NBA Eastern Conference All Stars - The Roster That Should Be

With NBA All Star weekend coming up I want to take a look at the players that I think should be on the Eastern Conference roster.  I'm basing this roster on my mid-season player rankings.  You can find the formula for the ranking system on the 2010-11 Mid-Season NBA Small Forward Rankings post.

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Here are the five players that I think earned a starting spot:
G: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
G: Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
F: LeBron James, Miami Heat
F: Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
C: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

My starting lineup only has one different player from the starters the fans chose.  I have Paul Pierce starting at the forward spot over Amare Stoudamire.

Here are the seven additional Eastern Conference players that I think are worthy of being All Stars:
G: Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics
G: Ray Allen, Boston Celtics
F: Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
F: Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
C: Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
F: Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls
C: Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls

As you can see, I don't even have Stoudamire on the Eastern Conference All Star roster.  A peek at my 2010-11 Mid-Season NBA Power Forward Rankings shows you why - Stoudamire is the 14th most productive power forward in the NBA through the first half of the season.  Boozer has been the 10th most productive power forward.

The other roster difference is that I have Noah in place of Joe Johnson.  Johnson finished a very respectable seventh in my mid-season shooting guard rankings but Andre Iguodala, who finished fifth on those same rankings, would have been the next guard in line.  When matched up head-to-head in the five statistical analysis categories I like to use, Noah wins three (PER, Offensive Rating and Defensive Rating) to Johnson's two (Estimated Wins Added and Simple Rating).

Overall, Sunday night's Eastern Conference roster is pretty close to the group I think should be playing.  Ultimately, I don't have an issue with Stoudamire making the team based on his full season contribution to the Knicks versus Boozer and Noah, who both missed significant time.  I do think that one of those Bulls frontliners should have made the team over Johnson.

Observations on the Mid-Season NBA Small Forward Rankings

Yesterday I posted my mid-season rankings of NBA small forwards.  I know that NBA fans who don't believe in such detailed statistical analysis will scoff at such rankings, especially when they see Carmelo Anthony ranked just one spot above Matt Barnes.  But to me these rankings tell a majority of the story about how a player is producing and where he ranks among other NBA players.  Notice I said a majority of the story.  Do I think Tayshaun Prince is better than Carmelo?  No.  But I do think the stats provide a very strong base for starting those types of discussions.  I also think they are a good vehicle for tracking player trends.

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So, with that said, here are my observations:

• As I mentioned yesterday, I find it very interesting that Carmelo is ranked one notch below Wilson Chandler.  For obvious reasons there has been a lot of discussion about Carmelo's value.  Henry Abbott does a great job of analyzing Carmelo's value on ESPN's TrueHoop blog.  The key category that pushes Chandler ahead of Carmelo is the Offensive Rating, or points per 100 possessions.  Carmelo beats out Chandler in each of the four other categories.
• No surprise that LeBron tops the list.  He leads in three of the five categories.  He finished the 2009-10 season in first as well. 
• Paul Pierce has had a great season so far.  I'm surprised how close he is to LeBron.  Those two are clearly a level above the rest.
• The biggest positive surprises to me are Rudy Gay, Mike Dunleavy and Shawne Williams.
• I questioned the Grizzlies' signing of Gay to a max deal but he really has produced so far this season.
• The biggest negative surprises to me are Gerald Wallace, Nicolas Batum and Corey Maggette.
• The biggest jumpers from the final 2009-10 rankings are C.J. Miles (up 36), Chris Douglas-Roberts (up 32) and Wilson Chandler (up 28).
• The biggest droppers from the final 2009-10 rankings are Jamario Moon (down 36), Corey Maggette (down 21) and Travis Outlaw (down 20).
• Paul George is the highest rated rookie at 28.
• New Jersey and Cleveland are getting the worst production from the small forward position.  New Jersey has Travis Outlaw ranked 53rd and Stephen Graham ranked 57th.  Cleveland has Jamario Moon ranked at 54.

What jumps out at you from the small forward rankings?  Share your observations by posting a comment below.

LeBron Alley Oop from Carlos Arroyo at Mid-Court

This alley oop from Carlos Arroyo at mid-court to LeBron is pretty nasty!

Miami Heat - Early Season Returns

After signing LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat were expected by many to run roughshod over the rest of the NBA...to become barnstormers in the tradition of the Harlem Globetrotters.  But the road to a season with 72+ wins has unexpectedly included huge potholes, and the Heat have not quite performed up to those lofty expections.

