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Big Board 50: Basketball
Rank Player Stock Pvs.
1 LeBron James, Cle, G 1
2 Kevin Garnett, Min, F 2
3 Shawn Marion, Pho, F Back to PF with Amare injury; No matter for Marion 4
4 Dirk Nowitzki, Dal, PF 5
5 Tim Duncan, SA, FC Less than 70 games each of past two years 6
6 Kobe Bryant, LAL, SG 7
7 Tracy McGrady, Hou, GF 8
8 Andrei Kirilenko, Utah, F 10
9 Dwyane Wade, Mia, G 9
10 Allen Iverson, Phi, G 13
11 Steve Nash, Pho, PG Pick-n-roll assists to Amare are on hold 11
12 Gilbert Arenas, Was, PG 14
13 Jason Kidd, NJ, PG Expected to see 35 minutes or less w/McInnis in tow 12
14 Baron Davis, GS, PG 15
15 Brad Miller, Sac, C Great shooting %'s; 4 assists from a center is luxury 16
16 Vince Carter, NJ, SG 17
17 Elton Brand, LAC, PF 18
18 Jermaine O'Neal, Ind, PF 19
19 Ray Allen, Sea, SG 20
20 Paul Pierce, Bos, SG 21
21 Ron Artest, Ind, SF 22
22 Stephon Marbury, NY, PG 23
23 Mike Bibby, Sac, PG Has scorers around him to boost assists 28
24 Steve Francis, Orl, PG 27
25 Shaquille O'Neal, Mia, C FT% still stinks, and playing time is in decline 24
26 Larry Hughes, Cle, SG 25
27 Peja Stojakovic, Sac, SF 26
28 Chris Bosh, Tor, PF 29
29 Yao Ming, Hou, C Swift takes a little paint pressure off of him 31
30 Ben Wallace, Det, FC 30
31 Manu Ginobili, SA, SG 32
32 Emeka Okafor, Cha, C Taking up yoga smart for man with testy back 35
33 Rashard Lewis, Sea, SF 33
34 Dwight Howard, Orl, PF Draft and hope Orlando gets him C-eligibility 34
35 Joe Johnson, Pho, SG Hawks PG will pick up assists, but to who? 36
36 Marcus Camby, Den, C 37
37 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cle, C 38
38 Chauncey Billups, PG, Det 39
39 Pau Gasol, Mem, PF 40
40 Jason Richardson, GS, SG 41
41 Lamar Odom, LAL, F Pippen called in to be his tutor 42
42 Corey Maggette, LAC, GF 43
43 Richard Jefferson, NJ, SF 44
44 Rasheed Wallace, Det, FC 45
45 Kirk Hinrich, Chi, PG 46
46 Zach Randolph, Por, PF 16 pts, 8 boards, 24 minutes in preseason opener 51
47 Antawn Jamison, Was, PF 47
48 Andre Iguodala, Phi, SF Has the ability to do everything well 48
49 Andre Miller, Den, PG Averaged 8.2 assists after break -- the Karl regime 57
50 Jason Terry, Dal, PG Much better once Avery Johnson assumed control 59
51 Michael Redd, Mil, SG 54
52 Richard Hamilton, Det, SG Nearly 5 assists in '05 was pleasant surprise 53
53 Chris Webber, Phi, PF Already a quad injury in preseason 49
54 Kurt Thomas, Pho, PF Will have to do more w/o Amare 61
55 Kenyon Martin, Den, PF 55
56 Cuttino Mobley, LAC, SG He and Cassell will be runnin-and-gunnin 56
57 Carlos Boozer, Utah, PF 62
58 Bobby Simmons, Mil, SF 52
59 Donyell Marshall, Cle, F Scraps from LBJ should be good eatin' 58
60 Grant Hill, Orl, SF Have to figure his over/under is about 60-65 games 50
61 Tyson Chandler, Chi, F Stepping up offense would be huge 63
62 Josh Smith, Atl, SG April: 15.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 64
63 Damon Stoudamire, Mem, PG Should be back at 2 treys a game in Memphis 71
64 Jameer Nelson, Orl, PG #'s as starter last season make him very attractive 72
65 Joel Przybilla, Por, C 12 rebs, 3 blks in preseason opener is a good start 67
66 Marko Jaric, Min, PG Steals machine should improve assists feeding KG 66
67 Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sac If he can stay healthy, #'s can be big in Sacto 68
68 Tony Parker, SA, PG 60
69 Stephen Jackson, Ind, GF 65
70 Amare Stoudamire, Pho, FC Out 4 months; Still went 34th in recent experts draft 3
71 Jamal Crawford, NY, SG 69
72 Tayshaun Prince, Det, SF 70
73 Josh Howard, Dal, GF Should be steady double-double w/ intangibles 73
74 Kyle Korver, Phi, SF Has more than just 3-point skills 74
75 Caron Butler, Was, SF Hoping to absorb some of stats Hughes left behind 75
76 Chris Paul, NO, PG 76
77 Raef LaFrentz, Bos, C 80
78 Eddie Jones, Mem, SG 77
79 Luke Ridnour, Sea, PG Playing time will increase; hopefully FG% too 78
80 Antoine Walker, Mia, F Another year like unselfish one in Dallas would be fine 79
81 Rafer Alston, Hou, PG Will enjoy dishing dimes to T-Mac, Yao x
82 Samuel Dalembert, Phi, C Will his breakout come a year later than expected? 82
83 Chris Kaman, LAC, C 30+ minutes could yield 13/8/2 from Center 81
84 Jalen Rose, Tor, SF 83
85 Troy Murphy, GS, PF 84
86 Carmelo Anthony, Den, SF 86
87 Stromile Swift, Hou, FC Headed for career year in Hou w/ more PT 87
88 Andrew Bogut, Mil, C 94
89 Jamaal Magloire, NO, C 95
90 Quentin Richardson, NY, SF 3s will continue, but Nash's sweet dishes won't 85
91 Mehmet Okur, Utah, C 88
92 Drew Gooden, Cle, F Cavs suddenly crowded with talent 89
93 Wally Szcerbiak, Min, SF 90
94 Al Jefferson, Bos, PF His rookie numbers project out nicely at 30 mpg 91
95 Ricky Davis, Bos, SG A top 6th man last year to starting 5 this year 93
96 Bonzi Wells, Sac, GF Going to get plenty of shots as Sacto starter x
97 Al Harrington, Atl, F 98
98 Josh Childress, Atl, GF 96
99 Ben Gordon, Chi, SG Exciting, but a scorer only 100
100 Jim Jackson, SF, Pho Like, Thomas, JJ will play bigger role sans Amare x