2005-06 Player Rankings

Is Joe Johnson a better fantasy option than Andre Miller? Should Jason Richardson be drafted ahead of Kirk Hinrich? How much value will Andrew Bogut have in his rookie season? To answer these questions and more , and to help you prepare for your draft, we asked three fantasy experts to share their cheat sheets with us.

To compile these composite rankings, each player was assigned a rank by all three experts; the lower this score compared with other players, the better. By combining these lists, we can see both individual preferences and the overall consensus among the rankers.

Average rank indicates the average of the scores assigned to a player by each person (for this calculation, players not appearing in an individual list were assigned a score of 35). Each ranker’s individual list can be seen in the three columns at the right.

Please note that this is a tool for draft preparation; it will not be updated throughout the season. Enjoy, and good luck in your drafts!

PG SG SF PF C

POINT GUARDS	Avg Rank	M e S h	b o s t	m b u s
Allen Iverson – Phi	1.0	1	1	1
Jason Kidd – NJ	3.3	5	2	3
Stephon Marbury – NY	3.3	2	6	2
Mike Bibby – Sac	4.0	3	5	4
Steve Nash – Pho	4.3	4	4	5
Baron Davis – GS	5.3	7	3	6
Chauncey Billups – Det	6.7	6	7	7
Jason Terry – Dal	8.3	8	9	8
Joe Johnson – Atl	8.7	9	8	9
Andre Miller – Den	10.7	10	10	12
Damon Stoudamire – Mem	11.3	12	11	11
Rafer Alston – Hou	11.3	11	13	10
Luke Ridnour – Sea	14.3	13	17	13
Damon Jones – Cle	15.0	14	15	16
Tony Parker – SA	16.0	19	12	17
Deron Williams – Utah	17.0	15	22	14
Marko Jaric – Min	17.7	16	19	18
Sebastian Telfair – Por	18.3	18	18	19
Chris Paul – NO	18.7	17	24	15
Jamaal Tinsley – Ind	19.0	20	16	21
Jason Williams – Mia	21.7	22	20	23
Mike James – Tor	23.0	21	26	22
Jameer Nelson – Orl	25.0	25	30	20
Antonio Daniels – Was	25.3	24	27	25
Sam Cassell – LAC	28.0	35	14	35
TJ Ford – Mil	28.0	28	21	35
Shaun Livingston – LAC	28.0	23	35	26
Brevin Knight – Cha	28.3	35	23	27
Sarunas Jasikevicius – Ind	28.3	26	35	24
Chris Duhon – Chi	29.7	29	25	35
Raymond Felton – Cha	32.3	27	35	35
Aaron McKie – LAL	32.7	35	28	35
Delonte West – Bos	33.0	35	29	35
Keyon Dooling – Orl	33.3	30	35	35

SHOOTING GUARDS	Avg Rank	MeSh	bost	mbus
Kobe Bryant – LAL	1.3	1	2	1
Gilbert Arenas – Was	1.7	2	1	2
Paul Pierce – Bos	4.3	3	6	4
Vince Carter – NJ	4.7	4	5	5
Ray Allen – Sea	5.0	5	7	3
Dwyane Wade – Mia	5.3	6	4	6
Larry Hughes – Cle	5.7	7	3	7
Steve Francis – Orl	8.7	8	8	10
Jason Richardson – GS	9.7	10	10	9
Manu Ginobili – SA	10.3	9	14	8
Kirk Hinrich – Chi	11.3	11	12	11
Andre Iguodala – Phi	12.0	13	11	12
Cuttino Mobley – LAC	13.7	12	16	13
Stephen Jackson – Ind	14.0	14	13	15
Michael Redd – Mil	14.7	15	15	14
Richard Hamilton – Det	16.7	17	17	16
Bonzi Wells – Sac	18.3	18	20	17
Morris Peterson – Tor	19.7	16	18	25
Juan Dixon – Por	22.7	19	21	28
Raja Bell – Pho	23.3	20	30	20
Ben Gordon – Chi	23.7	25	23	23
Mike Miller – Mem	24.0	23	25	24
Josh Childress – Atl	25.0	21	19	35
Jamal Crawford – NY	25.3	22	35	19
Jalen Rose – Tor	27.0	24	35	22
Marquis Daniels – Dal	27.7	28	29	26
Voshon Lenard – Den	27.7	26	22	35
Michael Finley – SA	29.7	35	24	30
Kareem Rush – Cha	29.7	27	27	35
Arvydas Macijauskas – NO	30.3	29	35	27
Doug Christie – Dal	32.0	35	26	35
Matt Harpring – Utah	32.7	35	28	35
Desmond Mason – Mil	33.0	35	35	29
Jim Jackson – Pho	33.3	30	35	35