Miami is 6-4 and has already lost twice to Eastern Conference rival Boston.  They've also lost to the still undefeated New Orleans Hornets in the Big Easy and at home to a hot Utah Jazz team.  I don't think any of the four losses should be filed in the "Bad Loss" category.  What do the early season statistics tell us about the Heat?  Let's take a look.

I predicted the Heat would finish the season at 62-20.

Team Stats
Offensive Rating (points per 100 possessions): 111.2 (4th in the NBA) [106.6 in 2009]
Defensive Rating (points allowed per 100 possessions): 101.0 (5th) [104.1 in 2009]
Rating Differential: 10.2 [2.5 in 2009]
Points Scored per Game: 102.7 (8th) [96.5 in 2009]
Points Allowed per Game: 93.3 (5th) [94.2 in 2009]
Pace (possessions per game): 91.4 (22nd) [89.6]

Player Stats
(in order of minutes played)

LeBron James
Offensive Rating: 107 (121 in 2009)
Defensive Rating: 99 (102)
PER: 23.6 (31.1)

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Dwyane Wade
Offensive Rating: 110 (113)
Defensive Rating: 100 (103)
PER: 24.4 (28.0)

Chris Bosh
Offensive Rating: 118 (117)
Defensive Rating: 101 (111)
PER: 18.7 (25.0)

Udonis Haslem
Offensive Rating: 112 (111)
Defensive Rating: 99 (104)
PER: 13.6 (14.6)

James Jones
Offensive Rating: 144 (113)
Defensive Rating: 105 (108)
PER: 14.7 (8.8)

Carlos Arroyo
Offensive Rating: 109 (115)
Defensive Rating: 106 (108)
PER: 10.0 (12.3)

Eddie House
Offensive Rating: 106 (99)
Defensive Rating: 101 (109)
PER: 12.1 (10.5)

Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Offensive Rating: 116 (102)
Defensive Rating: 100 (104)
PER: 15.1 (12.0)

Joel Anthony
Offensive Rating: 135 (112)
Defensive Rating: 100 (103)
PER: 8.3 (10.2)

From a statistical ranking standpoint the Heat look good with both their Offensive and Defensive Efficiency within the NBA's top five.  A 10.2 rating differential is also excellent, and much improved, as you'd expect.  Interestingly, they do play at a rather slow pace of 91.4 possessions per game, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA.  You'd think that with LeBron and Wade they would play at a quicker pace.

The two most fascinating storylines around the Heat will be one, how the combination of the The Big Three affects the productivity of each individual superstar, and two, how much the supporting cast will contribute.

Starting with the first storyline, immediately you notice that LeBron, Wade and Bosh are all producing less in 2010 than they did last season.  LeBron's PER has dropped by 7.5 points.  His shooting percentage is down, his scoring is down, his rebounding is down and his turnovers are up.  Bosh's PER is down 6.3 points.  His scoring and rebounding have dropped nearly 50%.  Wade's PER has fallen by the smallest amount among The Big Three, 3.6 points.  His shooting percentage and rebounding are actually up but his assists and scoring are down.
 
Looking at the second storyline, you can see some of the challenges Miami has experienced so far.  Only one of the six Heat players in the supporting cast who have played significant minutes has a PER above the average player.  That one is Ilgauskas who is 0.1 above the average.
 
Jones has put in some good minutes and has raised his PER by nearly six points over last season.  His Offensive Rating is an extremely impressive 144.
 
Haslem is being counted on to be one of the closers on the front line but his production has not been good and is down from 2009/10.  The same can be said of starting "point guard" Arroyo.
 
The Heat are said to be reconsidering Erick Dampier.  Look no further than the play of Anthony for the reason.  His 8.3 PER is miserable.
 
Miami will be happy to get Mike Miller back from injury, but even taking that into consideration, it looks like they may need to make another move, to secure a strong defensive low post player, if they want to claim the NBA Finals.
 
What are your thoughts on the first 10 games of the Heat season?  What do you think they need to do to become the Superteam they are supposed to be?  Let me know by posting a comment below.

Cleveland Cavaliers - Better or Worse

The walls came crashing down on the Cavs in July when LeBron James announced that he was leaving Cleveland for the city of sun and fun.  After it finally set in that the best player in the game was not going to be coming back next season, the new management team tried to do what they could to fortify the team.  By that point their options were extremely limited though because they had approached all prior roster changes with the expectation that LeBron would return.  What will this season look like for the Cavaliers?

