ESPN NBA 2K5 Player Rating FAQ Version 3.0 An FAQ by Rashidi E-Mail: rashidi@aol.com or johnmarkisch@hotmail.com NOTE: My AOL e-mail is currently inaccessible, so please e-mail only my hotmail account. Thank you. Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Legal Information III. Version Updates IV. Progress Review V. How do the ratings work? VI. The ratings A. Point Guards B. Shooting Guards C. Small Forwards D. Power Forwards E. Centers F. Legends VII. Created Players (aka the CAPs section) A. Current Players B. Former Players C. Players adjusted to a specific year D. 2005 Draft Class VIII. Sega Roster Download Updates IX. Roster updates X. Depth Charts XI. Player Positional Percentages XII. Team Ratings XIII. Hall of Fame Monitor by Position XIV. 2005 NBA Draft Results XV. Offseason Changes XVI. 2005 Free Agent Class XVII. Created Teams XVIII. Questions and Answers XIX. Credits XX. Links A. Basketball related websites B. NBA2K or ESPN Basketball related websites C. Player websites XXI. Closing *********************************************************************** I. Introduction Welcome to the Player Rating FAQ, written by Rashidi. The purpose of this FAQ is to update the ratings of the players in the game, to make them as accurate as possible, as well as to represent what they have accomplished during the 2004-2005 season, and to educate readers on NBA history. Any updates to player ratings or major changes to the FAQ will be listed in the Updates section. Check it whenever a new version comes out. *********************************************************************** II. Legal Information This FAQ/Guide was made 100% by me, John Markisch (Rashidi). You may not take it in whole or in part and claim it as your own. You may not alter it in any way, even if you ask me first, and that includes putting it in HTML format. Do not post this document on your site unless you have express consent by me. 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Each text document located on GameFAQs is Copyrighted by its original author. GameFAQs makes no claim of ownership to these documents, and merely hosts them on its server. Each document is copyrighted separately, and you may have different rights for the use and reproduction of that document based on copyright information found in that file. The original author of each document should be contacted for more information. *********************************************************************** III. Version Updates Version 3.0 (9/3/05) This is probably my final revision for the 2K5 edition of my guide. Check back in three weeks for the 2K6 edition. Added Michael Ruffin, and Kevin Willis. Edited Al Harrington, Tom Gugliotta, Dan Gadzuric, Zaza Pachulia, Calvin Booth, Jason Collier, Daniel Santiago, and Michael Stewart Created Paul Markisch. Version 2.9 (8/23/05) Added Chris Andersen, David West, Andrew DeClercq, and Larry Bird [80's East]. Edited Chris Duhon, Troy Hudson, Michael Redd, Darius Miles, Jackson Vroman, Paul Shirley, Dale Davis, Jeff Foster, Kelvin Cato, Peja Drobnjak, Scot Pollard, David Harrison, Jerome James, Tony Battie, Rafael Araujo, Loren Woods, Jason Collins, and Aaron Williams. Created Pape Sow, Francisco Garcia, Luther Head, Chris Taft, Tom Gugliotta [96-97], Allan Houston [02-03], Christian Laettner [96-97], Sarunas Jasikevicius, and John Markisch. Edited Matt Bonner, Jackie Butler, Paul Shirley, Channing Frye, and Hakim Warrick. Version 2.8 (7/13/05) Edited Shane Battier, Morris Peterson, Brian Cardinal, Lamond Murray, Eric Williams, George Lynch, Lee Nailon, Bostjan Nachbar, Carlos Boozer, Kris Humphries, Mehmet Okur, Stromile Swift, Lorenzen Wright, Chris Kaman, Michael Olowokandi, Zeljko Rebraca, Jerome James, Mikki Moore, Curtis Borchardt, Jarron Collins, Ervin Johnson, and Mamadou N'diaye. Created Hakeem Olajuwon, Martell Webster, Charlie Villanueva, Ike Diogu, Sean May, Rashad McCants, Antoine Wright, Joey Graham, Danny Granger, Jarrett Jack, Daniel Ewing, Dijon Thompson, and Eddie Basden. Edited Raymond Felton, Nate Robinson, and David Lee. Version 2.7 (7/1/05) Added Hall of Fame Monitor by Position section. Edited Mike Dunleavy, Fred Jones, Jonathan Bender, Rodney White, James Jones, Calbert Cheaney, and Nikoloz Tskitishvili. Created Raymond Felton, Nate Robinson, David Lee, Salim Stoudamire, Arvydas Sabonis [European], Arvydas Sabonis [Blazers], and Rik Smits. Edited Andrew Bogut, Deron Williams, and Channing Frye. Version 2.6 (6/26/05) Added Obinna Ekezie, and Scottie Pippen [90's East]. Edited Joe Johnson, Cuttino Mobley, Quentin Richardson, Doug Christie, Eddie House, DerMarr Johnson, Josh Childress, Wesley Person, Maurice Evans, Greg Buckner, Boris Diaw, Kevin Martin, Paul Pierce, Carmelo Anthony, Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse, Keith Van Horn, Wally Szczerbiak, Caron Butler, Stephen Jackson, Hedo Turkoglu, Jim Jackson, Bruce Bowen, Jarvis Hayes, Jared Jeffries, Jumaine Jones, Josh Smith, Marcus Fizer, Eduardo Najera, Luke Walton, Bryon Russell, Jason Kapono, Stacey Augmon, Justin Reed, Ndudi Ebi, Lamar Odom, Antawn Jamison, Raef LaFrentz, P.J. Brown, Nene, Eddie Griffin, Al Jefferson, Brian Grant, Austin Croshere, Etan Thomas, Kwame Brown, Malik Allen, Andris Biedrins, Zarko Cabarkapa, Alan Henderson, Brian Cook, Stanislav Medvedenko, Melvin Ely, Walter McCarty, Bo Outlaw, Maciej Lampe, Ryan Humphrey, Mark Madsen, Mark Blount, Theo Ratliff, Joel Przybilla, Kendrick Perkins, Steven Hunter, Francisco Elson, Jake Voskuhl, Ha Seung-Jin, and Mark Pope. Created Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Channing Frye, Hakim Warrick, Fran Vasquez, and Andrew Bynum. Edited Justin Reed, Ha Seung-Jin, Milos Vujanic, Martynas Andriuskevicius, and Ivan Chiriaev. Version 2.5 (6/16/05) Added the Player Position Percentages, NBA Draft, Offseason Changes, and 2005 Free Agent Class sections. Edited Manu Ginobili, Jason Richardson, Larry Hughes, Joe Johnson, Ricky Davis, Brent Barry, Quentin Richardson, Doug Christie, Mickael Pietrus, Gordan Giricek, Tony Allen, Delonte West, Juan Dixon, Trenton Hassell, Fred Hoiberg, Raja Bell, Devin Brown, Keith Bogans, J.R. Smith, Casey Jacobsen, Anthony Peeler, DeShawn Stevenson, Kirk Snyder, Quinton Ross, Bernard Robinson, Corey Maggette, Tayshaun Prince, Bobby Simmons, Matt Harpring, Toni Kukoc, Darius Miles, Bruce Bowen, Gerald Wallace, Corliss Williamson, Ruben Patterson, Viktor Khryapa, Jason Kapono, Travis Outlaw, Tamar Slay, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Elton Brand, Amare Stoudemire, Antonio McDyess, Donyell Marshall, Chris Bosh, Drew Gooden, Troy Murphy, Kenny Thomas, Joe Smith, Anderson Varejao, Chris Wilcox, and Darius Songaila. Created Charles Smith, and Kenny Smith. Edited Viktor Khryapa, Bernard Robinson, Derek Harper [Mavericks], Derek Harper [Knicks], and John Starks. Added Drazen Petrovic [90's East]. Edited Bob Cousy [50's/60's]. Version 2.4 (5/31/05) Edited Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade, Baron Davis, Mike Bibby, Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Steve Nash, Gilbert Arenas, Chauncey Billups, Jason Terry, Sam Cassell, Gary Payton, Jamaal Tinsley, Marko Jaric, Rafer Alston, Damon Stoudamire, Earl Boykins, Bob Sura, Speedy Claxton, Anthony Johnson, Brevin Knight, Jameer Nelson, Devin Harris, Jeff McInnis, Derek Fisher, Jason Hart, Darrell Armstrong, Maurice Williams, Mike James, Carlos Arroyo, Leandrinho Barbosa, Dan Dickau, Marcus Banks, Raul Lopez, Chucky Atkins, Tyronn Lue, Travis Best, Tony Delk, John Salmons, Sebastian Telfair, Shaun Livingston, Lindsey Hunter, Erick Strickland, Howard Eisley, Steve Blake, Rick Brunson, Moochie Norris, Milt Palacio, Anthony Carter, Tierre Brown, Sasha Vujacic, Lionel Chalmers, Kevin Ollie, Reece Gaines, Jamison Brewer, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Richard Hamilton, Michael Redd, Jalen Rose, Michael Finley, Mike Miller, Bonzi Wells, Jamal Crawford, Ben Gordon, Derek Anderson, Marquis Daniels, Andre Iguodala, David Wesley, Jon Barry, Willie Green, Ira Newble, Dahntay Jones, Zoran Planinic, Richie Frahm, Richard Jefferson, Rashard Lewis, Tim Thomas, Andres Nocioni, Kyle Korver, Scott Padgett, Adrian Griffin, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Trevor Ariza, Eric Piatkowski, Ryan Bowen, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Udonis Haslem, Mike Sweetney, Malik Rose, Maurice Taylor, Jerome Williams, Danny Fortson, Vin Baker, Clarence Weatherspoon, Brian Scalabrine, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Brad Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Erick Dampier, Kurt Thomas, Dikembe Mutombo, Chris Mihm, Brian Skinner, Samuel Dalembert, Brendan Haywood, Marc Jackson, Adonal Foyle, Nenad Krstic, Primoz Brezec, Elden Campbell, Jason Collins, Darko Milicic, Shawn Bradley, and Greg Ostertag. Created Erick Barkley, Antonio Burks, Andre Emmett, Eddie Gill, Jeff Hornacek [Suns], Jeff Hornacek [Jazz], Andrew Bogut, Marvin Williams, and Gerald Green. Edited Trevor Ariza, Andre Barrett, Carlos Delfino, Keith McLeod, and Andres Nocioni. Version 2.3 (5/2/05) Added Chris Duhon, Viktor Khryapa, Rodney Rogers, Lawrence Funderburke, Paul Shirley, Tony Massenburg, Wang ZhiZhi, Sean Marks, and Ha Seung- Jin. Edited Dwyane Wade, Mike Bibby, Steve Nash, Gilbert Arenas, Tony Parker, Andre Miller, Sam Cassell, Jason Williams, Kirk Hinrich, Bobby Jackson, Antonio Daniels, Damon Stoudamire, Luke Ridnour, Nick Van Exel, Damon Jones, Earl Watson, Jeff McInnis, Troy Hudson, Dan Dickau, Leandrinho Barbosa, Marcus Banks, Tyronn Lue, Travis Best, Tony Delk, Beno Udrih, Keyon Dooling, Jacque Vaughn, Steve Blake, Frank Williams, Sebastian Telfair, Jannero Pargo, Anthony Carter, Omar Cook, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Manu Ginobili, Michael Redd, Larry Hughes, Michael Finley, Joe Johnson, Eddie Jones, Brent Barry, Quentin Richardson, Latrell Sprewell, Kerry Kittles, Ben Gordon, Ronald Murray, Devin Brown, Dajuan Wagner, Zoran Planinic, Ron Mercer, Steve Smith, Shandon Anderson, LeBron James, Andrei Kirilenko, Peja Stojakovic, Carmelo Anthony, Richard Jefferson, Wally Szczerbiak, Glenn Robinson, Desmond Mason, Toni Kukoc, Luol Deng, Jim Jackson, Andres Nocioni, Jiri Welsch, Bruce Bowen, Josh Smith, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Luke Jackson, Rasual Butler, Rodney Buford, Qyntel Woods, Dorell Wright, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Webber, Pau Gasol, Kenyon Martin, Antoine Walker, Zach Randolph, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Emeka Okafor, Tyson Chandler, Dwight Howard, Udonis Haslem, Vladimir Radmanovic, Antonio Davis, Clifford Robinson, Eddie Griffin, Anderson Varejao, Nick Collison, Christian Laettner, Robert Traylor, Danny Fortson, Othella Harrington, Reggie Evans, Brian Scalabrine, Shaquille O'Neal, Marcus Camby, Eddy Curry, Radoslav Nesterovic, Nazr Mohammed, Nenad Krstic, Brandon Haywood, Adonal Foyle, Jerome James, Vitaly Potapenko, Michael Doleac, Scott Williams, DeSagana Diop, and Robert Swift. Created Viktor Khryapa, Paul Shirley, Damien Wilkins, Derek Harper [Mavericks], Derek Harper [Knicks], Michael Jordan [#45], and Luc Longley. Edited Matt Carroll, Chris Duhon, Jermaine Jackson, Ha Seung- Jin, and Billy Thomas. Updated the Team Ratings. I'm really happy because the Team Ratings are starting to match where the teams are at in real life. Version 2.2 (3/25/05) Added Bernard Robinson, Trevor Ariza, Justin Reed, P.J. Brown, Malik Rose, Malik Allen, and Michael Bradley. Edited Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Gilbert Arenas, Gary Payton, Jameer Nelson, Jeff McInnis, Brevin Knight, Carlos Arroyo, Eric Snow, Jason Hart, Marcus Banks, Dan Dickau, John Salmons, Lindsey Hunter, Rod Strickland, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Larry Hughes, Ricky Davis, Jamal Crawford, Allan Houston, Doug Christie, Penny Hardaway, Tony Allen, Aaron McKie, Delonte West, Kareem Rush, Keith Bogans, Ira Newble, LeBron James, Grant Hill, Tayshaun Prince, Tim Thomas, Mike Dunleavy, Jarvis Hayes, Kyle Korver, Gerald Wallace, Ronald Dupree, Jason Kapono, Matt Barnes, Bostjan Nachbar, Darvin Ham, Tamar Slay, Chris Webber, Antoine Walker, Rasheed Wallace, Antawn Jamison, Antonio McDyess, Donyell Marshall, Chris Bosh, Drew Gooden, Raef LaFrentz, Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard, Michael Sweetney, Anderson Varejao, Al Jefferson, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor, Melvin Ely, Pat Garrity, Karl Malone, Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Kurt Thomas, Samuel Dalembert, Kelvin Cato, Primoz Brezec, Elden Campbell, Tony Battie, Joel Przybilla, Darko Milicic, Jabari Smith, Bruno Sundov. Created Jackie Butler, Matt Carroll, Jermaine Jackson, Mario Kasun, Justin Reed, Bernard Robinson, and Bernard King [Knicks]. Edited Trevor Ariza, Andre Barrett, Carlos Delfino, Billy Thomas. I hadn't updated this guide one month and two days because I'd been waiting for the online rosters to be updated. The brainchilds at Visual Concepts decided to give LeBron James 97 overall, 91 med shot, and 85 DefAwr. I don't know which could be further from the truth, his med shot or his defense. In any event, there are many people who badly overrate Lebron, and I suppose this was done to appease the masses. Unfortunately, it seems that whenever Visual Concepts makes a ratings change to a star, they take big broad strokes that often overrate the player badly - case in point, Peja Stojakovic last year getting 85 RebDef and 80 steal. Due to Visual Concepts' failure to accurately rate players since the beginning of the 2k series, I will be writing them a letter to explore the possibility of Rashidi becoming a member of their ratings department. I will be holding many polls on a few websites (to which I will hotlink in a later update). I would like to base a portion of my argument on fan input, on topics like "which of us does ratings better", "who rates player X most accurately", or "do you think LeBron was over/under rated BEFORE roster update" and "do you think the new LeBron is overrated"? I would like to get as much input as possible so please check the GameFAQs message board for notification of polls. I will probably post them at espnvideogames.com and operationSports.com as well. Those boards can host a poll and topics don't die after a week, whereas GameFAQs posts can't host a poll and topics die quickly. Actually, now my announcement is currently in limbo - there is going to be a major video game news announcement from the NBA tomorrow - which actually means the status of my NBA2K Player Rating FAQ is very much in jeopardy. Version 2.1 (2/6/05) Added Rod Strickland, Brian Grant, Keon Clark, Brian Cook, Donnell Harvey, Ryan Humphrey, and Lonny Baxter. Edited Stephon Marbury, Steve Nash, Jason Williams, Rafer Alston, Speedy Claxton, Damon Jones, Earl Watson, Leandrinho Barbosa, Raul Lopez, Zoran Planinic, Travis Best, Jacque Vaughn, Moochie Norris, Keyon Dooling, Anthony Carter, Sasha Vujacic, Smush Parker, Jamison Brewer, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, Bonzi Wells, Latrell Sprewell, Allan Houston, Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Mickael Pietrus, Fred Hoiberg, Kirk Snyder, Andrei Kirilenko, Shawn Marion, James Posey, Shane Battier, Jalen Rose, Wally Szczerbiak, Caron Butler, Morris Peterson, Jim Jackson, Mike Dunleavy, Lamond Murray, Jumaine Jones, Devean George, Brian Cardinal, Eric Williams, Raja Bell, Luke Walton, Pau Gasol, Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, Donyell Marshall, Chris Bosh, Troy Murphy, Eddie Griffin, Michael Sweetney, Christian Laettner, Stanislav Medvedenko, Mark Madsen, Mehmet Okur, Stromile Swift, Chris Mihm, Lorenzen Wright, Michael Olowokandi, Rafael Araujo, Loren Woods, Steven Hunter, Jake Tsakalidis, and Ervin Johnson. Created Royal Ivey, and Billy Thomas. Edited Matt Bonner. Version 2.0 (1/19/05) Added Joe Smith, Anderson Varejao, Robert Traylor, Alan Henderson, Dan Gadzuric, Zeljko Rebraca, Scott Williams, Zendon Hamilton, Calvin Booth, Mamadou N'diaye, Daniel Santiago, Evan Eschmeyer, Mengke Bateer, and Bob Cousy [50's/60's]. Edited Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury, Jason Terry, Kirk Hinrich, Bobby Jackson, Marko Jaric, Damon Stoudamire, Jeff McInnis, Nick Van Exel, Eric Snow, Darrell Armstrong, Brevin Knight, Jason Hart, John Salmons, Dan Dickau, Rick Brunson, Frank Williams, Sebastian Telfair, Lionel Chalmers, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, LeBron James, Ricky Davis, Cuttino Mobley, Allan Houston, Doug Christie, Ben Gordon, Tony Allen, Maurice Evans, Casey Jacobsen, Quinton Ross, Keith Van Horn, Toni Kukoc, Desmond Mason, Luol Deng, Jiri Welsch, Andres Nocioni, Josh Smith, Lee Nailon, Ira Newble, Luke Jackson, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Travis Outlaw, Dirk Nowitzki, Elton Brand, Amare Stoudemire, Zach Randolph, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Kurt Thomas, Emeka Okafor, Tyson Chandler, Kenny Thomas, Jerome Williams, Chris Wilcox, Melvin Ely, Tom Gugliotta, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Mark Blount, Eddy Curry, Nazr Mohammed, Marc Jackson, Samuel Dalembert, Chris Kaman, Mikki Moore, Loren Woods, Jahidi White, Kendrick Perkins, Shawn Bradley, DeSagana Diop, and Jabari Smith. Created Keith McLeod, Slavko Vranes, Harold Miner, and Ivan Chiriaev. Edited Trevor Ariza, and Chris Duhon. Added the Legends section. Added the Ages for most of the players. Version 1.9 (1/3/05) Added Milt Palacio, Tierre Brown, Smush Parker, Mark Jackson, Avery Johnson, Tony Williams, Mark Johnson, Hubert Davis, James Jones, Michael Curry, Udonis Haslem, Vladimir Radmanovic, Etan Thomas, Danny Fortson, Kwame Brown, Nick Collison, Reggie Evans, Bo Outlaw, Zarko Cabarkapa, Jerome Beasley, Jerome James, Vitaly Potapenko, Steven Hunter, Joel Przybilla, and Jabari Smith. Edited Damon Jones, Earl Watson, Kenny Anderson, Leandrinho Barbosa, Chucky Atkins, Jason Hart, Steve Blake, Tyronn Lue, Troy Bell, Beno Udrih, Lindsey Hunter, Howard Eisley, Rick Brunson, Jacque Vaughn, Sebastian Telfair, Dan Dickau, Kevin Ollie, Omar Cook, Junior Harrington, Reece Gaines, Allan Houston, Marquis Daniels, Andre Iguodala, Kendall Gill, DerMarr Johnson, Shawn Marion, Rashard Lewis, Glenn Robinson, Tayshaun Prince, Caron Butler, Bobby Simmons, Josh Howard, Tim Thomas, Luol Deng, Kyle Korver, Andres Nocioni, Corliss Williamson, Gerald Wallace, Raja Bell, Rasual Butler, Jared Jeffries, Ryan Bowen, Dorell Wright, Tamar Slay, Rick Fox, Monty Williams, Donyell Marshall, Raef LaFrentz, Kenny Thomas, Chris Bosh, Juwan Howard, Tyson Chandler, Robert Horry, Maurice Taylor, Antonio Davis, Nene, Michael Sweetney, Al Jefferson, Clarence Weatherspoon, Kris Humphries, Othella Harrington, Tom Gugliotta, Brian Scalabrine, Walter McCarty, Maciej Lampe, Jerome Moiso, Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Mehmet Okur, Erick Dampier, Alonzo Mourning, Vlade Divac, Chris Mihm, Eddy Curry, Nazr Mohammed, Samuel Dalembert, Brendan Haywood, Derrick Coleman, Kelvin Cato, Jeff Foster, Marc Jackson, Nenad Krstic, Primoz Brezec, Darko Milicic, Rafael Araujo, Aaron Williams, Jason Collins, David Harrison, Jarron Collins, Michael Doleac, Jake Voskuhl, Curtis Borchardt, Jason Collier, Robert Swift, and Cezary Trybanski. Created Andre Barrett, Matt Bonner, Martynas Andriuskevicius, Yinka Dare, and Patrick Ewing. Edited Trevor Ariza, Carlos Delfino, Chris Duhon, Andres Nocioni, James Jones. Added 2005 Draft Class CAP section. Version 1.8 (12/18/04) This update is big, but doesn't feel like it for me (because it was done in three weeks instead of one week like the last one). Added Alvin Williams, Sasha Vujacic, David Wesley, Mickael Pietrus, Juan Dixon, Wesley Person, Anthony Peeler, Devin Brown, J.R. Smith, Kevin Martin, Roger Mason Jr, Boris Diaw, Quinton Ross, Maurice Evans, Kendall Gill, Antawn Jamison, Troy Murphy, Clifford Robinson, and Andris Biedrins. Edited Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, Stephon Marbury, Dwyane Wade, Steve Francis, Mike Bibby, Steve Nash, Sam Cassell, Andre Miller, Jason Terry, Gary Payton, Kirk Hinrich, Damon Stoudamire, Jamaal Tinsley, Carlos Arroyo, Antonio Daniels, Rafer Alston, Marko Jaric, Luke Ridnour, Darrell Armstrong, Nick Van Exel, McInnis, Eric Snow, Speedy Claxton, Derek Fisher, Bob Sura, Troy Hudson, Jeff Devin Harris, Earl Boykins, Brevin Knight, Jameer Nelson, Raul Lopez, Maurice Williams, Mike James, Erick Strickland, Charlie Ward, Travis Best, Marcus Banks, Moochie Norris, Frank Williams, Zoran Planinic, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Emanuel Ginobili, Brent Barry, Eddie Jones, Jason Richardson, Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, Doug Christie, Derek Anderson, Matt Harpring, Voshon Lenard, Gordan Giricek, Jon Barry, Josh Childress, Trenton Hassell, Dajuan Wagner, Lucious Harris, Ron Mercer, Fred Hoiberg, Willie Green, Keith Bogans, Steve Smith, Eddie House, Courtney Alexander, Kareem Rush, Dahntay Jones, Kirk Snyder, Tony Allen, Delonte West, Greg Buckner, Casey Jacobsen, DeShawn Stevenson, Richie Frahm, Shandon Anderson, Carmelo Anthony, Glenn Robinson, Tim Thomas, Fred Jones, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Chris Webber, Pau Gasol, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Kenyon Martin, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Zach Randolph, Lamar Odom, Antoine Walker, Karl Malone, Carlos Boozer, Donyell Marshall, Antonio McDyess, Emeka Okafor, Juwan Howard, Eddie Griffin, Michael Sweetney, and Jerome Williams. Edited Trevor Ariza. Version 1.7 (11/28/04) On this Thanksgiving, we give thanks to Rashidi for Player Ratings. This is probably my biggest and most in-depth update ever. Remember for speed editing, searching for NEW-Add or NEW-Edit (or simply NEW-) using the Ctrl + F function is your friend. I'll probably take a bit longer for my next update, not because I'll be slacking (well actually, now that I think about it, I'm going to be very busy with other things for the next two weeks anyway), but mostly to give people a time to make all those changes. Added Larry Hughes, James Posey, Desmond Mason, Shane Battier, Toni Kukoc, Hedo Turkoglu, Jim Jackson, Scottie Pippen, Mike Dunleavy, Jarvis Hayes, Devean George, George Lynch, Brian Cardinal, Marcus Fizer, Chris Crawford, Jumaine Jones, Lee Nailon, Eduardo Najera, Scott Padgett, Rasual Butler, Jared Jeffries, Bryon Russell, Calbert Cheaney, Rodney Buford, Dorell Wright, Ira Newble, Matt Barnes, Stacey Augmon, Qyntel Woods, Ansu Sesay, Bostjan Nachbar, Ryan Bowen, Tremaine Fowlkes, and Mark Pope. Edited Stephon Marbury, Steve Nash, Sam Cassell, Dwyane Wade, Chauncey Billups, Gilbert Arenas, Gary Payton, Tony Parker, Kirk Hinrich, Jason Williams, Carlos Arroyo, T.J. Ford, Marko Jaric, Shaun Livingston, Lionel Chalmers, Rick Brunson, Jamison Brewer, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Michael Redd, Emanuel Ginobili, Richard Hamilton, Michael Finley, Latrell Sprewell, Brent Barry, Eddie Jones, Ricky Davis, Allan Houston, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, Jamal Crawford, Bonzi Wells, Reggie Miller, Kerry Kittles, Doug Christie, Stephen Jackson, Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Marquis Daniels, Ronald Murray, Penny Hardaway, Aaron McKie, Willie Green, Shawn Marion, Andrei Kirilenko, Peja Stojakovic, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Richard Jefferson, Rashard Lewis, Grant Hill, Corey Maggette, Jamal Mashburn, Jalen Rose, Keith Van Horn, Al Harrington, Wally Szczerbiak, Caron Butler, Luol Deng, Tayshaun Prince, Andre Iguodala, Josh Howard, Andres Nocioni, Morris Peterson, Bobby Simmons, Darius Miles, Kyle Korver, Bruce Bowen, Gerald Wallace, Ruben Patterson, Jonathan Bender, Rodney White, Raja Bell, Eric Williams, Luke Walton, Josh Smith, Eddie Robinson, Stacey Augmon, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Tamar Slay, Jason Kapono, Travis Outlaw, Ndudi Ebi, Kurt Thomas, Chris Bosh, Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard, Michael Sweetney, Jerome Williams, Vin Baker, Nazr Mohammed, and David Harrison. Edited Trevor Ariza, James Jones, Andres Nocioni. Version 1.6 (11/20/04) Did you guys see the melee? This is going to be talked about for years. It's been quite a memorable season so far, that's for sure. Added Mike James, Erick Strickland, Derek Anderson, Casey Jacobsen, Morris Peterson, Andres Nocioni, Ruben Patterson, Lamond Murray, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Eddie Robinson, Adrian Griffin, Eric Piatkowski, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Donyell Marshall, Chris Bosh, Maurice Taylor, Clarence Weatherspoon, Pat Garrity, Jackson Vroman, Jerome Moiso, Brendan Haywood, Jake Voskuhl, and Mikki Moore. Edited Jason Terry, Kirk Hinrich, Devin Harris, Ben Gordon, Jason Hart, Maurice Williams, Michael Finley, Jamal Crawford, Marquis Daniels, Penny Hardaway, Fred Hoiberg, Richie Frahm, LeBron James, Grant Hill, Luol Deng, Bobby Simmons, Kyle Korver, Drew Gooden, Antonio Davis, Tyson Chandler, Robert Horry, Michael Sweetney, Jerome Williams, Rafael Araujo, Loren Woods, David Harrison, and Peter John Ramos. Created James Jones. Edited Trevor Ariza, and Andres Nocioni. Version 1.5 (11/10/04) Added Luke Ridnour, Damon Jones, Jannero Pargo, Dan Dickau, Rick Brunson, Junior Harrington, Brent Price, Cuttino Mobley, Jason Richardson, Doug Christie, Matt Harpring, Gordan Giricek, Courtney Alexander, Dahntay Jones, Eddie House, DerMarr Johnson, Shawn Marion, Rashard Lewis, Jamal Mashburn, Caron Butler, Darius Miles, Eric Williams, Zach Randolph, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Carlos Boozer, Juwan Howard, Drew Gooden, Kris Humphries, Zaza Pachulia, Chris Mihm, Dale Davis, Tony Battie, and Jahidi White. Edited Steve Francis, Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Penny Hardaway, Steve Smith, Shandon Anderson, Richard Jefferson, Glenn Robinson, Tim Thomas, Luke Jackson, Gerald Wallace, Josh Smith, Raja Bell, Kurt Thomas, Yao Ming, Eddy Curry, Primoz Brezec, and Michael Doleac. Edited Trevor Ariza, Chris Duhon, Andres Nocioni, and Yuta Tabuse. Version 1.4 (11/2/04) Added Marko Jaric, Travis Best, Leandrinho Barbosa, Tony Delk, John Salmons, Keyon Dooling, Anthony Carter, Eddie Jones, Bonzi Wells, Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Tamar Slay, Kedrick Brown, Andrei Kirilenko, Lamar Odom, Corey Maggette, Jerry Stackhouse, Glenn Robinson, Grant Hill, Josh Howard, Josh Smith, Bobby Simmons, Dirk Nowitzki, Elton Brand, Pau Gasol, Antoine Walker, Amare Stoudemire, Kenny Thomas, Chris Wilcox, Melvin Ely, Othella Harrington, Maciej Lampe, Brandon Hunter, Stromile Swift, Lorenzen Wright, Brian Skinner, Chris Kaman, Aaron Williams, Nenad Krstic, Jake Tsakalidis, Jason Collins, Jarron Collins, Greg Ostertag, Shawn Bradley, Loren Woods, and Curtis Borchardt. Edited Devin Harris, Kobe Bryant, Steve Smith, Gerald Wallace, Samuel Dalembert, Marc Jackson, and Primoz Brezec. Created Chris Duhon, Marcus Hatten, Romain Sato, Yuta Tabuse, Nick Anderson, Dennis Rodman [Pistons], Dennis Rodman [Bulls], and Dennis Scott. Edited Trevor Ariza, and Andres Nocioni. Updated the rosters and depth charts. Version 1.3 (10/23/04) Added Bob Sura, Anthony Johnson, Mateen Cleaves, Tracy McGrady, Stephen Jackson, Fred Jones, Voshon Lenard, DeShawn Stevenson, Keith Bogans, Peja Stojakovic, Al Harrington, Jiri Welsch, Gerald Wallace, Greg Buckner, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Jason Kapono, Jermaine O'Neal, Chris Webber, Kenyon Martin, Nene, Raef LaFrentz, Austin Croshere, Christian Laettner, Tom Gugliotta, Walter McCarty, Marcus Camby, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Jamaal Magloire, Peja Drobnjak, Jeff Foster, Scot Pollard, Marc Jackson, Francisco Elson, Jason Collier, DeSagana Diop, Michael Stewart, and Ernest Brown. Edited Maurice Williams, Brad Miller, Michael Doleac, and Primoz Brezec. Created Andres Nocioni, and Sasha Vujacic. Added the Team Ratings section. Version 1.2 (10/15/04) Added Earl Watson, Troy Bell, Howard Eisley, Lindsey Hunter, Paul Pierce, Brent Barry, Ricky Davis, Aaron McKie, Delonte West, Tony Allen, Willie Green, Tayshaun Prince, Corliss Williamson, Tyson Chandler, Luol Deng, Darvin Ham, Ronald Dupree, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Al Jefferson, Brad Miller, Erick Dampier, Mehmet Okur, Mark Blount, Theo Ratliff, Radoslav Nesterovic, Samuel Dalembert, Derrick Coleman, Eddy Curry, Adonal Foyle, Darko Milicic, Rafael Araujo, Kendrick Perkins, Robert Swift, Peter John Ramos, and David Harrison. Edited Nazr Mohammed. Created Carlos Delfino, Ha Seung-Jin, Isaiah Rider (J.R. Rider), and John Starks. Version 1.1 (10/10/04) Added Eric Snow, Rafer Alston, Speedy Claxton, Steve Blake, Reece Gaines, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, LeBron James, Richard Hamilton, Emanuel Ginobili, Kerry Kittles, Reggie Miller, Dajuan Wagner, Lucious Harris, Ron Mercer, Rodney White, Kirk Snyder, Josh Childress, Andre Iguodala, Ron Artest, Carmelo Anthony, Richard Jefferson, Jalen Rose, Keith Van Horn, Wally Szczerbiak, Luke Jackson, Jonathan Bender, Bruce Bowen, Luke Walton, Kyle Korver, Raja Bell, Ndudi Ebi, Travis Outlaw, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Karl Malone, Robert Horry, Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard, Eddie Griffin, Stanislav Medvedenko, Brian Scalabrine, Mark Madsen, Darius Songaila, Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Vlade Divac, Alonzo Mourning, Michael Olowokandi, Dikembe Mutombo, Elden Campbell, Kelvin Cato, Ervin Johnson, Pavel Podzolkin, Cezary Trybanski, Primoz Brezec, and Bruno Sundov. Edited Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, and Allan Houston. Created Trevor Ariza, Michael Jordan [80's Bulls], Michael Jordan [1990-1993 Bulls], Michael Jordan [1995-1998 Bulls], and Michael Jordan [Wizards]. Version 1.0 (10/3/04) Wrote up the layout for the FAQ. Added Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Sam Cassell, Mike Bibby, Dwyane Wade, Chauncey Billups, Steve Nash, Gilbert Arenas, Andre Miller, Jason Terry, Tony Parker, Gary Payton, Jason Williams, Kirk Hinrich, Bobby Jackson, Carlos Arroyo, Damon Stoudamire, Antonio Daniels, T.J. Ford, Jamaal Tinsley, Nick Van Exel, Jay Williams, Troy Hudson, Derek Fisher, Jeff McInnis, Jameer Nelson, Darrell Armstrong, Earl Boykins, Raul Lopez, Marcus Banks, Ben Gordon, Devin Harris, Charlie Ward, Chucky Atkins, Kenny Anderson, Brevin Knight, Tyronn Lue, Frank Williams, Moochie Norris, Shaun Livingston, Beno Udrih, Sebastian Telfair, Lionel Chalmers, Jason Hart, Kevin Ollie, Jacque Vaughn, Maurice Williams, Omar Cook, Jamison Brewer, Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Latrell Sprewell, Michael Finley, Allan Houston, Jamal Crawford, Marquis Daniels, Ronald Murray, Penny Hardaway, Kareem Rush, Steve Smith, Trenton Hassell, Richie Frahm, Zoran Planinic, Fred Hoiberg, Shandon Anderson, Tim Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Vin Baker, Jerome Williams, Michael Sweetney, and Nazr Mohammed. Created Milos Vujanic. Added the roster updates and depth charts. *********************************************************************** IV. Progress Review Here are the stats for what I have completed so far. This information will be useful, to see the rate at which I am progressing. Position Complete (On Teams) Point Guard 90/98 (77/77) Shooting Guard 77/88 (72/72) Small Forward 90/103 (83/83) Power Forward 89/113 (85/85) Center 86/98 (80/80) Total 420/502 (397/397) Team Complete 76'ers 14/14 (0/1 Not in game) Blazers 14/14 Bobcats 12/12 (1/3 Not in game) Bucks 13/13 (0/1 Not in game) Bulls 14/14 (0/1 Not in game) Cavaliers 15/15 Celtics 12/12 Clippers 14/14 Grizzlies 13/13 (2/2 Not in game) Hawks 12/12 (1/2 Not in game) Heat 15/15 Hornets 13/13 Jazz 12/12 (1/3 Not in game) Kings 13/13 (1/2 Not in game) Knicks 13/13 (2/2 Not in game) Lakers 14/14 (0/1 Not in game) Magic 13/13 (1/2 Not in game) Mavericks 15/15 (0/1 Not in game) Nets 13/13 (1/1 Not in game) Nuggets 14/14 (0/1 Not in game) Pacers 14/14 (1/2 Not in game) Pistons 12/12 (1/2 Not in game) Raptors 14/14 (2/2 Not in game) Rockets 14/14 (0/1 Not in game) Sonics 13/13 (1/1 Not in game) Spurs 13/13 (0/2 Not in game) Suns 12/12 T'Wolves 13/13 (0/1 Not in game) Warriors 13/13 Wizards 13/13 (0/2 Not in game) FreeAgent 14/41 Minors 3/10 Internat 4/28 Retired 11/33 Teams 30/30 Completed Teams 76'ers, Blazers, Bobcats, Bucks, Bulls, Cavaliers, Celtics, Clippers, Grizzlies, Hawks, Heat, Hornets, Jazz, Kings, Knicks, Lakers, Magic, Mavericks, Nets, Nuggets, Pacers, Pistons, Raptors, Rockets, Sonics, Spurs, Suns, T'Wolves, Warriors, Wizards Best players not yet rated PG - J.R. Bremer, Doug Overton, Shammond Williams SG - Bryant Stith, Dion Glover, Ricky Minard SF - Sean Lampley, Laphonso Ellis, Glen Rice PF - Shawn Kemp, Anthony Mason, Charles Oakley C - Vladimir Stepania, Nate Huffman, Amal McCaskill *********************************************************************** V. How do the ratings work? First, what are the rating categories? Rate (Overall Rating) Close (Shot Close) Med (Shot Medium) 3pt (Shot 3pt) FT (Free Throw) Layup (Layup) Dunk (Dunk) DnkRng (Dunk Range) - hidden rating DnkSt (Dunk Standing) - hidden rating Handle (Ball Handling) Pass (Pass) OffCl (Offense Clutch) - hidden rating Sh/Ps (Shoot or Pass) - hidden rating PostOff (Low Post Offense) PostDef (Low Post Defense) Def (Defense) - hidden rating Block (Block) Steal (Steal) DefCl (Defense Clutch) - hidden rating RebOff (Offensive Rebounding) RebDef (Defensive Rebounding) Speed (Speed) Stam (Stamina) Dur (Durability) DefAwr (Defensive Awareness) OffAwr (Offensive Awareness) Now, what do the ratings do? Overall Rating - The numerical average of the player's total collection of abilities. Not all ratings are equal. Some affect overall more than others, and some don't affect it at all. Some ratings are also more important to certain player positions than others, and thus have more of an impact on overall. Close Shot - Two-point shooting accuracy (inside the paint). Medium Shot - Two-point shooting accuracy (outside the paint). 3pt Shot - Three-point shooting accuracy. Free Throw - Free Throw shooting accuracy. Layup - Layup accuracy, frequency, and creativity. Dunk - Dunk accuracy, frequency, and creativity. Dunk Range - The distance from which a player can dunk. Dunk Standing - Ball Handling - Determines how effective a player will be at using Isomotion crossovers. A higher rating also makes it harder to steal the ball from the player. Pass - Determines the accuracy and speed of passes made by the player. A higher rating also makes it harder to steal passes from the player. Offense Clutch - Determines how much better a player will perform offensively in clutch situations (The 4th Quarter and OT). Shoot or Pass - This rating determines how frequently a player will look to shoot when they have the ball. A high rating means they will look for their shot, while a low rating means they will usually pass off. Post Offense - Effectiveness of offensive post moves. Post Defense - Effectiveness of defending a player in the post. Defense - Block - Ability to block the opponent's shot. Steal - Ability to steal the ball from the opponent, or pick off a pass. Defense Clutch - Determines how much better a player will perform defensively in clutch situations (The 4th Quarter and OT). RebOff - Ability to grab offensive rebounds. RebDef - Ability to grab defensive rebounds. Speed - How fast the player runs down the court. Stamina - The rate of which players grow tired. Durability - Resistance to injury. Players with low Durability will suffer injuries more frequently, and the injuries will me more serious. Defensive Awareness - Determines how effective a player will execute in defensive plays. Offensive Awareness - Determines how effective a player will execute in offensive plays. *********************************************************************** VI. The ratings Ratings will be done in descending order, from highest overall, to lowest overall. This should work best, because the top players are the ones most of you will want to edit first. Doing it by team is bad, because players change teams a lot, especially in the offseason. If you want to find the ratings for specific players, Ctrl + F is your best friend. Seriously. If you ever complain about not being able to find something in an FAQ, it means you are computer illiterate, because Ctrl + F is very easy. Press the Ctrl key. Hold it. Then press F. Then enter the name of something you are searching for. Make sure you can spell it correctly. *********************************************************************** A. Point Guards Rating - Player (Version last updated) 92 - Jason Kidd (2.4) 92 - Dwyane Wade (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 91 - Baron Davis (2.4) 88 - Mike Bibby (2.4) 87 - Stephon Marbury (2.4) 87 - Steve Francis (2.4) 86 - Steve Nash (2.4) 86 - Gilbert Arenas (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 85 - Chauncey Billups (2.4) 85 - Jason Terry (2.4) 84 - Tony Parker (2.3) 84 - Andre Miller (2.3) 83 - Sam Cassell (2.4) 82 - Jason Williams (2.3) 81 - Kirk Hinrich (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 81 - Gary Payton (2.4) 80 - Jamaal Tinsley (2.4) 80 - Marko Jaric (2.4) 80 - Bobby Jackson (2.3) 79 - Rafer Alston (2.4) 79 - Antonio Daniels (2.3) 78 - Damon Stoudamire (2.4) 78 - Earl Boykins (2.4) 78 - T.J. Ford (1.7) 77 - Luke Ridnour (2.3) 77 - Bob Sura (2.4) 77 - Speedy Claxton (2.4) 77 - Nick Van Exel (2.3) 77 - Anthony Johnson (2.4) 76 - Damon Jones (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 76 - Brevin Knight (2.4) 76 - Earl Watson (2.3) 76 - Jameer Nelson (2.4) 76 - Devin Harris (2.4) 75 - Jeff McInnis (2.4) 75 - Derek Fisher (2.4) 75 - Jason Hart (2.4) 75 - Darrell Armstrong (2.4) 74 - Maurice Williams (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 74 - Mike James (2.4) 74 - Eric Snow (2.3) 74 - Carlos Arroyo (2.4) 74 - Leandrinho Barbosa (2.4) 74 - Dan Dickau (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 74 - Marcus Banks (2.4) 74 - Raul Lopez (2.4) 73 - Chucky Atkins (2.4) 73 - Chris Duhon (2.9) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 73 - Tyronn Lue (2.4) 73 - Travis Best (2.4) 72 - Troy Hudson (2.9) 72 - Tony Delk (2.4) 72 - Charlie Ward (1.8) 72 - Alvin Williams (1.8) 72 - Kenny Anderson (2.4) 71 - Beno Udrih (2.3) 71 - John Salmons (2.4) 71 - Ben Gordon (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 70 - Sebastian Telfair (2.4) 70 - Shaun Livingston (2.4) 70 - Keyon Dooling (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 70 - Jacque Vaughn (2.3) 70 - Lindsey Hunter (2.4) 70 - Erick Strickland (2.4) 70 - Howard Eisley (2.4) 70 - Frank Williams (2.3) 70 - Troy Bell (1.9) 69 - Steve Blake (2.4) 69 - Rick Brunson (2.0) 69 - Moochie Norris (2.3) 69 - Milt Palacio (2.4) 69 - Anthony Carter (2.4) 68 - Jannero Pargo (2.3) 68 - Zoran Planinic (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 67 - Tierre Brown (2.4) 67 - Sasha Vujacic (2.4) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 67 - Omar Cook (2.3) 66 - Lionel Chalmers (2.0) 65 - Kevin Ollie (2.4) 65 - Mateen Cleaves (1.3) 64 - Smush Parker (2.1) 64 - Junior Harrington (1.9) 63 - Reece Gaines (1.9) 63 - Jamison Brewer (2.4) 77 - Jay Williams (1.0) (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 70 - Mark Jackson (1.9) (RETIRED) 68 - Rod Strickland (2.2) (RETIRED) 65 - Avery Johnson (1.9) (RETIRED) 62 - Tony Williams (1.9) (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 61 - Mark Johnson (1.9) (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 60 - Brent Price (1.5) (RETIRED) Jason Kidd Overall 92 (down from 94) Close 89 (down from 97) Med 75 3pt 78 (up from 73) FT 83 Layup 85 (down from 90) Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 95 PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 85 (down from 90) RebOff 65 RebDef 80 (down from 90) Speed 90 (down from 95) Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 95 Notes: Nicknamed "Ason Kidd" (No J). The only other players in NBA history to put up assist and rebound numbers like him? Magic Johnson, and Oscar Robertson. That's actually the main reason why people are making a big deal about this LeBron character. Jason Kidd was actually the original LeBron James, he was packing the house in high school the same way, but no TV deal. Supposedly he had NBA court vision by the 8th grade. Wouldn't surprise me. If Kidd retired today, he'd make the Hall of Fame. Not bad for "a PG that can't shoot". Was named to the All-NBA First team for the fifth time in six years this year (the one year he missed being 02-03, when 2 SGs were on the first team). It's a true shame the Nets have had to dismantle. They were one of the most exciting and best teams in the league, but New Jersey simply isn't a good basketball venue. While I don't like that the team has dismantled (who does, besides Pistons fans who were fortunate Kidd was hobbled?), I understand the business behind it. Kidd has demanded a trade, but the contract he signed and his health will make him very difficult to move. I expect him to be with Jersey until at least next summer. Jersey with a healthy Kidd is still a playoff team - Superstars make their teammates better. The question is how quickly he can come back, and how motivated he is to play for a team minus three of it's core players (Martin/Kittles/Harris). Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 HoF Monitor: 196 Rookie of the Year: 1 (94-95) All-Star selections: 7 (95-96, 97-98, 2000-2004, 4 starts) All-NBA First Team: 5 (1999-2002, 03-04) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (02-03) All-Defensive First Team: 3 (98-99, 00-01, 01-02) All-Defensive Second Team: 4 (99-00, 2003-2005) Assist King: 5 (1999-2001, 2003-2004) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 5x (77 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (160), Suns (331) Current Team: Nets (229) Dwyane Wade (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 92 (down from 94) Close 94 (down from 97) Med 81 (down from 86) 3pt 70 (down from 72) FT 76 Layup 90 Dunk 90 Handle 90 Pass 85 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 80 RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 90 Notes: Wade has played great, even drawing rookie of the year consideration from those who don't have their heads stuck up LeBron and Melo's collective asses. Ultimately, the fact that he missed so many games killed his chances. The Miami Heat were back in the playoffs, and Wade was a big reason why. The scariest part of all is he's a SG playing out of position at PG. In one season he's probably played more playoff games than LeBron/Melo will in the next 3 years. With Shaq in town, it's likely that Wade will play more playoff games in the next three years than LeBron/Melo will play in their entire careers. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 HoF Monitor: 67 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (27 games) Current Team: Heat (138) Dwyane Wade (SECOND ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 90 Close 97 (up from 94) Med 86 (up from 83) 3pt 72 FT 76 Layup 90 Dunk 90 Handle 90 Pass 85 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 Steal 80 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 90 Dwyane Wade (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 90 (up from 86) Close 94 Med 83 3pt 72 FT 76 (up from 72) Layup 90 (up from 85) Dunk 90 (up from 85) Handle 90 Pass 85 (up from 75) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 Steal 80 (up from 75) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 (up from 75) DefAwr 85 OffAwr 90 Baron Davis Overall 91 (down from 92) Close 97 Med 78 3pt 77 (up from 75) FT 76 (up from 66) Layup 90 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 95 Pass 90 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 90 (down from 95) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 90 Stam 95 (down from 99) Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 90 Notes: Winner of the 2004 All-Star skills challenge. People say he is injury prone, but when they say that they ignore the fact that he had played in every single game in his first three seasons. How does missing 40 games in 2 years make you injury prone? If he's injury prone, then what is Marcus Camby? B-Diddy got traded to Golden State, and the team had an amazing turnaround. They ended up becoming better than many of the teams that made the playoffs, and as long as they stay healthy, they will undoubtedly get there next year (so long, Sacramento/Memphis). Davis is also usually among the worst FT shooting guards in the league, but this year he shot 76% from the line, (77% with the Hornets, 75% with the Warriors). If he truly has gained a stroke, it will make him that much more dangerous considering how physical he is compared to other PGs. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 HoF Monitor: 76 All-Star selections: 2 (01-02, 03-04) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (28 games) Former Teams: Hornets (381) Current Team: Warriors (28) Mike Bibby Overall 88 (up from 84) Close 94 Med 86 (up from 83) 3pt 84 (up from 83) FT 80 Layup 85 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 90 (up from 85) Pass 85 PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 60 Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 80 (up from 70) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: Bibby put himself on the map by torching the Lakers in the playoffs. He's one of many PGs to abuse the Lakers via the pick and roll (which is why people are crazy if they think Chauncey Billups is some sort of all-star. He ain't better than Bibby, that's for sure. Don't be fooled by Bibby's low assist total. He shares the court with Webber, Divac, Miller, and Christie (who all rank very high in assists at their positions), and he has a Sixth Man of the Year (Bobby Jackson) backing him up. When he was with the Grizzlies, Bibby was averaging 8+ assists per game. Then he was traded for Jason Williams. What did J- Will do with the Kings? He only averaged 5 apg. What is J-Will doing now that he's not with the Kings, who diminished his assist total? He's averaging 8+, just like Bibby was. Years Pro: 7 Age: 26 HoF Monitor: 85 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (28 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (214) Current Team: Kings (297) Stephon Marbury Overall 87 (down from 89) Close 97 Med 83 (up from 81) 3pt 77 (up from 73) FT 83 (up from 78) Layup 90 Dunk 60 Handle 95 (up from 90) Pass 85 (down from 90) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 55 (down from 65) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 85 (up from 80) DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 90 Notes: Somewhat unfairly criticized when Jason Kidd took the Nets to the Finals. Marbury never got to play with Van Horn, Kittles, and Martin healthy, and he never had Jefferson, Collins, or MacCulloch on his team either. Of course, the fact that it took the addition of Amare to get the Suns back to the playoffs should also say something... Marbury returned to the Knicks last season, and Isiah Thomas is trying to build the team around him. The problem is, it's hard to build around someone who doesn't generally make his teammates better. Isiah Thomas seemingly trades away anybody who shows any semblance of chemistry with Marbury (Keith Van Horn, Michael Doleac, soon to be Kurt Thomas), so one has to wonder if he actually has some sort of grand vision when he brings in another guard that likes to shoot a lot (Jamal Crawford). Preps-to-pros star Sebastian Telfair is his cousin. Years Pro: 9 Age: 27 HoF Monitor: 106 All-Star selections: 2 (00-01, 02-03) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (18 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (167), Nets (172), Suns (197) Current Team: Knicks (129) Steve Francis Overall 87 (down from 88) Close 97 (up from 94) Med 79 3pt 72 (down from 73) FT 82 (up from 76) Layup 90 Dunk 90 Handle 95 Pass 85 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 80 RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: As expected, the tandem of Francis/Yao only lasted one year. Francis is now having some success in Orlando, but a lot of that is due to the return of Grant Hill. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 26 All-Star selections: 3 (2002-2004, 3 starts) Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Rockets (374) Current Team: Magic (78) Steve Nash Overall 86 (up from 83) Close 92 (down from 94) Med 89 (up from 86) 3pt 88 (up from 82) FT 90 (down from 92) Layup 85 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 95 (up from 90) PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 55 Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 95 (up from 90) Notes: There are only a few African born players in the NBA. Steve Nash is one of them (he was born in South Africa). Everybody's favorite non-wrestler/hockey player (like there's a difference) Canadian was just named MVP of the Olympic qualifying tournament, after leading the tournament in assists. Was a third string PG behind Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson while with the Suns. When he arrived in Dallas, he broke out at the same time as Nowitzki, transforming Dallas from pitiful to great. He just signed with the Suns, the team that originally drafted him. This is a great move for the Suns, in fact I think it was a better move for them than going after Kobe. Nash is one of the best floor generals in the game, he's going to be throwing a lot of lobs to Amare, Marion, and Joe Johnson. He should certainly bring them to greater success than Stephon Marbury ever did, and definitely will bring Phoenix back to the playoffs as long as their players continue to develop and barring injury. Of course, like Dallas last year, they're going to need some inside muscle or else they won't get very far once in the playoffs. Amare can get away with playing center in the east, not in the west. That's what I said at the beginning of the season. Now Nash is league MVP. While I think it's good for the NBA that a player like Nash won MVP, I don't think he deserves it. I wouldn't have given it to him over Shaq or Duncan. You can give Coach of the Year to Mike D'Antoni, but Nash was not the most valuable player in the league, or even to his team. Nash got it because the Suns had the best record this year. I've heard people say that's the main reason he deserves it. Well, Tim Duncan missed 16 games (9 more than Nash), and the Spurs finished only 3 games behind Phoenix. Not only that, but the Suns couldn't beat the Spurs when Duncan played. Additionally, Duncan is his team's MVP at BOTH ends of the court; Nash is only productive on the offensive end. As for Shaq, who else is on Miami? Take away Wade and Amare from both teams... the Heat have Eddie Jones, Damon Jones, and Udonis Haslem, while the Suns have Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson, and Quentin Richardson. It should be obvious that the Suns have a much better lineup than the Heat do. Shaq has turned average backup level players into dangerous weapons. Marion was an all-star prior to Nash's arrival, while JJ (averaged 20 ppg after they traded Marbury) and Q-Rich (was a chucker with the Clippers, still a chucker now) really aren't doing anything they didn't in previous years. If Shaq or Duncan were on the Suns, they'd still be the best team in the league. Not only would they be the best team in the league, they'd potentially be the best front court of all-time, right up there with Bird/McHale/Parish I would have to think. If Nash were on the Heat, they'd be the Nets. And not to say that Nash didn't have a good year, but there are plenty of other PGs who had better years but never won an MVP. Isiah Thomas, Walt Frazier, John Stockton, Gary Payton, and Jason Kidd certainly come to mind here. It's worth noting that all of the above PGs were EXCELLENT defenders, something Nash is far from. Not only is Nash the lowest scoring player to ever win MVP, Nash is probably the worst defensive player to ever win MVP. I'm not trying to detract from him, as he's one of my favorite players, but he is what he is, and he's not an MVP. When all is said and done, Amare Stoudemire can count Nash's MVP as one of his own (yes, I'm saying Amare will win an MVP, and probably after Nash is gone too). I guess we should count Karl Malone's two MVPs as two Stockton MVPs to put things in perspective. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 All-Star selections: 3 (01-02, 02-03, 04-05) Most Valuable Player: 1 (04-05) All-NBA First Team: 1 (04-05) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (01-02, 02-03) Assists King: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (66 games) Former Teams: Suns (141), Mavericks (408) Current Team: Suns (75) Gilbert Arenas (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 86 (up from 85) Close 97 (up from 94) Med 81 (up from 79) 3pt 81 (up from 76) FT 81 (up from 75) Layup 90 (up from 85) Dunk 75 Handle 90 (up from 85) Pass 80 (down from 85) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 85 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 65 Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (down from 85) OffAwr 85 Notes: Averaging a surprisingly high amount of points (24.7 ppg at the all-star break) despite playing next to two other 20-ppg scorers (Jamison and Hughes). Still needs to improve his passing, but at least the turnovers are way down. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 All-Star Selections: 1 (04-05) Most Improved Player: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Former Teams: Warriors (129) Current Team: Wizards (135) Gilbert Arenas (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 85 (up from 84) Close 94 Med 79 3pt 76 FT 75 Layup 85 Dunk 75 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 85 (up from 80) RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 (up from 80) OffAwr 85 Chauncey Billups Overall 85 Close 92 (down from 94) Med 81 (up from 79) 3pt 87 (up from 82) FT 90 (up from 89) Layup 85 (down from 90) Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 65 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 94) Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 85 Notes: Pretty well traveled... 6 teams in 7 years. Hit it big in Minnesota when Terrell Brandon went down, similar to how Troy Hudson hit it big when Billups left. Larry Brown made him a very different player. He brought Billups the shoot first guard under control, which is a main reason why the Pistons won the championship. Who was the last player that won NBA Finals MVP before making an all-star team? Detroit's Joe Dumars. I'm not predicting Billups to become an all- star. Frankly, he isn't. And his Finals MVP has driven many people to drastically overrate him. Where was Billups in the first three series of the playoffs? Shooting poorly, like usual. Suddenly, he shoots 50% against the Lakers (which every other PG does) and he's an all-star? Somebody call Troy Hudson. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 NBA Finals MVP: 1 (03-04) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 68 games) Former Teams: Celtics (51), Raptors (29), Nuggets (58), Magic (0), T'Wolves (159) Current Team: Pistons (232) Jason Terry Overall 85 (up from 82) Close 89 Med 83 (up from 76) 3pt 82 FT 85 (up from 81) Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 85 (up from 80) PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 85 (up from 80) RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 85 Notes: The Warriors traded him on draft night for Mookie Blaylock. Its moves like this that made the Warriors suck for 10 years. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Hawks (403) Current Team: Mavericks (80) Tony Parker Overall 84 (up from 82) Close 92 Med 79 3pt 71 (down from 75) FT 70 Layup 90 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 85 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 95 (up from 90) Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 85 Notes: French. That gives him some points in my book, but he needs more assists. Good scoring PG, average distributor. Still, most PGs struggle in their first year or two in the league, and Parker thus far has not struggled as much in comparison (Gary Payton for example, did not score in double figures until his third season). Got upset that the Spurs wanted Kidd, which would have meant a bench role for Parker. The French do like "whine", but given Kidd's health problems and large contract, it looks like staying with Parker at the helm was the right move, and he could be in San Antonio for a very long time. Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 2x (2 rings, 67 games) Current Team: Spurs (314) Andre Miller Overall 84 (up from 81) Close 89 (down from 92) Med 76 3pt 65 FT 83 Layup 85 (up from 80) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 90 (up from 85) Pass 90 (up from 85) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 80 RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 85 Notes: It's easy to forget that Andre led the league in assists in 01- 02, with a whopping 10.9 apg. Years Pro: 6 Age: 29 Assist Titles: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (10 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (245), Clippers (80) Current Team: Nuggets (164) Sam Cassell Overall 83 (down from 90) Close 92 (down from 97) Med 86 3pt 75 (down from 82) FT 87 Layup 80 (down from 90) Dunk 50 Handle 85 (down from 90) Pass 85 (down from 90) PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 65 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 (down from 80) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 85 (down from 90) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 (down from 85) DefAwr 75 (down from 85) OffAwr 85 (down from 90) Notes: Cassell put himself on the map by burying the Knicks in Game 3 of the 94 NBA Finals during his rookie year. Won two championships in his first two years. Took New Jersey to the playoffs more times than Stephon Marbury (1-0). Had a career year in 03-04, making his first all-star appearance, and the All-NBA Second team, but it looks like it can only go downhill from here. Cassell's nagging injuries eventually cost Minnesota in the Conference Finals, and with Troy Hudson injured, the T-Wolves had to depend on Darrick Martin. With a healthy Cassell and Hudson, the T'Wolves are favorites to win the championship, and had Cassell not gone down, they quite possibly could have been the champs last season. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 12 Age: 35 All-Star selections: 1 (03-04) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (2 rings, 103 games) Former Teams: Rockets (209), Suns (22), Mavericks (16), Nets (102), Bucks (313), T'Wolves (140) Current Team: Clippers Jason Williams Overall 82 (up from 81) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 78 (up from 70) FT 82 (up from 75) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 95 Pass 90 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 90 Notes: J-Will, not to be confused with Jay-Will. Has much improved since his Sacramento showboating days. He still showboats, but no longer commits turnovers. In 02-03, he was second in A/T ratio, second in assists per minute behind John Stockton, and second in assists per game behind Jason Kidd. The only thing stopping him from being tops in the league is his low minute totals, due to Memphis' depth. Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (26 games) Former Teams: Kings (208), Grizzlies (284) Current Team: Heat Kirk Hinrich (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 81 (up from 80) Close 84 (down from 89) Med 79 (up from 73) 3pt 81 (up from 75) FT 80 (up from 78) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 80 RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 85 Notes: After playing last season next to combo guard Jamal Crawford, Hinrich is again paired with a combo guard. Why the emphasis on combo guard? Hinrich himself is a combo guard. It should create some interesting scenarios, as Hinrich and Gordon get older, since both are too small to play SG full-time. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (153) Kirk Hinrich (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 80 Close 89 Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 75 FT 78 Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 60 Steal 80 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 85 Gary Payton Overall 81 (up from 80) Close 92 (down from 94) Med 76 (down from 81) 3pt 73 (up from 70) FT 73 (up from 71) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 85 (up from 80) PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 65 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 75 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 85 (up from 75) DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 85 Notes: One of the best defensive guards of all-time. Years Pro: 14 Age: 36 All-Star selections: 9 (1994-1998, 2000-2003, 2 starts) All-NBA First Team: 2 (97-98, 99-00) All-NBA Second Team: 5 (1995-1997, 98-99, 01-02) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (93-94, 00-01) Defensive Player of the Year: 1 (95-96) All-Defensive First Team: 9 (1994-2002) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 7x (129 games) Former Teams: Sonics (999), Bucks (28), Lakers (82), Celtics (54), Hawks (0) Current Team: Celtics (23) Jamaal Tinsley Overall 80 (up from 78) Close 75 (down from 79) Med 77 (up from 71) 3pt 78 (down from 81) FT 74 (down from 80) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 85 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 60 Steal 90 (up from 80) RebOff 55 RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 96) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: Passes the ball very well, and gets lots of steals, but has no jumper. Of course, neither did Jason Kidd in his first few years, so that's somewhat promising, and Tinsley did show improvement in his shooting this year. Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (36 games) Current Team: Pacers (245) Marko Jaric Overall 80 (up from 73) Close 82 (up from 75) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 79 (down from 82) FT 74 (down from 82) Layup 75 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 85 (up from 70) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 85 (up from 75) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 (up from 70) Notes: Led the NBA in Steals per minute in 02-03. A combo guard that is finally developing his playmaking skills. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (174) Current Team: T'Wolves Bobby Jackson Overall 80 (down from 81) Close 89 Med 79 (down from 81) 3pt 78 (up from 75) FT 80 (up from 77) Layup 85 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 70 (down from 80) PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: The best bench player in basketball. Has ranked highly in the sixth man voting for the last couple years, finally winning the award in 02-03. He was probably the Kings first half MVP that year, averaging 20.2 ppg in 26 games as a starter. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Sixth Man of Year: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (48 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (68), T'Wolves (123), Kings (294) Current Team: Grizzlies Rafer Alston Overall 79 (up from 76) Close 84 (up from 82) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 78 (up from 75) FT 75 Layup 80 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 95 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 80 (up from 75) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: Former street ball legend Skip to My Lou. Unlike most street ballers, he's in the NBA because he can shoot and play a lick of defense. Went to high school across the street from my college. Years Pro: 6 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (22 games) Former Teams: Bucks (114), Raptors (47), Heat (82) Current Team: Raptors (80) Antonio Daniels Overall 79 Close 82 Med 75 3pt 72 (down from 75) FT 82 (down from 84) Layup 80 Dunk 65 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 (down from 60) RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: The 1997 draft order was Duncan, Van Horn, Billups, and Daniels. Guess which of those 4 was a bust. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 59 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (74), Spurs (276), Blazers (67) Sonics (146) Current Team: Wizards Damon Stoudamire Overall 78 (down from 79) Close 79 (down from 84) Med 78 3pt 82 (up from 78) FT 89 (up from 88) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: Got caught smoking doobies with his uncle. If you're a rich NBA player, why do you risk it all by continually getting caught with illegal substances? Why would you want to submit yourself to the media scrutiny? Didn't those poor lost souls pay attention in school? Don't do the deed of smoking weed. Marijuana? I don't wanna! Don't smoke the reefer, be a security briefer! Bleh. The public service announcement ends, mercifully. Recently went for 54 points, Tony Delk style. The game looked a lot similar to an online game of ESPN 2K5. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (46 games) Former Teams: Raptors (200), Blazers (529) Current Team: Grizzlies Earl Boykins Overall 78 (up from 73) Close 75 (up from 65) Med 77 (up from 75) 3pt 74 (up from 73) FT 92 (up from 79) Layup 80 (up from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 (up from 55) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 96) Dur 85 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Six teams in seven years. Finally will stick in league (deservedly) after his breakout season with Golden State. The shortest player in the NBA since Mugsey Bogues. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 7 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (10 games) Former Teams: Nets (5), Cavaliers (17), Magic (1), Cavaliers (25), Clippers (78), Warriors (68) Current Team: Nuggets (164) T.J. Ford Overall 78 (down from 80) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 66 (down from 71) 3pt 62 (down from 68) FT 82 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 85 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 95 (up from 90) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Sadly, we may not see Ford's career get off the ground. He may have suffered a career ending injury during his rookie year. He's going to miss all of this season. Years Pro: 2 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bucks (55) Luke Ridnour Overall 77 (up from 71) Close 75 Med 78 (up from 76) 3pt 78 (up from 70) FT 88 (up from 82) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 85 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 96) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: The new starting PG in Seattle. How many have there been since Gary Payton left town? Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (11 games) Current Team: Sonics (151) Bob Sura Overall 77 (up from 75) Close 79 (down from 84) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 74 FT 75 (up from 70) Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 75 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 75 RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 60) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 Notes: Well holy freakin crap. Last year Sura put up the oddest stats I've seen in all my years of watching basketball. In 18 starts for the Hawks, he averaged 16.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg, and 5.9 apg. PUT HIM ON YOUR FANTASY TEAM! Sura had three triple doubles in a row, an NBA record, but had his final one controversially taken away by the league as it ruled that a shot he missed on purpose and rebounded for his 10th rebound should not have counted as a shot attempted. Sura turned his success last year into his first ever full-time starting role, playing a role similar to the one Ron Harper had in Chicago. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (13 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (330), Warriors (186), Pistons (53), Hawks (27) Current Team: Rockets (61) Speedy Claxton Overall 77 (up from 75) Close 84 (down from 87) Med 75 3pt 60 (down from 62) FT 78 (down from 81) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 85 (up from 75) PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 85 (up from 80) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Real name is Craig. Was instrumental in tiring out Jason Kidd during the 02-03 NBA Finals, and got a ring for his efforts. Undersized for the NBA, and his durability reflects it. He has played in 219 games, and missed 191 games since being drafted. Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 1x (1 ring, 29 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (67), Spurs (30), Warriors (106) Current Team: Hornets (16) Nick Van Exel Overall 77 Close 79 (down from 84) Med 76 3pt 81 (up from 76) FT 80 (down from 82) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: The Lakers' all-time leader in threes made and attempted. Became Dallas' leader in the playoffs. As much as the Mavs needed a SF, he'll be missed. The only question is his durability. Back when he was with LA, he was talking about retiring early because of his bad knees. Now, Van Exel is seriously considered retirement. He probably will have one more year left in him playing for a contender. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 All-Star selections: 1 (97-98) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (64 games) Former Teams: Lakers (377), Nuggets (245), Mavericks (100), Warriors (39) Current Team: Blazers (53) Anthony Johnson Overall 77 (up from 70) Close 70 (up from 65) Med 77 (up from 75) 3pt 75 (up from 54) FT 75 (up from 71) Layup 75 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 (up from 89) Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: One of those well-traveled PGs that can subtly help a team. Did a nice job backing up Jason Kidd in back to back Finals appearances. Did he add 3pt range over the years? No, I don't think so. He always had it, but consistency is what you need to be a good shooter. He actually started in his rookie year with Sacramento, and he hit 42 threes. In 02-03 he had 13, and in 03-04 he had 42. AJ is consistently playing again, which is what you can credit that to. Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x (74 games) Former Teams: Kings (77), Hawks (87), Magic (18), Hawks (25), Cavaliers (28), Nets (100) Current Team: Pacers (73) Damon Jones (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 75 (down from 82) Med 79 (up from 76) 3pt 88 (up from 85) FT 82 (up from 71) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 50 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 50 Steal 60 (down from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Was drafted 42nd overall... in the CBA DRAFT. He's really come a long way since then. Has played for 9 teams in 7 seasons, the definition of a journeyman. He could break Chucky Brown's record without much trouble at that rate, especially if he can stick in the league as a Steve Kerr type. Here's an odd statistic. He has hit 5 threes (that's 15 points) in a game 7 times in his career, but the most he has ever scored in a game is 25 points. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (15 games) Former Teams: Nets (11), Celtics (17), Warriors (13), Mavericks (42), Grizzlies (71), Pistons (67), Kings (49), Bucks (82) Current Team: Heat (82) Damon Jones (SECOND ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 76 Close 82 Med 76 3pt 85 (down from 87) FT 71 Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Damon Jones (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 76 (up from 68) Close 82 Med 76 (up from 70) 3pt 87 (up from 78) FT 71 Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Brevin Knight Overall 76 (up from 71) Close 70 (up from 62) Med 73 (up from 58) 3pt 59 (down from 62) FT 78 (up from 76) Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 90 (up from 75) PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 85 (up from 80) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (9 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (190), Hawks (47), Grizzlies (106), Suns (3), Wizards (32), Bucks (21) Current Team: Bobcats (66) Earl Watson Overall 76 (up from 66) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 74 (up from 66) FT 67 (down from 70) Layup 75 (up from 65) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 60) PostOff 50 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 85 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: All-time leader in steals at UCLA, and that skill has translated to the pro-level for Watson. Doesn't do much else though. Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Former Teams: Sonics (64), Grizzlies (240) Current Team: Nuggets Jameer Nelson Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 82 Med 75 3pt 71 FT 68 (down from 79) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 80 (up from 70) RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 60 Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: The 2004 College Player of the Year. I think he's drastically overrated. VC certainly overrated him by making him better than Emeka Okafor, Dwight Howard, and Ben Gordon. There's a reason Jameer fell to 20th, and Gordon didn't. Size matters in the NBA. He's not going to dominate the way he did in his senior season. I'm sure Nelson will be a starting-caliber player, but it got really sickening around draft time. Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Magic (79) Devin Harris Overall 76 (up from 72) Close 79 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 74 (up from 67) FT 76 Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 65 (up from 50) Steal 85 (up from 70) RebOff 55 RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: The Mavericks were able to unload Jamison and his contract for Stackhouse and Harris. Could be the transaction of the year when all is said and done. Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (9 games) Current Team: Mavericks (76) Jeff McInnis Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 77 Med 78 (up from 73) 3pt 77 (up from 75) FT 81 (up from 77) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: McInnis averaged 7.5 apg with the Cavaliers last season. Maybe Cleveland native Charles Oakley threatened to beat the living crap out of him if he didn't start to pass more. He already attacked McInnis before a game a couple seasons ago, to get him the **** away from his *****es, so it's possible. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (13), Wizards (35), Clippers (187), Blazers (114), Cavaliers (107) Current Team: Nets Derek Fisher Overall 75 (down from 78) Close 72 (down from 84) Med 75 (down from 76) 3pt 80 (up from 79) FT 86 (up from 79) Layup 70 (down from 80) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 50 Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 (down from 90) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: Gets a bad rap on defense because Shaq doesn't guard the pick and roll, and Phil Jackson never even made an attempt to figure out how to defend against it. But hey, like most Laker fanboys say, Phil Jackson is a "GREAT" coach with "NOTHING" to prove... Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 4x, Second Round 4x (3 rings, 117 games) Former Teams: Lakers (544) Current Team: Warriors (74) Jason Hart Overall 75 (up from 65) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 75 (up from 66) 3pt 76 (up from 59) FT 79 (down from 80) Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 80 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 85 (up from 65) RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Signed a 3-year contract with Charlotte, so he'll look to get plenty of minutes at PG from the get go. Was traded to the Kings for a second round pick. He'll act as a quality backup for Mike Bibby. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Bucks (1), Sonics (0), Spurs (63), Bobcats (74) Current Team: Kings Darrell Armstrong Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 71 (up from 68) 3pt 73 FT 88 (up from 85) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 (down from 60) Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 80 RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Did you know? In the 95-96 season, Armstrong played a total of 41 minutes, and scored a total of 42 points that season. Eat your heart out Michael Jordan. Years Pro: 11 Age: 36 Sixth Man of Year: 1 (98-99) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 6x (40 games) Former Teams: Magic (502), Hornets (93) Current Team: Mavericks (52) Maurice Williams (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 74 (up from 71) Close 77 (down from 82) Med 73 (up from 71) 3pt 72 (up from 65) FT 83 (up from 79) Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 75 (up from 65) Notes: Bucks signed him to three-year deal, and right now it's looking like a bargain. He should be a quality backup in his career. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Jazz (57) Current Team: Bucks (80) Maurice Williams (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 71 (up from 64) Close 82 (up from 70) Med 71 (up from 66) 3pt 65 FT 79 Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 50 Handle 90 (up from 85) Pass 80 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Mike James Overall 74 (up from 70) Close 75 (up from 72) Med 76 (up from 71) 3pt 82 (up from 73) FT 76 (down from 81) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Has played for 4 teams in the last 2 seasons, but has played great on each. Good for 10-12 ppg off the bench as a shooter. Years Pro: 4 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 1x (1 ring, 29 games) Former Teams: Heat (93), Celtics (55), Pistons (26), Bucks (47) Current Team: Rockets (27) Eric Snow Overall 74 (down from 76) Close 70 (down from 89) Med 70 3pt 68 (up from 64) FT 80 (down from 81) Layup 70 (down from 80) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 65 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 (up from 80) OffAwr 80 Notes: Does the little things. Got to the playoffs every year until this year. Would be an absolutely perfect backcourt mate to Lebron if he had 3pt range. Other than that, he compensates for each one of Lebron's glaring weaknesses (defense, and running the offense). Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 5x, First Round 1x (71 games) Former Teams: Sonics (127), 76'ers (452) Current Team: Cavaliers (81) Carlos Arroyo Overall 74 (down from 78) Close 82 (down from 92) Med 75 (down from 81) 3pt 70 FT 80 (down from 81) Layup 80 (down from 85) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 50 Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: The fifth Puerto Rican born player in NBA history. He really put himself on the map by leading the Puerto Rican Olympic Team to victory against the US in blowout fashion, which was the first loss the US had suffered in the Dream Team era. He was not drafted, and played in Spain for a year. He easily won the starting PG job in Utah, and has been quite impressive. Time will tell just how good Arroyo really is. Formerly the most underrated player in the video game (58 overall last year). Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 1x (22 games) Former Teams: Raptors (17), Nuggets (20), Jazz (145) Current Team: Pistons (40) Leandrinho Barbosa Overall 74 (up from 71) Close 84 (up from 79) Med 75 (up from 71) 3pt 79 FT 79 (up from 77) Layup 80 (up from 75) Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: Enjoyed a big increase in minutes after Marbury was traded, but may see a slight decrease with the addition of Steve Nash. Since many "experts" don't think Nash's body will hold up much longer, Barbosa may get those minutes back as time goes on. Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x (12 games) Current Team: Suns (133) Dan Dickau (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 74 (up from 70) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 79 3pt 77 (up from 70) FT 84 (down from 87) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Nobody seems to want this guy. Has been traded three times in the last two seasons. Dickau seemingly came from nowhere while filling in for the injured Baron Davis. He's my candidate for this year's Most Improved Player Award. Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Hawks (73), Blazers (20), Mavericks (4), Hornets (67) Current Team: Celtics Dan Dickau (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 70 (up from 68) Close 87 (up from 82) Med 79 (up from 70) 3pt 70 FT 87 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Marcus Banks Overall 74 Close 75 (down from 79) Med 68 (down from 75) 3pt 74 (up from 67) FT 75 (up from 71) Layup 80 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 80 (down from 85) Pass 70 PostOff 60 (up from 50) PostDef 60 Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 85 (up from 70) RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 (down from 80) Notes: Led the league in steals per minute, but was also 8th in turnovers per minute. He's possibly the fastest player in the entire league. Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (11 games) Current Team: Celtics (162) Raul Lopez Overall 74 (up from 73) Close 70 (down from 79) Med 75 (down from 76) 3pt 75 (up from 70) FT 85 (down from 86) Layup 75 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 Pass 85 (up from 75) PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 65 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Was tenth in the league in assists per minute, and second in the league in turnovers per minute. If he can cut the latter down, it'll be the difference for him between good PG and serviceable backup. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Jazz (113) Current Team: Grizzlies Chucky Atkins Overall 73 (up from 69) Close 77 (up from 75) Med 77 (up from 73) 3pt 82 (up from 76) FT 80 (up from 75) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 50 (down from 55) PostDef 50 (down from 55) Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: Not the type of PG you want starting, but a good enough contributor that the Lakers should be able to get by. Years Pro: 6 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (31 games) Former Teams: Magic (82), Pistons (265), Celtics (24) Current Team: Lakers (82) Chris Duhon (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 73 (up from 71) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 71 3pt 76 FT 73 (down from 74) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 80 (up from 75) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 Notes: Originally was a long shot to make the Bulls (due to the guaranteed contracts of Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Jannero Pargo, Mike Wilks, and Frank Williams) but it's looking like Duhon is going to make the team (they waived Wilks). That's good for him, because he REALLY didn't want to go to Europe. Now starting for the Bulls, even though he's shooting an ugly percentage. He'll get what he wants in restricted free agency this summer. Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (82) Tyronn Lue Overall 73 (up from 65) Close 70 (up from 62) Med 76 (up from 65) 3pt 77 (up from 69) FT 83 (up from 59) Layup 75 (up from 65) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 65) PostOff 50 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Made a career for himself by defending Allen Iverson well for about 5 minutes in the NBA Finals. Has disappointed ever since. Ask Orlando how much they missed Darrell Armstrong. Put up decent numbers for the Hawks, but come on, who doesn't? Years Pro: 7 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (1 ring, 18 games) Former Teams: Lakers (61), Wizards (146), Magic (76), Rockets (21) Current Team: Hawks (49) Travis Best Overall 73 Close 75 Med 75 3pt 72 (down from 74) FT 88 (up from 83) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: Was one of the best backup PGs in the league in Indiana. Still, he wasn't happy coming off the bench (despite getting plenty of time due to an aged Mark Jackson) and wanted to be traded. Now playing on his fifth team in 4 seasons, learning that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 10 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, First Round 3x (63 games) Former Teams: Pacers (469), Bulls (30), Heat (72), Mavericks (61) Current Team: Nets (76) Troy Hudson Overall 72 (down from 76) Close 82 (down from 84) Med 75 3pt 79 FT 86 (up from 82) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 (down from 70) RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: He's a PG... and he had a good series against Derek Fisher... Wolves should be thankful it wasn't his contract year. 23.5 ppg is the norm for PGs playing against Derek Fisher. Not that it's Fisher's fault or anything, Shaq adamantly refuses to defend the pick and roll. Hudson's injury struggles this year eventually led to the downfall of the team. When Cassell was hurting in the playoffs, they had to resort to using Darrick Martin. I've said it before and I'll say it again, a healthy Minnesota team would have won the championship last year. Years Pro: 8 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (14 games) Former Teams: Jazz (8), Clippers (87), Magic (156) Current Team: T'Wolves (187) Tony Delk Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 77 (down from 79) Med 75 3pt 77 (down from 79) FT 77 (down from 80) Layup 75 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: A bit of a journeyman. Once scored 53 points in a game, one of the reasons why I don't put much stock into performances where players get 50 points on 40 shots *cough*Kobe*cough*. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (36 games) Former Teams: Hornets (64), Warriors (110), Kings (46), Suns (123), Celtics (89), Mavericks (33) Current Team: Hawks (56) Charlie Ward Overall 72 (up from 69) Close 70 (down from 82) Med 71 (up from 68) 3pt 77 (up from 73) FT 77 (down from 83) Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 80 (down from 85) Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 75 Notes: Highlight of his career came when the Garden chanted his name... Charlie, Charlie... for his playoff heroics vs the Heat. Won the Heisman Award in college, but was considered by most too small to play football. I'd have to agree, since he's been plagued by knee trouble, and football is much more physical. His football physicality shows when he's drawing charges from the opposition, he takes more REAL charges than noted flopper Derek Fisher. Years Pro: 11 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (67 games) Former Teams: Knicks (580), Spurs (36) Current Team: Rockets (14) Alvin Williams Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 79 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 70 (down from 74) FT 78 Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: A shoot first PG, and not a particularly good one. Will miss the entire season with injury. Good thing they gave him a fat contract, right? Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (18 games) Former Teams: Blazers (41) Current Team: Raptors (416) Kenny Anderson Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 70 Med 70 (up from 65) 3pt 69 (up from 67) FT 79 (up from 78) Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 80 (down from 84) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 85 (up from 84) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 80 Notes: Was an all-star in New Jersey, and did what Marbury never could (get the Nets to the playoffs). He averaged 18.8 ppg and 9.6 that year. It went downhill since then for him though. He played on a deep Blazer team. He averaged 7.1 assists in 3000 minutes but then only 5.7 as his minutes took a big hit. He went to the Celtics under Pitino, and saw his assists drop even more as Boston used Antoine Walker at point forward. It didn't help that Anderson was a shoot first PG. Just as Boston was about to give up on him, he led them to the Conference Finals. Then they decided to trade Anderson. It was their mistake though, because the Celtics missed him when they had to go with Tony Delk and J.R. Bremer at PG. He wasted a year of his career as a backup in Seattle and New Orleans. He began last season as a starter with Indiana, but then got hurt and couldn't get back into the rotation when he recovered. Now he's the starting PG in Atlanta (which might be better than people are willing to admit), returning to where he played college ball (Georgia Tech), but it sure looks like his days are numbered. Years Pro: 14 Age: 34 All-Star selections: 1 (1 start) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, First Round 5x (36 games) Former Teams: Nets (304), Hornets (38), Blazers (127), Raptors (0), Celtics (241), Sonics (38), Hornets (23), Pacers (44), Hawks (39), Clippers (4) Current Team: FREE AGENT Beno Udrih Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 75 Med 75 3pt 80 (up from 74) FT 75 (down from 82) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 50 (down from 60) Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 55) OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x (1 ring, 21 games) Current Team: Spurs (80) John Salmons Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 77 (down from 84) Med 71 (down from 73) 3pt 73 (up from 66) FT 75 (down from 84) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 70 Handle 80 (down from 85) Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 75 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SG, SF Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: 76'ers (199) Ben Gordon (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Sebastian Telfair Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 68 (down from 71) 3pt 66 (down from 68) FT 81 (up from 73) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 60 (down from 70) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 70 Notes: The cousin of Stephon Marbury, and the latest playground legend PG to enter the NBA. He will be the first ever PG (aside from 6'7 Shaun Livingston) to enter the NBA Draft out of high school. LeBron doesn't count, because he played SG in HS, and he has the body of one. Nobody Telfair's size has competed in the NBA at such a young age. He is a quick distributor like T.J. Ford, but is worse at rebounding. He can shoot from the outside a bit better than Ford however. He looks a lot like a young Jason Williams. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (68) Shaun Livingston Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 72 (down from 84) Med 68 (down from 70) 3pt 64 (down from 68) FT 75 Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 60 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: I wouldn't call myself an expert on how high school stats translate to the NBA, but Livingston's stats are awful compared to Sebastian Telfair's. He averaged 18.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 5.7 apg as a senior. Telfair averaged 33.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, and 9.2 apg as a senior. I think what this tells us is Telfair is much more talented, but is overlooked because of his size, whereas Livingston is thought highly of because he has the "potential" for an NBA body. I say potential, because he is by far the smallest frame of any 6'7 player in the league. Despite a 7-inch height advantage, Livingston only weighs 10 more pounds than Telfair (which means Telfair actually has the better NBA body right now when you factor in his speed/size). Obviously if he muscles up he has the potential to be a Jalen Rose or Penny Hardaway type player (if he can fix his ugly shot mechanics), but he really looks like a total boom or bust player. If his body remains status quo, he's not going to contribute in the NBA. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Clippers (30) Keyon Dooling (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 70 (up from 63) Close 70 (up from 65) Med 68 (up from 63) 3pt 67 (up from 66) FT 76 (up from 71) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 85 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 65 (up from 55) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (203), Heat (74) Current Team: Magic Keyon Dooling (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 62 Close 65 Med 63 3pt 66 FT 71 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 60 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 55 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Jacque Vaughn Overall 70 (up from 64) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 70 (up from 66) 3pt 69 FT 80 (down from 83) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 50 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 50 Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 (up from 65) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (28 games) Former Teams: Jazz (224), Hawks (82), Magic (80), Hawks (71) Current Team: Nets (71) Lindsey Hunter Overall 70 (down from 65) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 68 (up from 66) 3pt 74 (down from 79) FT 74 (down from 76) Layup 65 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 60 (up from 50) Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Wow, his stock REALLY dropped after he left Detroit. He hasn't been a starter since. Three years later he's back in Detroit and helped them win a title with his defense off the bench. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 12 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (2 rings, 99 games) Former Teams: Pistons (488), Bucks (82), Lakers (82), Raptors (29) Current Team: Pistons (109) Erick Strickland Overall 70 (down from 71) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 73 3pt 75 (down from 78) FT 83 Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 65 (up from 55) Block 50 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (20 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (196), Knicks (28), Grizzlies (22), Celtics (79), Pacers (71) Current Team: Bucks (105) Howard Eisley Overall 70 (down from 71) Close 72 (down from 82) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 75 FT 85 Layup 65 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 50 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 (up from 75) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: In NBA 2K3, Eisley was by far the most underrated player in the game. Even coming off a bad season, I don't see how Sega thought it fit to rate him lower than Brent Price. Did they forget he was Stockton's backup during the finals run, or that Eisley's three-point accuracy, assist to turnover ratio, and assists per minute have consistently ranked among the top 10-15 in the league when he's not benched in favor of Mark Jackson? Eisley hadn't missed a game since 95-96 either, until his third string assignment. It looks like they fixed this mistake in 2K4, but in the wrong ratings. Eisley is not good at stealing the ball, so I don't get how they gave him a 75. They also decided to reward his high 39% 3pt shooting and 131 three's made with a relatively low 78 in 3pt. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 11 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x (88 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (34), Spurs (15), Jazz (361), Mavericks (82), Knicks (154), Suns (34) Current Team: Jazz (74) Frank Williams Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 72 Med 68 (down from 71) 3pt 70 (up from 66) FT 83 (up from 81) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Williams had a promising yet inconsistent season with the Knicks. He played his way into the starting lineup, and the Knicks were 4-0 in games he started, but he was again sent to the bench when the Knicks traded for Stephon Marbury. Williams isn't as good of a distributor as Knick fans think he is though, and he saw more minutes at SG than he did at PG last season. He has good one-on-one moves, but his shot is very inconsistent. The only thing consistent about him is his defense at both guard positions, which is quite good, and could earn him minutes in the crowded Chicago backcourt. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Knicks (77) Current Team: Bulls (9) Troy Bell Overall 70 (down from 73) Close 75 (down from 82) Med 70 (down from 73) 3pt 68 (down from 74) FT 86 Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 50 (down from 55) Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Didn't play much last year, and probably won't this year. He was cut by Memphis after only one season. You don't see that happen often for a former first round pick. He tried out for Denver but apparently they weren't interested, and he went to Europe. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (6) Current Team: EUROPE (Spain - Real Madrid) Steve Blake Overall 69 (down from 71) Close 62 (down from 75) Med 70 (down from 71) 3pt 78 (up from 74) FT 82 Layup 65 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 50 (down from 55) PostDef 50 (down from 55) Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 75 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: The 38th pick of the 2003 draft was just as good, if not better than first round PGs taken way ahead of him, like Marcus Banks, Luke Ridnour, Troy Bell, Reece Gaines, and Zoran Planinic. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (4 games) Current Team: Wizards (119) Rick Brunson Overall 69 (up from 58) Close 62 (up from 50) Med 70 (up from 66) 3pt 77 (up from 71) FT 77 (up from 62) Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 55 (up from 50) PostDef 60 (up from 50) Block 50 Steal 70 (up from 50) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 (down from 86) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 55) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Excellent 12th man. Racks up assists when given significant playing time. VC again seemed to forget that Brunson played last year (an 8 year pro, not 7, geniuses). Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x (16 games) Former Teams: Blazers (38), Knicks (54), Celtics (7), Knicks (15), Blazers (59), Bulls (17), Raptors (3), Bulls (37), Clippers (80) Current Team: Sonics Moochie Norris Overall 69 (down from 71) Close 67 (down from 79) Med 68 (down from 70) 3pt 67 (down from 69) FT 76 (up from 74) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 (down from 75) PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (2 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (8), Sonics (12), Rockets (306), Knicks (68) Current Team: Rockets (6) Milt Palacio Overall 69 (up from 61) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 71 (up from 65) 3pt 64 (up from 54) FT 74 (down from 78) Layup 70 (up from 60) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 75 (up from 60) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: Another guy that Visual Concepts rates poorly year after year. He's a decent backup. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (53), Celtics (99), Suns (28), Cavaliers (80), Raptors (139) Current Team: Jazz Anthony Carter Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 70 (up from 65) Med 65 (down from 68) 3pt 54 FT 67 Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 70 (up from 55) Steal 75 (up from 65) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 90 (up from 89) Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 Notes: Ooh, another player VC did not touch, as evidenced by his "Years Pro" listing. Carter is a 6-year vet, not a 5-year vet as VC lists him. He played 5 games with the Spurs last year before going down with injury. They didn't change a single one of his ratings. Good job Visual Concepts, you are gods among men. Years Pro: 6 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Heat (246), Spurs (5) Current Team: T'Wolves (66) Jannero Pargo Overall 68 (up from 62) Close 65 (up from 62) Med 73 (up from 63) 3pt 76 (up from 75) FT 82 (up from 77) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 50 (down from 70) Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 50 (down from 55) PostDef 50 Block 55 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (16 games) Former Teams: Lakers (47), Raptors (5) Current Team: Bulls (45) Zoran Planinic (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Tierre Brown Overall 67 (up from 62) Close 65 Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 76 (up from 54) FT 77 (up from 76) Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 (down from 60) Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 60 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 (down from 92) Dur 80 DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: The 03-04 NBDL MVP. Yet another player VC doesn't realize played last year (didn't edit him, and his years pro is still listed as 3). Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Rockets (40), Cavaliers (15), Hornets (3) Current Team: Lakers (76) Sasha Vujacic (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 67 (down from 69) Close 62 (down from 77) Med 70 3pt 73 FT 81 Layup 65 (down from 75) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 65 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Notes: First round pick by the Lakers this year. Would have been perfect for Phil Jackson's Triangle Offense, but he's gone now, so now Vujacic looks like a bad fit on the team. He's can't guard PGs, and he's behind Kobe at SG. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 1 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Lakers (35) Omar Cook Overall 67 (up from 63) Close 57 (down from 75) Med 65 (down from 71) 3pt 62 (down from 65) FT 70 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 80 (up from 60) PostOff 50 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 50 Steal 80 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Time to hear another Christ the King/St. Johns sob story. Cook entered the draft, and was considered the second best PG in the draft, despite not being only a freshman. It was a shallow year for PGs (well, it was just a shallow year, period, but that's besides the point), so Cook figured he could sneak into the first round - meaning a guaranteed 3-year deal. Cook was projected to go no later than 22nd to Orlando, and be the second PG drafted. Instead, here is how things turned out. Orlando ended up drafting combo guard Jeryl Sasser 22nd, to see if he could handle their PG duties (turned out he couldn't). Utah took Raul Lopez 24th (the first PG taken, that's how bad the draft was), Jamaal Tinsley went 27th, Tony Parker went 28th. Combo guard Gilbert Arenas was taken with the 31st pick. Orlando then took Omar Cook with the 32nd pick (instead of the 22nd pick), which meant no guaranteed deal. This wasn't good. Since Cook left as a college freshman, he needed to further develop his skills, most notably his jump shot. As a freshman, he turned heads by averaging 8.7 apg , but he also made people cower by shooting a nasty 36% from the field, 30% on college threes. Cook was dealt to Denver to satisfy an earlier trade, and he was cut during Denver's training camp. Cook has tried to land a job in the NBA. He impressed in various training camps (Boston in 02-03, he went down to the wire with Jamison Brewer for the final roster spot in 03-04) but he was unable to land an NBA job. He just can't shoot. Let's look at nbadraft.net's scouting report on Cook. Ball Handling: 10. Passing: 10. Leadership: 10. Defense: 9. Jump Shot: 4. Yes, a four. It's that bad. In the preseason opener last year, he had 13 points, 1 assist, 2 steals, and was 4-4 from the field, 3-3 on 3's. However, he followed that up by going 2-20 from the field the rest of the preseason. He led the NBDL in assists by far last season, and Portland picked him up towards the end of the year. Now Cook is playing for Charlotte, the perfect team for him to showcase his skills for. If Cook can't make it there, he won't make it anyway. His career has truly been a journey. You know what the best part is? He's only 23 years old. He's young enough to still become a contributor. But had he stayed in school those 3 more years (at least one more year would have been fine), and he'd have a guaranteed contract, instead of being forced to fight for his NBA career this season. What's the moral of this story? Stay in school. Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Blazers (17) Current Team: Raptors (5) Lionel Chalmers Overall 66 (down from 67) Close 60 (down from 75) Med 68 3pt 69 (down from 71) FT 74 (down from 82) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: What a waste of a second round pick. Rather than draft a marginal PG, the Clippers should have drafted Trevor Ariza, a 19-year- old SF out of UCLA. Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (36) Current Team: T'Wolves Kevin Ollie Overall 65 (up from 62) Close 60 Med 66 3pt 62 (up from 54) FT 77 Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 50 (down from 60) Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 50 RebDef 65 (up from 55) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Quite a journeyman. Might eclipse Mark Bryant at the team- changing rate he is going. He also played in the CBA, averaging 12.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, and 4.9 apg in 132 CBA games. Led the league in A/T ratio in 02-03. Obviously job security would be important to him, so the Cavs signed him to a 5-year deal. Good move for Ollie, bad move for the Cavs. Ollie became the third string PG when they traded for Jeff McInnis, which led to Ollie being traded again. He's now in his third stint with the Sixers, which is good for him. He's played more games with them (91) than any of the other teams in his career, and he was also a vital reserve on their NBA Finals team (so even though they traded Snow, the Sixers still have 3 players remaining from that team). Years Pro: 8 Age: 32 Former Teams: Mavericks (16), Magic (19), Kings (7), Magic (1), 76'ers (40), Nets (19), 76'ers (51), Bulls (52), Pacers (29), Bucks (53), Sonics (29), Cavaliers (82) Current Team: 76'ers (26) Mateen Cleaves Overall 65 (up from 64) Close 65 (down from 79) Med 66 (down from 68) 3pt 64 (up from 52) FT 72 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: I think we've got some proof that VC doesn't pay any attention to the lesser knowns of the NBA. They only list 4 years pro for Cleaves, instead of 5 (VC counts the current NBA season as 1, a rookie has a years pro of 1). Cleaves played in Detroit one year, in Sacramento two years, and he played in 4 games for Cleveland last year, he even started 2 of them. That's 4 years, plus the current one. Not surprisingly, not a single one of Cleaves' ratings was changed (while Stamina and Durability were changed for nearly every player in the league). Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Pistons (78), Kings (44), Cavaliers (4) Current Team: Sonics (14) Smush Parker Overall 64 (up from 61) Close 62 Med 63 3pt 73 FT 82 (up from 79) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Cavaliers (66), Pistons (11), Suns (5) Current Team: Lakers Junior Harrington Overall 64 (up from 60) Close 62 Med 66 (up from 63) 3pt 65 (down from 73) FT 68 (up from 54) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 50 (down from 55) PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 55 Steal 75 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Real name is Lorinza. He was the starting PG on that horrible 02-03 Denver team. Their starting backcourt (Harrington and Vincent Yarbrough) both weren't even in the NBA last year. Which makes it a bit comical how so many people used Kobe's 50-point games against Denver as a show of his "superiority" over T-Mac (never mind that T-Mac lit them up just as badly). Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Nuggets (82), Hornets (29) Current Team: FREE AGENT Reece Gaines Overall 63 (down from 65) Close 70 (down from 79) Med 66 (down from 70) 3pt 69 (down from 70) FT 66 (up from 65) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: You'd think Orlando would have learned after Jeryl Sasser that average combo guards are combo guards for a reason - they're not good enough to play either backcourt position. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Magic (38), Rockets (10) Current Team: Bucks (11) Jamison Brewer Overall 63 (up from 60) Close 57 (down from 62) Med 61 (down from 63) 3pt 65 (down from 67) FT 50 Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 50 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Pacers 4th string PG for the last few years. Hasn't really improved since entering the league, and will probably find himself out quickly if that doesn't change. Isiah Thomas seems to love the guy (probably the only person in the league who does), so he brought him to the Knicks to be their fourth string PG. Can't even shoot free throws, he's probably the worst FT shooting guard in the league by far, and probably one of the five or ten worst FT shooters in the entire league. Little passing skills either. His only value is his defense, and he can dunk. Why don't the Knicks take a chance on Queens native Omar Cook? Cook can play defense and can't shoot either, but his PG skills are vastly better than Brewer's. Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (2 games) Former Teams: Pacers (36), Knicks (18), Spurs (0) Current Team: FREE AGENT Jay Williams (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 77 Close 84 Med 76 3pt 72 FT 64 (down from 67) Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 75 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 70 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 90 Stam 90 (down from 96) Dur 70 (down from 90) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: One day last summer, I was contemplating getting a motorcycle. The next day, Jay-Will got into his motorcycle accident. Rashidi was reminded why he wanted no part of a motorcycle in the first place, and is sticking to automobiles. Jay-Will's career is in jeopardy after his serious motorcycle accident. He carries with him the jinx of the number 2 pick, which dates back as far as Sam Bowie. Bowie was famously drafted before MJ. Other #2 pick gaffes are Shawn Bradley before Penny, Darko before Melo, Bibby before VC, Dirk, Jamison, and Pierce, Keith Van Horn before Tracy McGrady, Marcus Camby before Stephon Marbury, Ray Allen, Antoine Walker, Danny Ferry, taken ahead of Sean Elliott, Glen Rice, Tim Hardaway, and Shawn Kemp, Steve Francis (forced a trade to Houston for less talented players) before Baron Davis, Lamar Odom, Wally Szczerbiak, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Ron Artest, and the list probably goes on. Other #2 picks have not come out unscathed: Len Bias (died of cocaine overdose after being drafted), Alonzo Mourning (developed kidney disorder), Antonio McDyess (has had 3 knee surgeries in 2 years, also taken before KG). The last two #2 picks that ended up being the best player in their draft classes were 2 Oakland PGs, Jason Kidd (thanks in part to Grant Hill's injuries), and Gary Payton. Anyway, getting back to Jay, the PG position often takes more than one season for a young guy to learn, so this accident means we may never see how good Jay Williams could have been. Oh, and he changed his name to Jay from Jayson because Jayson Williams the former Nets star drunkenly shot and killed his limo driver with a shotgun a month before the draft. Rashidi doesn't miss a beat. