We got together four of the Cafe’s finest veterans and compiled their cheat sheets to help you prepare for your upcoming fantasy draft. To compile these rankings, each player was assigned a rank by each ranker; 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. Guards and forwards not ranked by a specific expert received a score of 65 and unranked centers received a score of 35.
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! Don’t be afraid to send a comment or question to the rankers. We would love to hear your feedback.
Guards
Avg Rank
b u s
b o k
j a y
r b k
Kobe Bryant
1
1
1
1
1
Gilbert Arenas
2
2
2
2
2
Steve Nash
3.25
3
4
3
3
Dwyane Wade
3.75
4
3
4
4
Chauncey Billups
5.5
6
5
6
5
Chris Paul
6.5
5
8
7
6
Jason Kidd
7.5
7
7
8
8
Ray Allen
8.25
8
6
10
9
Andre Iguodala
8.5
11
11
5
7
Vince Carter
9.75
9
10
9
11
Michael Redd
10
10
9
11
10
Kirk Hinrich
13.75
13
15
14
13
Leandro Barbosa
13.75
14
13
16
12
Kevin Martin
16
12
17
20
15
Manu Ginobili
16.5
16
12
21
17
Baron Davis
16.5
21
14
15
16
Jason Terry
17.75
19
16
22
14
Allen Iverson
17.75
20
18
12
21
Joe Johnson
18
18
21
13
20
Tracy McGrady
20.25
15
23
19
24
Brandon Roy
20.25
22
22
18
19
Mike Miller
20.5
17
24
23
18
Deron Williams
21.25
24
19
17
25
Jason Richardson
23.25
27
20
24
22
Ricky Davis
24.75
26
25
25
23
Mike Bibby
27.5
23
32
26
29
Ben Gordon
27.75
29
26
28
28
Mo Williams
28
25
29
27
31
Tony Parker
28
30
27
29
26
Monta Ellis
29.5
28
30
33
27
Kevin Durant
31
33
28
31
32
Andre Miller
32
32
33
30
33
Rip Hamilton
32.25
31
36
32
30
Anthony Parker
34
34
34
34
34
TJ Ford
36.5
37
37
36
36
Raja Bell
37.25
35
31
46
37
Raymond Felton
37.25
40
35
35
39
Stephon Marbury
38.75
41
38
38
38
Rajon Rondo
39.5
42
39
37
40
Randy Foye
39.75
38
41
39
41
Cuttino Mobley
40.25
43
40
43
35
Jamal Crawford
42
36
44
44
44
Morris Peterson
42
39
45
42
42
Jameer Nelson
42.25
44
42
40
43
Chucky Atkins
46.5
48
48
41
49
Devin Harris
46.75
52
43
47
45
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
47.25
49
46
48
46
Delonte West
48.5
45
47
55
47
Derek Fisher
52
53
57
50
48
Jamaal Tinsley
52.25
56
52
49
52
Jose Calderon
52.5
58
50
51
50
Brevin Knight
53
55
51
53
53
Jarrett Jack
54.5
50
65
52
51
Mike Conley Jr.