(Note: The rankings you see referenced below are fully explained in my initial NBA point guard rankings post)

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Point Guard
2009 - Mo Williams (#16 PG, Level 4), Daniel Gibson (#37 PG, Level 7)
2010 - Mo Williams (#16 PG, Level 4), Ramon Sessions (#49 PG, Level 9)

While he couldn't seem to hit baskets when they really mattered, Williams had a good regular season.  Sessions was not properly used in Minnesota after playing quite well in Milwaukee.

Shooting Guard
2009 - Anthony Parker (#38 SG, Level 7), Delonte West (#21 SG, Level 5)
2010 - Anthony Parker (#38 SG, Level 7), Daniel Gibson (#37 PG, Level 7)

Parker shot well from three-point range and played good defense but was otherwise along for the ride last year.  Mo Williams will likely get a good number of minutes at the two this season.

Small Forward
2009 - LeBron James (#1 SF, Level 1), Jamario Moon (#18 SF, Level 5)
2010 - Jamario Moon (#18 SF, Level 5), Joey Graham (#59 SG, Level 9)

There will clearly be a huge drop off in production at small forward for the Cavs this season.  Moon's '09-'10 ranking is in large part due to his #4 Defensive Rating among small forwards, which was aided by the presence of LeBron.

Power Forward
2009 - Antawn Jamison (#24 PF, Level 5), Anderson Varejao (#7 PF, Level 2)
2010 - Antawn Jamison (#24 PF, Level 5), J.J. Hickson (#44 PF, Level 7)

Jamison was brought in as a key piece to help Cleveland get over the hump and win a title.  He never seemed to fit into the offense.  Hickson was excellent at some points and clueless at others.  Neither played well as the Cavs ship was going down against the Celtics.

Center
2009 - Shaquille O'Neal (#21 C, Level 5), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (#46 C, Level 8)
2010 - Anderson Varejao (#7 PF, Level 2), Ryan Hollins (#55 C, Below level)

Shaq was a productive starter last year while Ilgauskas put in good minutes when healthy.  Varejao needs to be just as steady at the five as he was at the four, but his game will suffer without LeBron.  Hollins has had very little impact in four years in the NBA.

Overall

The Cavs are a tough team to judge.  It's clear that they will take a big fall from last year but it's hard to quantify the number of victories that LeBron was worth.  Worse for Cavs fans is that they have very little in the way of talented youth to build the team up with for the future - maybe Hickson and Sessions.

Cleveland finished the '09-'10 season with a 61-21 record.  With their projected lineup I have them dropping 20 wins at small forward, four at power forward, two at point guard, two at center and two at shooting guard.  Much of the drop I'm projecting in the four positions other than small forward is attributed to the "LeBron effect."

In the final verdict the Cavaliers are WORSE.  As they are currently constructed I predict that they will finish the season at 31-51.  That's probably high, but that's what I've got.

Let me know if you think my prediction is high or low by posting a comment below.

Miami Heat - Better or Worse

I think the answer to that question is clear.  The Heat made the big splash over the summer, persuading LeBron to "take [his] talents to South Beach," along with Chris Bosh.  Dwayne Wade returned to form the Miami Three or Evil Empire or some other clever nickname.  There is much debate about whether the "Super Team" concept is good for the NBA.  I fall strongly on the positive side of that debate.

(Note: The rankings you see referenced below are fully explained in my initial NBA point guard rankings post)

Miami Beach Photo: humbertomoreno

Back to our main premise - the Heat are better, but by how much?

Point Guard
2009 - Carlos Arroyo (#32 PG, Level 6), Mario Chalmers (#48 PG, Level 9)
2009 - Mario Chalmers (#48 PG, Level 9), Carlos Arroyo (#32 PG, Level 6)

Rafer Alston was also a contributor to the Heat at point guard last year.  After a solid rookie season Chalmers was a disappointment last season.  He'll have two options - step up his game or sit on the bench.  It's very likely that LeBron will play point forward, especially in the clutch

Shooting Guard
2009 - Dwayne Wade (#2 SG, Level 1), Daequan Cook (#69 SG, below level)
2010 - Dwayne Wade (#2 SG, Level 1), Mike Miller (#23 SG, Level 5)

You can't get much better than Wade, who finished just behind Manu Ginobili in the shooting guard rankings.  Miller could be considered for shooting guard or small forward.  I put him in as a guard because he played that role predominantly last season.  This year he'll be more like the backup wing.