SMALL FORWARDS	Avg Rank	M e S h	b o s t	m b u s
LeBron James – Cle	1.0	1	1	1
Shawn Marion – Pho	2.0	2	2	2
Tracy McGrady – Hou	3.3	3	4	3
Andrei Kirilenko – Utah	3.7	4	3	4
Peja Stojakovic – Sac	5.3	5	6	5
Ron Artest – Ind	5.7	6	5	6
Rashard Lewis – Sea	7.0	7	7	7
Lamar Odom – LAL	9.0	9	10	8
Corey Maggette – LAC	9.3	8	9	11
Richard Jefferson – NJ	11.0	10	8	15
Josh Smith – Atl	12.3	11	16	10
Kyle Korver – Phi	12.7	14	12	12
Caron Butler – Was	14.3	13	14	16
Bobby Simmons – Mil	14.3	12	17	14
Carmelo Anthony – Den	16.7	18	15	17
Quentin Richardson – NY	17.3	21	11	20
Josh Howard – Dal	18.0	17	19	18
Tayshaun Prince – Det	18.0	15	18	21
Eddie Jones – Mem	19.0	19	13	25
Wally Szczerbiak – Min	21.3	25	20	19
Grant Hill – Orl	21.3	16	35	13
Ricky Davis – Bos	22.3	20	23	24
Darius Miles – Por	25.0	27	26	22
Shane Battier – Mem	26.7	22	28	30
Gerald Wallace – Cha	27.0	26	29	26
Mike Dunleavy – Gs	27.3	24	35	23
James Posey – Mia	27.3	23	24	35
JR Smith – NO	28.7	29	22	35
Antoine Walker – Mia	28.7	30	21	35
Hedo Turkoglu – Orl	30.0	28	27	35
Luol Deng – Chi	31.7	35	25	35
Bruce Bowen – SA	33.3	35	30	35

POWER FORWARDS	Avg Rank	M e S h	b o s t	m b u s
Kevin Garnett – Min	1.0	1	1	1
Dirk Nowitzki – Dal	2.0	2	2	2
Tim Duncan – SA	3.0	3	3	3
Elton Brand – LAC	4.0	4	4	4
Jermaine O’Neal – Ind	5.3	5	6	5
Ben Wallace – Det	6.7	7	5	8
Chris Bosh – Tor	6.7	6	7	7
Dwight Howard – Orl	9.3	8	11	9
Emeka Okafor – Cha	9.7	10	8	11
Pau Gasol – Mem	10.0	9	15	6
Donyell Marshall – Cle	10.7	11	9	12
Chris Webber – Phi	12.7	15	10	13
Carlos Boozer – Utah	13.7	14	13	14
Kurt Thomas – Pho	14.0	13	14	15
Kenyon Martin – Den	15.0	17	12	16
Stromile Swift – Hou	16.0	12	25	11
Troy Murphy – GS	18.0	20	16	18
Drew Gooden – Cle	19.0	19	19	19
Antawn Jamison – Was	19.0	16	20	21
Shareef Abdur-Rahim – Sac	19.7	18	24	17
Zach Randolph – Por	20.7	21	21	20
PJ Brown – NO	21.3	22	17	25
Al Jefferson – Bos	22.7	23	23	22
Udonis Haslem – Mia	25.7	24	27	26
Al Harrington – Atl	25.7	30	22	25
Joe Smith – Mil	27.7	27	28	28
Mike Sweetney – Chi	27.7	25	35	23
Kwame Brown – LAL	29.0	26	26	35
Vladamir Radmanovic – Sea	29.3	35	18	35
Kenny Thomas – Sac	30.3	29	35	27
Nene – Den	30.7	28	29	35
Eddie Griffin – Min	31.3	35	35	24
Reggie Evans – Sea	31.3	35	30	29
Ike Diogu – GS	31.7	30	30	35
Nick Collison – Sea	33.3	35	35	30

CENTERS	Avg Rank	M e S h	b o s t	m b u s
Brad Miller – Sac	1.0	1	1	1
Yao Ming – Hou	2.0	2	2	2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas – Cle	3.3	4	3	3
Rasheed Wallace – Det	4.7	5	4	5
Marcus Camby – Den	5.7	3	10	4
Shaquille O’Neal – Mia	6.0	7	5	6
Joel Pryzbilla – Por	6.7	6	7	7
Raef LaFrentz – Bos	8.7	9	6	11
Tyson Chandler – Chi	9.0	10	8	9
Samuel Dalembert – Phi	9.0	8	11	8
Jamaal Maglorie – NO	12.3	15	9	13
Andrew Bogut – Mil	12.7	13	15	10
Mehmet Okur – Utah	13.0	11	16	12
Amare Stoudemire – Pho	13.3	12	14	14
Primoz Brezec – Cha	14.3	14	13	16
Nenad Krstic – NJ	17.0	16	20	15
Kelvin Cato – Orl	19.0	19	18	20
Chris Kaman – LAC	19.3	22	19	17
Eddy Curry – NY	19.7	24	17	18
Brendan Haywood – Was	19.7	17	21	21
Chris Mihm – LAL	21.7	23	23	19
Lorenzen Wright – Mem	22.0	18	26	22
Nazr Mohammad – SA	23.3	25	22	23
Zaza Pauchulia – Atl	26.7	27	29	24
Eric Dampier – Dal	26.7	20	25	35
Adonal Foyle – GS	27.0	21	35	25
Jeff Foster – Ind	27.3	35	12	35
Michael Olowokandi – Min	29.7	30	24	35
Theo Ratliff – Por	32.0	26	35	35
Rafael Araujo – Tor	32.3	35	27	35
Dan Gadzuric – Mil	32.7	28	35	35
Vitaly Potapenko – Sea	32.7	35	28	35
Chris Andersen – NO	33.0	29	35	35

Legend
MeSh = MeShawn
bost = bost0n
mbus = mbuser

Assumed League Settings:

Single-season (no keepers), roto scoring, 12-man rosters with the following starters:

1 PG
1 SG
1 G
1 SF
1 PF
1 F
2 C
2 Flex (any position)

Scoring is based on the following categories:

Points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-point field goals made, field goal percentage, free throw percentage

Thanks once again to the fantasy pros who shared their thoughts on the upcoming NBA season with us, and especially to Tim (MeShawn to Forum regulars) for turning the individual rankings into one master list!

2005-06 Player Rankings

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