2006-07 Player Rankings

By Tim Shen

With the basketball season right around the corner, three Cafe veterans have offered their cheat sheets to help you prepare for your upcoming fantasy draft. The rankings were then compiled and averaged, with each player receiving a number according to their ranking. Guards and forwards not ranked by a specific expert received a score of 65 and unranked centers received a score of 35.

In addition to using this as a draft tool, don’t be afraid to send a comment or question to the rankers. We would love to hear your feedback.

GUARDS	Avg Rank	m e s h	r o u n d	m b u s
Kobe Bryant – LAL	1.0	1	1	1
Dwyane Wade – Mia	2.7	4	2	2
Gilbert Arenas – Was	2.7	2	3	3
Ray Allen – Sea	3.7	3	4	4
Chris Paul – NO	5.0	5	5	5
Chauncey Billups – Det	6.3	6	7	6
Jason Kidd – NJ	8.0	9	6	9
Steve Nash – Pho	8.0	7	9	8
Allen Iverson – Phi	8.3	10	8	7
Michael Redd – Mil	9.3	8	10	10
Vince Carter – NJ	11.7	13	11	11
Mike Bibby – Sac	12.7	11	15	12
Tracy McGrady – Hou	13.7	14	12	15
Jason Terry – Dal	13.7	12	13	16
Joe Johnson – Atl	14.3	15	14	14
Jason Richardson – GS	15.0	16	16	13
Morris Peterson – Tor	17.3	17	18	17
Stephon Marbury – NY	19.0	19	19	19
Kirk Hinrich – Chi	19.3	20	20	18
Mike James – Min	20.3	18	23	20
Andre Iguodala – Phi	20.7	23	17	22
Raja Bell – Pho	22.3	22	24	21
Jameer Nelson – Orl	23.7	26	22	23
Manu Ginobili – SA	23.7	21	26	24
Raymond Felton – Cha	24.7	27	21	26
Wally Szczerbiak – Bos	24.7	24	25	25
Luke Ridnour – Sea	26.3	25	27	27
Sam Cassell – LAC	30.0	31	28	31
Richard Hamilton – Det	30.3	28	29	34
Andre Miller – Den	32.7	36	34	28
Baron Davis – GS	34.0	35	37	30
Eddie Jones – Mem	34.7	33	32	39
Cuttino Mobley – LAC	36.0	37	38	33
Ben Gordon – Chi	36.3	41	36	32
Delonte West – Bos	36.3	29	30	50
Speedy Claxton – Atl	38.7	43	44	29
Smush Parker – LAL	39.0	32	32	53
Jason Williams – Mia	39.3	40	40	38
Tony Parker – SA	39.3	39	35	44
Brevin Knight – Cha	39.3	30	39	49
Deron Williams – Uta	40.0	45	33	42
Maurice Williams – Mil	40.0	42	42	36
Rafer Alston – Hou	40.3	34	50	37
Larry Hughes – Cle	40.7	38	43	41
Brandon Roy – Por	43.7	50	41	40
TJ Ford – Tor	45.0	46	46	43
Stephen Jackson – Ind	45.3	47	54	35
Kevin Martin – Sac	46.3	48	45	46
Bonzi Wells – FA	48.0	49	48	47
Devin Harris – Dal	51.3	51	47	56
Steve Francis – NY	52.7	55	51	52
Jamal Crawford – NY	52.7	44	49	65
Sebastian Telfair – Bos	53.7	53	60	48
Randy Foye – Min	54.0	65	52	45
Damon Stoudamire – Mem	56.7	54	65	51
Chris Duhon – Chi	56.7	52	53	65
Earl Watson – Sea	57.0	57	55	59
Derek Fisher – Uta	58.3	59	58	58
Monta Ellis – GS	59.0	65	57	55
Jamaal Tinsley – Ind	59.0	56	56	65