Small Forward
2009 - Quentin Richardson (#18 SG, Level 4), Dorell Wright (#10 SF, Level 4)
2010 - LeBron James (#1 SF, Level 1)

The Heat actually got some pretty good production from the small forward position in 2009-2010.  Of course, LeBron takes that to a whole new level.  The win difference here is hard to predict because he is so far and away better than every other small forward.

Power Forward
2009 - Michael Beasley (#38 PF, Level 6), Udonis Haslem (#30 PF, Level 6)
2010 - Chris Bosh (#8 PF, Level 3), Udonis Haslem (#30 PF, Level 6)

Bosh led all NBA power forwards in PER but his cumulative ranking was dragged down by his Defensive Rating.  That rating can be greatly influenced by the team.  If Haslem can put the spliffs down for long enough he'll be an excellent backup.

Center
2009 - Jermaine O'Neal (#15 C, Level 4), Joel Anthony (#36 C, Level 8)
2010 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas (#46 C, Level 8), Joel Anthony (#36 C, Level 8)

It will be interesting to see what the Heat do at the center position.  They have a number of players (Ilgauskas, Anthony, Juwan Howard and Jamaal Magloire) who can play the position for short periods of time.  It's certainly possible that Bosh and Haslem get some playing time at the five as well.

Overall
Last year the Heat finished 47-35 and had the five seed in the Eastern Conference.  While their record was good, it was clear in the playoffs that Wade needed a lot more help.  He definitely has help now.  Based on their projected lineup for the 2010-2011 season I've got them adding one win at point guard (with LeBron and Chalmers' improvement), three wins at shooting guard, nine wins at small forward and four wins at power forward, while losing two wins at center.

In the final verdict the Heat are BETTER.  As they are currently constructed I predict their record to be 62-20.  Man, that seems low, but that's what I've got.

What do you think?  Is my prediction too low or realistic?  Let me know in the comments section below.

Top 100 NBA Players Rankings Analysis

On Sunday I posted the top 100 NBA players by cumulative rankings based on their performance during the 2009-2010 season.  There certainly were some surprises and interesting tidbits in the list.  Here are my thoughts on the results:

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• The first thing that jumps out at me is that a player that finishes ahead of another player in the position rankings is not guaranteed to finish ahead of them in the overall rankings.  For example, Dwight Howard beats out Tim Duncan by five points to top the NBA centers list.  But, in the overall rankings Duncan finishes second, beating Howard, who finishes fifth, by 16 points.
• LeBron James rules the top of the charts, besting Duncan by 30 points.
• Kevin Durant, Pau Gasol and Howard are not too far behind Duncan.
• Due to the much bigger pool of players the disparities between the total ranking points are much more pronounced than in the individual position rankings.
• The top 100 includes 28 power forwards, 25 centers, 17 point guards, 16 shooting guards and 14 small forwards.  So small forwards (LeBron and Durant) claim two out of the first three slots, but then only represent 12 of the remaining 97. 
• Power forward is clearly the impact position in the top 100.  It's certainly surprising to see guys like DeJuan Blair, Nick Collison and Brandon Bass make the list.
• Centers dominate the top 25 placing nine in that group.
• The first point guard on the list is Deron Williams at 18.
• LeBron is first in PER, WARP and Simple Rating.  Nicolas Batum tops Offensive Rating while Dwight Howard leads the Defensive Rating category.
• There are a lot of surprises to me, but the ones that rank the highest are - Greg Oden (aided by small number of minutes), Al Horford, Gerald Wallace, Andrei Kirilenko and Anderson Varejao.
• Really is hard for me to believe that Kobe Bryant doesn't appear until the 23rd spot.
• Rookies appearing in the top 100 - DeJuan Blair (66), Rodrigue Beaubois (75), Ty Lawson (83) and James Harden (99).  Tyreke Evans comes in at 107 while Stephen Curry is at 129.

Anything surprise you about the list?

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Top 100 NBA Players from 2009-2010 Season

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I've combined the cumulative rankings for all five positions to create a master list of all the NBA players that logged more than 500 minutes during the 2009-2010 season.  To see my ranking system check out my first post that features the cumulative rankings for NBA point guards.

