This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 21
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: | BOS, CHA, CLE, DET, GSW, HOU, LAC, MEM, MIN, NJ, NO, OKC, PHI, POR, SAC, SAS, WAS | |
Three Games: | ATL, CHI, DAL, DEN, IND, LAL, MIA, NYK, ORL, TOR | |
Two Games: | MIL, PHO, UTA | |
One Game: | ||
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Paul | NO | 4 | |
2 | Devin Harris | NJ | 4 | |
3 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | |
4 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 4 | |
5 | Andre Miller | PHI | 4 | |
6 | Randy Foye * | MIN | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
7 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 4 | |
8 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | |
9 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | |
10 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 4 | Averaging 16.6 points, 6.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals over last five games. |
11 | Nate Robinson * | NYK | 3 | |
12 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | |
13 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 3 | |
14 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
15 | Baron Davis | LAC | 4 | |
16 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 4 | |
17 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 4 | |
18 | T.J. Ford | IND | 3 | |
19 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 3 | |
20 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 3 | |
21 | Deron Williams | UTA | 2 | |
22 | Steve Nash | PHO | 2 | |
23 | Aaron Brooks | HOU | 4 | |
24 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | Averaging 17.0 points and 4.0 assists over last five but scoring could decrease with Foye (ankle) back. |
25 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 3 | |
26 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 3 | Averaging 2.8 steals over last five games. |
27 | Steve Blake | POR | 4 | |
28 | Beno Udrih * | SAC | 4 | Day-to-day (foot) |
29 | Rafer Alston | ORL | 3 | |
30 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 3 | |
31 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 3 | |
32 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 2 | |
33 | Mike James | WAS | 4 | |
34 | Kyle Lowry | HOU | 4 | |
35 | Chris Duhon * | NYK | 3 | Day-to-day (back). Could return later this week. |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
2 | Brandon Roy | POR | 4 | |
3 | Vince Carter | NJ | 4 | |
4 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 3 | |
5 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | Scored 30 or more point in four straight games. |
6 | Kevin Martin * | SAC | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
7 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 4 | Averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds over last five games. |
8 | Ray Allen | BOS | 4 | |
9 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 4 | |
10 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 4 | |
11 | Rasual Butler | NO | 4 | Averaging 18.8 points and 3.0 threes made per game over last five. |
12 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 4 | |
13 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 3 | |
14 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | |
15 | Larry Hughes | NYK | 3 | |
16 | Thabo Sefolosha | OKC | 4 | Averaging 12.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 steals over last five games. |
17 | Raja Bell | CHA | 4 | |
18 | Roger Mason | SAS | 4 | |
19 | Michael Finley | SAS | 4 | |
20 | Louis Williams | PHI | 4 | |
21 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 3 | |
22 | Delonte West * | CLE | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
23 | Peja Stojakovic * | NO | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
24 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
25 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 3 | |
26 | Sasha Pavlovic | CLE | 4 | Could see increased minutes and production if West (back) misses time this week. |
27 | Mickael Pietrus | ORL | 3 | Could see bump in value if Turkoglu (calf) misses time this week. |
28 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 2 | |
29 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 2 | |
30 | Nick Young | WAS | 4 | |
31 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 4 | |
32 | Willie Green | PHI | 4 | |
33 | Antoine Wright | DAL | 3 | |
34 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 3 | |
35 | Rashad McCants | SAC | 4 |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 4 | |
3 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 4 | |
4 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 4 | |
5 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 4 | |
6 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 4 | |
7 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | Steals are great (2.6 spg over last five) but only shooting 39% from the field (29-for-73) during this stretch. |
8 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | Averaging 24.0 points and 5.0 rebounds over last five games. |
9 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 4 | |
10 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 3 | |
11 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | |
12 | Danny Granger * | IND | 3 | Day-to-day (knee) |
13 | Mike Miller | MIN | 4 | |
14 | Corey Maggette * | GSW | 4 | Day-to-day (sinus infection) |
15 | Caron Butler * | WAS | 4 | Day-to-day (leg) |
16 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
17 | John Salmons | CHI | 3 | |
18 | Al Thornton | LAC | 4 | |
19 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
