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THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 21
| Five Games: | NONE | ||||
| Four Games: | BOS, CHI, CLE, DEN, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIN, NJ, ORL, SAS, TOR, WAS | ||||
| Three Games: | ATL, CHA, DAL, DET, NO, NYK, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SEA, UTA | ||||
| Two Games: | MIL | ||||
| One Game: | NONE | ||||
| = new to Value Meter |
| Point Guards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Baron Davis | GSW | 4 | |
| 2 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 4 | |
| 3 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 4 | |
| 4 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 4 | |
| 5 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | Averaging 25.6 points on 68.0% shooting from the field over last three games. |
| 6 | Chris Paul | NO | 3 | |
| 7 | Deron Williams | UTA | 3 | |
| 8 | Steve Nash | PHO | 3 | |
| 9 | Devin Harris | NJ | 4 | |
| 10 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | |
| 11 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 3 | |
| 12 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | |
| 13 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | Averaging career-best 17.0 points this year. |
| 14 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 4 | |
| 15 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 4 | |
| 16 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 | |
| 17 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 3 | |
| 18 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 3 | |
| 19 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 3 | |
| 20 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 4 | Time-share with Ford hurting production. Only averaging 8.2 points and 6.6 assists in 27.2 minutes over last five games. |
| 21 | T.J. Ford | TOR | 4 | |
| 22 | Jason Williams | MIA | 4 | |
| 23 | Antonio Daniels | WAS | 4 | |
| 24 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 4 | Minutes and production could decrease with Atkins back. |
| 25 | Brevin Knight | LAC | 4 | |
| 26 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 4 | |
| 27 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 3 | |
| 28 | Earl Watson | SEA | 3 | |
| 29 | Steve Blake | POR | 3 | |
| 30 | Maurice Williams | MIL | 2 |
| Shooting Guards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 4 | |
| 2 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 4 | |
| 3 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 4 | |
| 4 | Vince Carter | NJ | 4 | |
| 5 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 4 | |
| 6 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 4 | Averaging 20.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals on 52.2% shooting from the field and 95.2% shooting from the line over last five games. |
| 7 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
| 8 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
| 9 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 3 | |
| 10 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 3 | |
| 11 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 3 | |
| 12 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 4 | |
| 13 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
| 14 | Ray Allen * | BOS | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 15 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 3 | |
| 16 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 3 | |
| 17 | Ricky Davis | MIA | 4 | Averaging 20.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 43.2 minutes over last five games. |
| 18 | Larry Hughes | CHI | 4 | |
| 19 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 4 | |
| 20 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 4 | |
| 21 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 4 | |
| 22 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 4 | |
| 23 | Grant Hill | PHO | 3 | |
| 24 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | |
| 25 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 3 | |
| 26 | Sasha Pavlovic | CLE | 4 | |
| 27 | Michael Redd | MIL | 2 | |
| 28 | Josh Childress | ATL | 3 | |
| 29 | Raja Bell | PHO | 3 | |
| 30 | Jerry Stackhouse | DAL | 3 |
| Small Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
| 1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
| 2 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 4 | |
| 3 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 4 | |
| 4 | Corey Maggette | LAC | 4 | |
| 5 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 4 | |
| 6 | Caron Butler | WAS | 4 | Averaging 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games since retiring from injury. |
| 7 | Mike Miller | MEM | 4 | |
| 8 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 4 | |
| 9 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 4 | |
| 10 | Richard Jefferson | NJ | 4 | |
| 11 | Danny Granger | IND | 4 | |
| 12 | Luol Deng | CHI | 4 | |
| 13 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | Averaging 16.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over last ten games. |
| 14 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
| 15 | Ron Artest | SAC | 3 | |
| 16 | Josh Howard | DAL | 3 | |
| 17 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 3 | |
| 18 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | Averaging 17.8 points and 7.0 rebounds over last five games. |
| 19 | Kevin Durant | SEA | 3 | |
| 20 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 3 | |
| 21 | Shane Battier | HOU | 4 | |
| 22 | Mickael Pietrus | GSW | 4 | Averaging 13.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in 36.0 minutes over last five games. |
| 23 | Tim Thomas | LAC | 4 | |
| 24 | Marko Jaric | MIN | 4 | |
| 25 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 4 | |
| 26 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 3 | |
| 27 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 3 | |
| 28 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 4 | |
| 29 | Wally Szczerbiak | CLE | 4 | |
| 30 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 3 |
| Power Forwards | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | Continues to put up consistent numbers (18.0 ppg and 10.9 rpg over last ten games) but FG% (43.2%) is a concern. |
| 2 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 4 | |
| 3 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 4 | |
| 4 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 4 | |
| 5 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
| 6 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 3 | |
| 7 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 3 | |
| 8 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 3 | |
| 9 | Zach Randolph | NYK | 3 | |
| 10 | Shawn Marion * | MIA | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
| 11 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 4 | |
| 12 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 4 | |
| 13 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 4 | |
| 14 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 4 | |
| 15 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | |
| 16 | Al Harrington | GSW | 4 | |
| 17 | Chris Wilcox | SEA | 3 | |
| 18 | Al Horford | ATL | 3 | |
| 19 | David West * | NO | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 20 | Darius Songalia | WAS | 4 | Averaging 11.6 points, 5.4 boards and 1.6 steals over last five. Could see bump in production if Haywood (knee) misses time. |
| 21 | Joe Smith | CLE | 4 | |
| 22 | Ronny Turiaf | LAL | 4 | Could be a good source for rebounds and blocks with Gasol (ankle) out. |
| 23 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
| 24 | Boris Diaw | PHO | 3 | |
| 25 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 3 | |
| 26 | Jeff Green | SEA | 3 | |
| 27 | Mikki Moore | SAC | 3 | |
| 28 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
| 29 | Reggie Evans | PHI | 3 | |
| 30 | Darko Milicic * | MEM | 4 | Day-to-day (foot) |
| Centers | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
| 1 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 4 | |
| 2 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 4 | |
| 3 | Marcus Camby | DEN | 4 | |
| 4 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 3 | |
| 5 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 3 | |
| 6 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
| 7 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
| 8 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 3 | |
| 9 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 4 | Averaging 10.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks over last ten games. |
| 10 | Troy Murphy | IND | 4 | |
| 11 | Anderson Varejeo | CLE | 4 | |
| 12 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 4 | |
| 13 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 3 | |
| 14 | Brad Miller | SAC | 3 | Only averaging 6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds on 40.0% shooting from the field over last five games. |
| 15 | Rasho Nesterovic | TOR | 4 | |
| 16 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 4 | |
| 17 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | |
| 18 | Josh Boone | NJ | 4 | |
| 19 | Mark Blount | MIA | 4 | |
| 20 | Jeff Foster | IND | 4 | |
| 21 | Brendan Haywood * | WAS | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
| 22 | Dikembe Mutumbo | HOU | 4 | |
| 23 | Kurt Thomas | SAS | 4 | |
| 24 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
| 25 | Nick Collison | SEA | 3 | |
| 26 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | |
| 27 | Johan Petro | SEA | 3 | |
| 28 | Nazr Mohammed | CHA | 3 | |
| 29 | Nenad Krstic * | NJ | 4 | Day-to-day (respiratory infection) |
| 30 | Andrew Bogut * | MIL | 2 | Day-to-day (bruised thigh) |