Instead of including an exhaustive list of all 327 NBA players that qualified, I've listed the top 100 below, with the sum of their rankings in all five categories included:

1. LeBron James, MIA 36
2. Tim Duncan, SAS 66
3. Kevin Durant, OKC 78
4. Pau Gasol, LAL 78
5. Dwight Howard, ORL 82
6. Manu Ginobili, SAS 105
7. Dwyane Wade, MIA 109
8. Greg Oden, POR 141
9. Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 147
10. Al Horford, ATL 155
11. Andrew Bynum, LAL 163
12. Gerald Wallace, CHA 169
13. Nene, DEN 184
14. Kevin Garnett, BOS 188
15. Andrei Kirilenko, UTH 192
16. Josh Smith, ATL 203
17. Marcus Camby, POR 210
18. Deron Williams, Utah 216
19. Anderson Varejao, CLE 216
20. Andrew Bogut, MIL 221
21. Rajon Rondo, BOS 224
22. Carlos Boozer, UTA 227
23. Kobe Bryant, LAL 237
24. Chris Paul, NOR 242
25. Marc Gasol, MEM 253
26. Chris Andersen, DEN 257
27. Jason Kidd, DAL 259
28. Paul Pierce, BOS 270
29. Nazr Mohammed, CHA 274
30. Brandon Roy, POR 276
31. Amare Stoudemire, PHO 279
32. Zach Randolph, MEM 290
33. Chris Bosh, TOR 292
34. Joakim Noah, CHI 317
35. David Lee, NYK 325
36. Chauncey Billups, DEN 332
37. Paul Millsap, UTH 340
38. Danny Granger, IND 342
39. Brendan Haywood, DAL 344
40. Kevin Love, MIN 351
41. Nicolas Batum, POR 357
42. Lamar Odom, LAL 358
43. Vince Carter, ORL 359
44. Steve Nash, PHO 360
45. Ben Wallace, DET 360
46. Ryan Anderson, ORL 363
47. LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 363
48. Carmelo Anthony, DEN 375
49. Joe Johnson, ATL 383
50. Andre Miller, POR 395
51. Jermaine O'Neal, MIA 397
52. Troy Murphy, IND 400
53. Luke Ridnour, MIL 402
54. Matt Bonner, SAS 437
55. Jamal Crawford, ATL 440
56. Samuel Dalembert, PHI 445
57. Russell Westbrook, OKC 448
58. Ray Allen, BOS 455
59. Antawn Jamison, CLE 462
60. Ersan Ilyasova, MIL 463
61. Brook Lopez, NJN 465
62. Amir Johnson, TOR 471
63. John Salmons, MIL 474
64. Carl Landry, SAC 474
65. Raymond Felton, CHA 478
66. DeJuan Blair, SAS 480
67. Lou Williams, PHI 482
68. Erick Dampier, DAL 482
69. Andre Iguodala, PHI 490
70. Kendrick Perkins, BOS 491
71. David West, NOR 497
72. Robin Lopez, PHO 498
73. Jason Richardson, PHO 501
74. Luol Deng, CHI 503
75. Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL 506
76. Matt Barnes, ORL 511
77. Derrick Rose, CHI 515
78. Dorell Wright, MIA 515
79. Tyrus Thomas, CHA 516
80. Jason Terry, DAL 522
81. Corey Maggette, GSW 528
82. Nick Collison, OKC 529
83. Ty Lawson, DEN 535
84. Kyle Lowry, HOU 542
85. Shaquille O'Neal, CLE 543
86. Al Jefferson, MIN 549
87. Channing Frye, PHO 550
88. Baron Davis, LAC 551
89. Brandon Bass, ORL 555
90. Mehmet Okur, UTH 555
91. George Hill, SAS 566
92. Emeka Okafor, NOR 570
93. Mo Williams, CLE 573
94. Kevin Martin, HOU 577
95. Stephen Jackson, CHA 579
96. Craig Smith, LAC 583
97. Udonis Haslem, MIA 584
98. Shawn Marion, DAL 588
99. James Harden, OKC 588
100. Rudy Gay, MEM 590

I think it's fascinating how the rankings shook out and I'll be posting my analysis in the next few days.  Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments section below.

NBA Small Forwards 2010 Rankings Analysis

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Yesterday I posted the cumulative rankings of NBA small forwards based on their play in the 2009-2010 season using the combination of five different statistical evaluations.  Below are my thoughts on the rankings.