20 | Andres Nocioni | SAC | 4 | |
21 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 4 | |
22 | Hedo Turkoglu * | ORL | 3 | Day-to-day (foot) |
23 | Dominic McGuire | WAS | 4 | |
24 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 3 | Started last two games at small forward. Averaging 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals over last two. |
25 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 3 | |
26 | James Posey | NO | 4 | |
27 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
28 | Kelenna Azubuike | GSW | 4 | |
29 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 2 | |
30 | Julian Wright | NO | 4 | |
31 | Rodney Carney | MIN | 4 | |
32 | Jamario Moon | MIA | 3 | |
33 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 2 | |
34 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 2 | |
35 | Josh Howard * | DAL | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | Averaging 25.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 threes over last five games. |
2 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | |
3 | David West | NO | 4 | |
4 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
5 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
6 | Jeff Green | OKC | 4 | |
7 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | |
8 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 4 | |
9 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | Averaging 13.4 points and 11.0 rebounds on 60% shooting from the field over last five games. |
10 | Zach Randolph | LAC | 4 | |
11 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 4 | Averaging 30.0 points and 5.0 rebounds on 66% shooting from the field over last two games. |
12 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 4 | Recorded three straight doubles. Averaging 12.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games. |
13 | Kevin Love | MIN | 4 | |
14 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
15 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
16 | Al Harrington | NYK | 3 | |
17 | Leon Powe | BOS | 4 | Should be good source for boards and blocks while Garnett (knee) and Davis (ankle) are out. Averaging 21.2 points and 14.0 boards over last four. |
18 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 4 | |
19 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 3 | |
20 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 3 | |
21 | Shawn Marion | TOR | 3 | |
22 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 4 | |
23 | Vladimir Radmonovic | CHA | 4 | |
24 | Anthony Randolph | GSW | 4 | |
25 | Brandan Wright | GSW | 4 | Started at power forward in first game back from injury (shoulder). |
26 | Craig Smith | MIN | 4 | |
27 | Renaldo Balkman | DEN | 3 | Decent short-term play while Martin (back) is out. Averaging 18.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in 31.5 minutes over last two games. |
28 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 2 | |
29 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 2 | |
30 | Rasheed Wallace * | DET | 4 | Day-to-day (calf) |
31 | Yi Jianlian | NJ | 4 | |
32 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 3 | |
33 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | |
34 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 2 | |
35 | Kenyon Martin * | DEN | 3 | Could return later this week (back). |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | 0 |
2 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 4 | |
3 | Marcus Camby | LAC | 4 | Minutes and production could take a hit with Kaman back in the mix. |
4 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
5 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 3 | |
6 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | |
7 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 4 | |
8 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 4 | Averaging 13.5 points, 16.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks over last two games. |
9 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 4 | Averaging 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 threes over last five games. |
10 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 4 | |
11 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 4 | |
12 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 4 | |
13 | Jermaine O'Neal | MIA | 3 | |
14 | Al Horford | ATL | 3 | |
15 | Nene | DEN | 3 | |
16 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
17 | Ronny Turiaf | GSW | 4 | Should see bump in value with Biedrins (ankle) out this week. |
18 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 4 | Minutes and production could take a hit if Oden (knee) returns this week. |
19 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 4 | |
20 | Nenad Krstic | OKC | 4 | |
21 | Chris Kaman | LAC | 4 | |
22 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 3 | Still effective despite time-share with Miller. Averaging 8.2 points and 10.2 rebounds over last five games. |
23 | Brad Miller | CHI | 3 | |
24 | Chris Anderson | DEN | 3 | |
25 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 2 | |
26 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 2 | |
27 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 4 | Only averaging 3.4 points and 5.0 rebounds over last five games. |
28 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 4 | |
29 | Kurt Thomas | SAS | 4 | |
30 | Nick Collison | OKC | 4 | |
31 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
32 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
33 | Marreese Speights | PHI | 4 | |
34 | Kwame Brown | DET | 4 | |
35 | Zaza Pachulia | ATL | 3 |
Article first appeared on 3/15/09