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: | ATL, BOS, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, IND, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, NO, POR, SAC, SAS, SEA, TOR, UTA, WAS | ||||
| Three Games: | CHA, DET, GSW, HOU, MEM, NJ, NYK, ORL, PHI, PHO | ||||
| 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 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 4 | |
| 4 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 4 | Averaging 10.0 assists and 3.5 steals but only five shot attempts in first two games with Dallas. |
| 5 | Maurice Williams | MIL | 4 | |
| 6 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 4 | |
| 7 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 | |
| 8 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 4 | |
| 9 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
| 10 | Baron Davis | GSW | 3 | Averaging 32.0 points, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals over last two games. |
| 11 | Steve Nash | PHO | 3 | |
| 12 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 3 | |
| 13 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | |
| 14 | Earl Watson | SEA | 4 | Averaging 13.2 points, 8.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds over last five games. |
| 15 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 4 | |
| 16 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | Should continue to start for rest of the year. Averaging 13.0 points and 6.0 assists in two starts this year. |
| 17 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 3 | |
| 18 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
| 19 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 3 | |
| 20 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 3 | |
| 21 | Steve Blake | POR | 4 | |
| 22 | Jarrett Jack | POR | 4 | |
| 23 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 4 | |
| 24 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
| 25 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | |
| 26 | Travis Diener | IND | 4 | Averaging 9.8 points and 5.5 assists in twelve starts this year. |
| 27 | Antonio Daniels * | WAS | 4 | Will try to play with ankle injury |
| 28 | Marcus Williams | NJ | 3 | Averaging 12.2 points and 5.7 assists since taking over as starting point guard. |
| 29 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 3 | |
| 30 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 3 | |
| Shooting Guards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
| 2 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 4 | Averaging 34.4 points, 6.6 assists, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 three-pointers on 64% shooting from the field and 90% shooting from the line over last five games. |
| 3 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 4 | |
| 4 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | Averaging 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists over last two games. |
| 5 | Brandon Roy | POR | 4 | |
| 6 | Michael Redd | MIL | 4 | |
| 7 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 4 | |
| 8 | Ray Allen | BOS | 4 | |
| 9 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 4 | |
| 10 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 4 | |
| 11 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
| 12 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | Averaging 7.4 assists over five games. |
| 13 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 3 | |
| 14 | Jason Terry | DAL | 4 | Started last three games and averaging 19.2 points on 49.4% shooting from the field over last five games. |
| 15 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 3 | |
| 16 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 3 | |
| 17 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 3 | |
| 18 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | |
| 19 | Josh Childress | ATL | 4 | |
| 20 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 4 | |
| 21 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 4 | |
| 22 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 4 | |
| 23 | Grant Hill | PHO | 3 | |
| 24 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 3 | |
| 25 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 3 | |
| 26 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 4 | |
| 27 | Martell Webster | POR | 4 | |
| 28 | Juan Carlos Navarro | MEM | 3 | |
| 29 | Larry Hughes | CHI | 4 | |
| 30 | Ricky Davis | MIA | 4 | |
| Small Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
| 2 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
| 3 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 4 | |
| 4 | Corey Maggette | LAC | 4 | Averaging 26.8 points and 6.2 rebounds on 92.4% shooting from the line over last ten games. |
| 5 | Ron Artest | SAC | 4 | |
| 6 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 4 | |
| 7 | Danny Granger | IND | 4 | |
| 8 | Josh Howard | DAL | 4 | |
| 9 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
| 10 | Kevin Durant | SEA | 4 | |
| 11 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | |
| 12 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
| 13 | Richard Jefferson | NJ | 3 | Averaging 31.3 points over last three games. |
| 14 | Luol Deng | CHI | 4 | |
| 15 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | Points (18.2), rebounds (5.1) and field goal percentage (44.2%) all down from last year. |
| 16 | Al Thornton | LAC | 4 | Averaging 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds on 54.1% shooting from the field over last five games. |
| 17 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 4 | |
| 18 | Stephen Jackson * | GSW | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 19 | Mike Miller * | MEM | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
| 20 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
| 21 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 4 | |
| 22 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
| 23 | Tim Thomas | LAC | 4 | |
| 24 | Wally Szczerbiak | CLE | 4 | |
| 25 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
| 26 | Shane Battier | HOU | 3 | |
| 27 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 4 | |
| 28 | Desmond Mason | MIL | 4 | |
| 29 | Thabo Sefolosha | CHI | 4 | |
| 30 | Caron Butler * | WAS | 4 | Unlikely to play this week (hip) |
| Power Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 4 | |
| 2 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 4 | |
| 3 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 4 | |
| 4 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 4 | |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | |
| 6 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 4 | |
| 7 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | Averaging 15.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists over last ten games. |
| 8 | David West | NO | 4 | |
| 9 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | |
| 10 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 4 | |
| 11 | Al Horford | ATL | 4 | |
| 12 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 3 | |
| 13 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
| 14 | Zach Randolph | NYK | 3 | |
| 15 | Chris Wilcox | SEA | 4 | |
| 16 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 4 | |
| 17 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 4 | Averaging 17.6 points over last five games. |
| 18 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | Production should increase with Wallace and Smith traded to Chicago. |
| 19 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
| 20 | Al Harrington | GSW | 3 | |
| 21 | Joe Smith | CLE | 4 | |
| 22 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 4 | |
| 23 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 4 | |
| 24 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 4 | |
| 25 | Yi Jianlian | MIL | 4 | |
| 26 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 4 | Solid play if Butler (hip) continues to miss time. |
| 27 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 3 | |
| 28 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 3 | |
| 29 | Luis Scola | HOU | 3 | |
| 30 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
| Centers | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 4 | Averaging 22.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in nine games as a Laker. |
| 2 | Brad Miller | SAC | 4 | Averaging 15.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists over last ten games. |
| 3 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 4 | |
| 4 | Marcus Camby | DEN | 4 | |
| 5 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 4 | |
| 6 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 4 | |
| 7 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 4 | |
| 8 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
| 9 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 3 | Averaging 30.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks on 56.4% shooting from the field and 88% from the line over last five games. |
| 10 | Yao Ming | HOU | 3 | |
| 11 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
| 12 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | |
| 13 | Chris Kaman * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (shin, wrist) |
| 14 | Brendan Haywood | WAS | 4 | |
| 15 | Nick Collison | SEA | 4 | |
| 16 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 4 | |
| 17 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
| 18 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 4 | |
| 19 | Mark Blount | MIA | 4 | |
| 20 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | Should see more minutes with Wallace and Smith traded to Cleveland. |
| 21 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 4 | |
| 22 | Troy Murphy | IND | 4 | |
| 23 | Kurt Thomas | SAS | 4 | |
| 24 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 3 | Averaging 9.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in first two games with Phoenix. |
| 25 | Jeff Foster | IND | 4 | |
| 26 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 4 | |
| 27 | Josh Boone | NJ | 3 | |
| 28 | Eddy Curry | NYK | 3 | |
| 29 | Nazr Mohammed | CHA | 3 | Move to bench has killed production. Only averaging 6.5 points and 5.2 rebounds over last five games. |
| 30 | Nenad Krstic | NJ | 3 | |
Article first appeared on 2/24/08