• Unlike the point guard and shooting guard rankings there is quite a bit of space between the top 10.  It is not as easy to group them into levels because of that spacing.
• One thing is for sure - LeBron James and Kevin Durant dominated the categories.  LeBron ranked first in three categories, second in one and third in the other.  Durant was second in three categories, fourth in one and eighth in the other.
• I am shocked to see Andrei Kirilenko finish third.  He was very well rounded ranking as high as third and no lower than seventh in the five categories.
• Other positive surprises are: Nicolas Batum, Matt Barnes, Dorell Wright and Jared Dudley.
• I was disappointed by the rankings of: Carmelo Anthony, Caron Butler and Hedo Turkoglu.
• Nicolas Batum finished first in Offensive Ranking, but that may be do in part to the fact that he only played in 37 games.
• Gerald Wallace finished first in Defensive Ranking.
• Based on these rankings the signing of Matt Barnes by the Lakers for two years and $3.6 million looks like an absolute steal.  In fact, he finished 14 spots ahead of Ron Artest.
• While it's hard to disagree that the Warriors appear to be a train wreck with no direction, their signing of Dorell Wright was an excellent decision.
• I know Memphis was stuck between a rock and hard place in regards to Rudy Gay, but it's hard not to argue that the five years and $82 million they committed to the 13th ranked small forward in the league is too much.

What player rankings surprise you the most?

NBA Small Forwards 2010 - Cumulative Rankings

As I expected LeBron James and Kevin Durant dominated the cumulative rankings of NBA small forwards in 2010.  There were some surprises after that to be sure.  I'll be posting my full analysis of the rankings within the next couple of days.

(If you missed previous posts you should start with the NBA point guards cumulative rankings, which also includes the explanation of my evaluation process.)

Here are the small forward rankings (500+ minutes played) with their cumulative totals included for differentiation:

1. LeBron James, MIA 8
2. Kevin Durant, OKC 18
3. Andrei Kirilenko, UTH 27
4. Gerald Wallace, CHA 32
5. Paul Pierce, BOS 45
6. Nicolas Batum, POR 52
7. Danny Granger, IND 58
8. Carmelo Anthony, DEN 63
9. Matt Barnes, ORL 69
10. Dorell Wright, MIA 76
11. Luol Deng, CHI 77
12. Shawn Marion, DAL 84
13. Rudy Gay, MEM 90
14. Corey Maggette, GSW 92
15. Jared Dudley, PHO 109
16. Tayshaun Prince, DET 111
17. Richard Jefferson, SAS 113
18. Jamario Moon, CLE 113
19. Grant Hill, PHO 114
20. Carlos Delfino, MIL 117
21. Chase Budinger, HOU 117
22. Marvin Williams, ATL 119
23. Ron Artest, LAL 120
24. Reggie Williams, GSW 129
25. Trevor Ariza, HOU 133
26. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, MIL 135
27. Mike Dunleavy, IND 137
28. Caron Butler, DAL 139
29. Shane Battier, HOU 149
30. Omri Casspi, SAC 152
31. Martell Webster, POR 152
32. Hedo Turkoglu, TOR 153
33. Travis Outlaw, LAC 158
34. Wilson Chandler, NYK 165
35. Rodney Carney, PHI 168
36. Mickael Pietrus, ORL 169
37. Maurice Evans, ATL 169
38. Devean George, GSW 171
39. Josh Howard, WAS 185
40. Austin Daye, DET 190
41. Peja Stojakovic, NOR 192
42. Julian Wright, NOR 195
43. Stephen Graham, CHA 195
44. James Jones, MIA 195
45. Damien Wilkins, MIN 199
46. Ryan Gomes, MIN 214
47. James Johnson, CHI 216
48. Terrence Williams, NJN 223
49. Al Thornton, WAS 223
50. C.J. Miles, UTH 224
51. Ime Udoka, SAC 225
52. Donte Greene, SAC 225
53. James Posey, NOR 231
54. Chris Douglas-Roberts, NJN 248
55. Jarvis Hayes, NJN 254
56. Jason Kapono, PHI 273
57. Vladimir Radmanovic, GSW 276
58. Antoine Wright, TOR 278
59. Trenton Hassell, NJN 292
60. Sasha Pavlovic, MIN 294

Please share your thoughts on the rankings in the comments section below.