if Camby (migraines) can't go. Averaging 8.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over last two games. |
31 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 4 | |
32 | JaVale McGee | WAS | 4 | |
33 | Zaza Pachulia | ATL | 4 | |
34 | Chris Kaman * | LAC | 3 | Expected to return on Tuesday (foot) |
35 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 |
Article first appeared on 3/8/09