55
46
60
56
58
JR Smith
55.5
65
58
45
54
Luke Ridnour
56.25
57
55
58
55
Earl Watson
57.25
54
54
65
56
Steve Francis
58
51
65
57
59
Jason Williams
58.75
65
59
54
57
Luther Head
60.5
47
65
65
65
Forwards
Avg Rank
b u s
b o k
j a y
r b k
Shawn Marion
1
1
1
1
1
Dirk Nowitzki
2.25
3
2
2
2
Kevin Garnett
2.75
2
3
3
3
LeBron James
4
4
4
4
4
Rashard Lewis
5
5
5
5
5
Caron Butler
6.25
6
6
7
6
Gerald Wallace
8
7
9
9
7
Josh Smith
9
8
13
6
9
Paul Pierce
10.25
9
7
12
13
Josh Howard
10.25
13
8
10
10
Carmelo Anthony
10.75
12
12
8
11
Luol Deng
11
11
10
11
12
Antawn Jamison
11.25
10
14
13
8
Ron Artest
14.25
17
11
14
15
Rasheed Wallace
15.5
16
15
17
14
David West
16
14
17
16
17
Lamar Odom
16
15
18
15
16
Andrei Kirilenko
19.5
18
16
19
25
Corey Maggette
20.5
20
22
20
20
Shane Battier
20.5
22
19
22
19
Danny Granger
21.75
21
21
23
22
Richard Jefferson
22
26
20
21
21
Stephen Jackson
22.75
25
25
18
23
Josh Childress
23
19
28
27
18
Tayshaun Prince
24.75
23
24
28
24
Zach Randolph
25.5
29
23
24
26
Peja Stojakovic
25.75
24
26
26
27
Andrea Bargnani
29.25
27
29
29
32
Rudy Gay
29.25
28
33
25
31
Luke Walton
29.25
31
27
31
28
Kyle Korver
30.25
32
30
30
29
David Lee
31
30
32
32
30
Andres Nocioni
35
38
31
38
33
Walter Herrmann
36
34
41
33
36
Hedo Turkoglu
36.5
42
34
36
34
Antonio McDyess
38
36
45
34
37
Matt Barnes
38
41
39
37
35
Tim Thomas
38.75
35
42
40
38
Charlie Villanueva
39.25
43
36
39
39
Drew Gooden
39.5
40
37
41
40
Jason Maxiell
40.5
39
46
35
42
Udonis Haslem
42.75
45
43
42
41
Marvin Williams
42.75
48
35
43
45
Luis Scola
43
33
48
47
44
Bobby Simmons
46.75
58
38
44
47
Wally Szczerbiak
47.75
51
40
50
50
Paul Millsap
48
49
49
51
43
Quentin Richardson
49.75
37
65
49
48
Jason Kapono
50.5
47
55
54
46
Tyrus Thomas
51
56
47
52
49
Ryan Gomes
52.25
55
50
53
51
Jeff Green
52.75
59
53
45
54
Al Thornton
53.5
44
56
58
56
Grant Hill
53.75
65
52
46
52
Ruben Patterson
55
53
57
55
55
Mickael Pietrus
55.25
54
54
56
57
Elton Brand
55.75
57
51
57
58
Al Horford
57.5
46
60
65
59
Sean May
58.25
65
44
59
65
Dorell Wright
58.75
52
65
65
53
Centers
Avg Rank
b u s
b o k
j a y
r b k
Amare Stoudemire
1
1
1
1
1
Yao Ming
2.25
2
2
2
3
Pau Gasol
2.75
3
3
3
2
Chris Bosh
4.75
6
4
5
4
Tim Duncan
5.25
5
5
4
7
Marcus Camby
5.25
4
6
6
5
Carlos Boozer
6.75
7
7
7
6
Al Jefferson
8.25
9
8
8
8
Jermaine O’Neal
9.25
8
10
9
10
Emeka Okafor
9.5
10
9
10
9
Tyson Chandler
11.25
11
11
11
12
LaMarcus Aldridge
13.25
13
15
12
13
Samuel Dalembert
13.5
16
14
13
11
Andris Biedrins
14.5
17
13
14
14
Mehmet Okur
14.75
12
16
15
16
Dwight Howard
17.25
14
12
25
18
Nene Hilario
17.5
15
21
17
17
Chris Kaman
17.5
21
18
16
15
Ben Wallace
18.75
18
17
18
22
Al Harrington
19.25
19
20
19
19
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
20.5
20
19
22
21
Brad Miller
22
22
23
23
20
Andrew Bogut
24.25
23
27
24
23
Nenad Krstic
24.75
29
22
20
28
Chris Wilcox
25.25
25
29
21
26
Channing Frye
25.75
24
28
26
25
Darko Milicic
26.25
26
25
27
27
Troy Murphy
26.5
27
26
29
24
Boris Diaw
27.75
28
24
30
29
Kendrick Perkins
32.5
30
35
35
30
Legend:
bus = mbuser (Matt Buser)
bok = bokzg
jay = jaytizy (Jonathan Tom)
rbk = Rounders Block (Justin Phan)
Special thanks to all of the rankers for their time and effort in helping to create this set of rankings.
Justin Phan is an aspiring sportswriter and one of the Cafe's recognized fantasy experts. Catch up with Justin, who posts as Rounders Block, and many other great minds at the Cafe's forums.
(45 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)
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