FORWARDS	Avg Rank	m e s h	r o u n d	m b u s
Shawn Marion – Pho	1.0	1	1	1
Kevin Garnett – Min	2.3	2	2	3
Dirk Nowitzki – Dal	3.3	3	3	4
LeBron James – Cle	3.7	5	4	2
Elton Brand – LAC	4.7	4	5	5
Andrei Kirilenko – Uta	6.7	8	6	6
Paul Pierce – Bos	6.7	6	7	7
Rashard Lewis – Sea	7.7	7	8	8
Gerald Wallace – Cha	9.7	10	10	9
Peja Stojakovic – NO	10.0	9	11	10
Rasheed Wallace – Det	12.3	15	9	13
Antawn Jamison – Was	13.3	11	12	17
Lamar Odom – LAL	14.0	12	15	15
Caron Butler – Was	14.7	13	17	14
Josh Smith – Atl	15.0	14	19	12
Carmelo Anthony – Den	15.7	17	14	16
Ron Artest – Sac	15.7	16	20	11
David West – NO	17.0	20	13	18
Richard Jefferson – NJ	17.7	18	16	19
Tim Duncan – SA	19.7	21	18	20
Shane Battier – Hou	21.0	19	22	22
Mehmet Okur – Uta	21.7	23	21	21
Mike Miller – Mem	23.7	22	25	24
Hedo Turkoglu – Orl	25.7	25	27	25
Ricky Davis – Min	26.7	26	28	26
Charlie Villanueva – Mil	27.0	27	31	23
Chris Webber – Phi	27.3	30	23	29
Josh Howard – Dal	27.3	28	26	28
Bobby Simmons – Mil	29.7	24	33	32
Chris Wilcox – Sea	30.3	32	24	35
Dwight Howard – Orl	31.7	34	34	27
Andres Nocioni – Chi	32.0	29	37	30
Kyle Korver – Phi	32.7	31	29	38
Josh Childress – Atl	34.0	33	30	39
Danny Granger – Ind	34.7	39	32	33
Troy Murphy – GS	35.7	36	35	36
Vladimir Radmanovic – LAL	37.7	37	36	40
Tayshaun Prince – Det	38.0	35	38	41
Channing Frye – NY	38.3	38	43	34
Emeka Okafor – Cha	41.3	43	50	31
Al Harrington – Ind	41.7	41	42	42
Luol Deng – Chi	41.7	40	41	44
Adam Morrison – Cha	43.7	50	44	37
Drew Gooden – Cle	44.3	46	40	47
Ryan Gomes – Bos	44.7	45	39	50
Mike Dunleavy – GS	46.0	44	45	49
Corey Maggette – LAC	46.0	47	48	43
Udonis Haslem – Mia	48.7	48	46	52
Shareef Abdur-Rahim – Sac	49.3	49	51	48
Zach Randolph – Por	49.7	54	49	46
Kenyon Martin – Den	52.0	51	52	53
Rudy Gay – Mem	52.7	57	56	45
Matt Bonner – SA	54.3	53	55	55
James Posey – Mia	54.7	52	47	65
Stromile Swift – Mem	56.3	55	60	54
Bruce Bowen – SA	58.7	58	53	65
Marvin Williams – Atl	59.7	60	54	65
Kenny Thomas – Sac	59.3	56	57	65
Donyell Marshall – Cle	61.0	59	59	65
Grant Hill – Orl	62.0	65	65	56

CENTERS	Avg Rank	m e s h	r o u n d	m b u s
Yao Ming – Hou	1.3	1	1	2
Chris Bosh – Tor	1.7	2	2	1
Amare Stoudemire – Pho	3.0	3	3	3
Pau Gasol – Mem	4.3	4	5	4
Brad Miller – Sac	4.7	5	4	5
Marcus Camby – Den	7.3	7	6	9
Boris Diaw – Pho	7.3	6	9	7
Jermaine O’Neal – Ind	8.3	10	7	8
Ben Wallace – Chc	8.7	8	12	6
Zydrunas Ilgauskas – Cle	9.7	9	8	12
Carlos Boozer – Utah	10.7	11	11	10
Chris Kaman – LAC	11.0	12	10	11
Samuel Dalembert – Phi	13.7	13	15	13
Andrew Bogut – Mil	14.3	15	14	14
Nenad Krstic – NJ	15.7	16	16	15
Darko Milicic – Orl	15.7	17	13	17
Kurt Thomas – Pho	16.7	14	18	18
Tyson Chandler – NO	17.7	20	17	16
Chris Mihm – LAL	21.3	21	24	19
Joel Przybilla – Por	22.3	22	23	22
Kendrick Perkins – Bos	22.3	23	21	23
Nazr Mohammed – Det	23.0	25	19	25
Zaza Pachulia – Atl	24.0	26	26	20
Primoz Brezec – Cha	24.3	24	22	27
PJ Brown – Chi	24.3	18	29	26
Shaquille O’Neal – Mia	27.0	30	30	21
Brendan Haywood – Was	27.7	28	25	30
Robert Swift – Sea	28.7	27	35	24
Raef LaFrentz – Por	29.7	19	35	35
Rasho Nesterovic – Tor	30.0	35	20	35

Legend
mesh = MeShawn
round = Rounders Block
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, and turnovers

When you get the chance, please thank experts Matt Buser (mbuser) and Justin Phan (Rounders Block), who spent time and effort helping to create this set of rankings.

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