June Player Rankings

The NBA draft is over, and we’re already looking ahead to the 2005-06 fantasy season. Will Rashard Lewis be more valuable than Chris Bosh? Where does Yao Ming rank among the top centers? How much will MVP Steve Nash be worth? To answer these questions and more, we asked eight fantasy veterans for their input.

To compile these composite rankings, each player was again assigned a rank by all eight 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 60). Each ranker’s individual list can be seen in the eight 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!

TOP 50	Avg Rank	M e S h	T h r l	N e n e	r h s	b o s t	k i n g	m b u s	c a f e
Kevin Garnett – F, Min	1.38	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
LeBron James – F, Cle	1.63	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Dirk Nowitzki – F, Dal	3.75	5	4	3	3	5	3	3	4
Shawn Marion – F, Pho	4.50	3	3	6	5	6	6	4	3
Amare Stoudemire – F/C, Pho	5.63	4	7	4	6	3	9	5	7
Tim Duncan – F/C, SA	6.38	6	9	5	4	11	4	7	5
Tracy McGrady – G/F, Hou	7.50	7	8	7	7	12	7	6	6
Kobe Bryant – G, LAL	7.63	8	6	8	9	8	5	8	9
Andrei Kirilenko – F, Utah	8.75	9	11	9	8	4	12	9	8
Gilbert Arenas – G, Was	11.63	12	14	11	13	7	10	10	16
Allen Iverson – G, Phi	11.75	11	5	12	10	18	8	12	18
Elton Brand – F, LAC	13.88	13	10	19	15	14	15	14	11
Dwyane Wade – G, Mia	14.25	10	12	14	29	10	11	18	10
Paul Pierce – G, Bos	14.75	16	15	13	14	16	14	15	15
Ray Allen – G, Sea	16.13	17	20	17	12	20	13	16	14
Vince Carter – G/F, NJ	18.63	14	23	16	17	23	24	19	13
Stephon Marbury – G, NY	20.25	20	21	22	21	29	16	13	20
Steve Nash – G, Pho	21.38	15	18	30	16	28	18	27	19
Peja Stojakovic – F, Sac	22.88	24	32	24	11	25	21	23	23
Shaquille O’Neal – C, Mia	23.13	21	13	10	20	40	22	42	17
Brad Miller – C, Sac	23.63	22	19	20	50	15	25	17	21
Jason Kidd – G, NJ	23.75	19	30	28	28	31	19	11	24
Jermaine O’Neal – F, Ind	24.25	18	22	15	60	27	20	20	12
Mike Bibby – G, Sac	25.25	28	28	18	18	17	34	25	34
Ron Artest – F, Ind	26.00	25	16	50	26	13	27	22	29
Ben Wallace – F/C, Det	26.50	23	26	25	24	39	23	30	22
Rashard Lewis – F, Sea	27.63	29	31	21	19	36	29	26	30
Yao Ming – C, Hou	29.13	26	24	44	39	19	30	24	27
Chris Bosh – F, Tor	30.63	32	34	33	31	33	28	28	26
Baron Davis – G, GS	31.00	30	29	35	60	9	17	36	32
Larry Hughes – G, Was	32.38	27	17	29	33	37	60	21	35
Manu Ginobili – G, SA	32.88	31	25	27	46	22	46	33	33
Kirk Hinrich – G, Chi	34.88	34	41	26	25	34	41	41	37
Jason Richardson – G, GS	35.13	35	27	60	32	30	35	31	31
Steve Francis – G, Orl	39.00	36	37	34	60	60	26	34	25
Quentin Richardson – G/F, Pho	40.25	33	60	23	23	21	42	60	60
Chauncey Billups – G, Det	41.50	37	44	31	30	60	47	39	44
Zydrunas Ilgauskas – C, Cle	42.50	41	60	45	32	60	36	38	28
Emeka Okafor – F/C, Cha	42.88	38	39	40	41	60	43	44	38
Dwight Howard – F, Orl	43.63	40	45	41	40	60	38	46	39
Pau Gasol – F, Mem	43.75	43	36	60	60	35	45	35	36
Joe Johnson – G/F, Pho	44.25	45	60	60	27	24	33	45	60
Marcus Camby – C, Den	44.38	42	43	39	38	60	60	32	41
Richard Jefferson – F, NJ	46.63	39	33	60	44	60	37	60	40
Rasheed Wallace – F/C, Det	47.13	46	60	32	45	44	60	40	50
Chris Webber – F, Phi	49.63	60	42	60	60	60	31	37	47
Kyle Korver – F, Phi	49.88	50	60	60	22	38	60	49	60
Corey Maggette – G/F, LAC	50.38	47	47	48	60	60	39	60	42
Carlos Boozer – F, Utah	51.38	60	35	60	43	60	44	60	49
Drew Gooden – F, Cle	51.50	60	40	46	60	26	60	60	60

Legend
MeSh = MeShawn
Thrl = The Thrill
rhs = rhs_rizzo
bost = bost0n
king = kingctb27
mbus = mbuser
cafe = cafe_58

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

Many thanks to the rankers who generously shared their early 2005-06 cheat sheets with us, and thanks to Tim (MeShawn to Forum regulars) for compiling them into one master list!

June Player Rankings

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