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Former Teams: Bulls (75) Current Team: FREE AGENT Mark Jackson (RETIRED) Overall 70 Close 79 Med 68 3pt 74 FT 80 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 87 PostOff 60 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 88 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Second all-time in assists, behind only John Stockton. It was thought that Action Jackson would retire and become an analyst on ABC while waiting for a coaching vacancy, but it turns out that he joined the Houston Rockets (re-uniting him with Jeff Van Gundy) to be their backup PG. At least Yao had a chance at getting the ball. Since then, he's retired again and is working for ESPN. Years Pro: 17 Age: 39 Rookie of the Year: 1 (87-88) All-Star selections: 1 (88-89) Assist King: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 3x, Second Round 3x, First Round 7x (131 games) Former Teams: Knicks (389), Clippers (161), Pacers (163), Nuggets (52), Pacers (242), Raptors (54), Knicks (111), Jazz (82), Rockets (42) Current Team: RETIRED Rod Strickland (RETIRED) Overall 68 Close 79 Med 70 3pt 67 FT 72 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 55 RebDef 58 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Led the league in assists per game in 97-98. Strickland ranks seventh all-time in career assists, and retired with 7,987 assists, just 13 short of 8,000. Only two active players are within 2,300 of him - Jason Kidd with around 7,100 (a lock to pass him at some point), and Nick Van Exel (who is likely retiring at year's end) with around 5,600. The only active player ahead of him is Gary Payton with around 8,300 and counting. Years Pro: 17 Age: 38 All-NBA Second Team: 1 (97-98) Assist Titles: 1 (97-98) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 9x (52 games) Former Teams: Knicks (132), Spurs (146), Blazers (291), Wizards (304), Blazers (21), Heat (76), T'Wolves (47), Magic (46), Raptors (15), Rockets (16) Current Team: RETIRED Avery Johnson (RETIRED) Overall 65 Close 65 Med 70 3pt 53 FT 74 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Never drafted by an NBA franchise. A journeyman at first, he ended up leading the Spurs to a title as their starting PG, hitting the dagger jump shot that sealed their victory. AJ was never a good scorer, but he was always among the leaders in assists and steals. Omar Cook still has a future ala AJ if he ever develops an 18-foot jumper. Johnson has been groomed for an NBA head coaching position the last couple years, finally took over Dallas for Don Nelson after he retired at mid-season. Years Pro: 16 Age: 39 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 5x, First Round 3x (90 games) Former Teams: Sonics (96), Spurs (47), Rockets (49), Spurs (95), Warriors (82), Spurs (502), Nuggets (51), Mavericks (65), Warriors (46) Current Team: RETIRED Tony Williams (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 62 Close 65 Med 63 3pt 68 FT 71 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 60 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 55 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: A fake, generic player. Part of the default roster because Atlanta didn't have enough players. Since they signed Kenny Anderson, Jon Barry (since traded for Tyronn Lue), and Kevin Willis after the roster cutoff date, they were able to remove the generic players in a roster update. Since you can add those players via free agency in the default rosters, if you don't have access to VC's downloadable roster, it is recommended that you sign the players, release these two, and lower their ratings to 50. Or, pretend that one of them is Royal Ivey. Years Pro: 1 Age: N/A Playoff Experience: None Current Team: NONE Mark Johnson (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 61 Close 70 Med 65 3pt 54 FT 74 Layup 60 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: A fake, generic player. Part of the default roster because Atlanta didn't have enough players. Since they signed Kenny Anderson, Jon Barry (since traded for Tyronn Lue), and Kevin Willis after the roster cutoff date, they were able to remove the generic players in a roster update. Since you can add those players via free agency in the default rosters, if you don't have access to VC's downloadable roster, it is recommended that you sign the players, release these two, and lower their ratings to 50. Or, pretend that one of them is Royal Ivey. Years Pro: 1 Age: N/A Playoff Experience: None Current Team: NONE Brent Price (RETIRED) Overall 60 Close 75 Med 65 3pt 57 FT 87 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 55 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 82 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: The brother of Mark Price. He's played a total of 26 games since 99-00. Currently a player, assistant coach, and vice-president of community outreach on the Oklahoma Storm. While technically still active, I think it's safe to say that he won't be leaving the USBL (so he's listed as retired). Years Pro: 10 Age: 36 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (9 games) Former Teams: Bullets (214), Rockets (137), Grizzlies (47), Kings (20) Current Team: RETIRED *********************************************************************** B. Shooting Guards Rating - Player (Version last updated) 99 - Kobe Bryant (2.4) 96 - Tracy McGrady (2.4) 94 - Allen Iverson (2.4) 93 - Paul Pierce (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 92 - Vince Carter (2.4) 92 - Ray Allen (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 88 - LeBron James (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 87 - Manu Ginobili (2.5) 85 - Richard Hamilton (2.4) 84 - Jason Richardson (2.5) 84 - Michael Redd (2.4) 83 - Larry Hughes (2.5) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 83 - Joe Johnson (2.6) 82 - Cuttino Mobley (2.6) 82 - Eddie Jones (2.3) 82 - Ricky Davis (2.5) 81 - Jalen Rose (2.4) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 81 - Michael Finley (2.4) 81 - Mike Miller (2.4) 81 - Bonzi Wells (2.4) 81 - Brent Barry (2.5) 80 - Quentin Richardson (2.6) 80 - Latrell Sprewell (2.3) 79 - Reggie Miller (2.4) (RETIRED) 79 - Kerry Kittles (2.3) 79 - Allan Houston (2.2) 78 - Jamal Crawford (2.4) 78 - Ben Gordon (2.4) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 78 - Derek Anderson (2.4) 78 - Marquis Daniels (2.4) 78 - Doug Christie (2.6) 78 - Stephen Jackson (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 78 - Matt Harpring (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 77 - Jarvis Hayes (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 76 - Andre Iguodala (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 76 - David Wesley (2.4) 76 - Jon Barry (2.4) 76 - Mickael Pietrus (2.5) 76 - Gordan Giricek (2.5) 76 - Ronald Murray (2.3) 76 - Penny Hardaway (2.2) 76 - Fred Jones (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 75 - Voshon Lenard (1.8) 75 - Tony Allen (2.5) 75 - Delonte West (2.5) 75 - Juan Dixon (2.5) 75 - Eddie House (2.6) 74 - Trenton Hassell (2.5) 74 - Fred Hoiberg (2.5) 74 - Aaron McKie (2.2) 74 - DerMarr Johnson (2.6) 73 - Raja Bell (2.5) 73 - Josh Childress (2.6) 73 - Wesley Person (2.6) 73 - Willie Green (2.2) 73 - Devin Brown (2.5) 72 - Ron Mercer (2.3) 72 - Ira Newble (2.4) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 72 - Lucious Harris (2.3) 72 - Dajuan Wagner (2.3) 72 - Dahntay Jones (2.4) 72 - Keith Bogans (2.5) 72 - Kareem Rush (2.2) 72 - Steve Smith (2.3) 72 - Maurice Evans (2.6) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 72 - Courtney Alexander (1.8) 71 - J.R. Smith (2.5) 71 - Casey Jacobsen (2.5) 71 - Greg Buckner (2.6) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 71 - Zoran Planinic (2.4) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 71 - Anthony Peeler (2.5) 71 - DeShawn Stevenson (2.5) 71 - Tamar Slay (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 70 - Shandon Anderson (2.3) 70 - Boris Diaw (2.6) 70 - Kirk Snyder (2.5) 70 - Richie Frahm (2.4) 70 - Roger Mason Jr (1.8) 69 - Quinton Ross (2.5) 69 - Kevin Martin (2.6) 69 - Kendall Gill (1.9) (RETIRED) 68 - Bernard Robinson (2.5) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 68 - Kedrick Brown (1.4) 61 - Rodney White (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 66 - Hubert Davis (RETIRED) Kobe Bryant Overall 99 (down from 100) Close 97 Med 92 (down from 94) 3pt 78 FT 82 Layup 95 Dunk 90 (down from 95) Handle 90 Pass 75 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 80 (up from 78) RebOff 65 (down from 74) RebDef 70 (down from 78) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 (down from 90) DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 95 ClutchOff 99 ClutchDef 75 Notes: Kobe always gets compared to MJ. Now let's be fair. MJ cheated on his wife while they were married, but he was never dumb enough to get caught. This is the prevailing reason why Kobe, no matter what he does in the rest of his career, will always be one level below MJ. Kobe got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, MJ never did. As for his playing accomplishments, he was the youngest player to ever play in an all-star game, he set the NBA record this year for threes in a game with 12, and became the youngest player to get 10,000 points in NBA history. Of course, the main reason he's the youngest is he didn't go to college. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 9 Age: 26 All-Star Selections: 7 (97-98, 2000-2005, 7 starts) All-Star Game MVP: 1 (01-02) All-NBA First Team: 3 (2002-2004) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (99-00, 04-05) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (98-99) All-Defensive First Team: 3 (99-00, 02-03, 03-04) All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (00-01, 01-02) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 4x, Second Round 3x (3 rings, 119 games) Current Team: Lakers (627) Tracy McGrady Overall 96 (down from 98) Close 97 Med 94 3pt 79 FT 77 Layup 90 (down from 95) Dunk 90 (down from 95) Handle 90 Pass 75 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 80 (up from 78) RebOff 65 (down from 72) RebDef 75 (down from 82) Speed 85 Stam 95 (down from 99) Dur 80 (down from 90) DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 95 Notes: Led the NBA in scoring for the second straight year. Vince Carter's second cousin... I wonder if the Raptors are second-guessing their decision to keep VC instead of T-Mac? Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 8 Age: 25 Most Improved Player: 1 (00-01) All-Star selections: 5 (2001-2005, 4 starts) All-NBA First Team: 2 (01-02, 02-03) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (00-01, 03-04) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (04-05) Scoring Titles: 2 (02-03, 03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 5x (25 games) Former Teams: Raptors (192), Magic (295) Current Team: Rockets (78) Allen Iverson Overall 94 (up from 93) Close 97 Med 83 3pt 75 (down from 79) FT 84 (up from 76) Layup 95 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 95 Pass 85 (up from 80) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 90 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 95 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 95 Notes: The shortest MVP in NBA history (Nate Archibald was an inch taller). Will be playing PG this season. Expect him to still take tons of low percentage shots though. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 9 Age: 29 Most Valuable Player: 1 (00-01) All-Star selections: 6 (2000-2005, 6 starts) All-Star Game MVP: 2 (00-01, 04-05) All-NBA First Team: 3 (98-99, 00-01, 04-05) All-NBA Second Team: 3 (99-00, 01-02, 02-03) Scoring Titles: 4 (98-99, 00-01, 01-02, 04-05) Steal Titles: 3 (2001-2003) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (62 games) Current Team: 76'ers (610) Paul Pierce (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Vince Carter Overall 92 (up from 91) Close 97 (up from 92) Med 89 3pt 82 (up from 80) FT 81 Layup 90 Dunk 90 (down from 95) Handle 90 Pass 75 (up from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 75 RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 85 Stam 95 (down from 99) Dur 70 (up from 60) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 90 (up from 85) Notes: Is one major injury away from officially becoming yesterday's news. Was the next MJ until injuries, Kobe, and T-Mac came along. Really returned to form after being traded to New Jersey. He averaged 30.2 ppg in February, and 32.3 ppg in April (.502 FG%, .478 3pt%) and improbably led the Nets to the playoffs. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 27 Rookie of Year: 1 (98-99) All-Star selections: 6 (2000-2005, 5 "starts", technically 6, he was forced out of the starting lineup in 2003 after being elected so MJ could start) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (00-01) Slam Dunk Champ: 1 (2000) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (19 games) Former Teams: Raptors (403) Current Team: Nets (57) Ray Allen (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 92 Close 97 Med 92 3pt 93 FT 90 Layup 90 Dunk 70 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 75 RebOff 60 (down from 70) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 90 Notes: Won the 2001 Long Distance Shootout. Shares the NBA record for threes in a half with eight. Has been connected to Vince Carter and Baron Davis in trade rumors. Probably the second best shooter in the league to Peja, but he can do more than just shoot. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 9 Age: 29 All-Star selections: 5 (2000-2002, 2004-2005) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (04-05) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (00-01) Long Distance Shootout Champ: 1 (2001) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (37 games) Former Teams: Bucks (494) Current Team: Sonics (163) Ray Allen (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 92 Close 97 Med 92 3pt 93 (up from 90) FT 90 Layup 90 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 75 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 90 LeBron James (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Manu Ginobili Overall 87 (up from 83) Close 92 (up from 89) Med 81 (up from 78) 3pt 81 FT 80 Layup 90 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 75 PostOff 70 (up from 60) PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 60 Steal 90 (up from 85) RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 85 Notes: Was one of the best players in Europe before coming to the NBA. Was second in the NBA in Steals per minute in 02-03, and third in 03- 04. Won an Olympic Gold Medal with Argentina in the 2004 Olympics, defeating the US team en route to the gold. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 3 Age: 27 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x (2 rings, 57 games) Current Team: Spurs (220) Richard Hamilton Overall 85 (down from 86) Close 94 (down from 97) Med 89 3pt 71 (down from 75) FT 87 (up from 83) Layup 85 (down from 90) Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 95 (up from 94) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (down from 85) OffAwr 85 Notes: Did better as MJ's Scottie than Stackhouse did. Is like Reggie Miller, without the three-point range. Moves without the ball better than any guard in the league now that Reggie has retired. Years Pro: 6 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x (1 ring, 65 games) Former Teams: Wizards (212) Current Team: Pistons (236) Jason Richardson Overall 84 (up from 81) Close 92 (up from 87) Med 78 3pt 76 (up from 71) FT 70 (up from 68) Layup 85 (up from 80) Dunk 95 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 85 Notes: Promising young player who won the slam-dunk contest twice in his first two years. Really needs to work on his mid-range game if he wants to be a star. Otherwise he's just another Ricky Davis. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (312) Michael Redd Overall 83 (down from 88) Close 94 Med 89 (down from 91) 3pt 84 (down from 86) FT 85 (down from 87) Layup 85 (down from 90) Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 60 (down from 70) PostOff 65 (up from 60) PostDef 65 (up from 55) Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 60 (down from 70) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 65 (down from 75) OffAwr 85 (down from 90) Notes: Runner up Sixth Man of the Year in 02-03, and went on to make the All-NBA Third Team as a starter in 03-04. He helped make the Bucks a playoff team, in a year where most people (but not me) had them projected for last place. Set the NBA record with most three's in a quarter with 8. Signed with Dallas in restricted free agency for very little money (right before he broke out), and Milwaukee matched at the very last minute. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 All-Star selections: 1 (03-04) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (11 games) Current Team: Bucks (312) Larry Hughes (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 83 (up from 82) Close 92 (up from 89) Med 76 3pt 72 (down from 74) FT 78 (down from 80) Layup 85 (up from 80) Dunk 75 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 80 (down from 75) PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 60 Steal 95 (up from 90) RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 95 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 85 (up from 80) Notes: Why is everybody trying to convert him to a PG? He's not a PG. When I saw him in his rookie year, he could hardly dribble the ball. Just let him play SG already, please. Yes, he's borderline when it comes to most starting SGs. But do we see the Blazers trying to convert Derek Anderson to a PG? If you don't want him starting at SG, then let him come off the bench. At least Washington finally took my advice (though only because they signed Gilbert Arenas, another SG convert). Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 7 Age: 26 All-Defensive First Team: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x (18 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (100), Warriors (200) Current Team: Wizards (189) Larry Hughes (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 82 (up from 80) Close 89 Med 76 3pt 74 FT 80 Layup 80 Dunk 75 Handle 80 Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 90 (up from 75) RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 90 (up from 80) OffAwr 80 Joe Johnson Overall 83 (up from 81) Close 89 Med 81 (up from 79) 3pt 86 (up from 73) FT 76 (up from 75) Layup 80 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 65 (down from 65) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: Broke out last season, averaging 20 ppg after Marbury and Penny were traded, allowing him to start. Was second in the league in 3pt% this year. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (15 games) Former Teams: Celtics (48) Current Team: Suns (275) Cuttino Mobley Overall 82 Close 89 (down from 94) Med 79 3pt 88 (up from 78) FT 84 (up from 81) Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 85 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 55 (down from 65) RebDef 60 (down from 75) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Steve Francis' best friend. It's only fitting that he was traded with him to Orlando. Years Pro: 6 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (14 games) Former Teams: Rockets (436), Magic (23) Current Team: Kings (43) Eddie Jones Overall 82 (down from 83) Close 89 Med 78 3pt 81 (up from 79) FT 84 Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 Steal 70 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 80 Notes: Eddie originally played with Shaq in LA, but was traded to make room for Kobe to start (and because Glen Rice was more of a SF at the time). Now Shaq has joined him in Miami, and Eddie will be looking to get the championships that he missed out on in LA. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 10 Age: 33 All-Star selections: 3 (96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 1 start) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (99-00) All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (97-98, 99-00) Steal Titles: 1 (99-00) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 3x (71 games) Former Teams: Lakers (314), Hornets (102), Heat (352) Current Team: Grizzlies Ricky Davis Overall 82 Close 92 Med 78 (down from 79) 3pt 76 (up from 74) FT 77 Layup 85 Dunk 95 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 60 Steal 75 RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 60 (down from 70) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Most famous for shooting the ball at his own basket so he could get a rebound and complete his triple double. Little did he know, that you can't get a rebound by shooting at your own basket, you have to shoot at your opponent's basket to get a rebound. Likes to put up good stats on bad teams. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (11 games) Former Teams: Hornets (94), Heat (7), Cavaliers (183) Current Team: Celtics (139) Jalen Rose (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 81 (down from 83) Close 89 (down from 92) Med 81 (down from 83) 3pt 78 (up from 73) FT 85 (up from 84) Layup 85 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 85 Pass 75 (down from 80) PostOff 70 PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 60 (down from 70) Speed 80 Stam 95 (down from 96) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: One of the better players in the league that has not been elected to an all-star team yet (and likely never will). He can play three positions, but doesn't play much defense at any of them. Other Positions: PG, SG Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 Most Improved Player: 1 (99-00) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, First Round 2x (58 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (161), Pacers (402), Bulls (128) Current Team: Raptors (131) Michael Finley Overall 81 (down from 82) Close 87 (down from 92) Med 81 (down from 83) 3pt 82 (up from 74) FT 85 (up from 82) Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 80 (down from 85) Stam 95 Dur 85 (down from 90) DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 All-Star selections: 2 (99-00, 00-01) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (56 games) Former Teams: Suns (109), Mavericks (626) Current Team: Spurs Mike Miller Overall 81 (up from 77) Close 89 Med 81 (up from 79) 3pt 88 (up from 80) FT 76 (down from 80) Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 80 Notes: Won rookie of the year in 00-01, perfectly displaying just how weak that draft class was. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 5 Age: 24 Rookie of the Year: 1 (00-01) Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (16 games) Former Teams: Magic (194) Current Team: Grizzlies (157) Bonzi Wells Overall 81 (down from 83) Close 89 (down from 92) Med 75 (down from 83) 3pt 74 (down from 76) FT 75 (up from 69) Layup 80 (down from 85) Dunk 80 (down from 85) Handle 80 (down from 85) Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 80 (up from 60) RebOff 60 RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Had a high FG% for a guard... until he started jacking 3's. Recently traded to Memphis for Wesley Person and a First Rounder, after getting suspended for cursing out coach Maurice Cheeks. What a standup guy. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (30 games) Former Teams: Blazers (310), Grizzlies (128) Current Team: Kings Brent Barry Overall 81 (down from 83) Close 82 (down from 92) Med 78 (down from 81) 3pt 86 (up from 82) FT 84 (up from 83) Layup 80 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 60 Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (down from 76) Speed 75 Stam 90 (down from 94) Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (down from 85) OffAwr 80 Notes: Easily the best of Rick Barry's 3 sons (the other two are Jon and Drew). Brent Barry was the first SG to start in Chicago after Jordan left. Acquired instant fame by winning the Slam Dunk contest in his rookie year, imitating Dr J's dunk from the foul line. White man can jump. Could be a decent scorer if he wanted to. Averaged 5 apg even when Gary Payton was still in Seattle. Coincidently, the last time the Clippers made the playoffs, he was on the team. In perhaps the oddest trade he made, Pat Riley traded the still effective Issac Austin for Barry. Barry wasn't even added to the playoff roster. Miami, missing its depth at center, lost in the playoffs as usual. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 10 Age: 33 3pt% Titles: 1 (00-01) Slam Dunk Champ: 1 (1996) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 3x (1 ring, 36 games) Former Teams: Clippers (179), Heat (17), Bulls (37), Sonics (362) Current Team: Spurs (81) Quentin Richardson Overall 80 (up from 79) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 84 (up from 80) FT 74 (down from 75) Layup 80 Dunk 80 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 70 RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 75 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 80 Notes: In his first full season as a starter, averaged 17 ppg. Of course, that kind of increase was to be expected considering the Clippers dropped Andre Miller, Lamar Odom, and Michael Olowokandi for basically nothing in return. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 5 Age: 24 Long Distance Shootout Champ: 1 (2005) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x (15 games) Former Teams: Clippers (281) Current Team: Suns (79) Latrell Sprewell Overall 80 (down from 85) Close 84 (down from 87) Med 78 (down from 81) 3pt 75 (down from 77) FT 81 Layup 80 (down from 85) Dunk 65 (down from 80) Handle 85 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: He isn't a choke artist in the playoffs, that's for sure. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 All-Star selections: 4 (1 start) All-NBA First Team: 1 (93-94) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (93-94) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, First Round 2x (44 games) Former Teams: Warriors (400), Knicks (351) Current Team: T'Wolves (162) Reggie Miller (RETIRED) Overall 79 Close 79 (down from 89) Med 84 (up from 83) 3pt 86 (up from 82) FT 93 (up from 89) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 70 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: The all-time leader in three pointers made, and attempted (2,560-6,486). His 25,279 points are 12th all time, and were most among active leaders (that torch now passes to Shaq). The only person more clutch at the end of games was MJ, and like MJ, he saved his best for Madison Square Garden. Will that be enough to get him into the hall of fame? I hope so, but he's got three things going against him. He's only a 5-time all-star, he never made higher than the All-NBA Third team, and he has no rings. I think it says a lot though that every time he got out of the first round, he also got past the second round (until his final season, ironically). That should count for something. In fact, between 93-94 and 99-00, the Pacers made the Conference Finals 5 times, and went to the NBA Finals in 99-00. In 95- 96 Miller was only able to play in game 5 of the first round because he was injured (and scored 29 points, another testament to his clutch ability), and in 96-97 the team missed the playoffs by 5 games because Rik Smits and Derrick McKey missed 30 games with injury. This was back when it took 44 wins to clinch a playoff spot in the east, not 39. Anyway, That's 5 Conference Finals appearances in 7 years. That's definitely a good case for the Hall of Fame. The Pacers were also the ONLY TEAM, I repeat, the ONLY TEAM to ever take the second Bulls Dynasty to 7 games. In three years, the Bulls never once faced a Game 7 from a team not named the Pacers, and that includes the Jazz whom many consider to be their best competition back then. It wasn't, it was Indiana. For a laugh, you can see Miller beat the crap out of the MJ imitator, Kobe (who like a b**** attacked him from behind at the end of a game) on top of the scorer's table, by downloading the movie off Kazaa or another P2P DL service. He's also famous for fighting the real MJ (both were suspended at least a game), but I have yet to find the clip. Cheryl Miller is also his sister, and they used to rake in cash as kids playing 2 on 2 together for money. Reggie will reportedly join his sister with the TNT crew. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 18 All-Star selections: 5 (89-90, 94-95, 95-96, 97-98, 99-00, 1 start) All-NBA Third Team: 3 (94-95, 95-96, 97-98) FT% Titles: 3 (98-99, 00-01, 04-05) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 5x, Second Round 1x, First Round 8x (144 games) Former Teams: Pacers (1389) Current Team: RETIRED Kerry Kittles Overall 79 (up from 78) Close 82 (up from 79) Med 77 (down from 79) 3pt 78 (down from 80) FT 78 (down from 80) Layup 80 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 65 (up from 50) Steal 85 RebOff 55 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 Notes: Was first in the NBA in Steals per Turnover in 02-03, and second in 03-04. Kittles runs on the break superbly, which made him a great teammate for Jason Kidd. As the legend goes, the Nets initially intended to draft Kobe, but Kobe threatened the Nets that he would pull a Steve Francis (refuse to sign a contract) if they drafted him, so they took the safe route and drafted Kittles instead. The Hornets called Kobe's bluff and were able to get Divac out of LA, which the Lakers didn't mind since they needed to salary dump to beat Orlando's offer to Shaq. Kittles was traded this summer to the Clippers for a second round pick to save the team 10 million dollars, though it's unknown how much the cost will be in terms of lost ticket sales. He hasn't quite been the player he was before those injuries. Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (54 games) Former Teams: Nets (496) Current Team: Clippers (11) Allan Houston Overall 79 (down from 83) Close 79 (down from 97) Med 86 (up from 84) 3pt 84 (up from 82) FT 92 Layup 70 (down from 85) Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 70 PostDef 60 Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 50 (down from 55) Speed 75 (down from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 65 (down from 70) DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: Had two 50-point games in 02-03, averaging a career high 22.5 ppg. But since then, the normally durable Houston has had his knee fall apart on him, and injuries are severely limiting his court time. He might be waived by the Knicks to save them 40 million dollars from the luxury tax. Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 All-Star selections: 2 (2000-2001) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (63 games) Former Teams: Pistons (237) Current Team: Knicks (602) Jamal Crawford Overall 78 (down from 79) Close 84 Med 77 (up from 76) 3pt 80 (up from 74) FT 84 (up from 79) Layup 80 (down from 85) Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 80 Notes: Crawford signed a 7-year contract with NY, so the Knicks better hope Marbury and him can play together. He will probably start this season; Allan Houston is rehabbing and wants to stay healthy. Houston also wants to be a mentor for him and sixth man, the same way John Starks was to Houston when he first joined the team. Isiah Thomas envisions a 3-guard rotation, similar to the one in Detroit back in his day (Isiah, Dumars, and Vinny Johnson), which will see Crawford play backup PG when Marbury takes breathers - something he needs, because he was exhausted at the end of the season from playing so many minutes. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 5 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Bulls (244) Current Team: Knicks (70) Ben Gordon (POSTIION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 78 (up from 73) Close 82 Med 79 (up from 71) 3pt 87 (up from 71) FT 86 (up from 75) Layup 80 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 85 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 55 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: The reason Gordon has a low overall is because PGs are rated differently than SGs. Dunks count a lot less towards Overall for PGs than for any other position. If Gordon were a SG, the position he's going to play this season, he'd be the highest rated rookie in the game. If you remember from last year, LeBron started off as a PG, and he was rated low too, only a 78. But if he were a SG instead, he would have been much higher. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (82) Derek Anderson Overall 78 (up from 76) Close 82 Med 76 (up from 73) 3pt 77 (up from 73) FT 85 (up from 82) Layup 80 (up from 75) Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 80 Pass 75 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 55 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (16 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (104), Clippers (64), Spurs (82), Blazers (244) Current Team: Rockets Marquis Daniels Overall 78 (down from 80) Close 82 (down from 84) Med 71 (down from 75) 3pt 68 FT 75 (down from 77) Layup 80 Dunk 75 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 (down from 75) PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 80 RebOff 70 (down from 75) RebDef 65 (down from 80) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Nellie found another gem. Daniels wasn't drafted, but ended up making the All-Rookie Second team. He also was 14th in the league in FG%. Daniels 15.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, and 2.0 spg in the playoff series against the Kings. In 15 games as a starter, Daniels averaged 17.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.7 spg, and 0.5 bpg, with a .518 FG%. In 8 April games, Daniels averaged 20.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.3 spg, and 0.4 bpg, with a .520 FG%. Antoine Walker who? Daniels forced Walker to play center, and essentially forced the former all-star out of town in the offseason. Not bad for a kid who wasn't drafted. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (16 games) Current Team: Mavericks (116) Doug Christie Overall 78 (up from 77) Close 75 (down from 82) Med 75 3pt 75 (down from 79) FT 86 (up from 85) Layup 75 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 80 (down from 85) Pass 75 (down from 80) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 85 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 (down from 85) DefAwr 85 (up from 80) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: You can download a movie of him and Rick Fox fighting on Kazaa, or another P2P DL service. Christie is a great defensive player who often got snubbed from the all-defensive first team in favor of the more popular Kobe Bryant. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 All-Defensive First Team: 1 (02-03) All-Defensive Second Team: 3 (00-01, 01-02, 03-04) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 4x, First Round 2x (58 games) Former Teams: Lakers (88), Knicks (35), Raptors (282), Kings (355), Magic (21) Current Team: Mavericks Stephen Jackson (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Matt Harpring (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Jarvis Hayes (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Andre Iguodala (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 76 (up from 74) Close 75 (down from 79) Med 68 3pt 73 (up from 70) FT 74 (down from 79) Layup 75 Dunk 85 (up from 80) Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 80 RebOff 60 (down from 75) RebDef 75 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 85 (up from 80) DefAwr 80 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Drew a few comparisons to Paul Pierce, but I dunno... Pierce can shoot. Iguodala couldn't even hit 30% of his threes in college, so he obviously doesn't have much range. He's a pretty good defensive player though. Iggy will fill the stat sheet in all five categories and shoots a decent percentage. He also figures to make a few all- defensive teams before all is said and done. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Current Team: 76'ers (82) Andre Iguodala (SECOND ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 74 (up from 72) Close 79 Med 68 3pt 70 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 65 Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Andre Iguodala (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 72 Close 79 Med 68 3pt 70 (up from 66) FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 65 Steal 65 RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 David Wesley Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 79 (down from 89) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 80 (up from 73) FT 80 (up from 78) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Best friend of the late Bobby Phills. Phills died while drag racing at 100 mph with Wesley. That's got to be tough for Wesley to live with. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 12 Playoff Experience: Second Round 3x, First Round 5x (55 games) Former Teams: Nets (60), Celtics (207), Hornets (522) Current Team: Rockets (54) Jon Barry Overall 76 (up from 72) Close 77 (down from 82) Med 77 (up from 73) 3pt 86 (up from 79) FT 88 (down from 92) Layup 70 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 Pass 75 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 (up from 65) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 (up from 84) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: The oldest son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry. Brother to Brent Barry and Drew Barry. A bit of a journeyman, but has earned a reputation as one of the best bench contributors in the league. Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 13 Age: 35 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 4x (62 games) Former Teams: Bucks (171), Warriors (68), Hawks (58), Lakers (49), Kings (167), Pistons (162), Nuggets (57), Hawks (16) Current Team: Rockets (53) Mickael Pietrus Overall 76 (down from 77) Close 82 (up from 79) Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 70 (up from 69) Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 70 (down from 80) RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 70 Notes: Solid defensive player on the Warriors, he will undoubtedly have a huge role in the team's success next year. The Warriors played like a playoff caliber team after the trade for Baron Davis, and Pietrus was a big reason. He averaged 10.9 ppg on .495 fg% in March, and 12.0 ppg on .505 fg% in April. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (120) Gordan Giricek Overall 76 (up from 74) Close 82 Med 78 3pt 78 (down from 82) FT 83 (up from 82) Layup 75 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 60 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (up from 65) Notes: Gordan is currently on his third team in three seasons. That'll happen when you drive your coaches crazy by breaking off plays and going for your own shot half the time. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 3 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (49), Magic (75) Current Team: Jazz (106) Ronald Murray Overall 76 (down from 79) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 75 (down from 79) 3pt 70 (down from 73) FT 72 Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 65 PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 60 (down from 65) Block 60 Steal 75 RebOff 55 (down from 65) RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 (down from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: One of the most improved players of the year. Was thought of as a throw in when the Payton/Allen deal went down. He averaged 21.5 ppg as a starter. He was benched though, because apparantly he gives a lot of it back on the defensive end. Caused a fiasco in the 2K world. Badly needed to be added to the rosters last season, but VC never came through. They added him this year and badly overrated him. Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Bucks (12) Current Team: Sonics (133) Penny Hardaway Overall 76 (down from 77) Close 79 (down from 89) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 73 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 65 (down from 75) Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 90 Dur 65 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Birth name is Anfernee, nicknamed Penny because his grandmother said he was "pretty as a penny". A rising superstar cut down by injuries. Vince Carter is another knee injury away from becoming Penny II, but that might be stretching it. Penny was on the All-NBA First Team twice, that's how good he was. Pre-injury, he was scoring 21 ppg on 50% shooting with 7 assists, 5 boards, and 2 steals per game as Shaq's sidekick. That's eerily similar to what Dwyane Wade is doing next to Shaq right now. One of the most popular players in last 10 years, his Lil Penny commercials inspired bobbleheads everywhere. Unfortunately, injuries have degenerated Penny's game so much that he's not even a good scorer anymore. His minutes have dropped pretty every season since 98-99 (excluding his 00-01 season where he averaged 32 mpg). Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 All-Star selections: 4 (95-98, 4 starts) All-NBA First Team: 2 (94-95, 95-96) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (64 games) Former Teams: Magic (369), Suns (236) Current Team: Knicks (79) Fred Jones (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Voshon Lenard Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 82 (down from 84) Med 79 3pt 85 (up from 77) FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 85 (up from 83) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 80 Notes: A very good and underrated shooter. Nobody expected him to beat Peja in the shootout this year. I remember he in 98-99 he nearly changed the Miami/NY series. He was riding Riley's bench the entire series, and then had 15 points (3-3 on 3's) in garbage time of a loss. He quickly found himself back in the rotation the next game, but it was too little, too late, and the Heat became the second #1 seed to lose to a #8 seed. Lenard was 9-14 on 3's that series. His .419 career 3pt% in the playoffs is indicative of how useful a weapon he can be on a playoff team. Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Long Distance Shootout Champ: 1 (2004) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 3x (31 games) Former Teams: Heat (249), Nuggets (151), Raptors (63) Current Team: Nuggets (76) Tony Allen Overall 75 (up from 71) Close 75 Med 66 3pt 70 (up from 67) FT 74 (up from 68) Layup 75 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 90 (up from 70) RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Current Team: Celtics (77) Delonte West Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 75 Med 75 3pt 77 (up from 73) FT 70 (down from 88) Layup 75 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 70 (up from 65) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 70 RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Current Team: Celtics (39) Juan Dixon Overall 75 (up from 70) Close 75 (up from 72) Med 73 3pt 73 (up from 68) FT 83 (up from 80) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 50) Speed 90 (up from 85) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Hey everybody, look! It's the smaller version of Dajuan Wagner! Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Current Team: Wizards (176) Eddie House Overall 75 (up from 70) Close 75 (down from 82) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 80 (up from 73) FT 85 (up from 80) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 75 (up from 55) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 50) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: Brother in law of Mike Bibby. Was Bibby's backup this year in Sacramento. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 5 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (6 games) Former Teams: Heat (169), Clippers (60), Bobcats (13), Bucks (5) Current Team: Kings (50) Trenton Hassell Overall 74 (up from 69) Close 75 Med 75 (up from 70) 3pt 71 FT 79 Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 70 (up from 60) Block 70 (up from 50) Steal 60 RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 85 (up from 75) DefAwr 85 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x (18 games) Former Teams: Bulls (160) Current Team: T'Wolves (163) Fred Hoiberg Overall 74 (up from 62) Close 67 (up from 60) Med 76 (up from 61) 3pt 87 (up from 82) FT 87 (up from 86) Layup 70 (up from 60) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 60 (up from 50) PostDef 60 (up from 50) Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 65 (up from 55) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 70 (up from 50) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Was an afterthought as a 12th man on most teams, but he was a valuable piece of Minnesota's rotation last year. He hit a game winner in the playoffs on supposed all-league defender Kobe Bryant, AND THE FOUL. Would that have ever happened to Jordan? Not a chance in hell, which is another gleaming example of Jordan > Kobe. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 10 Age: 32 3pt% King: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 3x (24 games) Former Teams: Pacers (139), Bulls (247) Current Team: T'Wolves (155) Aaron McKie Overall 74 (down from 78) Close 75 (down from 89) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 78 FT 78 (down from 83) Layup 70 (down from 80) Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 (down from 75) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: McKie and Iverson are the only players remaining from the Finals team from a few years ago (unless you also count Kevin Ollie, who they reacquired in the Eric Snow trade). Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 11 Age: 32 Sixth Man of Year: 1 (00-01) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x First Round 6x (74 games) Former Teams: Blazers (167), Pistons (66), 76'ers (536) Current Team: FREE AGENT DerMarr Johnson Overall 74 (up from 68) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 73 (up from 66) 3pt 77 (up from 74) FT 79 (up from 78) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 80 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 65 (up from 55) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Former sixth pick was a bust even before he injured his neck in a car accident. With Voshon Lenard done for the year, DerMarr will need to step up his shooting, while Greg Buckner and Bryon Russell will have to step up their defense to compensate for DerMarr's sheer lack of it. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 5 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Hawks (150), Knicks (21) Current Team: Nuggets (71) Raja Bell (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 73 (up from 61) Close 82 (up from 57) Med 78 (up from 66) 3pt 77 (up from 64) FT 76 (up from 75) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 55 Steal 65 (up from 55) RebDef 55 (up from 50) RebOff 65 (up from 55) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 (up from 50) Notes: Pure example of how lazy Visual Concepts is when it comes to rating the lesser knowns of the NBA. Bell is by far the most underrated played in the game; he was Utah's sixth man for most of the season. Yet the only ratings they opted to change were his 3pt (64 from 65) and Stam (90 from 88). They changed those ratings for EVERYBODY. They had time to make those tweaks for guys that retired like Randy Brown and Brent Price, but they couldn't find time to give Bell the respect he is due? Not only that, but his position is off too, 90% of his minutes last year came at SG, not SF. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (35 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (79), Mavericks (75), Jazz (145) Current Team: Suns Josh Childress Overall 73 (up from 72) Close 77 (down from 84) Med 68 (down from 75) 3pt 66 (down from 70) FT 82 Layup 75 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 75 (up from 60) RebOff 80 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Hawks (80) Wesley Person Overall 73 (down from 74) Close 75 (down from 89) Med 75 3pt 84 (up from 82) FT 78 (down from 79) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 55 RebOff 50 RebDef 65 (up from 55) Speed 75 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Younger brother of "The Rifleman" Chuck Person. Currently playing on his fifth team in two seasons. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 11 Age: 33 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (23 games) Former Teams: Suns (240), Cavaliers (246), Grizzlies (82), Blazers (33), Hawks (9), Heat (16) Current Team: Nuggets (25) Willie Green Overall 73 (up from 69) Close 75 Med 71 (down from 73) 3pt 70 (up from 69) FT 76 (up from 73) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 55) OffAwr 70 Notes: Was expected to be the starting SG in Philly this year, but that changed with the emergence of Andre Iguodala and Kyle Korver. Good in a few areas, but not great at any. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Current Team: 76'ers (110) Devin Brown Overall 73 (up from 69) Close 75 Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 74 (up from 67) FT 80 (down from 81) Layup 75 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 65 (up from 60) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 (up from 60) Notes: Beat out Ron Mercer for playing time last year. Was NBDL Rookie of the Year and NBDL MVP in 02-03. I guess that makes him the Wilt Chamberlain/Wes Unseld of the NBDL. Played high school and college ball in San Antonio, so it doesn't take a genius to figure out Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (1 ring, 21 games) Former Teams: Spurs (7), Nuggets (3) Current Team: Spurs (125) Ron Mercer Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 79 (down from 84) Med 73 3pt 62 (up from 58) FT 81 (up from 79) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Talented player but bad attitude and selfish play have him playing on his seventh team in as many years. He should replace Kittles at the offensive end for New Jersey, but not at the defensive end. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (11 games) Former Teams: Celtics (121), Nuggets (37), Magic (31), Bulls (101), Pacers (95), Spurs (39) Current Team: Nets (18) Ira Newble (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 72 (up from 67) Close 72 Med 66 3pt 71 (up from 52) FT 80 Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Spurs (27), Hawks (115) Current Team: Cavaliers (138) Lucious Harris Overall 72 (down from 73) Close 75 (down from 77) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 75 (down from 80) FT 82 (down from 85) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 (down from 65) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 55 PostDef 65 Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 65 RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: A quality backup, even if it doesn't reflect in the stats. Seems to have declined a bit, but he was a good scorer off the bench on a deep Jersey team, and the team never missed a beat when he filled in for Kittles whenever he was injured (which was often). Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 12 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (54 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (217), 76'ers (54), Nets (456) Current Team: Cavaliers (73) Dajuan Wagner Overall 72 (down from 75) Close 77 (down from 84) Med 70 (down from 71) 3pt 73 (down from 75) FT 77 (up from 72) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 85 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 60 PostDef 55 (up from 50) Block 55 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 50 RebDef 50 (down from 55) Speed 90 Stam 95 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Wagner once scored 100 points in a high school game. He was expected to compete with Jay Williams for Rookie of the Year in 02-03. Instead, they competed on who could get the lowest FG%. Wagner won, with a dismal .376 compared to Jay-Will's .399. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 3 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Cavaliers 102) Dahntay Jones Overall 72 Close 72 (down from 75) Med 70 3pt 75 (up from 67) FT 65 (down from 75) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 80 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 70 Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (down from 70) RebDef 65 (down from 74) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: Was traded by the Celtics with Troy Bell for Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins. None of the aforementioned players has made much of an impact yet. Should not be confused with former Knick/Celtic bust Dontae Jones. Well, not yet anyway. He's also Al Harrington's cousin, not that you probably care. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Current Team: Grizzlies (72) Keith Bogans Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 68 3pt 75 (up from 65) FT 73 (up from 72) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 70 (up from 55) RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 95 (down from 96) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Was traded to the Bobcats for Brandon Hunter due to Orlando's glut at SG. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Magic (73) Current Team: Bobcats (74) Kareem Rush Overall 72 (down from 76) Close 72 (down from 77) Med 75 (down from 76) 3pt 79 FT 77 (down from 78) Layup 70 (down from 80) Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 50 (down from 55) RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (down from 75) OffAwr 75 Notes: Buried the T'Wolves in the playoffs by going 6-6 on threes in game 6 (that's 18 points). He scored only 12 points in 14 games with the Lakers this season before being traded to Charlotte for a draft pick. Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (31 games) Former Teams: Lakers (162) Current Team: Bobcats (34) Steve Smith Overall 72 (down from 73) Close 70 (down from 89) Med 75 (up from 71) 3pt 80 FT 85 Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 (down from 65) Block 55 Steal 55 RebOff 55 (down from 56) RebDef 55 (down from 62) Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 85 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 14 Age: 35 All-Star selections: 1 (97-98) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 4x, First Round 5x (1 ring, 82 games) Former Teams: Heat (189), Hawks (339), Blazers (163), Spurs (130), Hornets (71), Bobcats (37) Current Team: Heat (13) Maurice Evans (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 72 (up from 68) Close 72 Med 70 (up from 68) 3pt 74 (up from 67) FT 76 (down from 78) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 80 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 65 (up from 60) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 55 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 75 (up from 55) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Last played in the NBA in 01-02 with Minnesota. Became a star in Europe since then, and returned to the NBA. He worked himself into Sacramento's rotation, and will play a bigger role next year if Cuttino Mobley leaves as a free agent. Years Pro: 2 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (10), Kings (65) Current Team: Pistons Courtney Alexander Overall 72 (down from 73) Close 75 (up from 62) Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 71 FT 82 (up from 76) Layup 80 Dunk 75 Handle 85 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 60 DefAwr 60 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Scored 17.0 ppg in 27 games with Washington as a rookie in 00-01 (22.4 ppg in April earned him Rookie of the Month honors). Has not been able to build on it due to injuries. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 5 Age: Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (38), Wizards (83), Hornets (66), Kings (0) Current Team: FREE AGENT J.R. Smith Overall 71 (down from 73) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 72 (up from 69) FT 69 (down from 70) Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 80 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 RebOff 55 (down from 65) RebDef 55 (down from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Hornets (76) Casey Jacobsen Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 70 (down from 79) Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 80 (up from 70) FT 79 (up from 77) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 3 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Former Teams: Suns (190) Current Team: Hornets (44) Greg Buckner Overall 71 (up from 67) Close 75 (up from 50) Med 70 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 78 (down from 81) Layup 70 Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 70 Block 55 Steal 75 (up from 69) RebOff 65 (up from 56) RebDef 65 (up from 64) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: A defensive specialist. You know, I think a lot of these guys got that label because they played in Dallas, because they're the only guys on Dallas that could play defense, and they were essentially SGs that were undersized for SF playing out of position (Raja Bell, Adrian Griffin, and Buckner all apply here). Other Positions: PG, SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (27 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (129), 76'ers (128) Current Team: Nuggets (70) Zoran Planinic (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 71 Close 75 (down from 82) Med 75 (down from 76) 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 67 (up from 64) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 50 (down from 60) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 65 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: A good Euro prospect. If he puts on weight, he'll be able to play all of the perimeter positions. Should get more PT now that Kittles and Harris are gone. Hasn't because of injuries and the acquisition of Vince Carter. Still a good and versatile backup though. Other Positions: SG, SF Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (9 games) Current Team: Nets (92) Anthony Peeler Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 73 (up from 68) 3pt 82 (up from 79) FT 84 (up from 80) Layup 65 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Was the driving force in Game 3 of T'Wolves vs Lakers 2003. He and Troy Hudson outplayed Shaq and Kobe to get the T'Wolves the win in one of the worst officiated basketball games of all-time (in the Laker's favor). Led the league in three-point percentage in 03-04 (.482 on 68-141). Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 13 Age: 35 3pt% King: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: Second Round 3x, First Round 7x (57 games) Former Teams: Lakers (253), Grizzlies (80), T'Wolves (379), Kings (75) Current Team: Wizards (40) DeShawn Stevenson Overall 71 (up from 65) Close 70 (up from 62) Med 71 (up from 68) 3pt 73 (up from 52) FT 66 (down from 68) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 80 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: A SG that went to the NBA straight out of high school. To say that he has been less successful than other SGs out of high school would be the understatement of the year. Years Pro: 5 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (5 games) Former Teams: Jazz (222) Current Team: Magic (81) Tamar Slay (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Shandon Anderson Overall 70 (up from 65) Close 72 Med 68 3pt 68 (up from 64) FT 76 (up from 69) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 54) RebDef 70 (up from 62) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 Dur 80 (up from 70) DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Anderson could be on his way out in NY as Isiah Thomas is trying to do everything in his power to either trade him or alienate him. Anderson's Knick career has had its ups and downs, but if he does stay, he'll be valuable because he's the best perimeter defender they have at the swing positions. If he gets waived, he'll have value on the free agent market - look at how defensive players Trenton Hassell and Greg Buckner were pursued on the free agent market. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Former Teams: Jazz (197), Rockets (164), Knicks (245) Current Team: Heat (65) Boris Diaw Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 75 (down from 77) Med 68 (down from 71) 3pt 66 FT 67 (up from 66) Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 70 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Hawks (142) Kirk Snyder Overall 70 (down from 72) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 66 (down from 70) 3pt 72 (up from 66) FT 67 (up from 64) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 50 (down from 65) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 60 (down from 65) RebOff 70 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Jazz (68) Current Team: Hornets Richie Frahm Overall 70 (down from 73) Close 62 (down from 89) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 80 FT 86 (down from 88) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 60 (down from 65) PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 2 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Sonics (54) Current Team: Blazers (43) Roger Mason Jr Overall 70 Close 72 (down from 79) Med 71 3pt 70 (up from 67) FT 87 Layup 70 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 55 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 60 (down from 65) RebOff 50 RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 3 Age: Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Bulls (20), Raptors (23) Current Team: EUROPE (Greece, Olympiacos) Quinton Ross Overall 69 (up from 68) Close 72 Med 68 3pt 62 (down from 67) FT 67 (down from 80) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 65 (up from 55) Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Was not drafted by an NBA team, but still started 21 games for the Clippers anyway. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Clippers (78) Kevin Martin Overall 69 (down from 71) Close 75 (down from 79) Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 67 (down from 71) FT 66 (down from 83) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 65 PostDef 55 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 60 RebOff 70 (up from 55) RebDef 55 (down from 65) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Kings (45) Kendall Gill Overall 69 (up from 62) Close 70 Med 68 (up from 66) 3pt 70 (up from 64) FT 75 (up from 71) Layup 70 (up from 60) Dunk 60 (up from 50) Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 60 (up from 55) PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 75 (up from 50) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 60 Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 85 (down from 86) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 15 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (27 games) Former Teams: Hornets (230), Sonics (152), Hornets (36), Nets (331), Heat (65), T'Wolves (82), Bulls (56), Bucks (14) Current Team: FREE AGENT Bernard Robinson (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 68 Close 70 Med 63 3pt 67 FT 69 (down from 76) Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bobcats (31) Kedrick Brown Overall 68 (up from 67) Close 70 (up from 60) Med 68 (down from 73) 3pt 70 (up from 64) FT 63 (down from 70) Layup 70 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 60 Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 60 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Celtics (101), Cavaliers (34) Current Team: 76'ers Rodney White (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Hubert Davis (RETIRED) Overall 66 Close 92 Med 70 3pt 78 FT 86 Layup 60 Dunk 50 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 50 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Notes: Sharpshooter that is currently the Dallas shooting coach. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 12 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x (49 games) Former Teams: Knicks (262), Raptors (36), Mavericks (261), Wizards (66), Pistons (46), Nets (14) Current Team: RETIRED *********************************************************************** C. Small Forwards Rating - Player (Version last updated) 93 - Paul Pierce (2.6) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 90 - LeBron James (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 88 - Ron Artest (1.1) 88 - Andrei Kirilenko (2.3) 87 - Shawn Marion (2.1) 85 - Peja Stojakovic (2.3) 85 - Carmelo Anthony (2.6) 85 - Richard Jefferson (2.3) 85 - Grant Hill (2.6) 84 - Rashard Lewis (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 84 - Lamar Odom (POSITION CHANGED, SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) 83 - Corey Maggette (2.5) 83 - Antawn Jamison (POSITION CHANGED, SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) 82 - Jerry Stackhouse (2.6) 82 - Jamal Mashburn (1.9) 82 - Jalen Rose (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 80 - Keith Van Horn (2.6) 80 - Wally Szczerbiak (2.6) 79 - Tayshaun Prince (2.5) 79 - Caron Butler (2.6) 79 - Stephen Jackson (2.6) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 79 - Bobby Simmons (2.5) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 79 - Shane Battier (2.8) 79 - Hedo Turkoglu (2.6) 79 - Matt Harpring (2.5) 79 - Glenn Robinson (2.3) 79 - Al Harrington (POSITION CHANGED, SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) 78 - Desmond Mason (2.3) 78 - James Posey (2.1) 77 - Josh Howard (2.6) 77 - Mike Dunleavy (2.7) 77 - Morris Peterson (2.8) 77 - Luol Deng (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 77 - Tim Thomas (2.2) 77 - Toni Kukoc (2.5) 76 - Jim Jackson (2.6) 76 - Fred Jones (2.7) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 76 - Andres Nocioni (2.4) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 75 - Bruce Bowen (2.6) 75 - Kyle Korver (2.4) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 75 - Darius Miles (2.9) 75 - Jarvis Hayes (2.2) 74 - Jared Jeffries (2.6) 74 - Gerald Wallace (2.5) 74 - Jumaine Jones (2.6) 74 - Devean George (2.1) 74 - Brian Cardinal (2.8) 74 - Jiri Welsch (2.3) 74 - Lamond Murray (2.8) 74 - Tyson Chandler (POSITION CHANGED, SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) 73 - Josh Smith (2.6) 73 - Corliss Williamson (1.9) 73 - Ruben Patterson (2.5) 73 - Eric Williams (2.8) 73 - Jonathan Bender (2.7) 73 - Marcus Fizer (2.6) 73 - George Lynch (2.8) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 73 - Chris Crawford (1.7) 72 - Lee Nailon (2.8) 72 - Scott Padgett (2.4) 72 - Eduardo Najera (2.6) 72 - Rodney White (2.7) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 72 - James Jones (2.7) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 72 - Luke Walton (2.6) 72 - Adrian Griffin (2.4) 72 - Aleksandar Pavlovic (2.3) 72 - Viktor Khryapa (2.5) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 72 - Andre Iguodala (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 71 - Bryon Russell (2.6) 71 - Luke Jackson (2.3) 71 - Eddie Robinson (1.7) 70 - Trevor Ariza (2.4) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 70 - Rasual Butler (2.3) 70 - Calbert Chaeney (2.7) 70 - Rodney Buford (2.3) 70 - Jason Kapono (2.6) 69 - Eric Piatkowski (2.4) 69 - Ryan Bowen (2.4) 69 - Ronald Dupree (2.2) 69 - Qyntel Woods (2.3) 68 - Travis Outlaw (2.5) 68 - Matt Barnes (2.2) 68 - Stacey Augmon (2.6) 68 - Bostjan Nachbar (2.8) 68 - Nikoloz Tskitishvili (2.7) 68 - Dorell Wright (2.3) 68 - Ansu Sesay (1.7) 68 - Ira Newble (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 67 - Darvin Ham (2.2) 67 - Justin Reed (2.6) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 67 - Tamar Slay (2.5) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 67 - Tariq Abdul-Wahad (1.6) 66 - Ndudi Ebi (2.6) 66 - Michael Curry (1.9) (RETIRED) 66 - Tremaine Fowlkes (1.7) 66 - Greg Buckner (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 59 - Raja Bell (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) 77 - Scottie Pippen (1.7) (RETIRED) 70 - Monty Williams (1.9) (RETIRED) 68 - Rick Fox (1.9) (RETIRED, REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Paul Pierce Overall 93 Close 97 Med 92 3pt 78 (up from 74) FT 82 (up from 80) Layup 90 Dunk 80 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 Steal 80 (down from 85) RebOff 65 RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 90 Notes: According to an interview taken 2 years ago (correct me if I got it wrong), there are only a few players Shaq will allow his kids to watch: Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, Gary Payton, Tracy McGrady, and Paul Pierce. Shaq goes on to say "Paul Pierce is the truth". Pierce's playoff stats in 02-03: 27.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 6.7 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.1 bpg, and set an NBA record by going 21-21 from the FT line in a playoff game against the Pacers. Rashidi also says, "Paul Pierce is the truth". Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 27 All-Star selections: 4 (2002-2005) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (01-02, 02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (37 games) Current Team: Celtics (526) LeBron James (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 90 (down from 97) Close 97 (up from 94) Med 79 (down from 91) 3pt 77 (down from 79) FT 75 (down from 76) Layup 95 Dunk 95 Handle 85 (down from 90) Pass 85 (down from 90) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 90 RebOff 65 (down from 80) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 70 (down from 85) OffAwr 95 Notes: LeBron was one of the biggest stars the game had seen BEFORE he even stepped foot on an NBA court, and he didn't disappoint when he finally did, winning Rookie of the Year in a very deep draft class (Wade and Melo would have been winners in any other year). A lot of people praise his accomplishments and overlook his flaws (I thought it was telling that Dwyane Wade was ahead of him on the Olympic rotation). One thing to consider is that LeBron is a father now, and will turn 20 during the season. Is it possible that this will affect his game? Living up to labels like "the next Jordan" or "the next Magic" is one thing, living up to fatherhood is quite different. Other Positions: PG, SF, PF Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05, 1 start) Rookie of the Year: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Cavaliers (159) LeBron James (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 97 (up from 88) Close 97 (up from 94) Med 91 (up from 83) 3pt 79 (up from 70) FT 76 Layup 95 (up from 90) Dunk 95 Handle 90 (up from 85) Pass 90 (up from 85) PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 55) Steal 90 (up from 80) RebOff 80 (up from 72) RebDef 80 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 85 (up from 75) OffAwr 95 (up from 90) Ron Artest Overall 88 (down from 89) Close 94 Med 79 3pt 73 FT 73 Layup 85 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 80 PostDef 85 (down from 90) Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 90 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 80 Notes: A total nutcase. Changed his jersey number to 91, I guess to honor fellow nutcase/defensive star Dennis Rodman. Artest was Defensive Player of the Year in 03-04, making him the first non-center to win since Gary Payton (however, I still think Ben Wallace's defense is worth more to his team). The last (and only other) SF to win the award was Sidney Moncrief. Anybody out there think the Pacers would still be a 60-win team with Jalen Rose instead of Artest? Anyone? Anybody out there think Carmelo Anthony was a better Olympic selection than Artest? Anyone? Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 All-Star selections: 1 (2004) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (03-04) Defensive Player of the Year: 1 (03-04) All-Defensive First Team: 1 (03-04) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (26 games) Former Teams: Bulls (175) Current Team: Pacers (177) Andrei Kirilenko Overall 88 (down from 89) Close 94 Med 79 (down from 83) 3pt 73 (down from 79) FT 79 (down from 80) Layup 80 (up from 75) Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 75 Pass 70 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 90 Steal 90 RebOff 85 RebDef 80 Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 80 Notes: One of the most versatile players in the league. Currently leading the league in blocks, which could make him the first small forward in NBA history to lead the league in that category. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 All-Star selections: 1 (03-04) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (9 games) Current Team: Jazz (281) Shawn Marion Overall 87 (up from 85) Close 92 Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 78 (up from 76) FT 85 Layup 75 Dunk 90 Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 75 Steal 85 RebOff 80 RebDef 85 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: "Matrix" has improved every year and is currently the best SF in the league. Last year he was even better than MJ. Marion had 21/9/2 and was among the leaders in steals and averaged lots of blocks (especially for a SF) while Jordan had 20/6/4 with fewer steals and a lot fewer blocks... Mashburn had 21/6/5 but had fewer steals/blocks and worse defense than Jordan. He guarded MJ at the end of last year's all- star game. He was the only player in the league to be in the top 20 in scoring (17th), rebounding (8th), and steals (3rd) last year. In 01-02 he was one of only two players to be in the top 40 in seven of nine major statistical categories, the other player being Kevin Garnett. One thing I notice though is his minutes. He's an ironman, he averaged 41.6 mpg. Yeah, big deal, so what? Well, Marion has been to the playoffs 3 times, and each time, he averaged fewer points in the playoffs than he did in the regular season. He also shot the ball poorly. Is it bad luck, or conditioning? It can't be Marbury taking more shots, because it happened the 2 years Kidd played with Marion in Phoenix too... You know what's funny? I remember watching the draft, and when the Suns took him, I was shocked. I had Mitch Lawrence's mock draft in front of me (and later, his team draft grades). Shawn Marion? Who is that? He's not even supposed to be taken in the first round! And the Suns wasted a lottery pick (ninth pick) on him? Man are they stupid!? No, the only stupid one it seems would be Mitch Lawrence. Years Pro: 6 Age: 26 All-Star selections: 2 (02-03, 04-05) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (34 games) Current Team: Suns (452) Peja Stojakovic Overall 85 (down from 89) Close 94 (down from 97) Med 89 (down from 94) 3pt 90 (down from 93) FT 92 (down from 93) Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 75) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 75 RebOff 60 (down from 75) RebDef 70 (down from 75) Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 80 (down from 85) DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 85 Notes: Had one of the best seasons for a spot up shooter ever, only rivaled by Reggie Miller and Glen Rice's career years. Saw his points spike only because Webber was injured though. He was hyped as hell to win the 3pt shootout for the third straight year (insert unfounded Larry Bird comparison here), and then ended up losing it by missing his last shot. Somewhere, Larry Legend (who signaled that his shot to win it was good before it even went in) was smiling. Still, Peja could be traded to Bird's Indiana team for Ron Artest if chemistry becomes an issue in Sacramento, and the Pacers decide to surround Jermaine O'Neal with the ultimate perimeter-shooting tandem of all-time (though that no longer is possible now that Reggie rode off into the sunset). Years Pro: 7 Age: 27 All-Star selections: 3 (2002-2004) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (03-04) Long Distance Shootout Champion: 2 (01-02, 02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 3x (57 games) Current Team: Kings (487) Carmelo Anthony Overall 85 (down from 87) Close 94 Med 79 (down from 84) 3pt 72 (down from 74) FT 80 (up from 76) Layup 80 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 85 (up from 80) PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 75 Stam 95 (down from 96) Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 (down from 95) Notes: Melo is to LeBron as Dominique was to MJ. Melo/Nique are great scorers, but not the complete package like LeBron/MJ. Dominique never led his team deep into the playoffs (never got past second round) and I don't expect Melo to either. He seems to think he's better than he really is, as evidenced by his whining about being left off the Olympic team, and then pouting when he got there. The last time two rookies averaged 20 ppg in the same season was 92-93 (Shaq and Mourning). Take a look at what Melo has done under coach George Karl (who probably should be Coach of the Year, but won't be since he was only coach for 2 months of the year). Before Karl showed up, Melo had two months with an FG% way under .400 (.384 in November, .371 in January). Since then Melo has been on the verge of .500 shooting, and more importantly, the Nuggets have been all but unbeatable. Meanwhile in Cleveland, we've seen Paul Silas get fired, and LeBron put up numbers while the team spins out of control and out of the playoffs. Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (9 games) Current Team: Nuggets (157) Richard Jefferson Overall 85 (up from 84) Close 92 (up from 89) Med 78 (down from 79) 3pt 74 (down from 78) FT 80 (up from 76) Layup 85 Dunk 95 Handle 80 Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 85 (up from 80) Notes: Has really come a long way in the league. I remember in 2K3 he was only rated 71. Now he's practically Vince Carter lite, without the injuries or bad defense. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (55 games) Current Team: Nets (274) Grant Hill Overall 85 (up from 83) Close 97 Med 86 (up from 79) 3pt 68 (down from 71) FT 82 (down from 86) Layup 85 Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 60 (up from 50) Steal 75 (up from 55) RebOff 65 (down from 72) RebDef 70 (down from 80) Speed 80 (down from 85) Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 65 (up from 50) DefAwr 80 OffAwr 90 (up from 85) Notes: Would be the best SF in the NBA today if it weren't for those ankle problems. Poor McGrady never got to have a healthy Hill on the court. People forget that McGrady was supposed to be the third option in Orlando. Orlando was THIS CLOSE to signing Tim Duncan that summer. Duncan/McGrady is a duo that rivals Shaq/Kobe. Duncan/Hill/McGrady would have obliterated it, and quite possibly could have been the best team of all-time. But Duncan decided to stay in San Antonio (and win another ring in 02-03), Hill went down, and McGrady developed into a superstar. It truly is a "what-if" scenario that is fun to think about. Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 All-star selections: 7 (1995-1997, 1999-2001, 04-05, 6 starts) All-NBA First Team: 1 (96-97) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (98-99) Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (15 games) Former Teams: Pistons (435) Current Team: Magic (114) Rashard Lewis (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 84 (down from 86) Close 94 Med 83 (down from 86) 3pt 87 FT 79 (up from 76) Layup 85 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 65) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 75 RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: A high schooler drafted in the Second Round. A lot of teams are kicking themselves. However, he may have peaked very early for a high schooler. He hasn't significantly improved in the last four years. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 7 Age: 25 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (16 games) Current Team: Sonics (408) Rashard Lewis (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 86 (up from 85) Close 94 Med 86 (up from 81) 3pt 87 FT 76 Layup 85 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 75 RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Lamar Odom (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) Corey Maggette Overall 83 (down from 84) Close 92 Med 76 3pt 74 FT 86 (up from 85) Layup 85 Dunk 85 (down from 90) Handle 80 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 70 RebOff 65 RebDef 75 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Magic (77) Current Team: Clippers (335) Antawn Jamison (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) Jerry Stackhouse Overall 82 (down from 83) Close 92 (down from 94) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 73 FT 85 (up from 84) Layup 85 Dunk 80 (down from 90) Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 65 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 70 (up from 60) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Notes: The next MJ... where have we heard that before? He averaged 29.8 ppg for Detroit (second in the league) a few years ago, yet is only a two-time all-star. It would help if he weren't a chemistry cancer. Stack = yesterday's news = VC in 2 years. We'll see how the sixth man experiment works in Dallas. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 All-Star selections: 2 (99-00, 00-01) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (31 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (175), Pistons (337), Wizards (96) Current Team: Mavericks (56) Jamal Mashburn Overall 82 (down from 84) Close 92 Med 79 3pt 76 (up from 73) FT 82 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 70 (down from 75) PostOff 85 PostDef 75 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 60 (down from 75) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 90 Dur 60 (down from 65) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 90 Notes: Mash's career could be over due to a bad knee. He's had an interesting career as one of the three J's in Dallas, the third star on a good Miami team, and formed an all-star duo with Baron Davis in Charlotte and then New Orleans. Unfortunately, Mashburn was done in by injuries every single place he went. He's missed 259 games in his career (that's 3 full seasons worth), not including this season. Years Pro: 12 Age: 32 All-Star selections: 1 (02-03) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 3x (52 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (214), Heat (180), Hornets (217) Current Team: 76'ers (0) Keith Van Horn Overall 80 Close 89 Med 78 (up from 75) 3pt 80 (up from 77) FT 86 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 70) PostOff 80 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 60 (down from 70) RebOff 75 (up from 68) RebDef 80 (up from 76) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 80 Notes: Van Horn played great in NY. He played above all expectations (for instance, that he was going to suck), and was having his best season in years. He was the Knicks best player pre-Marbury. Yes, he was even better than Allan Houston. Van Horn was 17/7/2, Houston was 20/2/2. Van Horn can definitely help the team oriented Milwaukee, Van Horn is probably the best rebounder on their team after Joe Smith, and is clearly a better rebounding SF than Tim Thomas. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (43 games) Former Teams: Nets (314), 76'ers (74), Knicks (47), Bucks (58) Current Team: Mavericks (29) Wally Szczerbiak Overall 80 (up from 78) Close 89 (up from 87) Med 86 (up from 84) 3pt 83 FT 86 (up from 83) Layup 80 Dunk 70 (up from 65) Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 60 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 80 Notes: Get this - a jump shooter that shoots 50%. Imagine that. Wally's a poor man's Peja, and that's hardly a bad thing. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 All-Star selections: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (29 games) Current Team: T'Wolves (398) Tayshaun Prince Overall 79 (up from 74) Close 84 (up from 82) Med 73 (up from 71) 3pt 76 (up from 68) FT 81 (up from 70) Layup 75 Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 75 (up from 65) Pass 65 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 65) Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 70 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 85 (up from 75) OffAwr 75 Notes: I hate to remind Detroit fans, but Tayshaun isn't going to make anybody forget Carmelo (or Dwyane Wade, for that matter). Except deluded Detroit fans of course. I can't believe how much credit this guy gets. Kobe stopper? Someone call 2000, it wants Ruben Patterson back. Prince is one of the most erratic playoff performers I've ever seen. He either has a big moment out of nowhere, or he VANISHES completely. The guy shoots 49 points worse from the field in the playoffs than the regular season (.416 from .465), and he shoots threes a whopping 99 points worse (.278 from .377). He came up big in 02-03 against the Sixers, and then was completely neutralized by the Nets as the Pistons were swept out. Then this year, he had a big series against the Bucks, and again, was literally owned by the Nets' Richard Jefferson on both ends (reason #1 the "Kobe-Stopper" moniker has little merit). Against the Pacers he was also pretty invisible aside from his block on Reggie (which was more a mental blunder on Reggie's part than anything). A lot of "educated" fans say that Prince stopped Kobe in the Finals. Bull. The Pistons ran the "Jordan Rules" against Kobe, which restricted him into one on one mid-range jumpers for the most part. Last time I checked, the Jordan Rules was a 5-man team effort. Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x (1 ring, 63 games) Current Team: Pistons (206) Caron Butler Overall 79 (up from 77) Close 84 Med 71 (up from 68) 3pt 70 (up from 66) FT 86 (up from 77) Layup 80 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 80 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 80 (up from 75) RebOff 70 RebDef 70 (down from 75) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Has been favorably compared to Paul Pierce. Definitely won't be as good, but should be a nice role player in his career. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Heat (146) Current Team: Lakers (77) Stephen Jackson Overall 79 (up from 77) Close 89 (up from 87) Med 78 (up from 75) 3pt 77 (up from 75) FT 83 (up from 79) Layup 80 Dunk 80 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 60 Steal 85 RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 70 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Will be the sixth man in Indiana, and the starter when Reggie Miller retires. Was acquired for Al Harrington, something Indiana might come to regret. Jackson isn't really needed, as James Jones and Fred Jones are coming along, while Jonathan Bender still can't stay healthy (there's now holes inside where there weren't before). Was suspended for 25 games due to his involvement in "Basketbrawl". Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x (1 ring, 37 games) Former Teams: Nets (77), Spurs (103), Hawks (80) Current Team: Pacers (51) Bobby Simmons (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 79 (down from 80) Close 87 (down from 89) Med 78 3pt 76 (up from 73) FT 85 (down from 87) Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 (up from 85) Dur 85 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Despite being a second round SF, Simmons hustled his way onto fellow SF Michael Jordan's Wizard team. He's stuck in the league since, and has broken out this year, earning himself the NBA's "Most Improved Player" award. It was a crowded year for that award too (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Primoz Brezec, Dan Dickau) which adds to the accomplishment. He should receive a nice contract offer this summer from some team in free agency. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Most Improved Player: 1 (04-05) Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Wizards (66), Clippers (131) Current Team: Bucks Bobby Simmons (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 80 (up from 67) Close 89 (up from 62) Med 78 (up from 60) 3pt 73 (up from 50) FT 87 (up from 83) Layup 75 (up from 65) Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 85 (up from 80) DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Shane Battier Overall 79 (up from 76) Close 84 Med 76 (up from 70) 3pt 79 (up from 74) FT 79 (down from 80) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 70 (up from 68) RebDef 70 (up from 68) Speed 70 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 80 (down from 85) Notes: Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Current Team: Grizzlies (315) Hedo Turkoglu Overall 79 (up from 76) Close 84 (up from 79) Med 78 3pt 80 (up from 75) FT 84 (up from 78) Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Currently one of the front-runners for the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Was leading the NBA in 3pt% for a period of time (finished 8th on the season). Last year teammate Bruce Bowen led the league too. I'm sure this has absolutly NOTHING to do with the post presence of Tim Duncan. Nothing at all... Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x (44 games) Former Teams: Kings (221), Spurs (80) Current Team: Magic (67) Matt Harpring Overall 79 (up from 78) Close 87 (up from 84) Med 78 3pt 73 (down from 75) FT 78 (down from 86) Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 60 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 80 (up from 65) RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: Was having a good year for Utah in 03-04, but was lost for the season thanks to a bad knee. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (14 games) Former Teams: Magic (54), Cavaliers (56), 76'ers (81) Current Team: Jazz (187) Glenn Robinson Overall 79 (down from 82) Close 89 (down from 92) Med 83 (down from 86) 3pt 75 FT 84 Layup 75 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 80 (down from 85) PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 60 (down from 64) RebDef 70 (down from 74) Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 80 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 11 Age: 32 All-Star selections: 2 (2000-2001) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 39 games) Former Teams: Bucks (568), Hawks (69), 76'ers (42), Hornets (0) Current Team: Spurs (9) Al Harrington (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) Desmond Mason Overall 78 (up from 77) Close 89 (up from 79) Med 73 3pt 66 (down from 70) FT 80 (up from 77) Layup 80 Dunk 85 Handle 80 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Slam Dunk Champ: 1 (2001) Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (16 games) Former Teams: Sonics (205) Current Team: Bucks (190) James Posey Overall 78 (down from 79) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 75 (down from 83) 3pt 76 FT 84 (down from 86) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 Steal 80 RebOff 60 RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 80 (down from 75) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (261), Rockets (58), Grizzlies (132) Current Team: Heat Josh Howard Overall 77 (up from 73) Close 84 (up from 70) Med 70 3pt 70 (up from 68) FT 73 (up from 70) Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 60) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 75 RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: One of the many talented swingmen in Dallas. A Finley in the making, not just in play style but also in draft selection (Finley was a steal at 21, Howard was a steal at 29). Looks pretty similar to Tayshaun Prince right now. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (18 games) Current Team: Mavericks (143) Mike Dunleavy Overall 77 Close 84 (up from 82) Med 76 3pt 80 (up from 78) FT 78 (up from 74) Layup 75 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 70 (down from 75) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 60 Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Notes: The son of current Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (236) Morris Peterson Overall 77 (up from 76) Close 82 (down from 94) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 80 (up from 77) FT 83 (up from 75) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 70 (up from 50) RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 70 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (13 games) Current Team: Raptors (389) Luol Deng (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 77 (up from 75) Close 84 (up from 70) Med 71 (down from 75) 3pt 66 FT 74 (up from 71) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 65 RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: It's not really talked about, but when LeBron was the consensus top HS player in the nation for three years straight, it was also a consensus that Deng was the second best HS player in the nation, for three years straight. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bulls (61) Luol Deng (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 70 Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 66 FT 71 Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 65 RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Tim Thomas Overall 77 Close 82 (up from 79) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 79 (up from 74) FT 79 (up from 77) Layup 75 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 65 RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 70 Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 75 Notes: Shares the NBA record for threes in a half with 8. The athletic player the Knicks have wanted. He can shoot a bit like Van Horn, but is a worse rebounder. That's fine by the Knicks though, they don't really need Van Horn's rebounding as much with Mutombo and Thomas on the front line. Still, my gut feeling says the Knicks will miss Van Horn more than they think. Tim Thomas is a lot more useful off the bench than he is starting. And oh my god, I was right. Tim Thomas was flat out terrible for the Knicks. He was total garbage in the first half of the season, and didn't start hitting shots until the team was way out of playoff contention. Since the guy's only skill is hitting jumpers, he was useless on the court most of the time, and a defensive liability (opposing SFs had an effective FG% of .550). He made Trevor Ariza look like a much better player than he really is. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 8 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (36 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (94), Bucks (385) Current Team: Knicks (95) Toni Kukoc Overall 77 (down from 79) Close 77 (down from 87) Med 73 (down from 76) 3pt 75 (up from 74) FT 73 Layup 75 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 75 (up from 60) PostOff 75 (down from 80) PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 60 (down from 70) RebDef 75 (down from 78) Speed 70 Stam 80 (down from 85) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Notes: The Croation Sensation is one of the best bench players in NBA history. Even though he came off the bench, he was regarded as the third scoring option for Chicago behind MJ and Scottie. Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 12 Age: 36 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (3 rings, 96 games) Former Teams: Bulls (440), 76'ers (80), Hawks (76) Current Team: Bucks (189) Jim Jackson Overall 76 (down from 78) Close 79 (down from 89) Med 76 3pt 82 (up from 80) FT 87 (up from 81) Layup 75 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 70 RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (down from 75) Speed 80 Stam 90 (up from 85) Dur 85 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 Notes: Once was one of the three J's in Dallas. Has traveled a lot since then. Houston is his tenth team, but it's only going to be his second team he logs 100 games with. Hah, just when we thought Double J had found a home in Houston, they just dumped him on the Hornets for David Wesley. Expect the Hornets to trade JJ during the season, so Jackson will probably be with his 12th team this season. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (45 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (289), Nets (31), 76'ers (48), Warriors (31), Blazers (49), Hawks (96), Cavaliers (39), Heat (55), Kings (63), Rockets (104), Hornets (0) Current Team: Suns (40) Fred Jones (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 82 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 77 (up from 70) FT 84 (up from 81) Layup 75 Dunk 90 (down from 95) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 65 Steal 65 RebOff 55 (down from 65) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: The 2004 Slam Dunk Champion. He reminds me a little of Harold Miner (with better defense). Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Slam Dunk Champ: 1 (2004) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (27 games) Current Team: Pacers (177) Andres Nocioni (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 77 Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 69 (down from 74) FT 77 (up from 65) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 60 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Another one of the players who was on the gold medal Argentinian team that took down the US. His favorite player is Scottie Pippen, so it's fitting that he should be the starter in Chicago this season. It's too bad that he was one year too late to play with him. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 1 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (81) Bruce Bowen Overall 75 (up from 71) Close 79 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 80 (up from 79) FT 60 (up from 58) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 60 Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 55 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 95 (up from 85) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Adored by Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich. Only able to contribute on offense because Alonzo Mourning and Tim Duncan allow him to get open looks from the perimeter. Led the league in 3pt% in 02-03, but somehow shot them at a better percentage than his FTs (.441 3pt to .404 FT). In 99-00 Bowen was waived by the Sixers, and claimed by the Heat. Since waiver claims are allowed according to the standings, Miami was able to claim him before the Knicks. What's interesting about that is the Knicks were ahead of Miami in the standings for ONE GAME the entire year, and it couldn't have come at a more inconvenient time. Bowen was able to wreck havoc defensively, while NY never really did get decent backup for Latrell Sprewell. Maybe if they had Bowen, they never trade Ewing for damaged goods Glen Rice, and they never trade damaged goods Glen Rice for grossly overpaid Shandon Anderson. It's amazing what one day can change. Averaged a career high 8.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 04-05. Kinda odd (how low the numbers are), considering it's his fifth season of starters minutes. Bowen also set a career high in FT% with .634. Again, career "high" is subjective. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 9 Age: 33 All-Defensive First Team: 2 (03-04, 04-05) All-Defensive Second Team: 3 (2001-2003) 3pt% King: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (2 rings, 80 games) Former Teams: Heat (1), Celtics (91), 76'ers (42), Heat (109) Current Team: Spurs (305) Kyle Korver (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 75 (up from 74) Close 70 (down from 89) Med 79 (up from 75) 3pt 88 (down from 90) FT 85 (up from 82) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 75 (up from 60) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Korver had quite a shocking year, statistically. Normally guys that are only good at shooting have sucky rookie years. Korver's season wasn't great, but it certainly wasn't bad. Consider that of his 115 FGM, 81 were threes. He led the league in threes made per minute. Korver placed third in the 3pt shootout this year, narrowly losing to the likes of Peja Stojakovic and Voshon Lenard. Good thing the shooting deprived Nets sold him to the Sixers for cash, eh? Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Current Team: 76'ers (156) Kyle Korver (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 74 (up from 73) Close 89 Med 75 3pt 90 (up from 80) FT 82 Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Darius Miles Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 77 (up from 75) Med 68 (down from 70) 3pt 65 (up from 53) FT 60 (down from 66) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 85 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 75 (up from 70) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Entering the draft out of high school was a smart move for him. Given his current rate of development, had he gone to college, he would have been drafted much lower than third overall (and thus would have made less money). Already the guy is 23 years old with a six year contract. Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (163), Cavaliers (104) Current Team: Blazers (105) Jarvis Hayes Overall 75 (down from 77) Close 79 (down from 87) Med 73 (down from 76) 3pt 75 (up from 69) FT 82 (up from 78) Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 70 PostDef 65 (down from 70) Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Wizards (124) Jared Jeffries Overall 74 (up from 70) Close 75 (up from 70) Med 66 (down from 71) 3pt 71 (up from 50) FT 60 (down from 64) Layup 75 (up from 65) Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 65) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 70 (down from 78) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 3 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Current Team: Wizards (179) Gerald Wallace Overall 74 (up from 70) Close 75 Med 66 (down from 70) 3pt 66 (up from 50) FT 66 (up from 52) Layup 80 (down from 85) Dunk 95 Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 80 (up from 70) RebOff 70 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 Notes: Another young athletic freak with little talent, fundamentals, or jumpshot, like Darius Miles. Wallace was one of the best HS players who went to college for one year before declaring, but never developed his game in Sacramento. Might get the chance to do it in Charlotte, but I'm skeptical (they said the same thing about Miles in Cleveland). If it weren't for a decent showing in the Slam Dunk contest, hardly anybody would even know who he is. Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x (15 games) Former Teams: Kings (138) Current Team: Bobcats (70) Jumaine Jones Overall 74 (up from 72) Close 75 Med 71 3pt 80 (up from 73) FT 69 Layup 70 Dunk 80 (down from 85) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 (up from 60) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Looks like JJ will bring an end to Devean George's Laker career, if Devean ever comes off the injured list that is. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (29 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (98), Cavaliers (161), Celtics (42) Current Team: Lakers (76) Devean George Overall 74 (up from 72) Close 75 (down from 77) Med 71 (down from 73) 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 76 (up from 74) Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 75 (up from 60) RebOff 65 RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Decent bench player, but definitely not starter quality. Makes you realize how much Jerry West put into the Laker dynasty. George got a good contract from Mitch Kupchak, but has only shot over 40% once in his career. Every year, the Lakers have gotten a little worse since Mitch took over. He should consider himself lucky that Shaq and Kobe attracted Karl and Gary, because he sure wouldn't have been able to done that on his own... his job was extended about 3 years because of it. With the Laker dynasty about to undergo major changes, Kupchak will likely get the axe if things don't pan out. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 4x, Second Round 1x (3 rings, 68 games) Current Team: Lakers (358) Brian Cardinal Overall 74 (up from 73) Close 75 Med 73 (up from 68) 3pt 76 (up from 72) FT 87 (down from 88) Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (down from 85) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Well, it only took 5 years (in other words, since the 2K franchise started) but they finally added Cardinal to the rosters. Although in typical Visual Concepts fashion, they got his position wrong. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Pistons (23), Wizards (5), Warriors (76) Current Team: Grizzlies (58) Jiri Welsch Overall 74 (down from 75) Close 79 (down from 89) Med 73 (down from 78) 3pt 77 (down from 79) FT 76 (up from 74) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 50 (down from 60) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 55 RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Has been traded four times in three years. His fundamentals are intriguing to most teams, but the total package isn't what it's cracked up to be, which has made him easy trade bait. Other Positions: PG, SG Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Warriors (37), Celtics (136) Current Team: Cavaliers (16) Lamond Murray Overall 74 (up from 71) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 80 (up from 73) FT 76 Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 70 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 65 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Cousin of one of the original Raptors, Tracy Murray. Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Clippers (361), Cavaliers (223) Current Team: Raptors (95) Tyson Chandler (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE POWER FORWARD SECTION) Josh Smith Overall 73 (up from 72) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 65 (down from 70) 3pt 61 (down from 67) FT 69 Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 95 (up from 80) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 85 (up from 65) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: Smith was called the most likely player to be a bust in the 2004 draft. At one point he was third on most mock drafts behind Okafor and Howard. It's anyone's guess what Smith is capable of, who knows, maybe he'll be rookie of the year on a horrible Atlanta team, or maybe he'll ride the bench and shoot 35% from the field. Well, Smith was also compared to Vince Carter, and at least he proved he has his athletic ability, as he won this year's dunk contest. Unfortunately, that isn't going to make him Vince anymore than it made Harold Miner Jordan. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Slam Dunk Champ: 1 (2005) Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Hawks (74) Corliss Williamson Overall 73 (down from 74) Close 87 Med 68 (down from 71) 3pt 53 FT 80 (up from 77) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 (down from 76) Block 65 (up from 55) Steal 60 RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 70 (down from 72) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: After winning a ring in Detroit last year, former sixth man will be backing up Kenny Thomas this year in Philly. And after being traded back to Sacramento, he'll still be backing up Kenny Thomas. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Sixth Man of Year: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (1 ring, 63 games) Former Teams: Kings (337), Raptors (42), Pistons (266) 76'ers (48) Current Team: Kings (24) Ruben Patterson Overall 73 (up from 72) Close 77 (up from 75) Med 66 (down from 70) 3pt 61 (down from 64) FT 65 (up from 55) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 Block 60 Steal 80 (up from 65) RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 70 Notes: The artist formerly known as "Kobe-Stopper". Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (18 games) Former Teams: Lakers (24), Sonics (157) Current Team: Blazers (296) Eric Williams Overall 73 (up from 70) Close 70 (up from 60) Med 75 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 74 (down from 79) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 55 (up from 50) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (up from 63) Speed 75 (up from 70) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 70 Notes: If you told me at the beginning of last summer that Eric Williams was going to be starting at PF for the Nets this year, I would have at the least been somewhat skeptical. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 10 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (26 games) Former Teams: Celtics (136), Nuggets (42), Celtics (258), Cavaliers (50), Nets (21) Current Team: Raptors (34) Jonathan Bender Overall 73 (up from 71) Close 72 (up from 60) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 74 (up from 73) FT 75 (up from 67) Layup 70 Dunk 85 Handle 65 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 65 (up from 50) RebDef 70 (down from 71) Speed 75 (up from 65) Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 65 (down from 75) DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Was the MVP of the McDonalds High School All-Star game way back in 1999, scoring a record 31 points. Has done absolutely nothing in his basketball career since then. One of those high school busts people fail to talk about when they bring up how high schoolers are so good for the game. No, great players are good for the game. Lebron and KG were good for the game. They came in developed. Bender came in 7 feet and skinny as a doornail. He's been injury prone because of it, and he's probably the worst rebounding 7-foot player in the league. Similar to Darius Miles, he was taken high out of high school on size/potential rather than skill/size/potential. Years Pro: 6 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 3x (34 games) Current Team: Pacers (235) Marcus Fizer Overall 73 Close 82 Med 70 (down from 73) 3pt 55 (up from 50) FT 69 (down from 71) Layup 70 Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 74) RebDef 80 (up from 76) Speed 70 Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 70 (down from 90) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Bulls (232) Current Team: Bucks (54) George Lynch (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 73 (up from 71) Close 70 Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 70 (up from 50) FT 65 (up from 62) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 70 (down from 78) RebDef 75 (up from 69) Speed 70 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 12 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 4x, First Round 3x (62 games) Former Teams: Lakers (203), Grizzlies (123), 76'ers (200) Current Team: Hornets (204) Chris Crawford Overall 73 (up from 67) Close 72 (up from 67) Med 75 3pt 77 (down from 54) FT 87 (up from 78) Layup 70 Dunk 65 Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 65 (up from 55) Steal 70 (up from 50) RebOff 60 (up from 56) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 70 Stam 80 Dur 70 (down from 80) DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: Very injury prone. Is expected to miss the season with injury, after playing only 68 games in the previous three seasons. If you include this season, he will have played in only 252 of possible 656 games. As hard as it is to believe, he's the only holdover from the Atlanta playoff era (and along with Boris Diaw, the only player that has been on the team longer than a year). Lenny Wilkens is coaching his second team since then. Dikembe Mutombo has been traded three times and played for four teams. Ditto for Christian Laettner, he has been traded four times and played for four teams (Additionally, Mutombo and Laettner were waived by one team each). Steve Smith is also playing on his fourth team since then. Yet Crawford is still with Atlanta. Maybe it's because he gets injured so frequently that he's impossible to trade. It's too bad Crawford got hurt though. He had a good preseason, and this was his contract year. Atlanta is young and forward heavy, so this was his chance to impress other teams, because it's doubtful he'd have a significant role if he re-signs with Atlanta. Crawford is one of the few forwards in the NBA to have never grabbed 10 rebounds in a game. Considering he's an 8-year pro, that is pretty bad. Of course, he can't seem to get on the court much thanks to injuries, but you'd have to think he could have come close a couple times. Yet, that's not the case, he only has three games in his career where he grabbed nine rebounds. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 8 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Hawks (252) Current Team: FREE AGENT Lee Nailon Overall 72 Close 84 (up from 75) Med 75 3pt 52 (down from 64) FT 81 (up from 76) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 (up from 65) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (down from 75) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: This is not the first time Nailon has been called on to replace an injured Jamal Mashburn. Too bad Mash is on the verge of retirement, he was the only way that Nailon could get a starting job. Years Pro: 5 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (9 games) Former Teams: Hornets (121), Knicks (38), Hawks (27), Magic (8), Cavaliers (22) Current Team: Hornets (68) Scott Padgett Overall 72 (up from 68) Close 60 (up from 57) Med 75 3pt 80 (up from 74) FT 74 (up from 70) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 65 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 60 (up from 59) RebOff 70 (up from 50) RebDef 75 (up from 63) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (27 games) Former Teams: Jazz (231), Rockets (124) Current Team: Suns Eduardo Najera Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 70 Med 68 3pt 64 (up from 50) FT 65 Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 65) Handle 65 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 85 (up from 75) RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 70 Notes: Mostly played center last year, at only 6'8" and 235 lbs. Other Positions: PF, C Years Pro: 5 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (41 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (208), Warriors (42) Current Team: Nuggets (26) Rodney White Overall 72 (up from 63) Close 79 (up from 75) Med 71 (up from 63) 3pt 75 (up from 53) FT 75 Layup 70 (up from 60) Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 55 PostOff 75 (up from 65) PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 65 (up from 56) RebDef 70 (up from 68) Speed 75 Stam 90 (up from 94) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 50) OffAwr 70 (up from 60) Notes: Did Detroit give up on White early, or did White give up playing basketball early? Wasn't he supposed to go earlier than ninth in the draft? MJ loved the kid, he was considering trading the first pick (Kwame) for someone good so he could move down and draft White. Now, he's a mess. He looks more like Lee Nailon than a lottery pick. And why hasn't VC updated this guy yet? He's not a total scrub and he's not a SG for Christ's sake. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (5 games) Former Teams: Pistons (16), Nuggets (186) Current Team: Warriors (16) James Jones (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 72 (down from 74) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 71 3pt 79 FT 86 (up from 85) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 65 down from 70) RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Barely played last season, and has already shattered his previous statistical marks (he only played 26 minutes last season in 6 games). Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Pacers (81) Current Team: Suns Luke Walton Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 65 Med 68 3pt 70 (up from 65) FT 71 (up from 69) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 60 RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 70 Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Backup SF/PF on the Lakers, and son of NBA Hall of Famer/Color Commentator Hall of Famer Bill Walton (who happens to be doing the color for 2K5 this year). Luke didn't have a big impact until the NBA Finals, where he averaged 4.5 assists in 19.3 minutes. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 2 Age: Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x (17 games) Current Team: Lakers (72) Adrian Griffin Overall 72 (up from 69) Close 65 Med 70 (down from 70) 3pt 68 (down from 70) FT 77 (up from 75) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 55 Steal 80 (up from 60) RebOff 75 (up from 50) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 75 Stam 85 (down from 87) Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Another defensive stopper that made a name for himself in Dallas. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (40 games) Former Teams: Celtics (116), Mavericks (132), Rockets (19) Current Team: Bulls (69) Aleksandar Pavlovic Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 72 (up from 65) Med 73 3pt 76 (up from 68) FT 74 (up from 72) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Was selected by the Bobcats in the expansion draft, and traded to Cleveland for a future lottery protected first round pick. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 2 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Jazz (79) Current Team: Cavaliers (65) Viktor Khryapa (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 72 Close 72 (down from 75) Med 68 (down from 73) 3pt 71 FT 55 (down from 69) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 65) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 65 RebOff 70 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (32) Andre Iguodala (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Bryon Russell Overall 71 (up from 69) Close 70 (down from 82) Med 70 (up from 68) 3pt 78 (up from 73) FT 78 (up from 75) Layup 70 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Infamously pushed out of the way by Michael Jordan on that NBA Finals Game 1 buzzer beater. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 12 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 4x (105 games) Former Teams: Jazz (628), Wizards (70), Lakers (72) Current Team: Nuggets (70) Luke Jackson Overall 71 (down from 74) Close 75 (down from 82) Med 75 (down from 78) 3pt 80 (up from 74) FT 85 Layup 75 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 70) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 65 (down from 80) RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: A great addition to the Cavaliers, who were interested in Brent Barry during the offseason. Jackson has the potential to eventually become their Barry. At the least he should at least be close to what Kyle Korver has done this season for the Sixers. Luke has struggled with a back injury he suffered in July though, and he finally had surgery to correct it, which will cause him to miss the rest of his rookie season. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Cavaliers (10) Eddie Robinson Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 75 Med 71 3pt 65 (down from 67) FT 74 Layup 70 Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 60 (up from 55) RebDef 65 Speed 80 (up from 75) Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 Notes: Waived by the Bulls. Was never worth that big contract he signed in restricted free agency. On a day that many people (notably the NY Post) were reporting that Eddie Robinson had been signed by the Knicks, thanks to an inside tip, I reported that Eddie Robinson would not be signed by the Knicks, because he would require surgery that would keep him out until May. Local news and ESPN acknowledged this about 6 hours later. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (14 games) Former Teams: Hornets (134), Bulls (144) Current Team: FREE AGENT Trevor Ariza (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 70 (down from 72) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 63 (down from 70) 3pt 59 (down from 65) FT 70 (down from 72) Layup 70 Dunk 85 (up from 75) Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 60 Block 65 Steal 80 (up from 75) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 85 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Only 6 months older than Dorell Wright. That's just like the gap between LeBron and Melo, and Ariza has the college experience like Melo. He played well in the summer leagues, and I expect him to get a roster spot on the Knicks. He'll likely make the team ahead of Shandon Anderson (though that is more due to Isiah's personal feelings about Anderson than it is about Ariza's ability). He has good potential for the future. Hopefully he'll force Tim Thomas out of town one day. Ariza is currently the youngest Knick to ever play a regular season game (Carl Braun of all people held the record for a very long time, at a little over 20 years of age, and Maciej Lampe at 18 only played for the Knicks in preseason, not during the regular season). Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Knicks (80) Rasual Butler Overall 70 (down from 72) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 73 (up from 71) 3pt 78 (up from 74) FT 75 (down from 83) Layup 70 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 50 (down from 60) RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Former Teams: Heat (182) Current Team: Hornets Calbert Cheaney Overall 70 (up from 67) Close 70 (up from 62) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 67 (down from 72) FT 69 (up from 50) Layup 70 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 65 (up from 60) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 65 (up from 62) RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 70 (up from 58) Speed 75 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Former college player of the year who was VERY ill suited for the pro game. He came into the league at 6'7" and 190 lbs. He didn't have enough muscle to play SF (career average of only 3.3 rpg), and he didn't have the perimeter skills to play SG (career average of only 1.8 apg, Cheaney is also only a 30% three-point shooter over his career, which is especially bad when you consider that 152 of his 204 career threes came when the line was moved in). Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Former Teams: Bullets/Wizards (424), Celtics (67), Nuggets (77), Jazz (81) Current Team: Warriors (134) Rodney Buford Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 70 3pt 72 (up from 67) FT 76 (up from 75) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 55 RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 1x (24 games) Former Teams: Heat (34), 76'ers (47), Grizzlies (63), Kings (22) Current Team: Nets (64) Jason Kapono Overall 70 (up from 68) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 73 (up from 71) 3pt 81 (up from 73) FT 83 Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 (up from 60) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 55 (down from 60) RebDef 65 (up from 60) Speed 75 Stam 85 (down from 96) Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Good shooter but has a slow release. Kinda like Kyle Korver. Should get a lot of minutes in Charlotte, as one of their few dependable long-range shooters. Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Cavaliers (41) Current Team: Bobcats (81) Eric Piatkowski Overall 69 Close 72 (down from 84) Med 75 3pt 84 FT 85 Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (up from 50) Speed 75 Stam 85 (up from 82) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Currently the starting SG in Chicago, so hopefully they will change his position back in the next update. I honestly don't know why they changed it to SF in the first place, he's a career SG and split minutes for Houston at SG/SF anyway. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 11 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (9 games) Former Teams: Clippers (616), Rockets (49) Current Team: Bulls (68) Ryan Bowen Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 60 (down from 75) Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 64 (up from 50) FT 70 (up from 67) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 65 Handle 70 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 75 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 65 Speed 70 Stam 85 (down from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (11 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (298) Current Team: Rockets (66) Ronald Dupree Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 65 Med 66 3pt 67 FT 63 Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 65) Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 60 RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 Notes: Undrafted rookie and former NBDL player that worked his way into the Bulls starting lineup last year. Currently coming off the bench for Detroit. Years Pro: 2 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x (14 games) Former Teams: Bulls (47) Current Team: Pistons (47) Qyntel Woods Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 70 Med 66 3pt 70 (up from 66) FT 63 Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 65 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 65 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 (up from 60) Notes: The latest Jailblazer, Woods is likely to get cut because of his involvement in a dog-fighting ring. He must have been bored being paid a lot to play a game for a living. Woods was just waived by the team, and he must serve 12 months probation and 80 hours of community service. Woods has been picked up by the Heat, a team who could use some help at SF/SG. Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Blazers (115), Heat (3) Current Team: Celtics Travis Outlaw Overall 68 (up from 65) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 66 (up from 63) 3pt 64 (up from 54) FT 65 (down from 68) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 55 PostOff 65 (up rom 60) PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 70 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (67) Matt Barnes Overall 68 Close 65 (up from 62) Med 66 3pt 62 (up from 59) FT 66 (down from 70) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 65 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (38), Kings (43) Current Team: 76'ers (0) Stacey Augmon Overall 68 (up from 67) Close 65 (down from 67) Med 66 3pt 54 (up from 50) FT 76 (up from 67) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 70 RebOff 65 (up from 50) RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 75 (up from 70) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Once part of an excellent defensive backcourt with Mookie Blaylock that supported Dominique Wilkins, now a veteran defensive specialist. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 14 Age: 36 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 7x (77 games) Former Teams: Hawks (290), Pistons (20), Blazers (284), Hornets (216) Current Team: Magic (55) Bostjan Nachbar Overall 68 (up from 65) Close 62 (down from 72) Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 78 (up from 67) FT 79 (up from 60) Layup 65 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 50 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 55 RebOff 55 RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 75 Stam 85 (down from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Rockets (75) Current Team: Hornets (55) Nikoloz Tskitishvili Overall 68 (down from 69) Close 62 (down from 72) Med 70 (down from 73) 3pt 67 FT 74 (up from 71) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 60 Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 55 RebOff 70 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: A project in Denver, Nikoloz Tskitishvili (say that three times fast) is the 2003 version of Darko. He's stuck behind a loaded Denver frontcourt, wants to play, but isn't ready. His career .301 FG% (3 seasons) is probably the lowest in the league after Darko's. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 3 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Nuggets (143), Warriors (12) Current Team: T'Wolves Dorell Wright Overall 68 (down from 71) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 66 (down from 68) 3pt 69 (down from 71) FT 75 (down from 80) Layup 70 Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 60 (down from 65) Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 55 (down from 65) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Heat (3) Ansu Sesay Overall 68 (up from 66) Close 70 Med 68 3pt 66 FT 64 (down from 69) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 50 PostOff 65 PostDef 70 (up from 60) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 60 RebOff 75 (up from 55) RebDef 65 Speed 75 (down from 80) Stam 85 (down from 88) Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: The 01-02 NBDL MVP. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Sonics (111) Current Team: Warriors Ira Newble (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Darvin Ham Overall 67 Close 62 Med 58 3pt 53 (up from 50) FT 50 Layup 65 Dunk 90 Handle 70 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 60 (down from 64) RebOff 80 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 80 (down from 84) Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (1 ring, 54 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (35), Pacers (1), Wizards (71), Bucks (134), Hawks (75) Current Team: Pistons (101) Justin Reed (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 67 (up from 66) Close 67 Med 71 3pt 63 (up from 55) FT 73 (down from 78) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 55 RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 60 Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Celtics (23) Tamar Slay Overall 67 (down from 71) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 66 (down from 68) 3pt 66 (down from 68) FT 65 (down from 70) Layup 70 Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 60 RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Was supposed to get a chance to prove himself this year on the Bobcats, but spent most of the season injured. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (12 games) Former Teams: Nets (58), Bobcats (8) Current Team: EUROPE Tariq Abdul-Wahad Overall 67 (up from 66) Close 70 Med 66 (down from 68) 3pt 64 (down from 67) FT 70 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 60 (up from 55) Steal 65 (up from 55) RebOff 65 (up from 58) RebDef 70 (up from 66) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 60 (down from 65) DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 Notes: The former Oliver St. Jean is a shooting guard that never learned how to shoot. It shouldn't require a brain surgeon to see he's on the verge of scrubbing out of the league. Would you believe he played in 8 playoff games and only 14 regular season games (due to injury)? It just struck me as kind of odd. He probably has the worst contract in the entire NBA. 3 years and 21 million left? Ick. Regardless, he could still be a decent backup on the right team. Unfortunately, Dallas isn't the right team. He may have to retire due to his constant knee injuries. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Kings (108), Magic (46), Nuggets (64) Current Team: Mavericks (18) Ndudi Ebi Overall 66 (up from 65) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 63 3pt 50 FT 68 Layup 65 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 60 (up from 55) Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: High schooler taken in last years draft. Not expected to contribute for a few years. T'Wolves better hope he develops; he's their last first round pick for a while. Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: T'Wolves (19) Michael Curry Overall 66 (down from 70) Close 65 (down from 79) Med 70 (down from 75) 3pt 62 (down from 66) FT 84 Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 70 Block 55 (down from 60) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 50 RebDef 55 (down from 60) Speed 75 Stam 80 (down from 82) Dur 90 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Is expected to go to join Rick Carlislie on the Pacers as an assistant coach, replacing Mike Brown who is going to become the new Cavaliers head coach. Other Positions: SG, PF Years Pro: 12 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (36 games) Former Teams: 76ers (10), Pistons (0), Wizards (5), Pistons (122), Bucks (132), Pistons (310), Raptors (70), Pacers (18) Current Team: RETIRED Tremaine Fowlkes Overall 66 Close 67 (down from 72) Med 66 3pt 61 FT 81 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 (down from 80) Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 60 Notes: The first player from the NBDL to make it to the NBA. Fowlkes is also the first NBDL player to win an NBA championship. It would probably mean more if he had actually played a playoff game though. Years Pro: 4 Playoff Experience: None (1 ring, 0 games) Former Teams: Clippers (59), Pistons (36), Pacers (8) Current Team: FREE AGENT Greg Buckner (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Raja Bell (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION) Scottie Pippen (RETIRED) Overall 77 Close 87 Med 73 3pt 73 FT 72 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 70 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 60 Steal 70 RebOff 60 RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 60 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Batman and Robin. Jay and Silent Bob. Jordan and Pippen. Won 6 rings as Jordan's sidekick. Was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Was the active leader in total playoff games. Pippen retired this offseason, and he is a lock for the Hall of Fame. Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 7 (6 starts, 1 MVP) All-NBA First Team: 3 All-NBA Second Team: 2 All-NBA Third Team: 2 All-Defensive First Team: 7 All-Defensive Second Team: 2 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x (6 rings, 206 games) Former Teams: Bulls (833), Rockets (50), Blazers (272), Bulls (23) Current Team: RETIRED Monty Williams (RETIRED) Overall 70 Close 72 Med 68 3pt 61 FT 74 Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 50 Steal 54 RebOff 59 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 82 Dur 60 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Can't say I didn't see this coming. Monty always projected to have a short career. He had an irregular heartbeat while at Notre Dame, and it meant that he'd never really be able to play much more than 20 mpg as a pro. He was a good role player while he lasted, very unselfish, and good in the locker room. I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up being one of Doc Rivers' assistant coaches in a couple years. Years Pro: 10 Playoff Experience: Second Round 4x, First Round 2x (30 games) Former Teams: Knicks (55), Spurs (154), Nuggets (1), Magic (225), 76'ers (21) Current Team: RETIRED Rick Fox (RETIRED, REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 68 Close 72 Med 70 3pt 71 FT 74 Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 60 Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 60 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 13 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 4x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (3 rings, 111 games) Former Teams: Celtics (444), Lakers (486) Current Team: RETIRED *********************************************************************** D. Power Forwards Rating - Player (Version last updated) 99 - Kevin Garnett (2.5) 98 - Tim Duncan (2.3) 90 - Dirk Nowitzki (2.5) 90 - Jermaine O'Neal (2.3) 87 - Elton Brand (2.5) 86 - Amare Stoudemire (2.5) 85 - Chris Webber (2.4) 84 - Pau Gasol (2.3) 84 - Antoine Walker (2.3) 84 - Rasheed Wallace (2.2) 83 - Kenyon Martin (2.3) 83 - Lamar Odom (2.6) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 82 - Zach Randolph (2.3) 82 - Shareef Abdur-Rahim (2.3) 82 - Antonio McDyess (2.5) 81 - Carlos Boozer (2.8) 81 - Donyell Marshall (2.5) 80 - Chris Bosh (2.5) 80 - Antawn Jamison (2.6) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 79 - Drew Gooden (2.5) 78 - Emeka Okafor (2.3) 78 - Raef LaFrentz (2.6) 78 - Al Harrington (3.0) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 78 - Kurt Thomas (POSITION CHANGED, SEE CENTER SECTION) 77 - Juwan Howard (2.4) 77 - Kenny Thomas (2.5) 77 - Troy Murphy (2.5) 77 - Tyson Chandler (2.3) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 76 - Dwight Howard (2.3) 76 - P.J. Brown (2.6) 76 - Joe Smith (2.5) 76 - Robert Horry (2.3) 75 - Udonis Haslem (2.4) 75 - Nene (2.6) 75 - Eddie Griffin (2.6) 75 - Al Jefferson (2.6) 74 - Vladimir Radmanovic (2.3) 74 - Antonio Davis (2.3) 74 - Michael Sweetney (2.4) 74 - Malik Rose (2.4) 74 - Brian Grant (2.6) 74 - Clifford Robinson (2.3) 73 - Nick Collison (2.3) 73 - Austin Croshere (2.6) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 73 - Maurice Taylor (2.4) 73 - Rodney Rogers (2.3) 73 - Anderson Varejao (2.5) 72 - Jerome Williams (2.4) (RETIRED) 72 - Christian Laettner (2.3) 72 - Etan Thomas (2.6) 72 - Robert Traylor (2.3) 72 - Keon Clark (2.1) 71 - Danny Fortson (2.4) 71 - Kwame Brown (2.6) 71 - Chris Wilcox (2.5) 71 - Chris Andersen (2.9) 71 - Vin Baker (2.4) 70 - Darius Songaila (2.5) 70 - Othella Harrington (2.3) 70 - Clarence Weatherspoon (2.4) 70 - Malik Allen (2.6) 70 - Andris Biedrins (2.6) 70 - Zarko Cabarkapa (2.6) 70 - George Lynch (POSITION CHANGED, SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) 69 - Reggie Evans (2.3) 69 - Brian Scalabrine (2.4) 69 - David West (2.9) 69 - Kris Humphries (2.8) 69 - Tom Gugliotta (3.0) 68 - Alan Henderson (2.6) 68 - Brian Cook (2.6) 68 - Stanislav Medvedenko (2.6) 68 - Melvin Ely (2.6) 68 - Walter McCarty (2.6) 68 - Bo Outlaw (2.6) 67 - Pat Garrity (2.2) 67 - Maciej Lampe (2.6) 67 - Ryan Humphrey (2.6) 67 - Donnell Harvey (2.1) 66 - Mark Madsen (2.6) 65 - Zaza Pachulia (POSITION CHANGED, SEE CENTER SECTION) 64 - Obinna Ekezie (2.6) 64 - Jerome Beasley (1.9) 64 - Lonny Baxter (2.1) 63 - Michael Ruffin (3.0) 63 - Jackson Vroman (2.9) 63 - Michael Bradley (2.2) 63 - Lawrence Funderburke (2.3) 62 - Jerome Moiso (1.9) 61 - Brandon Hunter (1.4) 57 - Paul Shirley (2.9) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 84 - Karl Malone (2.2) (RETIRED) Kevin Garnett Overall 99 (down from 101) Close 97 Med 79 3pt 70 (down from 71) FT 81 (up from 79) Layup 85 Dunk 85 Handle 75 Pass 75 PostOff 95 PostDef 90 (down from 95) Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 85 (down from 95) RebDef 95 Speed 70 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 90 (down from 95) OffAwr 95 Notes: MVP of the 03-04 season. The runner-up MVP to Tim Duncan in 02- 03. It's hard to believe this is his 10th pro season. Didn't seem to have any luck with getting out of the first round, but not so in 03-04. The T'Wolves have given him his best team in years. I must say I was wrong about the T'Wolves this year. I said they didn't improve much, because they had no bench. Well, the bench stepped up, especially Hoiberg, Hassell, and Madsen. Sam Cassell's injury in the Conference Finals was the difference between the T'Wolves and the NBA Finals, and probably an NBA championship. Other Positions: PG, SF, C Years Pro: 10 Age: 28 Most Valuable Player: 1 (03-04) All-Star selections: 8 (96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 00-01, 01-02, 03-04, 04- 05, 7 starts) All-Star Game MVP: 1 (02-03) All-NBA First Team: 3 (99-00, 02-03, 03-04) All-NBA Second Team: 3 (00-01, 01-02, 04-05) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (98-99) All-Defensive First Team: 6 (2000-2005) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 7x (47 games) Current Team: T'Wolves (775) Tim Duncan Overall 98 Close 97 Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 59 FT 69 (up from 59) Layup 80 Dunk 80 Handle 65 Pass 65 PostOff 95 PostDef 95 Block 90 (down from 95) Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 90 RebDef 90 (down from 95) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 85 (down from 90) DefAwr 90 (up from 85) OffAwr 90 (up from 85) Notes: The 2 time MVP won his second ring in four seasons, and sorry Shaq, you can't stick an asterisk next to that one. Has torn up the league since his arrival. Just look at his recognitions. He's the first player since, fittingly, David Robinson, to be on an all-NBA team and a defensive team in each of his first 7 seasons (Robinson also did it in his first 7), and he's the ONLY player in NBA history to be named to the All-NBA First team in his first 7 seasons (the closest is Larry Bird, who made the first team in each of his first 4 seasons). He's among the tops in the league in points, rebounds, and blocks each year. But you know what I like most about him? His assist totals. Look at his points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and FG% totals per round of the 02-03 playoffs. First Round - 18.7 ppg, 16.0 rpg, 5.2 apg, 3.5 bpg, .521 FG%. Second Round - 28.0 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.3 bpg, .529 FG%. Conference Finals - 28.0 ppg, 16.7 rpg, 5.8 apg, 3.0 bpg, .569 FG%. NBA Finals - 24.7 ppg, 15.4 rpg, 5.3 apg, 5.3 bpg, .495 FG%. That's absolutely insane. In case you are wondering, Duncan's assist totals exceeded Tony Parker's assist totals in each round of the playoffs. Definitely the heir to Shaq's kingdom, and unlike Shaq, he didn't jump ship and screw over his former team (Orlando, not LA). Other Positions: C Years Pro: 8 Age: 28 All-Star selections: 7 games (97-98, 99-00, 00-01, 01-02, 02-03, 03-04, 04-05, 6 starts) All-Star Game MVP: 1 All-NBA First Team: 7 (97-98, 98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 01-02, 02-03, 03-04) All-Defensive First Team: 5 All-Defensive Second Team: 2 Most Valuable Player: 2 (01-02, 02-03) NBA Finals MVP: 3 (98-99, 02-03, 04-05) Rookie of the Year: 1 (97-98) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x (3 rings, 105 games) Current Team: Spurs (586) Dirk Nowitzki Overall 90 (down from 93) Close 97 Med 94 3pt 84 (down from 87) FT 87 (up from 83) Layup 85 Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 85 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 75 RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 85 (down from 95) Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 95 Notes: The best player in the NBA to come out of Europe. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 7 Age: 26 All-Star selections: 4 (2002-2005) All-NBA First Team: 1 (04-05) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (01-02, 02-03) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (00-01, 03-04) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (53 games) Current Team: Mavericks (522) Jermaine O'Neal Overall 90 (down from 94) Close 97 Med 73 3pt 54 (up from 50) FT 75 (down from 76) Layup 80 Dunk 85 Handle 60 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 95 PostDef 90 Block 80 (down from 90) Steal 60 (down from 65) RebOff 80 (down from 90) RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 70 Stam 90 (down from 92) Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 85 Notes: Was the youngest player in NBA history during his rookie season. Sat behind Rasheed Wallace and Brian Grant early in his career with Portland, they traded him for Dale Davis. Talk about a bone-headed trade... Jermaine has become the best big man in the east. He has averaged a double double the past three seasons. Hard to believe he's in his 9th season already. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 9 Age: 26 Most Improved Player: 1 (01-02) All-Star selections: 4 (2002-2005, 2 starts) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (03-04) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (01-02, 02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 3x, Second Round 1x, First Round 5x (64 games) Former Teams: Blazers (211) Current Team: Pacers (352) Elton Brand Overall 87 (down from 91) Close 97 Med 73 3pt 50 FT 75 (down from 77) Layup 75 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 75 Pass 65 (up from 55) PostOff 90 (down from 95) PostDef 85 Block 80 (down from 90) Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 90 RebDef 80 (down from 90) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 (up from 80) OffAwr 85 Notes: The first Clipper to make the All-Star team since Danny Manning. The Clippers robbed Chicago by sending them Tyson Chandler. How do I figure they ripped them off? Well, look at it this way. Brand has been averaging at least 18 ppg and at least 10 rpg for his entire career. Most Bulls fans would say that all Chandler has to do is equal that, and it's a fair trade. But I don't look at it like that. Chandler would have to EXCEED Brand's production for it to be even. Right now, Brand could have been putting up about 20/10 for Chicago, and they'd most definitely be in the playoffs this year. If it takes Chandler 4 years to reach Brand's level, why shouldn't they have just kept Brand for those 4 years? Brand is not only one of the best rebounders in the league (led it in offensive rebounding last year) he was also fourth in the league in blocks behind the elite trinity of Ratliff, Wallace, and Duncan. Chandler is unlikely to ever play at this level, which begs the question - why did the Bulls trade an established rising star like Brand for a player that at best has the potential to be Brand's equal? Other Positions: C Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 All-Star selections: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Bulls (155) Current Team: Clippers (292) Amare Stoudemire Overall 86 (up from 83) Close 97 (up from 87) Med 75 (up from 70) 3pt 55 FT 73 (up from 71) Layup 85 (up from 75) Dunk 95 (up from 85) Handle 75 (up from 70) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 90 (up from 85) PostDef 80 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 65 (down from 75) RebOff 80 RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 75 (up from 70) Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 85 (up from 80) Notes: The first high school player to ever win Rookie of the Year. I still think Kevin Garnett's rookie season out of high school was more impressive (he was younger, he didn't start games until halfway through the season, and take a look at the assists). Years Pro: 3 Age: 22 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05) Rookie of the Year: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (21 games) Current Team: Suns (217) Chris Webber Overall 85 (down from 88) Close 94 (down from 97) Med 76 3pt 71 (up from 57) FT 71 (up from 61) Layup 75 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 70 Pass 75 PostOff 90 (down from 95) PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 70 Steal 70 RebOff 75 (down from 85) RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 70 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 65 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 90 (up from 85) Notes: The Kings may have missed their chance. The Lakers were clearly weak in 02-03, but Webber's injury killed them in the second round. Then in 03-04 C-Webb spent most of the year injured, and when he came back there were chemistry issues abound. I think he takes an unfair amount of heat, because Peja Stojakovic is a non-factor in a half-court offense. Years Pro: 12 Age: 31 Rookie of Year: 1 (93-94) All-Star selections: 5 (96-97, 2000-2003, 2 starts) All-NBA First Team: 1 (00-01) All-NBA Second Team: 3 (98-99, 00-01, 02-03) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 5x (64 games) Former Teams: Warriors (76), Wizards/Bullets (212), Kings (377) Current Team: 76'ers (21) Pau Gasol Overall 84 (down from 86) Close 92 (down from 94) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 58 (up from 50) FT 77 (up from 71) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 60 RebOff 80 (down from 85) RebDef 80 (down from 90) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (down from 85) OffAwr 85 Notes: Gee, that Abdur-Rahim for Gasol trade is looking mighty even, is it not? Originally it was thought that the Grizzlies were giving up an established star for a lesser player in order to clean house (when they moved to Memphis). Gasol was the first European to ever win Rookie of the Year, also going against the stereotype that Europeans took time to develop and weren't NBA ready after being drafted (Dirk and Peja, for example). He was perhaps the best player at this year's Olympics, and it's a shame that Spain, arguably the best team at the tournament didn't even medal. They deserved the Bronze more than the US. They only lost one game. Spain BEAT Argentina and Italy (gold and silver winners) but lost to the team that ended up with the Bronze. Meanwhile the US lost to teams that didn't even end up with medals (Lithuania, and Puerto Rico, who wasn't even a top 5 team). If anyone can explain to me how Spain not getting a medal makes any sense, I'd love to hear it. What a crock of a structure. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Current Team: Grizzlies (298) Antoine Walker Overall 84 (down from 86) Close 94 (down from 97) Med 78 (down from 79) 3pt 79 (down from 84) FT 59 (down from 70) Layup 85 Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 80 (up from 75) Pass 75 (up from 70) PostOff 85 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 65 (up from 55) Steal 75 (up from 65) RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 85 (down from 88) Speed 70 Stam 95 (up from 90) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 85 Notes: What the hell happened? Walker went from being an all-star power forward, the most versatile player in the league, an Anthony Mason with 25-foot range, to a chucker. He needs to get it through his head that he's better off using his superior footwork and ball handling to get easy shots in the post rather than brick 68% of the threes that he takes. Other Positions: PG, SF, C Years Pro: 9 Age: 28 All-Star selections: 3 (1 start) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (31 games) Former Teams: Celtics (528), Mavericks (82), Hawks (53), Celtics (24) Current Team: Heat Rasheed Wallace Overall 84 (down from 86) Close 89 (down from 92) Med 78 3pt 75 FT 74 Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 85 (down from 90) PostDef 85 Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Was traded to Portland for Rod Strickland, one of Washington's all-time blunders. Despite his past behavior, Rasheed has been the hottest ticket in the league last year. He was traded to Atlanta, and then traded to Detroit. Won a ring with less than half a season in Detroit, and seemingly all of his past behavior problems are forgotten. Let's see how that holds up over a full season, especially now that he got his new contract. Still, the Pistons were 33-11 after acquiring him (17-4 in regular season, 16-7 in playoffs) so as long as the team keeps winning, it will negate the distractions. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 10 Age: 30 All-Star selections: 2 (99-00, 00-01) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 2x, First Round 5x (1 ring, 98 games) Former Teams: Wizards (65), Blazers (544), Hawks (1) Current Team: Pistons (101) Kenyon Martin Overall 83 (down from 84) Close 92 Med 71 3pt 62 (up from 61) FT 66 (down from 68) Layup 80 (up from 75) Dunk 85 (up from 80) Handle 65 (up from 55) Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 80 PostDef 85 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 75 RebOff 80 (down from 85) RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 75 (up from 70) Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 (up from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: An exciting player to watch, especially next to Jason Kidd. Even with a knee injury in his senior year, Martin was still the blatantly obvious choice to be the first pick in 2000. Judging by what the rest of that draft class has done (Stromile Swift, Darius Miles, Marcus Fizer, Mike Miller, DerMarr Johnson, Chris Mihm, Jamal Crawford, Joel Przybilla, and Keyon Dooling fill out the rest of the top 10 draft choices that year, and 11-15 weren't exactly much better), Martin is clearly a special player. But is he a max level player? That's what the Nuggets gave him when they traded three first round picks for the right to sign him. Will Martin be worth his contract in 2010-11, when he is making 16.6 million dollars? In today's NBA, that would make him the fifth highest paid player. He's a great supporting player, but he's no franchise player (at least not yet). Will that contract impact what the Nuggets are allowed to give Carmelo Anthony when he is a free agent? Maybe. How about Nene? What about other incoming free agents? Will there even be any? Depending on who the Nets draft with those picks (assuming they don't sell them off like they've been doing lately) it could end up being a good trade for Jersey. Of course, if they draft utter crap, they'll probably look like fools. Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 All-Star selections: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (56 games) Former Teams: Nets (283) Current Team: Nuggets (70) Lamar Odom Overall 83 (down from 84) Close 94 Med 75 3pt 72 FT 72 (down from 74) Layup 80 Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 80 Pass 80 PostOff 85 PostDef 75 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 75 RebDef 85 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: Rashidi's claim to fame - Odom went to high school about 10 blocks from his house. How did I come to know about Lamar Odom? Back in the day, my friends and I were talking about what NBA players we'd met. One of my friends said he met Anthony Mason at a sneaker store. My other friend, who was in ninth grade at the time and went to Christ the King HS, said, "Lamar Odom". I said, "Who's that?" and my friend said, "Lamar Odom is NBA". Makes me wonder what it's like, knowing that you're a lock for the NBA at the age of 14... An athletics director I know says Odom is the most talented player he's ever seen, but he was also the stupidest kid he'd ever seen, going as far as to say "he was stupid as a brick". For what it's worth, that director was also as dumb as a brick, because he absolutely 100% swore to me that Nick Van Exel had been traded to the Celtics two days prior (never mind that I check NBA.com and ESPN.com everyday during the summer and heard no such talk), and he was pissed because that meant Boston wouldn't need Omar Cook who was in camp with Boston at the time (also of Christ the King lore). Rashidi Insider Info at it's finest. Rashidi is a big Lamar Odom fan, but recently he received an E-mail from someone alleging they are Lamar Odom's cousin. This cousin informed me that Lamar is deeply upset with the comments I made about him (referring to him as "stupid as a brick"). However, if Lamar had read closely, he would have noticed that I did not make the comments, someone who knew him did. One can now only wonder about Lamar's reading comprehension, and which side of the NBA's Read to Achieve program he should be a part of. Further, I find it humorous how this "cousin" would come so quickly to defend the intellect of Lamar Odom, when IT IS A WELL KNOWN THAT LAMAR CHEATED ON HIS ACT'S (American College Test). At Christ the King he ranked 312th in a class of 334, yet somehow finshed in the top 42% in the country on the ACT with 22 of 36. The SAT equivalent to a 22 is a score of 1030. Five months before taking the ACT, Odom admitted to newspapers that he got a 630 on the SAT. A 400 point improvement in 5 months, on a test that is an indicator of life-long schooling? Let the facts fall where they may, cousin O. At least Rashidi can smile knowing that he got a higher SAT mark without cheating. Other Positions: PG, PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Clippers (230), Heat (80) Current Team: Lakers (64) Zach Randolph Overall 82 (down from 85) Close 94 (up from 92) Med 71 (down from 75) 3pt 53 FT 77 (up from 76) Layup 75 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 70 Pass 55 (down from 65) PostOff 90 PostDef 80 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 60 RebOff 85 (down from 90) RebDef 85 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Notes: The most improved player of the year wasn't really the most improved, because he had already displayed in the 02-03 playoffs what he was capable of. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 Most Improved Player: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (8 games) Current Team: Blazers (245) Shareef Abdur-Rahim Overall 82 (down from 84) Close 92 Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 70 (up from 61) FT 88 (up from 86) Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 85 (down from 90) PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 70 (up from 55) RebOff 80 RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Notes: Was sixth in the NBA in ppg in 97-98, yet did not make the all- star team. Should have made the team more than once, but that's what happens when you play in dead cities like Vancouver and Atlanta. He has career averages of 20.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.9 apg, but only one all- star game. Would be puzzling, but the records of the teams that he plays for are abysmal, which leaves questions about how much better he really makes a team. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 9 Age: 28 All-Star selections: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (274), Hawks (211), Blazers (86) Current Team: Kings Antonio McDyess Overall 82 (up from 79) Close 89 (up from 87) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 50 FT 68 (up from 63) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 75 Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 80) RebDef 85 Speed 70 Stam 85 (down from 93) Dur 60 DefAwr 80 (up from 75) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: It's very hard to say what McDyess is going to do now that he's back. He missed essentially 3 years with injuries. People in Detroit are saying he's doing very well, that he should be a sixth man quality backup, but we'll have to see. Anytime you have a former 20/10 guy coming off your bench, it should be a good thing (unless you're an overweight drug abuser named Shawn Kemp). Other Positions: C Years Pro: 10 Age: 30 All-Star selections: 1 (00-01) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 1x (29 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (150), Suns (81), Nuggets (211), Knicks (18), Suns (24) Current Team: Pistons (77) Carlos Boozer Overall 81 (down from 82) Close 92 Med 75 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 74 (down from 77) Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 65 Pass 60 PostOff 80 PostDef 85 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 85 (down from 90) RebDef 90 Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 80 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 3 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Cavaliers (156) Current Team: Jazz (51) Donyell Marshall Overall 81 (down from 83) Close 87 (down from 89) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 84 (up from 78) FT 76 (up from 74) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 70 (down from 80) Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 85 Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Probably the most underrated player in the NBA. Always seems to get stuck on teams with depth at Power Forward. Averaged a double double in Toronto last year, but now coming off the bench behind Chris Bosh. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (9 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (40), Warriors (340), Jazz (139), Bulls (96) Current Team: Raptors (131) Chris Bosh Overall 80 (up from 75) Close 87 (up from 82) Med 75 (up from 68) 3pt 68 (up from 61) FT 76 (up from 70) Layup 80 (up from 70) Dunk 80 Handle 65 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 65 RebOff 75 RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 75 (up from 70) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Raptors (156) Antawn Jamison Overall 80 (down from 83) Close 97 (up from 94) Med 75 (down from 81) 3pt 75 (up from 73) FT 76 (up from 72) Layup 80 Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 75 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 85 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 65 (up from 55) RebOff 80 (down from 90) RebDef 75 (down from 78) Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 80 Notes: The 03-04 Sixth man of the year. Raised his FG% by 65 points to be third in the league. Was traded for the #5 pick (Devin Harris), which reunites him with former Warrior teammates Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes, and former Tar Heel teammate Brendan Haywood. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 All-Star selections: 1 (04-05) Sixth Man of Year: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (15 games) Former Teams: Warriors (336), Mavericks (82) Current Team: Wizards (68) Drew Gooden Overall 79 (up from 74) Close 87 (down from 89) Med 70 3pt 62 (up from 54) FT 73 (up from 70) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 90 (up from 75) Speed 70 Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 3 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (51), Magic (98) Current Team: Cavaliers (82) Emeka Okafor Overall 78 (up from 74) Close 87 (up from 79) Med 65 (up from 61) 3pt 50 FT 61 (down from 64) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 80 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 75) RebDef 85 (up from 80) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Led UConn to the NCAA championship. He was in foul trouble in the first half of the championship game, but then scored all 18 of his points in the second half, and led UConn from a seven point deficit to a one point win. He was the designated collegiate 12th man (see Laettner, Collison) on the 2004 Olympic team. Not that selfishness is part of his game, but he got to see first hand how teamwork wins, even on a bigger stage than college. I've favorably compared him to Alonzo Mourning, rather than Ben Wallace like a few other people have. He'll be somewhere in-between both (perhaps a 15 ppg scorer over his career). Just a followup on that, Okafor is averaging 15 ppg as of 3/18/05, so it looks like my comparisions to Mourning aren't some kind of stretch. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bobcats (71) Al Harrington (NEW-Edit, POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 78 (down from 79) Close 89 Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 66 (down from 70) FT 72 (down from 74) Layup 75 Dunk 85 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 70 RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 70 (up from 65) Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Cousin of Dahntay Jones, that guy who never plays. Harrington lived with Antonio Davis and family in his rookie year, which supposedly made life as a rookie out of high school easier. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (25 games) Former Teams: Pacers (354) Current Team: Hawks (66) Raef LaFrentz Overall 78 (up from 72) Close 84 (up from 79) Med 75 (up from 73) 3pt 78 (up from 75) FT 72 (up from 69) Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 65) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 70 (up from 65) DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: I think a lot of people forget what a good player LaFrentz is. He's one of the best big men in a conference devoid of size. His return from injury should definitely mean bigger and better things for the Celtics, possibly a Division title. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (35 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (222), Mavericks (96) Current Team: Celtics (97) Kurt Thomas (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE CENTER SECTION) Juwan Howard Overall 77 (down from 78) Close 87 (down from 89) Med 75 (up from 71) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 82 (up from 81) Layup 75 (down from 80) Dunk 70 (down from 75) Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 60 (down from 65) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 60 RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 80 Notes: Few people will forget the huge contract that Howard never lived up to. He got it by averaging 22 ppg, 8 rpg, and 4 apg in his second season, but he never came close to that point total again. He also was a SF at the start of his career, but became a PF (thus negating his size and rebounding advantage) as time passed on. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 11 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Wizards/Bullets (464), Mavericks (80), Nuggets (105), Magic (81) Current Team: Rockets (61) Troy Murphy Overall 77 (up from 73) Close 84 (up from 79) Med 73 3pt 77 (up from 65) FT 78 (up from 77) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 90 (up from 80) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (259) Kenny Thomas Overall 77 (up from 75) Close 82 Med 73 (up from 71) 3pt 62 (up from 50) FT 76 (up from 75) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 70 (up from 65) RebOff 80 (down from 85) RebDef 85 (up from 80) Speed 70 (up from 60) Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (17 games) Former Teams: Rockets (238), 76'ers (167) Current Team: Kings (26) Tyson Chandler (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 77 (up from 76) Close 75 (down from 84) Med 61 (down from 70) 3pt 50 FT 67 (up from 61) Layup 70 Dunk 85 Handle 60 (down from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 85 (up from 75) Steal 70 (up from 55) RebOff 90 (up from 80) RebDef 85 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 Notes: Looks like he's going to be better than fellow Baby Bull Eddy Curry. He's certainly going to have the rebounding, athleticism, and shot blocking of KG, but not likely the shooting touch or passing. Always a candidate to win the Most Improved Player award, but that's mostly because he hasn't done very much in the league yet. Was it worth trading Elton Brand for him? Not in the slightest (except in the microscopic chance that he becomes MVP caliber). Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (261) Dwight Howard Overall 76 (up from 74) Close 75 (down from 79) Med 60 (down from 66) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 67 (down from 70) Layup 65 Dunk 85 (up from 80) Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 80 PostDef 70 Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 85 (up from 75) RebDef 85 (up from 80) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: The first pick of the 03-04 draft. People keep saying that the Magic had to take him because he has the potential to be the next Garnett. To that, I say, what the hell are these people smoking? Garnett was a lot more impressive than Howard when he was in high school. I had the pleasure of watching Sebastian Telfair's Lincoln team beat Dwight Howard's team. Telfair was taken with the 13th pick, and most people acknowledge that he was picked a little early. The first pick in the draft couldn't beat the 13th pick? That's like if LeBron lost to Travis Outlaw's team (semi-exaggeration). I'm not saying Howard will be a bad player, but I would think Lamar Odom (minus the PG skills) would be a far more realistic comparison. I mean, this was a weak draft class, and Howard wasn't even a clear-cut first pick. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 1 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Magic (82) P.J. Brown Overall 76 (up from 73) Close 70 Med 71 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 86 (up from 80) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostOff 85 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 82) RebDef 85 (down from 86) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 12 Age: 35 All-Defensive Second Team: 3 (96-97, 98-99, 00-01) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 5x (71 games) Former Teams: Nets (240), Heat (284) Current Team: Hornets (400) Joe Smith Overall 76 Close 87 (down from 89) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 54 FT 79 (down from 86) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 55) Pass 50 (down from 60) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 70 (down from 80) Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 (up from 74) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 90 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Years Pro: 10 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 5x (21 games) Former Teams: Warriors (211), 76'ers (30), T'Wolves (121), Pistons (69), T'Wolves (126) Current Team: Bucks (150) Robert Horry Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 72 (down from 84) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 79 FT 76 (up from 65) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 70 Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 75 (down from 77) RebOff 75 (up from 66) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Called "Big Shot Rob" because of all those postseason daggers. Not over the last 2 seasons though. Twice the Lakers and Spurs have played an incredible game 5. Twice Horry's team has come from behind. Twice he has taken a potential game winning three-pointer. Twice it has been from the same area of the court. Twice it has barely missed. Twice Horry's team lost game 6 and the series. Horry is currently the active leader in NBA Championships, with 5, and second in playoff games, with 175 (Malone has 193 but isn't on a team yet, while Shaq with 158 should overtake him at some point, possibly in the rings department too). Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Second Round 7x (6 rings, 198 games) Former Teams: Rockets (295), Suns (32), Lakers (448) Current Team: Spurs (156) Udonis Haslem Overall 75 (up from 71) Close 82 (up from 70) Med 70 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 79 (up from 65) Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 80 Handle 65 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 80 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 60 RebOff 85 (up from 75) RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Has looked very good playing next to Shaq. Somehow went undrafted - one of two undrafted rookies to make the All-Rookie Second Team (the other being Marquis Daniels). Is this because teams are obsessing over college players and high schoolers, rather than the college ranks? I'll say no. What high schoolers and Europeans have ultimately done is make the draft pool deeper. And due to that, more decent collegians are getting snubbed in the second round. That actually works to the advantages of both parties, though. More second rounders are making an impact than ever before. In the past, a team that didn't really need him might have drafted Haslem. He then would have been cut in training camp. Nowadays, that team is picking a player they can store in Europe for a year. Since Haslem went undrafted, it allowed him to choose his own team rather than have a team choose him. Haslem wisely signed with the Heat, who were incredibly shallow at PF last year (and that is still the case this year). Considering guys drafted at the end of the second round typically don't make their team, it's often in a player's best interest to NOT be drafted when it gets that late, so they have more options. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Current Team: Heat (155) Nene Overall 75 (down from 77) Close 82 (down from 84) Med 58 (down from 68) 3pt 50 FT 66 (down from 69) Layup 70 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 60 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 80 (down from 85) RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 65 Notes: Formerly known as Maybiner Hilario. Most Brazilians legally change their names and drop their last name when they hit it big (soccer legend Pele is the best example). Years Pro: 3 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (10 games) Current Team: Nuggets (212) Eddie Griffin Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 70 (down from 71) 3pt 76 (down from 78) FT 69 (down from 74) Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 85 (up from 80) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 85 (up from 78) Speed 75 Stam 90 (down from 94) Dur 80 (down from 90) DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Promising young player that was traded on draft night for Richard Jefferson. Rockets are kicking themselves. Has struggled to stay in the league due to run-ins with the law. If KG the MVP and all those Minnesota vets can't get Griffin's head straight, then nobody can. Griffin joining Minnesota could definitely make an impact in the west - he's very similar to a young Robert Horry. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Rockets (150), Nets (0) Current Team: T'Wolves (70) Al Jefferson Overall 75 (up from 72) Close 82 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 63 (down from 71) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 70 Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Could be the surprise Rookie of the Year if he gets to start at some point. Hey, Amare did it, and Jefferson has a better post game. Amare took Tom Gugliotta's minutes that year, and what do you know, Googs is on the Celtics now with a spot in the rotation. Years Pro: 1 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Current Team: Celtics (71) Vladimir Radmanovic Overall 74 Close 84 Med 77 (up from 76) 3pt 86 (up from 81) FT 77 (up from 75) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 (down from 80) PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 70 RebOff 65 (up from 64) RebDef 75 (up from 72) Speed 70 Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 4 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (11 games) Current Team: Sonics (273) Antonio Davis Overall 74 Close 70 (down from 75) Med 68 (down from 71) 3pt 50 FT 77 Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 80 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 12 Age: 36 All-Star selections: 1 (00-01, 1 start) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 4x, Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (93 games) Former Teams: Pacers (420), Raptors (302) Current Team: Bulls (137) Michael Sweetney Overall 74 (up from 72) Close 87 (up from 82) Med 61 (down from 66) 3pt 50 FT 75 (up from 73) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 70 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 60 (up from 55) RebOff 90 (up from 76) RebDef 80 (up from 78) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Sweetney was mired in a huge PF glut in his first season in NY. He is the main reason Isiah Thomas would like to trade Kurt Thomas. Was second in the league in offensive rebounds per minute (behind Erick Dampier) and was seventh in rebounds per minute. He had a horrid start last season, but really turned it up towards the end of the season. He had a 1.35 EFF in his first 17 games, and finished the season with a 6.24 EFF, which is a pretty good turnaround since he only played 42 games and 11.8 mpg. His FG% by month from January through April was 1.000, .609, .529, and .553. He averaged 7.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 15.9 mpg in April. It would be interesting to see what he'd do in 25-30 minutes. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Current Team: Knicks (119) Malik Rose Overall 74 (up from 72) Close 79 (up from 75) Med 68 (up from 66) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 74 (down from 81) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 85 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (down from 82) Speed 65 Stam 85 (down from 86) Dur 75 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (2 rings, 82 games) Former Teams: Hornets (54), Spurs (509) Current Team: Knicks (26) Brian Grant Overall 74 Close 75 Med 73 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 75 (up from 68) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 RebDef 80 (down from 88) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 11 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (53 games) Former Teams: Kings (102), Blazers (172), Heat (312), Lakers (69) Current Team: Suns Clifford Robinson Overall 74 (down from 77) Close 77 (down from 94) Med 73 (down from 75) 3pt 77 FT 71 Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 70 Pass 65 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 90 (up from 75) DefAwr 80 OffAwr 75 Notes: The last guy in the league remaining from the Portland teams that made the Finals. C-Rob was one of the best backups in league history on those teams. Still an excellent shooter and defender, but has become a poor rebounder as he has aged. Wants to play at least 5 more years. He probably can do it, when you look at how durable he has been. He's missed only 19 games in 16 seasons. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 16 Age: 38 Sixth Man of the Year: 1 (92-93) All-Star selections: 1 (93-94) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (01-02) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 9x (129 games) Former Teams: Blazers (644), Suns (292), Pistons (161), Warriors (124) Current Team: Nets (29) Nick Collison Overall 73 (up from 70) Close 79 Med 63 (down from 73) 3pt 57 FT 70 (up from 63) Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 60 RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 70 (up from 65) Stam 90 (down from 92) Dur 70 (up from 65) DefAwr 75 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: After playing in the NCAA championship game in 2003, he ended up injuring himself playing on the US Olympic team, and missing his entire rookie season because of it. Collison came back with a vengence this year, ranking sixth in the league in FG% and ninth in the league in offensive rebounds per minute. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (11 games) Current Team: Sonics (82) Austin Croshere (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 73 (up from 70) Close 82 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 75 FT 88 (up from 85) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 64) RebDef 80 (up from 72) Speed 75 Stam 85 (down from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Was a playoff hero for Indiana on their NBA Finals run under Larry Bird, and got a big contract out of it. Then Isiah Thomas took over, benched him, and turned the Pacers into the biggest underachievers in the league. Is it any surprise that when Rick Carlisle took over, Croshere got minutes again, and that Indiana started playing up to their potential? Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (59 games) Current Team: Pacers (490) Austin Croshere (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 71 (up from 70) Close 82 (up from 75) Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 75 FT 85 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 Steal 50 RebOff 64 RebDef 72 Speed 75 Stam 88 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Maurice Taylor Overall 73 (up from 69) Close 84 Med 70 (up from 66) 3pt 62 (up from 50) FT 74 (up from 71) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 64) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 85 (up from 83) Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Taylor became redundant after Houston acquired Juwan Howard in the Tracy McGrady deal. He was dealt at the deadline to the Knicks, a team he nearly signed with before receiving a ridiculous mega-deal from Houston. Taylor provides the Knicks with a low post scoring they sorely lack, but does so at the cost of defense and rebounds. It remains to be seen what his role will be, since Mike Sweetney can score inside AND rebound. Taylor has a much more dependable jumpshot, but the Knicks already have enough jump shooters, one of whom includes center Kurt Thomas. Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Clippers (179), Rockets (249) Current Team: Knicks (27) Rodney Rogers Overall 73 (up from 72) Close 75 (down from 84) Med 75 (down from 79) 3pt 77 (down from 79) FT 76 (up from 70) Layup 70 Dunk 70 (up from 65) Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 Sixth Man of Year: 1 (99-00) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 4x (82 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (159), Clippers (271), Suns (214), Celtics (27), Nets (137), Hornets (30) Current Team: 76'ers (28) Anderson Varejao Overall 73 (up from 68) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 65 3pt 50 (down from 60) FT 54 (down from 63) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 70 Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 80 (up from 70) Steal 75 (up from 55) RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Energetic rookie among the leaders in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes, and led the league in steals per turnover. Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Cavaliers (54) Jerome Williams Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 70 (up from 65) Med 65 (up from 58) 3pt 50 FT 67 (up from 62) Layup 75 (up from 70) Dunk 75 (down from 80) Handle 65 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 55 (down from 70) Steal 80 (up from 60) RebOff 85 (up from 84) RebDef 80 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 65 Notes: Junkyard Dog (JYD) is a fan favorite that should bring some hustle to the Knick frontcourt. He'll play a vital role off of the bench. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (25 games) Former Teams: Pistons (275), Raptors (180), Bulls (53), Knicks (79) Current Team: RETIRED Christian Laettner Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 82 (up from 72) Med 76 (up from 75) 3pt 60 (up from 57) FT 82 (up from 81) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 70 Pass 65 (up from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 70 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: Was one of the greatest college players ever. Played on the original Dream Team. Got his shorts tugged down by Michael Jordan during player introductions. Went on to be Jordan's teammate in Washington. Now playing alongside Shaq, though that should have happened years ago, as part of the Patrick Ewing deal. Originally Laettner was going to be sent to LA from Detroit, and NY was going to get Glen Rice and Vin Baker. GM Joe Dumars backed out in the 11th hour and the trade was nearly scrapped. A week later, Seattle sent Horace Grant to LA instead, and instead of Baker, the Knicks got Luc Longley (from Phoenix), Travis Knight, and about 7 other scrubs who were cut (the most notable being Vernon Maxwell and Vladimir Stepania). Will Laettner win a ring with Shaq, and bring himself above his lofty pro comparison of Tom Gugliotta? Stay tuned. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 13 Age: 35 All-Star selections: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (32 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (276), Hawks (186), Pistons (98), Mavericks (53), Wizards (206) Current Team: Heat (49) Etan Thomas Overall 72 (down from 74) Close 82 (down from 87) Med 60 (down from 68) 3pt 50 FT 61 (down from 65) Layup 65 Dunk 75 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 80 Block 80 Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (8 games) Current Team: Wizards (211) Robert Traylor Overall 72 (up from 63) Close 72 (up from 62) Med 65 (up from 58) 3pt 58 (up from 50) FT 58 (down from 60) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 70 Handle 60 (up from 55) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 80 (up from 70) Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 80 (up from 68) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Was traded on his draft night for Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity, in what became the most monumental trade in draft night history. Garrity was then traded for Steve Nash, and all of a sudden, the Mavs are annually a 50 plus win team, after having the longest drought in basketball. Who knew that drafting Traylor would net them 35+ more wins per season? However, I'd like to kill one of the misconceptions about that trade. As with most draft day trades that involve swapping picks, the Dirk/Traylor trade was obviously in the cards. Dallas wanted Dirk, but they didn't want to draft him as high as sixth, when he was projected to go much lower. So instead of drafting Dirk sixth, they allowed Milwaukee to trade up to get a higher quality player, in exchange for their two lower picks. It's hard to say Milwaukee made a huge blunder, because they needed a big man (they didn't need Paul Pierce, who was taken ninth - they already had Ray Ray and Big Dog), and Traylor was pretty much the only one left (Olowokandi, LaFrentz, and Jamison had already been taken). Dirk was a mystery, and a shooter; The Bucks needed a sure thing. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 7 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 4x (22 games) Former Teams: Bucks (93), Cavaliers (70), Hornets (201), Cavaliers (74) Current Team: FREE AGENT Keon Clark Overall 72 (up from 71) Close 75 Med 61 (up from 58) 3pt 50 FT 67 Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 85 (up from 80) Steal 60 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 1x (28 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (144), Raptors (127), Kings (80), Jazz (2), Suns (0) Current Team: FREE AGENT Danny Fortson Overall 71 (down from 72) Close 77 (up from 75) Med 55 (down from 58) 3pt 50 FT 82 (up from 74) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 50 (down from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 60 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 95 (up from 93) RebDef 85 (down from 88) Speed 65 Stam 85 (down from 88) Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 8 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (11 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (130), Celtics (55), Warriors (100), Mavericks (56) Current Team: Sonics (62) Kwame Brown Overall 71 (up from 70) Close 77 (up from 75) Med 65 3pt 50 FT 66 (down from 70) Layup 70 Dunk 85 Handle 65 (down from 75) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 70 (down from 80) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 55) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: The first High Schooler ever taken with the first pick in the NBA draft. He's certainly no LeBron. In fairness, 2001 was a very weak draft class, though Michael Jordan didn't help matters by criticizing his own draft choice at every opportunity. The cousin of Jabari Smith - wouldn't it be funny if Jabari ended up being better than Kwame? Other Positions: C Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Current Team: Wizards (253) Chris Wilcox Overall 71 Close 75 Med 63 3pt 50 FT 63 (up from 59) Layup 70 Dunk 85 (up from 75) Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 3 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Clippers (165) Chris Andersen Overall 71 (up from 67) Close 65 Med 55 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 63 (up from 59) Layup 55 Dunk 90 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 (up from 65) PostDef 80 Block 90 Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 85 (up from 75) Speed 65 (up from 55) Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (154) Current Team: Hornets (67) Vin Baker Overall 71 (up from 66) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 58 (up from 54) FT 69 (up from 63) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 65 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 80 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 (up from 60) DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Former alcoholic that was once traded for Shawn Kemp in a three way deal that involved Terrell Brandon. It was down hill for Baker after that. Baker was a three time all-star in Milwaukee, and made the all-star team in his first year in Seattle, but the core that made the NBA Finals had aged and the team was not the same (Baker also wasn't the player Kemp was even before he stopped taking care of himself. The media ripped Baker and he used alcohol to escape those problems. Baker was nearly traded to NY (a team Baker says he would have been happy with) with Glen Rice for Patrick Ewing in a four-team mega deal. The original deal fell through however, and Baker was stuck in Seattle until Boston took him in exchange for Vitaly Potapenko's ridiculous contract. Boston then forced it's way out of Baker's contract by alleging that he violated a "no-drinking" clause. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 All-Star selections: 4 (1995-1998) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (97-98) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (24 games) Former Teams: Bucks (324), Sonics (326), Celtics (89), Knicks (41) Current Team: Rockets (3) Darius Songaila Overall 70 (up from 66) Close 75 (up from 70) Med 73 (up from 60) 3pt 50 FT 83 (up from 80) Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 75) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 75 Notes: Played well as a starter in 03-04, averaging 11.9 ppg, and 7.3 rpg, on .556 FG%. Sacramento is the perfect team for him. As a starter in 04-05, he averaged 10.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.2 spg, .500 fg%, and 29.7 mpg. He's not great, but there are plenty of worse PFs out there. Years Pro: 2 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (12 games) Former Teams: Kings (154) Current Team: Bulls Othella Harrington Overall 70 (up from 69) Close 84 (up from 79) Med 71 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 75 (down from 79) Layup 70 (up from 65) Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (25 games) Former Teams: Rockets (156), Grizzlies (126), Knicks (237) Current Team: Bulls (70) Clarence Weatherspoon Overall 70 (down from 72) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 68 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 74 Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 80) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 80 (up from 74) RebDef 80 (down from 84) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 85 (down from 86) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (18 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (448), Warriors (31), Heat (127), Cavaliers (82), Knicks (150), Rockets (77) Current Team: FREE AGENT Malik Allen Overall 70 Close 77 (up from 75) Med 68 (up from 61) 3pt 50 FT 81 (up from 70) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 65 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Former Teams: Heat (151), Bobcats (22) Current Team: Bulls Andris Biedrins Overall 70 Close 70 (down from 82) Med 58 (down from 68) 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 60 Dunk 75 Handle 65 Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 70) OffAwr 60 (down from 70) Notes: Another 18 year old that has shown more than Darko Milicic. Of course, it actually helps when your team allows you to play 14 minutes per game for 6 weeks. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 1 Age: 18 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (30) Zarko Cabarkapa Overall 70 (up from 67) Close 75 (up from 70) Med 70 3pt 71 (up from 67) FT 75 (up from 71) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 65 Steal 55 RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 2 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Suns (52) Current Team: Warriors (37) George Lynch (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE SMALL FORWARD SECTION) Reggie Evans Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 67 (up from 62) Med 60 3pt 50 FT 54 (down from 56) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 50 (down from 65) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 55 (down from 65) Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 95 (up from 80) RebDef 90 (up from 80) Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (11 games) Current Team: Sonics (221) Brian Scalabrine Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 72 (up from 67) Med 68 (up from 65) 3pt 72 (up from 60) FT 80 (down from 82) Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 65 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 70 (up from 65) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Has a striking resemblance to Stanislav Medvedenko, but more versatile and has red hair. In the classic Nets/Pistons Game 5 Triple OT game, he had a career high 17 points on 6-7 shooting, including 4-4 from 3pt range, allowing Jersey to win the game. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (26 games) Current Team: Nets (210) David West Overall 69 (up from 68) Close 75 Med 66 3pt 54 (up from 50) FT 70 (down from 76) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (7 games) Current Team: Hornets (101) Kris Humphries Overall 69 (down from 71) Close 70 (down from 77) Med 66 (down from 71) 3pt 66 FT 50 (down from 75) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Jazz (67) Tom Gugliotta (NEW-Edit) Overall 69 (up from 68) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 68 (up from 65) 3pt 64 FT 76 (down from 80) Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 (down from 75) Block 65 Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 64) RebDef 75 (up from 72) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 80 Dur 60 DefAwr 65 (down from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Googs is a former all-star who has fallen hard since having lots of injuries and health related problems. He had a terrible year last year, but according to former Celtics GMs Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge, who were very interested suitors this year, Googs is playing great. Ainge went as far as to give Gugliotta 2.7 million this year (before that turn of events, it was thought that it was a lock he'd be returning to Minnesota, where he'd played his best years). Years Pro: 13 Age: 35 All-Star selections: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (12 games) Former Teams: Bullets (165), Warriors (40), T'Wolves (231), Suns (255), Jazz (25), Celtics (20) Current Team: Hawks (27) Alan Henderson Overall 68 (up from 64) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 61 (down from 66) 3pt 50 FT 64 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 74) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Probably the worst "Most Improved Player" in league history. Years Pro: 10 Age: 32 Most Improved Player: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: Second Round 4x, First Round 1x (34 games) Former Teams: Hawks (484), Mavericks (52), Bucks (0) Current Team: Mavericks (26) Brian Cook Overall 68 (up from 65) Close 72 (up from 70) Med 71 3pt 80 (up from 50) FT 75 (down from 79) Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 75 Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 (up from 60) Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x (13 games) Current Team: Lakers (107) Stanislav Medvedenko Overall 68 (up from 61) Close 70 Med 73 (up from 57) 3pt 50 FT 77 (up from 65) Layup 60 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 56) RebDef 75 (up from 68) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Averaged 10.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg as a starter last season, filling in for the injured Karl Malone. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x (2 rings, 37 games) Current Team: Lakers (247) Melvin Ely Overall 68 (down from 70) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 60 (down from 61) 3pt 50 FT 58 (down from 66) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 (down from 80) Handle 55 (down from 65) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 75 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: For whatever reason, he was drafted with fellow PF Chris Wilcox when the team already had Elton Brand. Was traded with Eddie House to Charlotte for two second round picks. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Clippers (94) Current Team: Bobcats (79) Walter McCarty Overall 68 (up from 66) Close 70 Med 73 (up from 66) 3pt 78 (up from 74) FT 70 (down from 72) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 55) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 60 (down from 65) RebDef 70 Speed 70 (up from 60) Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 75 Notes: A poor man's Robert Horry. A VERY poor man's Robert Horry. On the plus side, he can sing the National Anthem prior to the game. Beat that, Horry. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 1x (38 games) Former Teams: Knicks (35), Celtics (494) Current Team: Suns (28) Bo Outlaw Overall 68 (down from 69) Close 62 Med 53 3pt 50 FT 52 (down from 57) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 70 RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 90 DefAwr 80 (down from 85) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 5x (22 games) Former Teams: Clippers (280), Magic (285), Suns (153), Grizzlies (82) Current Team: Suns (39) Pat Garrity Overall 67 (down from 69) Close 72 (down from 82) Med 75 3pt 84 FT 84 (up from 72) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 60 Handle 65 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 70 (down from 75) PostDef 70 (down from 75) Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 55 RebDef 70 (up from 66) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 65 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (18 games) Former Teams: Suns (39) Current Team: Magic (321) Maciej Lampe Overall 67 (down from 68) Close 62 (down from 79) Med 71 3pt 69 FT 71 (down from 75) Layup 60 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 70) Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 (up from 65) Block 65 Steal 55 (down from 65) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 70 Notes: Don't be fooled by his second round selection, he was a lottery talent that ended up dropping on draft day because of news that it would be tough to get him out of his contract with Real Madrid. He was the second youngest player in the league last year, but performed better than Darko in garbage time. Now it looks like Lampe's going to be part of the rotation in Phoenix, while Darko still looks green. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 2 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Knicks (0), Suns (37) Current Team: Hornets (21) Ryan Humphrey Overall 67 (down from 68) Close 67 (down from 75) Med 61 (down from 65) 3pt 50 FT 54 (down from 57) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Magic (35) Current Team: Grizzlies (40) Donnell Harvey Overall 67 (up from 66) Close 72 (down from 79) Med 57 (up from 55) 3pt 50 FT 66 (up from 60) Layup 70 Dunk 80 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 72) RebDef 80 (up from 76) Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Mavericks (36), Nuggets (106), Magic (24), Suns (36), Nets (3) Current Team: FREE AGENT Mark Madsen Overall 66 (up from 62) Close 65 (up from 62) Med 53 (down from 58) 3pt 50 FT 56 (up from 50) Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 70 Steal 60 RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 70 (up from 65) Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 60 Notes: THE MADDDDDDDDDDDDD DOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Mark Madsen is known for his championship celebratory "dances". I'm predicting we'll see him dance again before all is said and done. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 5 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (2 rings, 49 games) Former Teams: Lakers (183) Current Team: T'Wolves (113) Zaza Pachulia (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) (SEE CENTER SECTION) Obinna Ekezie Overall 64 (up from 54) Close 65 (up from 55) Med 63 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 77 (up from 68) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 55 (up from 50) Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 6 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (39), Wizards (29), Mavericks (4), Clippers (29) Current Team: Hawks (42) Jerome Beasley Overall 64 Close 65 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 74 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Little-used forward would be an understatement. I think it's safe to say he'll be gone the moment Miami gets Alonzo Mourning. Years Pro: 2 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Heat (2) Current Team: FREE AGENT Lonny Baxter Overall 64 (up from 61) Close 75 Med 55 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 64 Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 65) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 (down from 70) Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Was a backup PF on Chicago, earning minutes in the rotation this season. He was productive in limited time last season as a rookie. Baxter was the MVP of the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League this year. He was just traded to Toronto in the Jalen Rose trade. Years Pro: 3 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Bulls (69), Raptors (36), Wizards (12), Hornets (4) Current Team: EUROPE (Greece) Michael Ruffin (NEW-Add) Overall 63 (up from 62) Close 52 (down from 60) Med 50 (down from 53) 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 55 RebOff 90 (up from 75) RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 55 Notes: Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (9 games) Former Teams: Bulls (116), 76'ers (15), Jazz (41) Current Team: Wizards (79) Jackson Vroman Overall 63 (up from 60) Close 60 (down from 65) Med 55 (down from 58) 3pt 50 FT 64 (up from 50) Layup 55 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Suns (10) Current Team: Hornets (36) Michael Bradley Overall 63 (up from 56) Close 55 (up from 50) Med 58 (down from 63) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 51 (down from 60) Layup 60 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 65 (down from 70) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 56) RebDef 80 (up from 66) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 50) OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (1 game) Former Teams: Raptors (98), Hawks (11), Magic (8), Kings (8) Current Team: 76'ers (2) Lawrence Funderburke Overall 63 (up from 60) Close 62 Med 60 (up from 50) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 68 (down from 71) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 50 (down from 53) RebOff 70 (up from 62) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 80 (down from 82) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Thunderburke was brought in to replace Eddy Curry, who is out with an irregular heartbeat. Years Pro: 7 Age: 34 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (21 games) Former Teams: Kings (316) Current Team: Bulls (2) Jerome Moiso Overall 62 (up from 53) Close 60 (up from 50) Med 55 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 60 (up from 50) Layup 50 Dunk 80 (up from 60) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 65) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 50 Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 5 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Celtics (24), 76'ers (0), Hornets (66), Raptors (43), Nets (8), Cavaliers (4) Current Team: FREE AGENT Brandon Hunter Overall 61 Close 62 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 65 Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 55 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Years Pro: 2 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Celtics (36), Bobcats (0) Current Team: Magic Paul Shirley (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 57 (up from 50) Close 55 (up from 50) Med 55 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 60 Layup 55 (up from 50) Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 70 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 55) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 (up from 50) OffAwr 55 (up from 50) Notes: Another lazy addition by Visual Concepts. The only reason they added Shirly was so the Suns could have a 12 man roster. They didn't care about him as a player so they gave him the bare minimum ratings for each category of his position. It's ratings like these that led to this guide being created. Years Pro: 1 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Hawks (2), Bulls (7) Current Team: Suns (9) Karl Malone (RETIRED) Overall 84 Close 97 Med 75 3pt 61 FT 80 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 90 PostDef 85 Block 60 Steal 50 RebOff 80 RebDef 82 Speed 65 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: The greatest Power Forward in NBA history. He is #2 on the NBA's all-time scoring list, and will likely break that mark which is held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Hard to believe he isn't playing next to John Stockton anymore. The Mailman's defense kept Kevin Garnett in check in the playoffs, but his injury in the Finals hurt them and allowed the Pistons to crash the boards and swarm Shaq. Other Positions: C Years Pro: 19 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 3x, Second Round 5x, First Round 9x (193 games) Former Teams: Jazz (1434), Lakers (42) Current Team: RETIRED *********************************************************************** E. Centers Rating - Player (Version last updated) 95 - Shaquille O'Neal (2.3) 86 - Yao Ming (2.4) 85 - Ben Wallace (2.4) 81 - Brad Miller (2.4) 81 - Marcus Camby (2.3) 80 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2.4) 79 - Mehmet Okur (2.8) 78 - Erick Dampier (2.4) 78 - Jamaal Magloire (2.4) 78 - Alonzo Mourning (2.3) 77 - Stromile Swift (2.8) 77 - Kurt Thomas (2.2) 76 - Eddy Curry (2.3) 76 - Mark Blount (2.6) 76 - Dikembe Mutombo (2.4) 75 - Lorenzen Wright (2.8) 75 - Chris Mihm (2.4) 75 - Vlade Divac (1.9) (RETIRED) 75 - Radoslav Nesterovic (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 74 - Theo Ratliff (2.6) 74 - Brian Skinner (2.4) 73 - Samuel Dalembert (2.4) 73 - Nazr Mohammed (2.3) 73 - Dan Gadzuric (3.0) 73 - Derrick Coleman (1.9) (RETIRED) 72 - Chris Kaman (2.8) 72 - Michael Olowokandi (2.8) 72 - Brendan Haywood (2.4) 72 - Marc Jackson (2.4) 72 - Adonal Foyle (2.4) 72 - Dale Davis (2.9) 72 - Jeff Foster (2.9) 71 - Kelvin Cato (2.9) 71 - Nenad Krstic (2.4) 71 - Primoz Brezec (2.4) 71 - Zaza Pachulia (3.0) (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 71 - Zeljko Rebraca (2.8) 70 - Joel Przybilla (2.6) 70 - Elden Campbell (2.4) (RETIRED) 70 - Peja Drobnjak (2.9) 70 - Scot Pollard (2.9) 69 - David Harrison (2.9) 69 - Jerome James (2.9) 69 - Tony Battie (2.9) 69 - Rafael Araujo (2.9) 69 - Loren Woods (2.9) 69 - Jahidi White (2.0) 68 - Jason Collins (2.9) 68 - Aaron Williams (2.9) 68 - Mikki Moore (2.8) 68 - Kendrick Perkins (2.6) 67 - Steven Hunter (2.6) 67 - Vitaly Potapenko (2.3) 67 - Jake Tsakalidis (2.1) 67 - Francisco Elson (2.6) 67 - Curtis Borchardt (2.8) 67 - Kevin Willis (3.0) 66 - Darko Milicic (2.4) 66 - Michael Doleac (2.3) (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 66 - Shawn Bradley (2.4) (RETIRED) 66 - Greg Ostertag (2.4) 66 - Jake Voskuhl (2.6) 66 - Scott Williams (2.3) (RETIRED) 65 - Jarron Collins (2.8) 65 - Ervin Johnson (2.8) 65 - Zendon Hamilton (2.0) 65 - Calvin Booth (3.0) 64 - Jason Collier (3.0) 64 - Jabari Smith (2.2) 64 - Mamadou N'diaye (2.8) 63 - Daniel Santiago (3.0) 63 - Andrew DeClercq (2.9) 63 - Tony Massenburg (2.3) 63 - DeSagana Diop (2.3) 62 - Wang ZhiZhi (2.3) 62 - Robert Swift (2.3) 61 - Sean Marks (2.3) 61 - Pavel Podkolzin (1.1) 61 - Michael Stewart (3.0) 60 - Peter John Ramos (1.6) 59 - Ha Seung-Jin (2.6) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 58 - Bruno Sundov (2.2) 57 - Mark Pope (2.6) 57 - Ernest Brown (1.3) 62 - Cezary Trybanski (1.9) (RETIRED) 61 - Evan Eschmeyer (2.0) (RETIRED, REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 59 - Mengke Bateer (2.0) (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Shaquille O'Neal Overall 95 Close 97 Med 60 (down from 61) 3pt 50 FT 53 (up from 50) Layup 80 Dunk 85 (up from 80) Handle 65 Pass 65 PostOff 99 (up from 95) PostDef 95 Block 85 (down from 90) Steal 50 RebOff 90 RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 95 (up from 90) Notes: Has more nicknames than Sean Puff Diddy Daddy Combs. The most dominant player in the NBA. When all is said and done he'll go down as one of the top 5 centers of all-time. The other 4 are Wilt, Russell, Jabbar, and Hakeem. Shaq was the first player in NBA history to be named Player of the Week in his first week in the league. Broke two backboards dunking during his rookie year. You can download the videos off Kazaa or another P2P download service. Was selected as one of the 50 greatest players of all time, but prematurely IMO. The selections were made in 1996. Shaq had only played 4 seasons. What if he had gotten a serious injury afterwards? Then you've got a player who would end up not being the best of all-time. What if Shaq had pulled a Vince Carter? VC was the next MJ... then he got injured. What about Kobe and T-Mac? Right NOW they're scoring 30 ppg, but who knows how long that will last? Does either deserve to make such a prestigious list? In retrospect, everything worked out, but I still think a 4-year vet should have been forced to wait for the top 100 greatest list. Years Pro: 13 Age: 32 Most Valuable Player: 1 (99-00) NBA Finals MVP: 3 (99-00, 00-01, 01-02) Rookie of Year: 1 (92-93) All-Star selections: 12 (1993-1998, 2000-2005, 7 starts) All-Star Game MVP: 2 All-NBA First Team: 6 (97-98, 1999-2005) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (94-95, 98-99) All-NBA Third Team: 3 (93-94, 95-96, 96-97) All-Defensive Second Team: 3 (99-00, 00-01, 02-03) Scoring Titles: 2 (94-95, 99-00) FG% Titles: 8 (93-94, 97-98, 98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 01-02, 03-04, 04-05) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 5x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 4x, First Round 1x (3 rings, 158 games) Former Teams: Magic (295), Lakers (514) Current Team: Heat (73) Yao Ming Overall 86 (down from 87) Close 94 Med 76 3pt 64 FT 80 (up from 78) Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 55 (down from 70) PostOff 90 PostDef 85 Block 85 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 65 Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 90 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Deservedly the #1 pick, proving that 1 in every billion Chinese people could play in the NBA. On that note, I'm willing to bet that only 1 in every billion Chinese people is 7'6. Undeservedly an all- star in his rookie year, which goes to show how flawed the Internet voting system is. Cross the most populated country in the world with the world's most accessible ballot... it wouldn't surprise me if Yao started over Shaq each year for the next 5 years, regardless of what Yao does on the court. He could bomb and put up 8/5 and still get elected. Of course, now that Shaq is in the east, Yao deserves the starting spot anyway so it's a moot point. Yao was undeservedly the 02-03 Rookie of the Year runner-up, behind Amare Stoudemire. It's not so much that Yao was markedly better, but the voting wasn't even that close. What did Amare do that was more significant than Yao? Phoenix made the playoffs, that's it. You can attribute that to Shawn Marion being a helluva a lot better as a second option than Cuttino Mobley. At the very least, they should have been co-winners. Deserved more touches in the Houston offense. Sorry Stevie, we know how much you hated passing to Hakeem Olajuwon, but when your center is hitting a high percentage on the inside, maybe you should think about getting it down there more. Deserves Jeff Van Gundy. Jeff Van Gundy deserves Yao. Will be interesting pair with Tracy McGrady. Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 All-Star selections: 3 (02-03, 03-04, 04-05, 3 starts) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (12 games) Current Team: Rockets (244) Ben Wallace Overall 85 (down from 87) Close 70 (down from 72) Med 55 (down from 58) 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 70 Dunk 80 Handle 65 (up from 50) Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 95 Block 90 (down from 95) Steal 80 (down from 85) RebOff 90 (down from 95) RebDef 95 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 90 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 70 Notes: Two-time Defensive Player of the Year. The first undrafted player in NBA history to start in an All-Star game. Big Ben is quite possibly the best defensive player since Bill Russell. His defense on Shaq is a big reason why the Pistons were able to beat the Lakers. No, he didn't stop Shaq (26.6 ppg on a ridiculous .631 FG%), but the Pistons didn't double team Shaq, allowing them to guard everyone else, which meant being able to use the "Jordan Rules" on Kobe Bryant. Wallace took away offensive rebounds from Shaq. Shaq averaged 15.7 rpg (5.3 offensive) against Minnesota, but only 10.8 (3.0 offensive) against Detroit). Wallace also denied pass entry into the post better than anybody else would be able to do against Shaq. Wallace also never got in foul trouble the entire series, which kept him in the game and Shaq off the line (Shaq took 55 FTs compared to 93 against the T'Wolves) Limiting Shaq's touches and forcing Kobe into bad shots is what helped the Pistons achieve victory. Do I think this same strategy will work against Shaq in Miami? Yes, and no. The Lakers were not a deep or balanced team. Miami is not that deep, but at the least they are balanced. Jones/Person/Laettner should generate more outside offense than Payton/Fisher/Medvedenko against Detroit. But ultimately, I doubt it will be enough of a difference, it will be up to Shaq to dominate even more than he did against Detroit in the playoffs, and become a top defensive presence again, if the Heat want to have any hope of defeating Detroit. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 9 Age: 30 All-Star selections: 3 (2003-2005, 2 starts) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (02-03, 03-04) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (01-02) Defensive Player of the Year: 3 (01-02, 02-03, 04-05) All-Defensive First Team: 4 (2002-2005) Rebound Titles: 2 (01-02, 02-03) Blocks Titles: 2 (01-02) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 75 games) Former Teams: Wizards (147), Magic (81) Current Team: Pistons (388) Brad Miller Overall 81 (up from 79) Close 92 Med 76 (up from 73) 3pt 68 (up from 57) FT 81 (up from 79) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 (up from 60) Pass 70 PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 70 (up from 60) RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 60 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 (up from 75) Notes: Was a fantasy machine last season, behind only Shaq among centers. His presence will help the Kings get over the loss of Divac, but the team definitely performed better last year with Miller/Divac than Webber/Miller. Whether or not that's true this season depends on how recovered Webber is. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 All-Star selections: 2 (02-03, 03-04) Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (20 games) Former Teams: Hornets (93), Bulls (105), Pacers (101) Current Team: Kings (128) Marcus Camby Overall 81 (up from 79) Close 75 Med 68 3pt 53 (up from 50) FT 72 Layup 70 Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 60 (up from 55) Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 90 Steal 75 RebOff 80 RebDef 90 Speed 70 (up from 65) Stam 85 (up from 84) Dur 60 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 75 Notes: Excellent shot blocker, good rebounder, and runs great for a big man, but not durable to play a full season as a starter. The one season he didn't have injury problems (other than his landmark 72 games in Denver) was his first season in NY where he came off the bench the whole year, and keep in mind that was the 50 game lockout year. He has never played more than 63 games in a season (before this year), which means he misses at least 19 games per year. In his best season, he averaged 12.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg on .525 FG% in only 33.8 mpg. His family was held hostage during the playoffs that year, and Camby was emotionally taken out of the series, which the Knicks eventually lost in 5 to the Raptors. Would be an all-star if he still played in the Eastern Conference. Years Pro: 9 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 3x (50 games) Former Teams: Raptors (126), Knicks (197) Current Team: Nuggets (167) Zydrunas Ilgauskas Overall 80 (up from 79) Close 92 Med 71 3pt 62 (up from 56) FT 80 (up from 74) Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 55 RebOff 90 (up from 80) RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 50 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (down from 80) OffAwr 80 Notes: It was always said that Big Z would be an all-star if he could ever get healthy enough to play. Finally got healthy. Finally was an all-star. Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 All-Star selections: 2 (02-03, 04-05) Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Cavaliers (413) Mehmet Okur Overall 79 (up from 77) Close 84 (down from 87) Med 78 3pt 72 (up from 70) FT 85 (up from 79) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 55 RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 85 (up from 75) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 80 Notes: One of the most sought free agents this year. Should be interesting to see if he continues to develop into a player worth his contract, or if he becomes a Raef LaFrentz clone. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x (1 ring, 39 games) Former Teams: Pistons (143) Current Team: Jazz (82) Erick Dampier Overall 78 (down from 80) Close 84 (down from 87) Med 61 (up from 60) 3pt 50 FT 64 (down from 65) Layup 65 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 80 PostDef 85 Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 50 RebOff 90 (down from 95) RebDef 85 (down from 90) Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: The changes VC made to their updated Erick Dampier in 2K4 were exactly the same as the changes I made. Maybe I've got fans in high places? Anyway, Dampier had a breakout season (in his free agent year, no surprise), which likely means it's back to sucking. He'll be quite old by the time his next contract year comes around though, and he'll likely be overpaid at some point. Years Pro: 9 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Pacers (72), Warriors (425) Current Team: Mavericks (59) Jamaal Magloire Overall 78 (down from 79) Close 89 (down from 94) Med 60 (down from 68) 3pt 50 FT 72 (down from 75) Layup 65 Dunk 75 (down from 70) Handle 55 Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 55 RebOff 85 (up from 80) RebDef 85 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 80 (up from 75) DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Was an all-star last season. Definitely won't be this season now that he's out of the size depleted Eastern Conference. Years Pro: 5 Age: 26 All-Star selections: 1 (03-04) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (31 games) Current Team: Hornets (343) Alonzo Mourning Overall 78 (down from 80) Close 84 (down from 89) Med 66 3pt 50 FT 66 (down from 71) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 55 (down from 60) Pass 50 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 (down from 86) Block 85 (up from 84) Steal 50 RebOff 80 RebDef 85 (down from 86) Speed 60 (down from 65) Stam 70 (down from 80) Dur 70 (down from 80) DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 75 Notes: Missed three of the last four years (including all of 02-03) because of a kidney ailment related to his medication. Zo sadly had to retire because of his kidney disease, and needed a transplant ASAP, much like Sean Elliott before him. It's a truly heart breaking story. Mourning is going to give it one last go this season, on a New Jersey team that Jason Kidd aside, would like him to stay retired (they save money if he's deemed physically unable to play). Zo was one of the best centers in the NBA, and on his way to the Hall of Fame before all of this happened. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 13 Age: 34 All-Star selections: 6 times (1 start) All-NBA First Team: 1 (98-99) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (99-00) Defensive Player of the Year: 2 (98-99, 99-00) All-Defensive First Team: 2 (98-99, 99-00) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 Blocks Titles: 1 (98-99) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (55 games) Former Teams: Hornets (215), Heat (407), Nets (30), Raptors (0) Current Team: Heat (19) Stromile Swift Overall 77 (up from 74) Close 82 (down from 84) Med 61 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 76 (up from 61) Layup 70 Dunk 85 (up from 80) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 85 (up from 80) Steal 65 (up from 55) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 (up from 70) Notes: Signed a one-year tender because he was unable to find a suitor in restricted free agency. He'll be unrestricted next summer. He'll likely end up with the Knicks or Nets. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (7 games) Former Teams: Grizzlies (352) Current Team: Rockets Kurt Thomas (POSITION CHANGED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 77 (down from 79) Close 82 (down from 89) Med 75 (up from 66) 3pt 57 (up from 50) FT 80 (up from 78) Layup 70 Dunk 60 (down from 80) Handle 55 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 (down from 80) PostDef 85 (up from 80) Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 65 RebOff 75 (down from 78) RebDef 90 (up from 88) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 85 (up from 80) OffAwr 75 Notes: On Isiah Thomas' trading block, because he has been deemed unathletic. While this is true - Kurt's offensive game consists mostly of jumpers, and he probably had as many dunks last year as Fred Hoiberg (I'm not joking either) - it doesn't take away from the fact that he's their only big man on the team that can provide a defensive presence. The big contract extension Isiah gave him (presumably to keep him off the FA market, where he would have been prime MLE material for most teams) makes him a bit more difficult to deal. He'd look great next to Shaq or Yao... Years Pro: 10 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 3x (48 games) Former Teams: Heat (92), Mavericks (5) Current Team: Knicks (455) Eddy Curry Overall 76 (up from 71) Close 92 (up from 84) Med 61 3pt 50 FT 72 (up from 62) Layup 70 Dunk 80 (up from 75) Handle 55 (down from 60) Pass 50 PostOff 85 (up from 80) PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 50 (down from 55) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 80 (up from 70) Notes: Baby bull is expecting a maximum contract next summer. He has done nothing to warrant it, he's not even one of the top 10 centers in the league. Centers that score 15 ppg and don't rebound or play defense aren't that valuable. They're mini-Big Z's (Zydrunas Ilgauskas). How's that for an oxymoron? Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 FG% Titles: 1 (02-03) Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bulls (289) Mark Blount Overall 76 Close 84 Med 73 (up from 70) 3pt 50 FT 72 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 (down from 80) Notes: Quickly became Danny Ainge's new best friend after averaging a double double towards the end of the season. Years Pro: 4 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (22 games) Former Teams: Celtics (108), Nuggets (54) Current Team: Celtics (191) Dikembe Mutombo Overall 76 (up from 68) Close 65 (up from 60) Med 53 3pt 50 FT 75 (up from 71) Layup 55 (up from 50) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 85 (up from 84) Block 90 (up from 80) Steal 50 RebOff 90 (up from 80) RebDef 90 (up from 80) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 (up from 60) DefAwr 90 (up from 80) OffAwr 65 Notes: Reason #1 why you shouldn't take sports writers seriously. They're inconsistent with everything. Mutombo has been named Defensive Player of the Year FOUR times, yet he has only made the Defensive First Team THREE times. Explain that one, boys. Anyway, Mutombo set a playoff record with 31 blocks in a 5 game playoff series (That's over 6 bpg) against Seattle in 93-94. That Denver team became the first 8th seed to ever defeat a 1st seed in the playoffs. Ranked third all-time in blocks per game (behind Mark Eaton and Manute Bol) and fourth all- time in blocks (behind Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Mark Eaton). Even in a backup role, he'll likely pass Eaton this year (he trails Eaton by 68 blocks, Mutombo has 2,996, Eaton has 3,064). Should get some Hall of Fame consideration when all is said and done. Years Pro: 14 Age: 38 All-Star selections: 8 (91-92, 1995-1998, 99-00, 01-02, 3 starts) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (00-01) All-NBA Third Team: 2 Defensive Player of the Year: 4 (94-95, 96-97, 97-98, 00-01) All-Defensive First Team: 3 (96-97, 97-98, 00-01) All-Defensive Second Team: 3 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 4x (83 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (391), Hawks (343), 76'ers (106), Nets (24), Knicks (65) Current Team: Rockets (80) Lorenzen Wright Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 79 (down from 84) Med 66 3pt 50 FT 66 Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 85 (up from 80) Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 9 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (11 games) Former Teams: Clippers (194), Hawks (146) Current Team: Grizzlies (258) Chris Mihm Overall 75 (up from 68) Close 82 (up from 75) Med 60 (up from 58) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 70 (down from 73) Layup 65 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 90 (up from 74) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 (up from 70) DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 (up from 60) Notes: Currently having a breakout year. Will be the starter in LA for quite a while it seems. It seems like the Celtics screwed up in choosing Mark Blount over Mihm. Looks like the Lakers didn't get ripped off in the Payton trade like many people said. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (207), Celtics (54) Current Team: Lakers (75) Vlade Divac Overall 75 (down from 77) Close 82 (down from 94) Med 68 (down from 73) 3pt 58 (up from 55) FT 69 Layup 70 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 70 Pass 80 (up from 70) PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 75 (up from 68) RebDef 75 (down from 78) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 75) OffAwr 85 Notes: One of the best passing centers ever. Was traded by the Lakers to make room for Shaquille O'Neal. Has come full circle and is now replacing Shaquille O'Neal. Years Pro: 16 Age: 37 All-Star selections: 1 (00-01) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 5x, First Round 6x (109 games) Former Teams: Lakers (520), Hornets (145), Kings (454), Lakers (15) Current Team: RETIRED Radoslav Nesterovic (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 75 (up from 73) Close 84 Med 66 3pt 50 FT 55 (up from 50) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 55 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 75 Block 85 Steal 55 RebOff 85 RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 5x (1 ring, 45 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (316) Current Team: Spurs (152) Radoslav Nesterovic (ONLINE DOWNLOAD CHANGES) Overall 73 Close 84 Med 66 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 85 Steal 55 RebOff 85 RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 70 Theo Ratliff Overall 74 (down from 75) Close 72 (down from 75) Med 55 (up from 53) 3pt 50 FT 72 (up from 64) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 90 Block 95 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 90 (down from 95) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 All-Star selections: 1 (00-01) All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (98-99, 03-04) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (21 games) Former Teams: Pistons (175), 76'ers (215), Hawks (137) Current Team: Blazers (95) Brian Skinner Overall 74 (up from 70) Close 82 Med 61 3pt 50 FT 57 (down from 59) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 80 (up from 70) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 90 (up from 75) RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Clippers (93), Cavaliers (65), 76'ers (77), Bucks (56), 76'ers (24) Current Team: Kings (25) Samuel Dalembert Overall 73 Close 75 Med 58 (down from 60) 3pt 50 FT 61 (down from 64) Layup 60 Dunk 75 Handle 50 (down from 55) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 85 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 80) RebDef 80 (down from 85) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 (down from 85) OffAwr 60 Notes: Had an uneventful rookie year in 01-02, and then spent the entire 02-03 season on the injured list after having arthoscopic left knee surgery. Then seemingly had a breakout season out of nowhere for the injury depleted Sixers. Similar to Kelvin Cato, in that half of his inside offense comes off dunks and tips. However, Dalembert converts a higher percentage of his non-dunk inside shots, which certainly points to him being more than an inept hulking beast. Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games) Current Team: 76'ers (188) Nazr Mohammed Overall 73 (up from 68) Close 82 (up from 75) Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 67 (up from 62) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (down from 80) OffAwr 65 Notes: Took Dikembe Mutombo's starting role last year, but wasn't nearly as effective on defense. A good backup center, but not really someone you want starting. Watching Mohammed's wretched "defense" all season has led to me calling him "Freeway". I came up with this name after the Hornets had three alley oops against him in the span of a few minutes. Freeway will collect great stats against teams with a scrub center in the middle (like the Hawks or Raptors) but is a total non- factor against a real big man. Freeway's claim to fame is blocking Jason Collins shot 8 times in one game (who hasn't?) including three times in one possession. His 53 blocks in 54 games with the Knicks seems a bit less impressive when you put it that way, no? Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (1 ring, 30 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (84), Hawks (198), Knicks (81) Current Team: Spurs (23) Dan Gadzuric (NEW-Edit) Overall 73 (up from 67) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 55 (down from 58) 3pt 50 FT 54 (down from 73) Layup 65 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 80 Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 90 (up from 70) RebDef 90 (up from 72) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 60 (up from 55) Notes: Years Pro: 3 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (1 games) Current Team: Bucks (205) Derrick Coleman (RETIRED) Overall 73 (down from 76) Close 77 (down from 89) Med 68 (up from 66) 3pt 70 FT 77 (down from 80) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 65 (down from 75) Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (down from 86) RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 60 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Notes: Former 1st pick was talented, but tainted it with a horrible attitude and work ethic. What a waste. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 15 Rookie of the Year: 1 (90-91) All-Star selections: 1 (1 start) All-NBA Third Team: 2 (92-93, 93-94) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 5x (39 games) Former Teams: Nets (348), 76'ers (127), Hornets (145), 76'ers (156), Pistons (5) Current Team: FREE AGENT Chris Kaman Overall 72 (up from 70) Close 82 Med 60 (down from 68) 3pt 50 FT 68 (down from 73) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 75 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 Notes: Good job Visual Concepts. The only difference between Darko and Kaman is Darko has 3 more Med and 6 less FT. Don't pat yourselves on the back too quickly now. Years Pro: 2 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Clippers (145) Michael Olowokandi Overall 72 (down from 73) Close 75 (up from 72) Med 63 (down from 66) 3pt 50 FT 60 (up from 59) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 65 Handle 50 Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 80 PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 75) RebDef 85 (up from 80) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (down from 75) OffAwr 65 (down from 75) Notes: Quite possibly the worst #1 pick in NBA history. Only the Clippers would draft a 23-year-old project with the first pick in the NBA draft. Kandi is 29 now, and he's not going to get much better. The Clippers thought so low of Kandi that they let him walk away without compensation. What a waste of a first pick. 1998 was one of the better draft classes in recent memory. The Clippers could have taken Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, or Dirk Nowitzki. But that's the Clippers for you. I think if they did it all over again... they probably would have taken Robert Traylor instead. Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x (15 games) Former Teams: Clippers (323) Current Team: T'Wolves (105) Brendan Haywood Overall 72 (up from 66) Close 82 (up from 75) Med 55 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 61 (up from 58) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 75 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 80 (down from 85) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 (up from 70) DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 60 Notes: I'm sure the only reason MJ was interested in Haywood was the Tar Heel connection, but he turned out to be one of Jordan's best acquisitions. Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Current Team: Wizards (288) Marc Jackson Overall 72 (up from 62) Close 84 (up from 75) Med 71 (up from 66) 3pt 54 (up from 50) FT 83 (up from 80) Layup 70 (up from 60) Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 65) Block 60 (down from 65) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 60) RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (up from 55) OffAwr 75 (up from 65) Notes: He may be only a five-year pro, but he's 30 years old. He spent 3 years in Europe after 3 years of college before going to the NBA (he was originally drafted way back in 1997 with the 38th pick). Almost was the rookie of the year in 2001 (yep, that was a really weak year). Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 5 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (12 games) Former Teams: Warriors (65), T'Wolves (99), 76'ers (103) Current Team: Nets Adonal Foyle Overall 72 (down from 75) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 60 3pt 50 FT 55 (up from 53) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 (down from 55) Pass 50 (down from 55) PostOff 70 (down from 75) PostDef 85 (down from 90) Block 90 (up from 85) Steal 55 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 85 (down from 90) OffAwr 60 (down from 70) Notes: Nicholai's favorite player, he once saw him score 780 points in a game. Notably drafted ahead of Tracy McGrady. Why the hell did the Warriors re-sign this guy to such a huge contract? He's done nothing in his career; he's a total Jim McIlvaine. They couldn't afford to pay Antawn Jamison, Gilbert Arenas, or Erick Dampier, but they broke the bank on this guy and Derek Fisher? Years Pro: 8 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Warriors (516) Dale Davis Overall 72 (down from 73) Close 75 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 61 (down from 69) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 60 (down from 65) RebOff 85 (up from 75) RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 65 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 1 (99-00) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 5x, Second Round 1x, First Round 6x (121 games) Former Teams: Pacers (646), Blazers (313), Warriors (36), Pacers (25) Current Team: Pistons Jeff Foster Overall 71 (up from 65) Close 75 (up from 60) Med 58 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 63 (down from 68) Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 70) Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 65 (up from 50) RebOff 90 (up from 74) RebDef 90 (up from 74) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 80 (up from 75) DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Was second in the NBA in Offensive Rebounds per minute in 03-04, behind only Erick Dampier. Years Pro: 6 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (44 games) Current Team: Pacers (392) Kelvin Cato Overall 71 (up from 61) Close 60 (up from 50) Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 73 (up from 65) Layup 65 Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 80 (up from 70) Block 80 (up from 70) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 62) RebDef 85 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 (up from 70) DefAwr 75 (up from 60) OffAwr 60 Notes: Last year 38% of Cato's shots were jumpers. He hit 22.8% of those. 31% of his shots were close to the basket. He hit 34.5% of those. 28% of his shots were dunks, and 3% of his shots were tips. Half of the damage Cato does inside is power based, and that's the only thing he's good at, there isn't an ounce of finesse in this man. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 8 Age: 30 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (17 games) Former Teams: Blazers (117), Rockets (317) Current Team: Magic (62) Nenad Krstic Overall 71 (up from 68) Close 82 (up from 77) Med 63 (down from 70) 3pt 50 FT 73 (down from 76) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 (down from 65) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Nets first round pick from 2002. Should become a big contributor, especially now that Alonzo Mourning and Aaron Williams have been traded. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 1 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Current Team: Nets (75) Primoz Brezec Overall 71 (up from 55) Close 87 (up from 50) Med 70 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 75 (up from 65) Layup 65 (up from 50) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 85 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 68) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 75 DefAwr 65 (up from 50) OffAwr 70 (up from 50) Notes: Apparently the Bobcats saw something they liked in Brezec, as they gave him a contract extension before he even played a game. He is probably the front-runner for the Most Improved Player Award this year. Expect many edits as the season progresses. Years Pro: 4 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Pacers (62) Current Team: Bobcats (72) Zaza Pachulia (NEW-Edit) Overall 71 (up from 65) Close 77 (down from 79) Med 61 (down from 63) 3pt 50 FT 75 (up from 64) Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 65 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 85 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 70 Notes: Was drafted by the Bobcats in the expansion draft and traded to the Bucks for a second round pick. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Magic (59), Bucks (74) Current Team: Hawks Zeljko Rebraca Overall 71 Close 79 Med 70 (up from 66) 3pt 50 FT 80 (up from 75) Layup 65 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 50 Stam 80 Dur 65 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Years Pro: 4 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (9 games) Former Teams: Pistons (225), Hawks (3) Current Team: Clippers (58) Joel Przybilla Overall 70 (up from 59) Close 65 (up from 62) Med 53 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 52 Layup 55 (up from 50) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 90 (up from 80) Steal 50 RebOff 85 (up from 66) RebDef 85 (up from 66) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 75 (up from 65) OffAwr 60 Notes: Przybilla has come from nowhere to have a monster year. As a starter he's averaging 8 ppg, 9 ppg, 2 bpg, with a ridiculous .600 FG%. Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (5 games) Former Teams: Bucks (141), Hawks (12) Current Team: Blazers (76) Elden Campbell (RETIRED) Overall 70 (down from 76) Close 65 (down from 89) Med 68 (down from 75) 3pt 50 FT 76 (down from 80) Layup 55 (down from 75) Dunk 70 Handle 50 (down from 55) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 55 (down from 65) Stam 80 (down from 90) Dur 70 (up from 60) DefAwr 70 (down from 85) OffAwr 65 Notes: Campbell won a ring with Detroit this year. The last time he was in the Finals was his rookie year. He later played PF next to Shaq, but was traded because they didn't really get along. Beating Shaq in the Finals had to be sweet for him. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 15 Age: 36 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 4x, First Round 4x (1 ring, 106 games) Former Teams: Lakers, Hornets (306), Sonics (15), Pistons (86), Jazz (0), Nets (10), Pistons (30) Current Team: RETIRED Peja Drobnjak Overall 70 (down from 71) Close 79 Med 71 3pt 74 (up from 55) FT 80 (up from 69) Layup 65 Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 65 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 (down from 60) RebOff 65 (down from 66) RebDef 75 (down from 76) Speed 60 Stam 85 (up from 84) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 75 Notes: Years Pro: 4 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Sonics (146), Clippers (61), Hawks (71) Current Team: EUROPE (Tau Ceramica, Spain) Scot Pollard Overall 70 (up from 68) Close 67 (up from 62) Med 58 3pt 50 FT 71 (down from 72) Layup 65 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 65 (up from 61) RebOff 85 (up from 74) RebDef 80 (up from 72) Speed 65 Stam 80 (down from 84) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 65 Notes: Very effective backup in Sacramento, but couldn't get playing time in Indiana. That might change this year if Pollard isn't traded. Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (53 games) Former Teams: Pistons (33), Hawks (0), Kings (272) Current Team: Pacers (110) David Harrison Overall 69 (up from 58) Close 72 (up from 55) Med 61 (up from 53) 3pt 50 FT 57 (up from 54) Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 85 (up from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 55) OffAwr 60 Notes: I think it's kinda silly that a late first round pick who was a college junior would be rated 58, while the ultra raw Kendrick Perkins (a HS Senior) was rated a 67 overall last year. Sounds like they got lazy or rushed him to meet a deadline. Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Pacers (43) Jerome James Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 68 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 66 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 85 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 75 (up from 64) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Averaged more fouls (3.5) than rebounds (3.0) in 04-05. So what did the Knicks do? Give him the MLE and a 5-year contract. Brilliant. Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (17 games) Former Teams: Kings (16), Sonics (252) Current Team: Knicks Tony Battie Overall 69 (up from 63) Close 65 (up from 50) Med 68 (up from 50) 3pt 55 (up from 50) FT 72 (up from 68) Layup 65 (up from 55) Dunk 70 (up from 65) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 55 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 (up from 76) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 8 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (26 games) Former Teams: Nuggets (65), Celtics (336), Cavaliers (50) Current Team: Magic (81) Rafael Araujo Overall 69 (down from 70) Close 75 (down from 77) Med 63 (down from 70) 3pt 57 FT 78 (up from 72) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 75 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 55 RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 70) OffAwr 70 Notes: Araujo might just be what Toronto needed (a center, and badly) but there was absolutely no need to take him with the 8th pick. This guy wasn't projected any higher than 14th. Trade down for Christ's sake; don't stick a potential stiff (lots of mid-lottery centers bust) with a larger salary (rookie wages are determined by draft selection). Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Raptors (59) Loren Woods Overall 69 (up from 56) Close 60 Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 66 (down from 75) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 70 Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 85 (up from 50) RebDef 85 (up from 60) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 90 (up from 88) Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 50) OffAwr 60 (up from 50) Notes: Was projected to be a lottery pick before back injuries and motivation questions. It's a good thing no teams took any gambles on him. Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (98), Heat (38) Current Team: Raptors (45) Jahidi White Overall 69 (up from 65) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 58 3pt 50 FT 54 Layup 60 (down from 65) Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 75) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 55 Stam 75 (down from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 65 Notes: Years Pro: 7 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Wizards (356), Suns (61), Bobcats (17) Current Team: FREE AGENT Jason Collins Overall 68 (up from 63) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 66 (up from 58) 3pt 58 (up from 52) FT 72 (up from 70) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 70 Handle 55 (down from 60) Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 70) Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 68) RebDef 75 (down from 76) Speed 60 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: Twin brother of Jarron Collins. You can tell by their general ineptness on offense and facial features. It's funny how Collins is Stanford's all-time leader in FG%, while meanwhile as a pro he has a career .420 FG% (.364 in the playoffs). One of the worst starting centers in the NBA, and he has the audacity to demand 6 million a year on his next contract. Let's see you average 10 points, 7 rebounds, or 1 block first, buddy. Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (52 games) Current Team: Nets (316) Aaron Williams Overall 68 (up from 66) Close 70 (up from 52) Med 63 (up from 58) 3pt 50 FT 74 (up from 73) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (down from 80) Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 55 (up from 51) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: One of the more underrated bangers in the league. Averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds in 28 minutes during 00-01 (his most extended amount of minutes). Not all-star but very solid. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 12 Age: 33 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 2x (53 games) Former Teams: Jazz (6), Bucks (15), Nuggets (1), Grizzlies (32), Sonics (105), Wizards (81), Nets (336) Current Team: Raptors (23) Mikki Moore Overall 68 (up from 59) Close 75 (up from 70) Med 61 (up from 50) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 80 Layup 65 (up from 55) Dunk 80 (up from 70) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 63) Speed 65 Stam 85 (up from 80) Dur 70 DefAwr 65 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 (up from 55) Notes: The best NBDL player ever. I find it kind of hard to believe that he actually spent time there last season, since he's a pretty good option for a third string center. He even averaged 7.9 ppg in his second season and averaged 6.0 ppg in 3 playoff games. Why is he fighting for a job while guys like Mark Pope are doing nothing on NBA rosters? Years Pro: 7 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (0), Pistons (142), Celtics (3), Hawks (5), Nets (4), Jazz (28), Clippers (74) Current Team: Sonics Kendrick Perkins Overall 68 (up from 66) Close 60 (down from 65) Med 53 (down from 61) 3pt 50 FT 64 (up from 60) Layup 60 (down from 65) Dunk 70 Handle 55 (down from 60) Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 (down from 75) Block 85 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 55 (down from 60) Notes: Perkins will eventually make the Celtics forget about Chris Mihm. Not that there was much to remember. Years Pro: 2 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Celtics (70) Steven Hunter Overall 67 (up from 62) Close 65 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 50 (down from 54) Layup 55 Dunk 80 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 85 (up from 76) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 60 Notes: Yet another first round Orlando bust. Second in the league in blocks per minute this year, but has no other skills. To put it in perspective, Hunter had 4 steals in 1046 (76 games) this year. He's a poor man's Kelvin Cato. Years Pro: 4 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 1x (22 games) Former Teams: Magic (145) Current Team: Suns (76) Vitaly Potapenko Overall 67 (up from 59) Close 65 (up from 50) Med 66 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 70 (up from 64) Layup 55 Dunk 60 Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 80 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 Steal 55 RebOff 80 (up from 72) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 (up from 60) Notes: You know, VC had me thinking that Potapenko sucked for awhile. They only have him rated 59 overall. I figured he wasn't much more. Then I look him up, and I remember that he was scoring 10 ppg as a starter in Boston a few years ago, and has averaged 7.0 ppg for his career. While 7 ppg isn't great, it's certainly better than the scrubonomics of 59 overall. It certainly wouldn't merit 50 in close, 50 in med, and 70 in PostOff. What else can we expect from VC, most of their center ratings are awful, it's a known fact they don't pay attention to anyone rated less than 70 overall. They had Rasho Nesterovic rated lower than Kevin Willis for two straight years, for crying out loud. Years Pro: 9 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 1x (9 games) Former Teams: Cavaliers (177), Celtics (273) Current Team: Sonics (124) Jake Tsakalidis Overall 67 (up from 65) Close 75 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 66 Layup 60 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 72) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: Jake is short for Iakovos. Memphis seems to like him since they matched a 3-year offer worth 10 million from Cleveland this year. Too bad they didn't show it by actually using him this year. He'll get more playing time next year with Stromile Swift leaving. Years Pro: 5 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (5 games) Former Teams: Suns (157) Current Team: Grizzlies (71) Francisco Elson Overall 67 (up from 65) Close 65 Med 60 3pt 50 FT 61 (down from 67) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 55 RebOff 75 RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Was a Dean Garrett type of rookie (the oldest rookie in the league at 27, spent time in Europe, and decent backup center). Garrett was a bit better, but he was also 3 years older (and gone after 6 seasons at age 36). Years Pro: 2 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (5 games) Current Team: Nuggets (129) Curtis Borchardt Overall 67 (up from 63) Close 62 (down from 77) Med 63 (down from 66) 3pt 50 FT 74 (up from 69) Layup 60 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 65) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 80 Dur 60 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: Missed entire rookie season with injury. Guess where he started his second season? On the injured list. Guess where he ended his second season? On the injured list. Years Pro: 3 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Jazz (83) Current Team: Celtics Kevin Willis (NEW-Add) Overall 67 (up from 66) Close 70 Med 58 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 74 (up from 68) Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 55 (up from 52) RebOff 75 (down from 77) RebDef 75 (up from 72) Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 60 Notes: Currently the oldest player in the NBA. Years Pro: 21 Age: 42 All-Star selections: 1 (91-92) All-NBA Third Team: 1 (91-92) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 4x (1 ring, 68 games) Former Teams: Hawks (724), Heat (112), Warriors (28), Rockets (156), Raptors (156), Nuggets (43), Rockets (52), Spurs (119) Current Team: Hawks (29) Darko Milicic Overall 66 (down from 70) Close 60 (down from 82) Med 63 (down from 71) 3pt 50 FT 64 (down from 67) Layup 60 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 80 (up from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 60 (down from 70) RebDef 75 (down from 80) Speed 60 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Was the youngest player in the league last year, in fact I think he was the youngest in league history since he had to get special permission from David Stern to bend the rules so he could enter the draft (actually second youngest, Jermaine O'Neal was youngest, but only international players had to go through certain age restrictions). Question of the day - If Detroit knew they were going to get Rasheed Wallace, would they have drafted Carmelo Anthony instead? The Pistons don't need a center anymore, but they do need a small forward. Since they won the title without Melo, it doesn't appear that they needed him, but with Sheed, Big Ben, and now Antonio McDyess, there isn't exactly PT on the horizon for Darko. Not much went right for Darko in his rookie year. He shot .262 from the field, but still won a ring with Detroit. Even that wasn't without drawback, as he injured himself in the waning minutes of game 5's garbage time, which led to him missing the Olympics (a stage that would have been a good look at what the kid can really do). Years Pro: 2 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x (1 ring, 17 games) Current Team: Pistons (71) Michael Doleac (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 66 (up from 63) Close 62 Med 78 3pt 50 FT 83 Layup 60 (up from 50) Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 60 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: One of the better shooting centers in the league. Hard working hustler that plays well in the pick and roll (and especially well with Stephon Marbury). Should compliment Shaq very well in Miami. I still can't believe Isiah Thomas thought Tim Thomas and Nazr Mohammed was an upgrade over Keith Van Horn and Michael Doleac. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 7 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (13 games) Former Teams: Magic (207), Cavaliers (42), Knicks (121), Nuggets (26) Current Team: Heat (80) Michael Doleac (ORIGINAL RATINGS) Overall 56 Close 50 Med 63 3pt 50 FT 83 Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 50 RebOff 56 RebDef 62 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 Shawn Bradley (RETIRED) Overall 66 (up from 60) Close 60 Med 66 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 80 (up from 74) Layup 50 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 85 (up from 84) Steal 55 RebOff 75 (up from 50) RebDef 75 Speed 50 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 55 Notes: An elite shot blocker of the last decade. Underrated, and often criticized. Would benefit from getting out of Dallas. Bradley has blocked ten or more shots in a game ten times, and he has often accomplished in fewer minutes than other great shot blockers like Dikembe Mutombo. Sadly will not garner enough playing time to scale the list of all-time greats. Don Nelson preferred to use Antoine Walker at center last year. Does he really value defense that little? Years Pro: 12 Age: 32 Blocks Titles: 2 (96-97, 00-01) Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (43 games) Former Teams: 76'ers (143), Nets (107), Mavericks (582) Current Team: RETIRED Greg Ostertag Overall 66 (up from 61) Close 57 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 57 (up from 52) Layup 55 Dunk 65 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 80 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 85 (up from 73) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 55 Notes: One of the biggest underachievers in league history. Had his best season since his second year. That's not saying very much. Will bring much needed defense and rebounding to the Kings, but since he's worthless with the ball in his hands, he'll be a cancer to their offense. He certainly won't hit any cutters like Vlade. Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 4x (89 games) Former Teams: Jazz (640), Kings (56) Current Team: Jazz Jake Voskuhl Overall 66 (up from 60) Close 67 Med 63 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 72 (down from 74) Layup 60 (up from 55) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 Steal 55 RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 75 Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 55) OffAwr 60 (up from 55) Notes: Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Former Teams: Bulls (16), Suns (228) Current Team: Bobcats Scott Williams (RETIRED) Overall 66 (up from 63) Close 60 (up from 55) Med 65 (up from 58) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 73 Layup 55 Dunk 65 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 76) RebDef 75 (up from 72) Speed 60 Stam 75 (down from 76) Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: The final remnant from the Bulls original championship run. Has announced he will retire at the season's end. Years Pro: 15 Age: 36 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (3 rings, 94 games) Former Teams: Bulls (223), 76'ers (212), Bucks (139), Nuggets (41), Suns (85), Mavericks (27), Cavaliers (19) Current Team: RETIRED Jarron Collins Overall 65 (up from 63) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 66 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 72 (down from 74) Layup 65 (up from 60) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 60 up from 55) Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 60 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 (up from 60) OffAwr 65 Notes: Twin brother of Jason Collins. You can tell, because they both suck. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Jazz (223) Ervin Johnson Overall 65 (up from 62) Close 62 (down from 65) Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 61 Layup 50 Dunk 60 (down from 70) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 80 (up from 75) Block 75 (down from 80) Steal 50 RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 55 (down from 60) Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 55 Notes: Competent defensive player that fits in better with Minnesota than head case Olowokandi. Has always been a sort of poor man's Mutombo. Getting closer and closer to retirement. Years Pro: 12 Age: 37 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 2x, First Round 5x (74 games) Former Teams: Sonics (190), Nuggets (82), Bucks (362), T'Wolves (112) Current Team: Bucks Zendon Hamilton Overall 65 (up from 61) Close 65 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 66 (down from 70) Layup 50 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 (down from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 85 (up from 70) RebDef 85 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 50 Notes: Years Pro: 5 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (2 games) Former Teams: Clippers (3), Nuggets (54), Raptors (3), 76'ers (46) Current Team: Bucks Calvin Booth (NEW-Edit) Overall 65 (up from 60) Close 60 Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 81 (up from 68) Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 85 (up from 65) Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 55 Notes: Recently had perhaps the best shot blocking performance of all- time. On 1/13/04 he had 10 blocks in 17 minutes. That's an astounding ratio of blocks to minutes. Of all the players to ever get 10 blocks, the player with the next fewest minutes is Shawn Bradley, who got 10 in 25 minutes. Years Pro: 6 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (10 games) Former Teams: Wizards (51), Mavericks (15), Sonics (133), Mavericks (34), Bucks (17) Current Team: FREE AGENT Jason Collier (NEW-Edit) Overall 64 (up from 55) Close 75 (up from 50) Med 66 (up from 50) 3pt 64 (up from 50) FT 74 (down from 75) Layup 60 (up from 50) Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 75 (up from 62) RebDef 75 (up from 66) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 50) OffAwr 65 (up from 50) Notes: Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Rockets (61) Current Teams: Hawks (90) Jabari Smith Overall 64 (up from 55) Close 62 (down from 67) Med 68 (up from 50) 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 67 Layup 55 (up from 50) Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 60 (up from 50) RebOff 65 (up from 53) RebDef 80 (up from 63) Speed 65 (up from 60) Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (up from 50) OffAwr 60 (up from 50) Notes: Very underrated center with a surprisingly good jump shot. Years Pro: 3 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (3 games) Former Teams: Kings (21), 76'ers (11), Kings (31) Current Team: Nets (45) Mamadou N'diaye Overall 64 (up from 53) Close 60 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 74 (up from 64) Layup 50 Dunk 70 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 85 (up from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 80 (up from 50) RebDef 75 (up from 59) Speed 55 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 50 Notes: Years Pro: 5 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Raptors (30), Mavericks (3), Hawks (25), Clippers (11) Current Team: FREE AGENT Daniel Santiago (NEW-Edit) Overall 63 (up from 61) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 61 (up from 57) 3pt 50 FT 69 (up from 68) Layup 60 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 55 (up from 50) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 55 (up from 50) RebOff 70 RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Years Pro: 5 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: First Round 2x (2 games) Former Teams: Suns (57), Bucks (65) Current Team: EUROPE (Unicaja, Spain) Andrew DeClercq Overall 63 (up from 60) Close 60 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 62 (up from 59) Layup 55 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 70 Steal 65 (up from 62) RebOff 80 (up from 68) RebDef 80 (up from 72) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 55 (down from 60) Notes: Years Pro: 10 Age: 31 Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (13 games) Former Teams: Warriors (93), Celtics (95), Cavaliers (115) Current Team: Magic (284) Tony Massenburg Overall 63 (up from 60) Close 55 (up from 50) Med 58 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 72 (up from 71) Layup 60 (down from 65) Dunk 65 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 55 (up from 52) RebOff 75 (up from 69) RebDef 80 (up from 67) Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 60 (down from 65) Notes: Massenburg has played for 12 NBA teams, including two stints with the Spurs and Grizzlies. He also played in Spain in 92-93 and 93- 94. I feel kinda bad for the guy. He's been around, but he's only played in 8 playoff games prior to this year. That should change with the Spurs, who might give this journeyman the ring he has longed for. Visual Concepts gave Massenberg an 88 in FT until this season. The only time he shot 88% was in 99-00 (the season in which ratings were based on for the original NBA 2K). Just one problem - he was only 14- 16 in that season, and his career average hovers around 70%. Yet, this wasn't corrected for 5 years. Yet another inexcusable example of the lazyness that plagues these player ratings. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 15 Age: 37 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 15 games) Former Teams: Spurs (36), Hornets (3), Celtics (7), Warriors (7), Clippers (80), Raptors (24), 76'ers (30), Nets (79), Grizzlies (104), Rockets (10), Grizzlies (125), Jazz (58), Kings (59) Current Team: Spurs (61) DeSagana Diop Overall 63 (up from 56) Close 52 (up from 50) Med 53 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 50 (down from 60) Layup 50 Dunk 70 Handle 50 (down from 55) Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 85 (up from 75) Steal 50 RebOff 80 (up from 55) RebDef 75 (up from 65) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 60 DefAwr 50 OffAwr 50 Notes: Was supposed to be one of those high school versions of Shaq. It takes more than being 300 pounds to be a good center. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 4 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Cavaliers (193) Current Team: Mavericks Wang Zhi Zhi Overall 62 (up from 59) Close 60 Med 66 3pt 77 FT 74 (down from 80) Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 50 RebOff 60 (up from 50) RebDef 70 (up from 60) Speed 55 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Notes: The first Chinese player to play in the NBA. He's nowhere near as good as Yao though. Years Pro: 5 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (1 game) Former Teams: Mavericks (60), Clippers (43) Current Team: Heat (34) Robert Swift Overall 62 (down from 66) Close 60 (down from 70) Med 58 3pt 50 FT 55 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 75 PostDef 70 (down from 75) Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 65 (down from 70) RebDef 65 (down from 70) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 65 (down from 70) Notes: A white guy from high school to the NBA? Now I KNOW the world has gone mad. Still, he seems to be more talented than massive guys like Pavel who have only been playing basketball for 4 years, so I won't discount him. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Sonics (15) Sean Marks Overall 61 Close 52 (down from 65) Med 58 3pt 52 (up from 50) FT 69 (down from 74) Layup 55 Dunk 60 Handle 55 Pass 50 PostOff 700 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 70 (up from 65) RebDef 75 Speed 55 Stam 80 (down from 84) Dur 70 (down from 75) DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 60 Notes: Massenburg has played for 12 NBA teams, including two stints with the Spurs and Grizzlies. He also played in Spain in 92-93 and 93- 94. Visual Concepts gave Massenberg an 88 in FT until this season. The only time he shot 88% was in 99-00 (the season in which ratings were based on for the original NBA 2K). Just one problem - he was only 14-16 in that season, and his career average hovers around 70%. Yet, this wasn't corrected for 5 years. Yet another inexcusable example of the lazyness that plagues these player ratings. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 15 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None (1 ring, 0 games) Former Teams: Raptors (13), Heat (44) Current Team: Spurs (22) Michael Stewart (NEW-Edit) Overall 61 (up from 54) Close 52 (up from 50) Med 53 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 52 (down from 56) Layup 55 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 60) Steal 50 RebOff 75 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 65) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 55 Notes: Was actually pretty decent as a rookie in Sacramento (4.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.4 bpg, .480 fg%). Then he signed a huge contract with Toronto, which at the time was their largest contract ever given to a player. So why not give it to an unproven stiff? How bad has Stewart been since getting that contract? In his rookie year, he scored 375 points. Since then, he has scored 222 points in SIX SEASONS! More than 60% of this guy's career points came in his rookie year! It's perhaps the worst signing in NBA history. What a lucky bastard. Years Pro: 8 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (4 games) Former Teams: Kings (81), Raptors (121), Cavaliers (55), Celtics (17) Current Team: Hawks (12) Pavel Podkolzin Overall 61 Close 75 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 66 Layup 55 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 60 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 60 Notes: Pulled out of last year's draft because he found out about a growth hormone problem, but it now appears he'll be able to control it. Pavel is very large, and very raw. Knows how to use his size, but doesn't know how to use post moves effectively. He's also a bit slow reacting on the defensive end. In that regard, he's a bit similar to Gheorghe Muresan. Years Pro: 1 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Mavericks (5) Peter John Ramos Overall 60 (down from 62) Close 60 (down from 70) Med 58 (down from 63) 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 55 (down from 60) Notes: The 16th tallest active player in the world (the tallest is 7'11 Sultan Kosen from Turkey). I think Shawn Bradley is around fourth or fifth on the list, while Yao is sixth. I saw a top 50 tallest list somewhere (Dikembe Mutombo was #50) but I don't remember where, likely a European site. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Wizards (6) Ha Seung-Jin (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 59 (down from 60) Close 55 (down from 60) Med 58 (down from 66) 3pt 52 (down from 54) FT 55 (down from 70) Layup 50 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 50 (down from 55) OffAwr 50 (down from 55) Notes: Very young center (18 years old). Drafted in the late second round by Portland. HSJ has intriguing size, but he's clearly a huge project. Played in the ABA at the start of the season, but the Blazers cut Vladimir Stepania to make room for the big fella on their 15 man roster. Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (19) Bruno Sundov Overall 58 (up from 52) Close 50 Med 66 (up from 50) 3pt 60 (up from 50) FT 81 Layup 50 Dunk 65 Handle 65 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (up from 50) Steal 50 RebOff 60 (up from 52) RebDef 70 (up from 68) Speed 60 (up from 55) Stam 70 Dur 70 (up from 50) DefAwr 50 OffAwr 55 Notes: Could become a Michael Doleac type player (good shooting backup center). Only 24 years old, so it's still possible. Averaged 3.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, on .488 FG% back in 00-01 (Indiana team coached by current Knick GM Isiah Thomas), so it's understandable why Isiah is giving him a chance. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (1 game) Former Teams: Mavericks (17), Pacers (33), Celtics (26), Cavaliers (4) Current Team: Knicks (22) Mark Pope Overall 57 (up from 52) Close 50 Med 53 (up from 50) 3pt 54 (up from 50) FT 57 (down from 60) Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 70 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 55) Speed 60 Stam 80 (down from 84) Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 50 Notes: Missed all of the 02-03 season... not to injury, but for just not being good enough to make the Knick roster. That's pretty bad if you're a big man and you aren't good enough to play a minute for the Knicks. Played all of 20 minutes last year. Must be a pretty good practice player since Denver re-signed him. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 6 Age: 32 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x (13 games) Former Teams: Pacers (32), Bucks (128), Knicks (0 Current Team: Nuggets (13) Ernest Brown Overall 57 Close 60 (down from 67) Med 50 3pt 50 FT 66 Layup 50 Dunk 65 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 50 RebOff 65 RebDef 70 (up from 68) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 50 Notes: Four career games, and this is going to mark the fourth year since he was drafted. Years Pro: 3 Age: Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Heat (3), Celtics (1) Current Team: NBDL Cezary Trybanski (RETIRED) Overall 62 Close 65 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 70 Layup 60 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 55 RebDef 75 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: This Polish project was traded to the Knicks in the Marbury trade, who traded him to the Bulls in the Crawford trade. The Bulls are expected to waive him after training camp. Trybanski has since announced his retirement from professional basketball, because "It's not fun." Maybe if he had talent, it would have been. Years Pro: 3 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (15), Suns (4), Knicks (3), Bulls (0) Current Team: RETIRED Evan Eschmeyer (RETIRED, REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 61 Close 60 Med 58 3pt 50 FT 81 Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 80 Steal 50 RebOff 69 RebDef 65 Speed 50 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Dallas gave Eschmeyer a fat contract because he had an ok season off the bench for New Jersey. Then he got injured and had to retire. Even if he didn't get hurt, he still probably wouldn't have been worth the contract. Years Pro: 6 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (8 games) Former Teams: Nets (105), Mavericks (48) Current Team: RETIRED Mengke Bateer (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 59 Close 60 Med 63 (down from 66) 3pt 62 (up from 50) FT 78 (up from 76) Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 55 (up from 50) PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 55 Stam 75 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 (down from 65) OffAwr 50 Notes: Years Pro: 3 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None (0 games, 1 ring) Former Teams: Nuggets (27), Spurs (12), Raptors (7), Magic (0) Current Team: NBDL (Huntsville Flight) *********************************************************************** G. Legends 95 - Bob Cousy [50's/60's] 102 - Larry Bird [80's East] 87 - Drazen Petrovic [90's East] 93 - Scottie Pippen [90's East] Bob Cousy [50's/60's] Overall 95 (down from 99) Close 92 (down from 99) Med 83 (down from 94) 3pt 75 (down from 84) FT 80 Layup 90 (down from 95) Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 95 PostOff 50 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 85 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 90 (up from 80) Dur 90 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 95 Notes: The Houdini of the Hardwood, Cousy revolutionized flashy basketball. Today, he'd merely be Jason Williams, but in the NBA's early years, he led the league in assists 8 times in a row, was an all- star in every season (excluding his 7 game stint as Player/Coach at age 41), he was one of the few PGs in league history to ever be MVP, and he won 6 championships more than any other PG in league history, Years Pro: 14 (VC lists 13, apparently they don't count his Player/Coach stint) All-Star selections: 13 (1951-1963) All-Star MVP: 2 (1954, 1957) All-NBA First Team: 10 (1952-1961) All-NBA Second Team: 2 (61-62, 62-63) Assist Titles: 8 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 7x, Conference Finals 3x, First Round 3x (6 rings, 109 games) Former Teams: Celtics (917), Royals (7) Larry Bird [80's East] Overall 102 (down from 103) Close 97 (down from 99) Med 97 3pt 90 (down from 94) FT 89 (down from 97) Layup 85 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 85 PostOff 80 (up from 70) PostDef 80 (down from 85) Block 70 Steal 85 RebOff 75 (down from 80) RebDef 90 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 (down from 90) DefAwr 85 (down from 95) OffAwr 95 Notes: One of the most complete basketball players of all-time, Bird ranks as the best SF in the history of the game. A legend in the city of Boston, Bird is probably the best athlete they've ever had in any professional sport. Years Pro: 13 Age: 23-35 All-Star Selections: 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992) Most Valuable Player: 3 (1984-1986) NBA Finals MVP: 2 (83-84, 85-86) All-NBA First Team: 9 (1980-1988) All-NBA Second Team: 1 (89-90) All-Defensive Second Team: 3 (1982-1984) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 5x, Conferece Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (3 rings, 164 games) Former Teams: Celtics (897) Drazen Petrovic [90's East] Overall 87 Close 94 Med 86 3pt 89 FT 84 Layup 85 Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 85 Pass 60 PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 70 (down from 75) RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 (up from 80) Notes: If you don't know who Drazen Petrovic is, he's only the best European player to ever play in the NBA (pre-Dirk). His career was cut short by a tragic auto accident after only his fourth NBA season. In the 92-93 season for the Nets (who recently retired his jersey), he scored 22.3 ppg, had a .518 FG% (.449 3PT%) and shot 87% from the line. The Croatian team led by Petrovic (who averaged 25 ppg), Toni Kukoc, and Dino Radja placed second in the Barcelona Olympics, behind the famous Dream Team. In fact, they were the only team that was able to get a lead against the Dream Team after 10 minutes into the game. For more information (although quite a bit biased, they go as far as calling him better than Michael Jordan, and seemingly hold a grudge against Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson, kinda low class for a memorial page), visit drazenpetrovic.com. Years Pro: 4 All-NBA Third Team: 1 (92-93) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (6 rings, games) Former Teams: Blazers (95), Nets (195) Scottie Pippen [90's East] Overall 92 (down from 93) Close 97 (down from 99) Med 81 (down from 92) 3pt 73 (down from 80) FT 68 (down from 72) Layup 85 Dunk 85 Handle 85 Pass 85 (up from 80) PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 90 (up from 80) RebOff 75 (up from 65) RebDef 80 (up from 70) Speed 85 Stam 95 (down from 99) Dur 85 (down from 90) DefAwr 90 (down from 95) OffAwr 85 (up from 80) Notes: Batman and Robin. Jay and Silent Bob. Jordan and Pippen. Won 6 rings as Jordan's sidekick. Was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Was the active leader in total playoff games. Pippen retired this offseason, and he is a lock for the Hall of Fame. Other Positions: PG, SG, PF Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 7 (6 starts, 1 MVP) All-NBA First Team: 3 All-NBA Second Team: 2 All-NBA Third Team: 2 All-Defensive First Team: 7 All-Defensive Second Team: 2 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x (6 rings, 206 games) Former Teams: Bulls (833), Rockets (50), Blazers (272), Bulls (23) *********************************************************************** VII. Created Players (aka the CAPs section) Upon request, I'll rate certain players. Rookies, or former NBA players. If you have a request, e-mail me. But keep in mind that I don't watch college basketball, so accurately making a CAP for a rookie may take some time. On the concept of "Players adjusted to a certain year", this is there because often players want to cap players from, you guessed it, a certain year. A popular request seems to be the Chicago Bulls. As most of us know, Jordan in the game is not the same player as the Jordan who won 6 titles. In fact, Jordan was a different player during his first 3 titles than he was in his last 3. Other players suffer setbacks in their career, and aren't the same. Larry Johnson for instance, was a bonafide superstar when he came into the league, and then back injuries killed his career. Some people will want Charlotte LJ, and some will want NY LJ. Shawn Kemp and Vin Baker are players in the league that also used to be good, but aren't very good right now. These are all just examples of what can appear in that section. Of course, Rashidi doesn't have all the time in the world (though it's sometimes hard to tell), so he'll get to these when he can. As said, e-mail me with suggestions. Oh, and lastly, I don't care about CAP appearances. I don't make them so don't bother asking me how to make LeBron's face and such. A player will still play the same, no matter what his hair looks like. Players on my list to CAP (listed alphabetically by last name) Point Guards Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, BJ Armstrong, Terrell Brandon, Tyus Edney, Bobby Hurley, Percy Miller (Master P), John Paxson, Terry Porter, Scott Skiles Shooting Guards Danny Ainge, Michael Dickerson, Clyde Drexler, Joe Dumars, Ron Harper, Hersey Hawkins, Dan Majerle, Vernon Maxwell, Anthony Parker, Bobby Phills, Mitch Richmond, Byron Scott, Malik Sealy, Jerry West Small Forwards Dejan Bodiroga, Scott Burrell, Britton Johnson, Linton Johnson, Jerome Kersey, Reggie Lewis, Chris Mullin, Larry Nance, Chuck Person, Detlef Schrempf, Charles Smith, Leon Smith Power Forward Anthony Bonner, Armon Gillam, Dino Radja, Jamal Sampson, Sofoklis Schortsanitis Centers Manute Bol, Brad Daughtery, Bison Dele, Chris Dudley, Matt Geiger, Ben Handlogten, Bill Laimbeer, Bryant Reeves, Rony Seikaly, Frederic Weis, Jayson Williams *********************************************************************** A. Current Players 70 - Trevor Ariza (SF) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 62 - Erick Barkley (PG) 66 - Andre Barrett (PG) 70 - Matt Bonner (PF) 69 - Antonio Burks (PG) 59 - Jackie Butler (C) 69 - Matt Carroll (SG) 62 - Ivan Chiriaev (SF) 70 - Carlos Delfino (SG) 73 - Chris Duhon (PG) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 69 - Andre Emmett (SG) 70 - Eddie Gill (PG) 68 - Marcus Hatten (PG) 66 - Royal Ivey (PG) 63 - Jermaine Jackson (PG) 75 - Sarunas Jasikevicius (PG) 72 - James Jones (SF) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 67 - Mario Kasun (C) 72 - Viktor Khryapa (SF) 73 - John Markisch (SG) 72 - Keith McLeod (PG) 76 - Andres Nocioni (SF) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 67 - Justin Reed (SF) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 68 - Bernard Robinson (SG) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 69 - Romain Sato (SG) 59 - Ha Seung Jin (C) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 57 - Paul Shirley (PF) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 61 - Pape Sow (C) 65 - Yuta Tabuse (PG) 70 - Billy Thomas (SG) 55 - Slavko Vranes (C) 66 - Sasha Vujacic (PG) (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) 75 - Milos Vujanic (PG) 70 - Damien Wilkins (SF) Trevor Ariza (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SF - Def. Specialist Overall 70 (down from 72) Close 65 (down from 70) Med 63 (down from 70) 3pt 59 (down from 65) FT 70 (down from 72) Layup 70 Dunk 85 (up from 75) Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 65 (down from 70) PostDef 60 Block 65 Steal 80 (up from 75) RebOff 75 (up from 70) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 85 (down from 95) Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 (up from 65) Notes: Only 6 months older than Dorell Wright. That's just like the gap between LeBron and Melo, and Ariza has the college experience like Melo. He played well in the summer leagues, and I expect him to get a roster spot on the Knicks. He'll likely make the team ahead of Shandon Anderson (though that is more due to Isiah's personal feelings about Anderson than it is about Ariza's ability). He has good potential for the future. Hopefully he'll force Tim Thomas out of town one day. Ariza is currently the youngest Knick to ever play a regular season game (Carl Braun of all people held the record for a very long time, at a little over 20 years of age, and Maciej Lampe at 18 only played for the Knicks in preseason, not during the regular season). Other Positions: SG Jersey Number: 21 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 200 lbs. College: UCLA Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Knicks (80) Erick Barkley PG - Shoot First Overall 62 Close 62 Med 63 3pt 58 FT 72 Layup 60 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 65 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 12 Height/Weight: 6'1 - 185 lbs. College: St. Johns Best Hand: Right Notes: Another player from Christ the King HS, from the generation of Odom, Claxton, and Cook. Has had the least success of the four, and is probably the one who gets stuck with a Euro career. Hasn't played in the NBA since 01-02. Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Former Teams: Blazers (27) Current Team: EUROPE (Greece, Olimpia Larisa) Andre Barrett PG - Distributor Overall 66 Close 57 Med 66 3pt 69 FT 74 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Made a good impression in Knicks training camp, being the last roster cut. Signed on with Jeff Van Gundy's Rockets, and has played well off the bench for a team lacking a good PG. Jersey Number: 11 Height/Weight: 5'10" - 173 lbs. College: Seton Hall Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Rockets (27) Current Team: Magic (11) Matt Bonner PF - Finesse Overall 70 Close 79 Med 76 3pt 75 FT 79 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 60 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 70 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Bonner was drafted by the Raptors last year, but was not offered a contract, and spent the year in Europe. Was offered a contract this year, and is now one of the leaders in FG% this season. Other Positions: C Jersey Number: 16 Height/Weight: 6'10 - 240 lbs. College: Florida Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Raptors (82) Antonio Burks PG - Distributor Overall 69 Close 65 Med 68 3pt 67 FT 74 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Played for Memphis in College, plays for Memphis in the NBA. Will undoubtedly get more playing time next season since the team could dump both Jason Williams and Earl Watson. Jersey Number: 1 Height/Weight: 6'0" - 195 lbs. College: Memphis Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (1 games) Current Team: Grizzlies (24) Jackie Butler C - Banger Overall 59 Close 55 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 55 Layup 55 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 50 OffAwr 55 Jersey Number: 45 Height/Weight: 6'10 - 250 lbs. High School: Coastal Christian Academy (VA) Best Hand: Right Notes: A high schooler that went undrafted. One of the reasons why the age limit was implemented. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 1 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Knicks (3) Matt Carroll SG - Pure Shooter Overall 69 Close 62 Med 71 3pt 75 FT 84 Layup 65 Dunk 60 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 75 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 13 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 212 lbs. College: Notre Dame Best Hand: Right Notes: Undrafted rookie impressed in Knicks' training camp, and was able to latch onto the Blazers last year. This year he was a top scorer in the NBDL, and has been shooting well on the Bobcats. Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Blazers (13), Spurs (3) Current Team: Bobcats Ivan Chiriaev SF - Pure Shooter Overall 62 Close 50 Med 65 3pt 73 FT 75 Layup 55 Dunk 60 Handle 65 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 55 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 50 OffAwr 60 Jersey Number: 14 Height/Weight: 7'1 - 235 lbs. High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Canada) Best Hand: Right Notes: Ivan the Terrible pulled out of the draft and will be spending this season in Europe growing into his body. He's got NBA three-point range already, but he spent so much time as a guard that he's struggling to adjust to his height. He was projected to go as high as 11th in the draft, until scouts finally got to see just how bad he is (at least right now). Just goes to show you how desperate teams are for the next Dirk Nowitzki, they'll believe any hype they hear in internet reports. I mean seriously, this guy was compared to Dirk Nowitzki, but with PG handle, even though nobody ever even saw him play. He might be big like Dirk Nowitzki, and he might be able to hit an open 25 footer like Dirk Nowitzki, but he doesn't even have a third of the handle Dirk does. He's a PG in name only - it's his high school position, and he was hardly any better at it than about 1,000 other high school PGs. This article should sum it up nicely. http://www.angeltowns.com/members/nbadraft/ivanterrible.htm Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: EUROPE Projected Draft Position: N/A (Pulled Out) Carlos Delfino SG - Def. Specialist Overall 70 Close 72 Med 70 3pt 67 FT 70 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 75 Block 65 Steal 75 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: 2003 Pistons first round draft choice won a gold medal with Manu Ginobili this summer, defeating the Americans in the process. Plays good defense and should backup Prince and Hamilton this season. Other Positions: SF Jersey Number: 20 Height/Weight: 6'6 - 230 lbs. Country: Argentina Best Hand: Left Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Pistons (30) Chris Duhon (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) PG - Distributor Overall 73 (up from 71) Close 65 (down from 75) Med 71 3pt 76 FT 73 (down from 74) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 50 Handle 85 (up from 80) Pass 80 (up from 75) PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 (down from 55) Steal 75 (down from 80) RebOff 50 RebDef 60 (up from 55) Speed 85 Stam 90 (down from 95) Dur 80 DefAwr 75 (up from 70) OffAwr 80 Notes: Originally was a long shot to make the Bulls (due to the guaranteed contracts of Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Jannero Pargo, Mike Wilks, and Frank Williams) but it's looking like Duhon is going to make the team (they waived Wilks). That's good for him, because he REALLY didn't want to go to Europe. Now starting for the Bulls, even though he's shooting an ugly percentage. He'll get what he wants in restricted free agency this summer. Jersey Number: 21 Height/Weight: 6'1" - 185 lbs. College: Duke Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (82) Andre Emmett SG - Slasher Overall 69 Close 75 Med 68 3pt 65 FT 73 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Texas Tech's all-time leading scorer, but hasn't done a thing since college. Jersey Number: 14 Height/Weight: 6'5" - 230 lbs. College: Texas Tech Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Grizzlies (8) Current Team: Heat Eddie Gill PG - Def. Specialist Overall 70 Close 65 Med 70 3pt 74 FT 85 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Notes: Jersey Number: 4 Height/Weight: 6'0" - 190 lbs. College: Weber State Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 4 Age: 26 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (7 games) Former Teams: Nets (8), Grizzlies (23), Blazers (22) Current Team: Pacers (73) Marcus Hatten PG - Shoot First Overall 68 Close 70 Med 68 3pt 67 FT 74 Layup 70 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 65 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Notes: Jersey Number: 4 Height/Weight: 6'0" - 165 lbs. College: St. Johns Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 0 Age: Playoff Experience: None Current Team: FREE AGENT (Europe) Royal Ivey PG - Def. Specialist Overall 66 Close 67 Med 68 3pt 66 FT 71 Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Notes: Jersey Number: 36 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 200 lbs. College: Texas Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Hawks Jermaine Jackson PG - Def. Specialist Overall 63 Close 62 Med 65 3pt 54 FT 69 Layup 70 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 Notes: Jersey Number: 8 Height/Weight: 6'5" - 204 lbs. College: Detroit Mercy Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 28 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Pistons (7), Raptors (24), Hawks (29), Raptors (24) Current Team: Knicks (21) Sarunas Jasikevicius PG - Distributor Overall 75 Close 82 Med 79 3pt 84 FT 94 Layup 75 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 55 RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 85 Notes: The best PG outside of the NBA is now coming to the NBA. Sarunas is a fiery leader and not afraid to take any shot or make any pass. He is the European version of Steve Nash. Jasikevicius is most famous for being a USA killer, he has led Lithuania to a victory over the US team in the Olympics, and their games have been very close over the last few years. Other Positions: SG Jersey Number: 13 Height/Weight: 6'4" - Country: Serbia Montenegro Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 0 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Pacers James Jones (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SF - Pure Shooter Overall 72 (down from 74) Close 70 (down from 75) Med 71 3pt 79 FT 86 (up from 85) Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 60) PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 70 (up from 60) Steal 65 (up from 60) RebOff 65 down from 70) RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Barely played last season, and has already shattered his previous statistical marks (he only played 26 minutes last season in 6 games). Jersey Number: 33 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 215 lbs. College: Miami Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 2 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games) Current Team: Pacers (81) Mario Kasun C - Finesse Overall 67 Close 60 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 58 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 85 RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Jersey Number: 41 Height/Weight: 7'0 - 260 lbs. Country: Croatia Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Magic Viktor Khryapa (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SF - Def. Specialist Overall 72 Close 72 (down from 75) Med 68 (down from 73) 3pt 71 FT 55 (down from 69) Layup 70 Dunk 75 (up from 70) Handle 75 Pass 55 (down from 65) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 70 (up from 65) Steal 65 RebOff 70 (up from 60) RebDef 75 (up from 70) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 (down from 75) Notes: Jersey Number: 38 Height/Weight: 6'9" - 210 lbs. Country: Russia Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (32) John Markisch SG - Def. Specialist Overall 73 Close 70 Med 66 3pt 68 FT 60 Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 75 Pass 75 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 80 Steal 95 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 95 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 70 Notes: The NBA is not far out of reach for this young prospect. League GMs will not be able to keep their paws off him once they see him in action. Other Positions: PG, SF, PF Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 5'11" - 130 lbs. College: QCC Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 11 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: 96-97 CYO Division Champion Current Team: FREE AGENT Paul Markisch (NEW-Add) PF - Finesse Overall 77 Close 87 Med 77 3pt 75 FT 70 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Other Positions: SF Jersey Number: 45 Height/Weight: 6'2" - 180 lbs. College: N/A Best Hand: Right (Ambidextrious) Years Pro: 9 Age: 18 Playoff Experience: 03-04 CYO Division Champion Current Team: FREE AGENT Keith McLeod PG - Distributor Overall 72 Close 65 Med 70 3pt 67 FT 77 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Minnesota used McLeod in every game, and then let him go instead of guaranteeing his contract. It bit them in the ass later in the year when Sam Cassell went down in the Conference Finals, leaving Darrick Martin to run things. Jersey Number: 25 Height/Weight: 6'2" - 190 lbs. College: Bowling Green State Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 2 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: T'Wolves (33) Current Team: Jazz (53) Andres Nocioni (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SF - Def. Specialist Overall 76 (up from 75) Close 77 Med 71 (up from 70) 3pt 69 (down from 74) FT 77 (up from 65) Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 70 (down from 75) Pass 60 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 75 (up from 70) Block 65 Steal 65 (down from 70) RebOff 65 (down from 75) RebDef 80 (up from 75) Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 (up from 70) OffAwr 75 Notes: Another one of the players who was on the gold medal Argentinian team that took down the US. His favorite player is Scottie Pippen, so it's fitting that he should be the starter in Chicago this season. It's too bad that he was one year too late to play with him. Other Positions: PF Jersey Number: 5 Height/Weight: 6'7 - 225 lbs. Country: Argentina Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Bulls (81) Justin Reed (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SF - Pure Shooter Overall 67 (up from 66) Close 67 Med 71 3pt 63 (up from 55) FT 73 (down from 78) Layup 65 (down from 70) Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 (up from 50) PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 55 Steal 55 RebOff 75 (up from 60) RebDef 60 Speed 70 (down from 75) Stam 85 (down from 90) Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 60 Notes: Other Positions: PF Jersey Number: 9 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 240 lbs. College: Mississipi Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (6 games) Current Team: Celtics (23) Bernard Robinson (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) SG - Def. Specialist Overall 68 Close 70 Med 63 3pt 67 FT 69 (down from 76) Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 60 (up from 55) PostOff 60 PostDef 65 (up from 60) Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 65 (up from 60) RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 (up from 65) OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 21 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 212 lbs. College: Michigan Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 1 Age: 24 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Bobcats (31) Romain Sato SG - Def. Specialist Overall 69 Close 70 Med 68 3pt 73 FT 83 Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 60 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 Notes: Jersey Number: 10 Height/Weight: 6'5 - 205 lbs. College: Xavier Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Spurs (0) Ha Seung-Jin (EDITED FROM ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) C - Finesse Overall 59 (down from 60) Close 55 (down from 60) Med 58 (down from 66) 3pt 52 (down from 54) FT 55 (down from 70) Layup 50 Dunk 65 (up from 60) Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 (up from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 (down from 80) DefAwr 50 (down from 55) OffAwr 50 (down from 55) Notes: Very young center (18 years old). Drafted in the late second round by Portland. HSJ has intriguing size, but he's clearly a huge project. Played in the ABA at the start of the season, but the Blazers cut Vladimir Stepania to make room for the big fella on their 15-man roster. Jersey Number: 5 Height/Weight: 7'3" - 305 lbs. High School: Samil Commercial (Korea) Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Blazers (19) Paul Shirley (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Overall 57 (up from 50) Close 55 (up from 50) Med 55 (up from 50) 3pt 50 FT 60 Layup 55 (up from 50) Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 75 (up from 70) PostDef 70 Block 65 (down from 70) Steal 50 RebOff 70 (up from 55) RebDef 70 (up from 55) Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 (up from 50) OffAwr 55 (up from 50) Notes: Another lazy addition by Visual Concepts. The only reason they added Shirly was so the Suns could have a 12 man roster. They didn't care about him as a player so they gave him the bare minimum ratings for each category of his position. It's ratings like these that led to this guide being created. Jersey Number: 17 Height/Weight: 6'10" - 230 lbs. College: Iowa State Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 27 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Hawks (2), Bulls (7) Current Team: Suns (9) Pape Sow C - Banger Overall 61 Close 60 Med 53 3pt 50 FT 68 Layup 50 Dunk 70 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 55 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 55 Jersey Number: 9 Height/Weight: 6'10 - 250 lbs. High School: Cal State Fullerton Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 1 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Raptors (27) Yuta Tabuse PG - Distributor Overall 65 Close 60 Med 68 3pt 70 FT 80 Layup 65 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 90 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: Very undersized. Considered the "Japanese Michael Jordan". Became the first Japanese born player to play in the NBA. Will probably be as good (bad) as Horacio Llamas (the first Mexican player to play in the league). Jersey Number: 1 Height/Weight: 5'9" - 165 lbs. College: BYU Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Suns (4) Current Team: ABA (Long Beach Jam) Billy Thomas SG - Pure Shooter Overall 70 Close 70 Med 71 3pt 74 FT 78 Layup 70 Dunk 65 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Notes: Played with Jacque Vaughn at Kansas. Almost gave up on his NBA dream, but due to a rash of injuries the Nets called Thomas' number and he has performed very capably with the team (he is a vet of their summer and training camps so he knows the system). He certainly replaces Lucious Harris more than adequately. Other Positions: SF Jersey Number: 20 Height/Weight: 6'5 - 218 lbs. College: Kansas Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 29 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (2 games) Current Team: Nets (25) Slavko Vranes C - Def. Specialist Overall 55 Close 50 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 50 Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 80 Steal 50 RebOff 55 RebDef 65 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 50 OffAwr 50 Jersey Number: 29, 52 Height/Weight: 7'5 - 275 lbs. Country: Serbia-Montenegro Best Hand: Right Notes: The tallest center in this year's draft (7'5). The only real center on the Knicks after Mutombo, which should get him some minutes if a big man goes down. Remember, these are the same Knicks that used a skilless piece of crap like Felton Spencer as their starter two seasons ago. Vranes is just as untalented, but he has about half a foot over most stiffs. Still, you have to know a player sucks when he is 7'5 and gets drafted in the second round. There's a reason why Yao was taken first, why Bradley was taken second, and why Vranes was taken 39th. Years Pro: 1 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Knicks (0), Blazers (1) Current Team: EUROPE (Buducnost, Serbia Montenegro) Sasha Vujacic (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) PG - Distributor Overall 66 (down from 69) Close 70 (down from 77) Med 70 3pt 73 FT 81 Layup 70 (down from 75) Dunk 65 (down from 70) Handle 80 Pass 65 (down from 70) PostOff 65 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Notes: First round pick by the Lakers this year. Would have been perfect for Phil Jackson's Triangle Offense, but he's gone now, so now Vujacic looks like a bad fit on the team. He's can't guard PGs, and he's behind Kobe at SG. Other Positions: SG Jersey Number: 18 Height/Weight: 6'7" - 193 lbs. Country: Slovenia Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Playoff Experience: None Current Team: Lakers Milos Vujanic PG - Shoot First Overall 75 Close 84 Med 75 3pt 78 FT 83 Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: A second round pick of the Knicks a few years ago. He is currently the best PG in Europe, and averaged 25 ppg and 3 apg for the team owned by Vlade Divac last year. Scored 23 points in the Euroleague Final in a losing effort against Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Had a good showing in the Olympics on an undermanned Serbia team. The chances of Vujanic ever coming to the NBA are now in jeopardy, as he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament. Other Positions: SG Jersey Number: 13 Height/Weight: 6'4" - Country: Serbia Montenegro Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 0 Age: Playoff Experience: None Current Team: EUROPE (Rights owned by Suns) Damien Wilkins SF - Slasher Overall 70 Close 75 Med 66 3pt 67 FT 62 Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 65 Block 65 Steal 75 RebOff 70 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 85 Dur 75 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Notes: The son of former NBA player Gerald Wilkins, and nephew of former NBA great Dominique Wilkins. Jersey Number: 12 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 225 lbs. College: Georgia Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 1 Age: 25 Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (7 games) Current Team: Sonics (29) *********************************************************************** B. Former Players 79 - Nick Anderson (SG) 57 - Yinka Dare (C) 89 - Patrick Ewing (C) 82 - Derek Harper [Mavericks] (PG) 77 - Derek Harper [Knicks] (PG) 85 - Jeff Hornacek [Suns] (SG) 81 - Jeff Hornacek [Jazz] (SG) 93 - Michael Jordan [80's Bulls] (SG) 95 - Michael Jordan [1990-1993 Bulls] (SG) 94 - Michael Jordan [#45 Bulls] (SG) 95 - Michael Jordan [1995-1998 Bulls] (SG) 86 - Michael Jordan [Wizards] (SF) 84 - Bernard King [Knicks] (SF) 73 - Luc Longley (C) 71 - Harold Miner (SG) 94 - Hakeem Olajuwon (C) 79 - Isiah Rider [J.R. Rider] (SG) 78 - Dennis Rodman [Pistons] (PF) 75 - Dennis Rodman [Bulls] (PF) 94 - Arvydas Sabonis [European] (C) 83 - Arvydas Sabonis [Blazers] (C) 76 - Dennis Scott (SF) 76 - Charles Smith (SF) 78 - Kenny Smith (PG) 79 - Rik Smits (C) 81 - John Starks (SG) Nick Anderson SG - Slasher Overall 79 Close 89 Med 75 3pt 78 FT 67 Layup 80 Dunk 75 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 80 RebOff 65 RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: The first player ever drafted by the Orlando Magic. Became a member of the 50-point club, scoring 50 points after the first quarter (did not start due to a bad hamstring). Set an NBA record for most 3's attempted in an NBA Finals game, with 12 in game 3. Better known as one of the NBA's all-time meltdowns. Magic vs Rockets, Game 1 of the 94-95 NBA Finals. Magic up three, fourth quarter. Anderson goes to the line. Anderson bricks two free throws. Anderson grabs the rebound. Anderson bricks another two free throws. Kenny Smith ties the game on a three with 1.6 seconds left. Rockets win in overtime on a tip in by Hakeem, setting the stage for an eventual sweep. Who knows what would have happened if Anderson hit those shots. Maybe Orlando sustains their momentum and become NBA Champions. Maybe Shaq doesn't leave Orlando for LA. While he was only a 70% FT shooter to begin with, Anderson was never the same after that. 69% the following year, 40% after that, 63%, 61%, and 47% after that. He went from a 70% shooter to a sub 65% shooter, with two sub-50% seasons under his belt. Other Positions: SF Jersey Number: 25 Height/Weight: 6'6 - 220 lbs College: Illinois Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 13 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 4x (49 games) Former Teams: Magic (692), Kings (93), Grizzlies (15), Cavaliers (0) Yinka Dare C - Banger Overall 57 Close 50 Med 50 3pt 50 FT 57 Layup 50 Dunk 60 Handle 50 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 55 Stam 80 Dur 70 DefAwr 50 OffAwr 50 Height/Weight: 7'0 - 265 lbs. Jersey Number: 33 College: George Washington Best Hand: Right Notes: Yinka Dare is the most recent basketball legend to leave us. He passed away at the age of 32 from a heart attack Some of you will remember Yinka as a project taken 14th in the 1994 NBA Draft by New Jersey. Others will remember his 4 assists in 4 pro seasons and 110 games, (which accounted to an average of less than 0.1.), as well as his memorable second season where he played in 58 games, started 23, recorded 626 minutes, and zero assists. I choose to remember his greatness and accolades, which rivals that of Adonal Foyle. If Yinka did not opt for retirement, he certainly would have been in an NBA rotation today, ready to lay the smack down on the Jason Collier's and Joel Pryzbilla's of the world. Whether you loved him or hated him (and if you hated him, you're not a basketball enthusiast), Yinka Dare was an important part of New Jersey Nets history (in fact without Yinka's contribution, it is unlikely the Marbury/Van Horn Nets would have made the playoffs to nearly beat Jordan in the first round), and he will be missed, especially by Nicholai. RIP Yinka, 10/10/72 - 1/9/04. Years Pro: 4 Playoff Experience: None Former Teams: Nets (110) Patrick Ewing C - Def. Specialist Overall 89 Close 97 Med 79 3pt 52 FT 76 Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 60 Pass 55 PostOff 90 PostDef 90 Block 90 Steal 65 RebOff 85 RebDef 90 Speed 65 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 85 Jersey Number: 33 Height/Weight: 7'0" - 255 lbs College: Georgetown Notes: A first ballot hall of famer, the greatest Knick in franchise history. Ewing was quite possibly the best mid-range shooting center in NBA history. No other big man could pull a fadeaway from 18 feet quite like him. Also a great defensive player, though never given the recognition he deserves because he played at the same time as Olajuwon. Unfortunately, like the rest of Jordan's rivals, never won a ring. Had a chance in 94, losing to Hakeem. Hardly Ewing's fault though, as he set the NBA Finals record for blocks. He was injured when the Knicks made it to the Finals as an eighth seed in 99. Would have certainly been a big help against Duncan and Robinson, considering Camby was lanky and not a post presence, and Larry Johnson was playing the series on one leg (due to a badly sprained ankle suffered in the deciding game against Indiana). It's a shame that he had that wrist injury in 97-98. He was never the same after that. Check his FG% before that injury - it never went lower than .466 and he was above .500 9 times in his first 13 seasons. After the injury, it never went higher than .466 in his last 4 years. His FT shooting also dropped off. He was a 75% shooter pre-injury and quickly dropped to 70%. Had Ewing not had his wrist injury, there is a high likelihood that he would still be playing in the NBA at 41 years of age (then again, maybe not, his knees were pretty bad too). The Knicks retired his number last year, and he's currently an assistant coach for Houston under his former coach, and friend, Jeff Van Gundy. Ewing's main role now? Tutor Yao so that he becomes the next Ewing... just 6 inches taller. Years Pro: 17 Age: 23-39 All-Star selections: 11 (3 starts) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 7x, First Round 2x (139 games) Former Teams: Knicks (1039), Sonics (79), Magic (65) Derek Harper [Mavericks] PG - Distributor Overall 82 Close 89 Med 79 3pt 76 FT 76 Layup 85 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 85 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 60 Steal 85 RebOff 55 RebDef 55 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 85 Notes: Harper is one of my all-time favorite players (and also the first ever "favorite player" I ever had). In my opinion, Derek Harper is the best player in NBA history to never make an all-star team. Most of the good players that were snubbed had one great year and were average for the rest of their careers. Harper on the other hand was a model of consistency. He put up a solid 17/7 for most of his years in Dallas, and he played great defense along the way. The Mavericks also had a knack for winning ball games back in his day. He is known for a playoff mistake he made against the Lakers during his rookie year, which was also Dallas' first ever franchise playoff appearance. With 6 seconds left in the game, Harper thought the Mavericks were winning 109-108, and dribbled out the clock. However, the score was tied 108- 108 and the game went into overtime, where the Lakers won 122-115 to take a 3-1 series lead (the Lakers eventually advanced to the NBA Finals and lost to the Celtics in 7 games). Harper is Dallas' franchise leader in assists, steals, and three pointers made and attempted. He is only one of two players in NBA History (the other being Isiah Thomas) to record 15,000 points, 6,000 assists, and 1,800 steals. Jersey Number: 11 Height/Weight: 6'4" - 185 lbs. College: Illinois Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 16 Age: 22-32 (played to 37) All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (86-87, 89-90) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 5x, First Round 3x (97 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (797), Knicks (216), Mavericks (75), Magic (66), Lakers (45) Derek Harper [Knicks] PG - Distributor Overall 77 Close 84 Med 78 3pt 76 FT 74 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Harper was traded to the Knicks to replace Doc Rivers, who went down for the season with a serious injury. The team went going 21-6 after acquiring him, and went to the NBA Finals, where Harper averaged 16.4 ppg. Jersey Number: 11 Height/Weight: 6'4" - 185 lbs. College: Illinois Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 16 Age: 32-34 (played to 37) All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (86-87, 89-90) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 5x, First Round 3x (97 games) Former Teams: Mavericks (797), Knicks (216), Mavericks (75), Magic (66), Lakers (45) Jeff Hornacek [Suns] SG - Pure Shooter Overall 85 Close 92 Med 86 3pt 84 FT 86 Layup 85 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 80 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: Other Positions: PG Jersey Number: 14 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 190 lbs. College: Iowa State Best Hand: Right All-Star selections: 1 (91-92) Long Distance Shootout Champ: 2 2-Ball Challenge Champ: 1 (w/Natalie Williams) Years Pro: 14 Age: 23-28 (played to 36) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 4x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (140 games) Former Teams: Suns (468), 76'ers (132), Jazz (477) Jeff Hornacek [Jazz] SG - Pure Shooter Overall 81 Close 82 Med 83 3pt 84 FT 89 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 80 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 55 Steal 80 RebOff 60 RebDef 60 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Notes: Utah sharpshooter that was the third cog (along with Malone and Stockton) in Utah's two consecutive NBA Finals appearances. His career FT% of .879 is ninth in NBA history. Also made 67 straight free throws, sixth longest streak in NBA history. Only the 18th player in NBA history to reach 14,000 points (finished career with 15,000+) and 5,000 assists. Something to keep in mind is the majority of those other players are likely PGs. Let me do some research and see if I can find the others that reached that milestone before him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38k/5k) Nate Archibald (16k/6k), Larry Bird (21k/5k), Dave Bing (18k/5k), Bob Cousy (17k/7k), Clyde Drexler (22k/6k), Walt Frazier (15k/5k), John Havlicek (26k/6k), Magic Johnson (17k/10k), Michael Jordan (32k/5k), Oscar Robertson (26k/9k), John Stockton (19k/15k), Isaiah Thomas (19k/9k), Jerry West (25k/6k), Lenny Wilkens (17k/7k). That's 15 players, ALL of whom are on the NBA's greatest 50 players list. The other two are Derek Harper (16k/6k) and Reggie Theus (19k/6k). Karl Malone (36k/5k) also achieved the milestone this year, while Scottie Pippen (18k/6k) got it the same year as Hornacek. Gary Payton (18k/7k), Terry Porter (15k/7k), Tim Hardaway (15k/7k), Rod Strickland (14k/7k) have all gotten there since then. Jason Kidd (9k/6k) will probably make it in 3 years, while Mark Jackson (12k/10k) will probably fall short (he would need 3 years). I am in absolute shock and awe at Hornacek's elite company. I've certainly got a newfound respect for him now, and hopefully you do too. Other Positions: PG Jersey Number: 14 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 190 lbs. College: Iowa State Best Hand: Right All-Star selections: 1 (91-92) Long Distance Shootout Champ: 2 2-Ball Challenge Champ: 1 (w/Natalie Williams) Years Pro: 14 Age: 23-28 (played to 36) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 4x, Second Round 3x, First Round 2x (140 games) Former Teams: Suns (468), 76'ers (132), Jazz (477) Michael Jordan [80's Bulls] SG - Slasher Overall 93 Close 97 Med 83 3pt 64 FT 85 Layup 95 Dunk 95 Handle 95 Pass 80 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 95 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 95 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 195 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Most Valuable Player: 5 All-NBA First Team: 10 All-NBA Second Team: 1 Defensive Player of Year: 1 (87-88) All-Defensive First Team: 9 NBA Finals MVP: 6 (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98) Rookie of Year: 1 (83-84) Slam Dunk Champ: 2 All-Star selections: 14 (13 starts) Scoring Titles: 10 Years Pro: 15 Age: 21-26 (played to 40) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (6 Finals MVP, 6 rings, 179 games) Former Teams: Bulls (930), Wizards (142) Michael Jordan [1990-1993 Bulls] SG - Slasher Overall 95 Close 97 Med 92 3pt 74 FT 84 Layup 95 Dunk 85 Handle 95 Pass 80 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 70 Steal 95 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 85 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 95 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 195 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Most Valuable Player: 5 All-NBA First Team: 10 All-NBA Second Team: 1 Defensive Player of Year: 1 (87-88) All-Defensive First Team: 9 NBA Finals MVP: 6 (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98) Rookie of Year: 1 (83-84) Slam Dunk Champ: 2 All-Star selections: 14 (13 starts) Scoring Titles: 10 Years Pro: 15 Age: 27-29 (played to 40) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (6 Finals MVP, 6 rings, 179 games) Former Teams: Bulls (930), Wizards (142) Michael Jordan [#45 Bulls] SG - Slasher Overall 94 Close 94 Med 89 3pt 82 FT 80 Layup 95 Dunk 80 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 65 Steal 85 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 90 DefAwr 90 OffAwr 95 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Jersey Number: 45 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 195 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Most Valuable Player: 5 All-NBA First Team: 10 All-NBA Second Team: 1 Defensive Player of Year: 1 (87-88) All-Defensive First Team: 9 NBA Finals MVP: 6 (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98) Rookie of Year: 1 (83-84) Slam Dunk Champ: 2 All-Star selections: 14 (13 starts) Scoring Titles: 10 Years Pro: 15 Age: 31 (played to 40) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (6 Finals MVP, 6 rings, 179 games) Former Teams: Bulls (930), Wizards (142) Michael Jordan [1996-1998 Bulls] SG - Slasher Overall 95 Close 97 Med 96 3pt 80 FT 83 Layup 95 Dunk 80 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 65 Steal 85 RebOff 70 RebDef 80 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 90 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 95 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SF Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 195 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Most Valuable Player: 5 All-NBA First Team: 10 All-NBA Second Team: 1 Defensive Player of Year: 1 (87-88) All-Defensive First Team: 9 NBA Finals MVP: 6 (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98) Rookie of Year: 1 (83-84) Slam Dunk Champ: 2 All-Star selections: 14 (13 starts) Scoring Titles: 10 Years Pro: 15 Age: 32-34 (played to 40) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (6 Finals MVP, 6 rings, 179 games) Former Teams: Bulls (930), Wizards (142) Michael Jordan [Wizards] SF - Slasher Overall 86 Close 97 Med 86 3pt 70 FT 82 Layup 90 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 60 Steal 75 RebOff 65 RebDef 80 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 95 Notes: Other Positions: PG, SG Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 216 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Most Valuable Player: 5 All-NBA First Team: 10 All-NBA Second Team: 1 Defensive Player of Year: 1 (87-88) All-Defensive First Team: 9 NBA Finals MVP: 6 (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98) Rookie of Year: 1 (83-84) Slam Dunk Champ: 2 All-Star selections: 14 (13 starts) Scoring Titles: 10 Years Pro: 15 Age: 38-40 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (6 Finals MVP, 6 rings, 179 games) Former Teams: Bulls (930), Wizards (142) Bernard King [Knicks] Position SF - Pure Shooter Overall 84 Close 97 Med 89 3pt 58 FT 77 Layup 90 Dunk 75 Handle 85 Pass 60 PostOff 85 PostDef 70 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Jersey Number: 30 Height/Weight: 6'7" - 205 lbs. College: Tennessee Best Hand: Right Notes: First nominated for the Hall of Fame in 2004, he is again up for consideration in 2005. Once led the league in scoring in 84-85 with 32.9 ppg before major knee reconstruction. He returned two years later and was an all-star, ala Grant Hill. His first season of injury led to the Knicks falling into the lottery, and getting Patrick Ewing with the first pick. However they never played a game together (Ewing was injured in King's 6 games with the team during his return, after which he was cut). Years Pro: 14 Age: 26-30 All-Star selections: 4 (81-82, 83-84, 84-85, 90-91) All-NBA First Team: 2 (83-84, 84-85) Scoring Titles: 1 (84-85) Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 3x (28 games) Former Teams: Nets (161), Jazz (19), Warriors (160), Knicks (206), Bullets (296), Nets (32) Luc Longley C - Finesse Overall 73 Close 79 Med 66 3pt 50 FT 78 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 55 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 13 Height/Weight: 7'2" - 265 lbs. College: New Mexico Best Hand: Right Notes: First Australian born player in the NBA. Once missed time during the season due to a surfing related accident. Won 3 championships with the Bulls. Years Pro: 10 Age: 23-32 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Second Round 3x, First Round 1x (3 rings, 87 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (170), Bulls (261), Suns (111), Knicks (25) Harold Miner SG - Slasher Overall 71 Close 70 Med 68 3pt 69 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 90 Handle 80 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 55 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 4, 32 Height/Weight: 6'5" - 210 lbs. College: USC Best Hand: Right Notes: Nicknamed Baby Jordan. People thought he would be the next MJ. They were quite wrong. He did win the slam-dunk contest twice though, earning him legendary reknown among nostalgic NBA fans. Years Pro: 4 Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (4 games) Former Teams: Heat (181), Cavaliers (19) Hakeem Olajuwon C - Finesse Overall 94 Close 97 Med 79 3pt 58 FT 73 Layup 80 Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 65 PostOff 95 PostDef 95 Block 90 Steal 80 RebOff 85 RebDef 90 Speed 70 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 90 Jersey Number: 34 Height/Weight: 7'0 - 255 lbs. College: Houston Best Hand: Right Notes: Hakeem the Dream was one of the greatest centers of all-time, and if I personally had to pick one center from all of NBA history to build around, he would have been it. Years Pro: 18 Age: 22-39 All-Star selections: 12 (8 starts) Most Valuable Player: 1 (93-94) All-NBA First Team: 6 (1987-1989, 92-93, 93-94, 96-97 All-NBA Second Team: 3 (85-86, 89-90, 95-96) All-NBA Third Team: 3 (90-91, 94-95, 98-99) Defensive Player of the Year: 2 (92-93, 93-94) All-Defensive First Team: 5 (86-87, 87-88, 89-90, 92-93, 93-94) All-Defensive Second Team: 4 (84-85, 90-91, 95-96, 96-97) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 3x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 3x, First Round 8x (2 rings, 145 games) Former Teams: Rockets (1177), Raptors (61) Isaiah Rider (J.R. Rider) SG - Slasher Overall 79 Close 92 Med 75 3pt 76 FT 81 Layup 85 Dunk 90 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 60 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: Slam-dunk champion was a troublemaker that ended up being exiled from the league for pissing every NBA authority figure off. Height/Weight: 6'5" - 215 lbs. Years Pro: 9 Slam Dunk Champion: 2 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x (1 ring, 21 games) Former Teams: T'Wolves (229), Blazers (197), Hawks (60), Lakers (67), Nuggets (10) Dennis Rodman [Pistons] PF - Def. Specialist Overall 78 Close 70 Med 63 3pt 61 FT 63 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 90 Block 70 Steal 65 RebOff 99 RebDef 99 Speed 75 Stam 95 Dur 85 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 70 Notes: Bad boy known for his hair-raising play and hair color. Won 2 championships with the Bad Boy Pistons of the late 80s, and 3 championships with the second Bulls dynasty. Rodman is most definitely the greatest rebounder of all-time. He led the league in reboudning a record 7 straight times. Also shares the NBA Finals record for offensive rebounds in a game, 11, which he did twice against Seattle. He was the only PF in NBA history to be named Defensive Player of the Year, and he won that award twice. He's looking to make a comeback (possibly with Denver) at age 43. Considering he averaged 14.3 rpg at age 38 in Dallas, I'd say he's definitely capable of it if someone will look past his behavior. Jersey Number: 10 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 210 lbs. College: Southeastern Oklahoma State (Division II) Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 14 Defensive Player of Year: 2 (89-90, 90-91) All-Star selections: 2 All-NBA Third Team: 2 All-Defensive First Team: 7 All-Defensive Second Team: 1 Rebound Titles: 7 FG% Titles: 1 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (5 rings, 169 games) Former Teams: Pistons (549), Spurs (128), Bulls (199), Lakers (23), Mavericks (12) Dennis Rodman [Bulls] PF - Def. Specialist Overall 75 Close 65 Med 58 3pt 55 FT 55 Layup 65 Dunk 65 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 90 Block 65 Steal 60 RebOff 99 RebDef 99 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 95 OffAwr 70 Notes: Bad boy known for his hair-raising play and hair color. Won 2 championships with the Bad Boy Pistons of the late 80s, and 3 championships with the second Bulls dynasty. Rodman is most definitely the greatest rebounder of all-time. He led the league in reboudning a record 7 straight times. Also shares the NBA Finals record for offensive rebounds in a game, 11, which he did twice against Seattle. He was the only PF in NBA history to be named Defensive Player of the Year, and he won that award twice. He's looking to make a comeback (possibly with Denver) at age 43. Considering he averaged 14.3 rpg at age 38 in Dallas, I'd say he's definitely capable of it if someone will look past his behavior. Jersey Number: 91 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 210 lbs. College: Southeastern Oklahoma State (Division II) Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 14 Years Pro: 14 Defensive Player of Year: 2 (89-90, 90-91) All-Star selections: 2 All-NBA Third Team: 2 All-Defensive First Team: 7 All-Defensive Second Team: 1 Rebound Titles: 7 FG% Titles: 1 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 6x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 1x, First Round 2x (5 rings, 169 games) Former Teams: Pistons (549), Spurs (128), Bulls (199), Lakers (23), Mavericks (12) Arvydas Sabonis [European] C - Finesse Overall 94 Close 97 Med 81 3pt 75 FT 80 Layup 85 Dunk 80 Handle 75 Pass 80 PostOff 95 PostDef 90 Block 85 Steal 70 RebOff 85 RebDef 95 Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 85 OffAwr 95 Notes: This CAP is based on the European player that the US never got to see. Sabonis btw, is still actively playing in Europe, so technically he's not a "Former Player". Sabonis was easily the best player in Europe (and debatably still is). He was unstoppable in the post like Shaq, but unlike Shaq, had shooting range and could hit a FT, and the passing ability and awareness of Vlade Divac. No man could stop Sabonis, the only thing that could ever slow him was injury. He averaged 12/7/2 in only 24 mpg over the duration of his NBA career, and only played more than 30 mpg in one season (he averaged 16/10/3 that year). One can only dream of what he'd have done earlier in his career, in 35 mpg. Even at 38 years of age, he still dominated the Mavericks last year, and nearly took the Blazers to the Second Round. He scored 60 points in only 86 minutes vs Dallas. Had they used him earlier than game 3, the Blazers probably would have won that series. He was a big reason Lithuania won a Bronze Medal in the Olympics in 92. We all know who the Gold Medal team was... In 1988 however, he led the Soviet Union to a gold medal, in the process defeating a team that had David Robinson, Mitch Richmond, and Danny Manning. Was drafted with the 77th pick by Atlanta in 1985, but the pick was voided when the league found out he was too young to enter the draft. The following year, he was drafted 24th by Portland. Talk about an improvement in draft position. Due to his European basketball background, there is actually a possibility that Sabonis could be elected to the Hall of Fame. Jersey Number: 11 Height/Weight: 7'3" - 273 lbs. Country: Lithuania Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 23 (7 NBA, 16 Europe) Age: 16-30, 39 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, First Round 5x (51 games) Former Teams: Blazers (470) Arvydas Sabonis [Blazers] C - Finesse Overall 83 Close 92 Med 75 3pt 73 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 75 PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 65 RebOff 75 RebDef 90 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Notes: He was the runner up for the rookie of the year AND sixth man award back in 95-96. Not bad for a 31 year old rook. The only player to do better was Ben Gordon this year, as he was the first rookie sixth man winner, but was runner up for the rookie award. Jersey Number: 11 Height/Weight: 7'3" - 292 lbs. Country: Lithuania Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 23 (7 NBA, 16 Europe) Age: 31-38 Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, First Round 5x (51 games) Former Teams: Blazers (470) Dennis Scott SF - Pure Shooter Overall 76 Close 82 Med 78 3pt 86 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 65 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 65 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Notes: Certainly took advantage of the league's shorter three-point line in the mid-90s. Set the NBA record for 3-pointers made in a season with 267 (breaking John Starks' year old record by 50). Hit a three pointer in 78 consecutive games, the third longest streak in NBA history. His shooting was a valuable compliment to Shaq's post game and Penny's slashing game, as the Magic won 60 games and went to the NBA finals in 94-95. Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 228 lbs. College: Georgia Tech Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 10 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 3x (45 games) Former Teams: Magic (446), Suns (29), Mavericks (52), Knicks (15), T'Wolves (21), Grizzlies (66) Charles Smith SF - Slasher Overall 76 Close 87 Med 73 3pt 62 FT 77 Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 75 Steal 65 RebOff 75 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 75 Notes: Smith is remembered as one of the biggest chokers in playoff history. In the 92-93 playoffs, the first seeded Knicks played the Bulls. In game 5, with the series tied 2-2, Smith bricked 4 straight shots directly under the basket in the closing minutes. This cost the Knicks a chance to go up 3-2 on the Bulls, as well as their home court advantage. They lost game 6 in Chicago. Other Positions: PF Jersey Number: 32 Height/Weight: 6'10" - 230 lbs. College: Pittsburgh Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 9 Age: 23-31 All-Defensive Second Team: 2 (86-87, 89-90) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round 1x (66 games) Former Teams: Clippers (272), Knicks (241), Spurs (51) Kenny Smith PG - Distributor Overall 78 Close 84 Med 77 3pt 81 FT 86 Layup 80 Dunk 65 Handle 85 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: Former two-time NBA champion, current TNT sidekick of Charles Barkley, and the all-time leader in playoff 3pt percentage. One would think that his high percentage was due to the moved in three point line in 94-95, but most of Smith's threes came prior to the line being moved in. In the 93 playoffs he went 23-46 (.500), and in the 94 playoffs he went 34-67 (.447). Both of these percentages are actually better than the 46-104 (.442) that he shot in the 95 playoffs. Jersey Number: 30 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 170 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 10 Age: 22-31 Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 1x (2 rings, 68 games) Former Teams: Kings (188), Hawks (33), Rockets (468), Magic (6), Pistons (9), Nuggets (33) Rik Smits C - Finesse Overall 79 Close 92 Med 75 3pt 50 FT 77 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 PostOff 85 PostDef 80 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 75 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 85 Dur 70 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Notes: The Dunkin Dutchman was a core component of the Reggie Miller Pacers that consistently made the Conference Finals. What's he doing in retirement? Well, he owns a sports club called "Sportszone" that runs basketball leagues. He plays in these leagues, and he's perhaps the tallest shooting guard in the world - he feels it's unfair to post up the guys, so he sits back and shoot three pointers. Jersey Number: 45 Height/Weight: 7'4 - 250 lbs. College: Marist Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 12 Age: 22-33 All-Star selections: 1 (97-98) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 4x, First Round 5x (104 games) Former Teams: Pacers (867) John Starks SG - Slasher Overall 81 Close 89 Med 75 3pt 78 FT 77 Layup 85 Dunk 75 Handle 85 Pass 70 PostOff 60 PostDef 70 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 80 OffAwr 80 Notes: One of the streakiest players of all time. Not sure which he is more famous for, posterizing Horace Grant and Michael Jordan in what came to be known as "the dunk" (pictures at http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/2717/starks.gif and http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~wonj/basketball/dunk.html) in game 2 of the 92-93 conference finals, or going 2-18 (0-11 from 3pt range) in game 7 of the 93-94 NBA Finals. Set an NBA record in 94-95 with 217 three's made (although that record was broken by Dennis Scott a year later). Owns the record for most three's attempted in an NBA Finals with 50. After coaching in the USBL, was signed by the MSG network to be their media rep. Other Positions: PG Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 6'5" - 190 lbs. College: Oklahoma State Best Hand: Right Years Pro: 13 All-Star selections: 1 (93-94) All-Defensive Second Team: 1 (92-93) Sixth Man of Year: 1 (96-97) Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 5x, First Round 2x (96 games) Former Teams: Warriors (36), Knicks (597), Bulls (4), Warriors (88), Jazz (141) *********************************************************************** C. Players adjusted to a specific year 80 - Tom Gugliotta [96-97] 82 - Allan Houston [02-03] 80 - Christian Laettner [96-97] Tom Gugliotta [96-97] PF - Finesse Overall 80 Close 92 Med 79 3pt 66 FT 82 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 65 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 75 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 92 Dur 70 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 Allan Houston [02-03] SG - Pure Shooter Overall 82 Close 92 Med 89 3pt 84 FT 92 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 55 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 95 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 85 Christian Laettner [96-97] PF - Finesse Overall 80 Close 92 Med 78 3pt 68 FT 82 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 80 PostDef 80 Block 70 Steal 70 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 75 OffAwr 80 *********************************************************************** D. 2005 Draft Class *DISCLAIMER Before I get emails asking why the rookies are rated so low, please realize that created players naturally have lower overall ratings than existing players. For example if you give Deron Williams' ratings to Kenny Anderson, he's a 77 overall, which is 1 more than generic Deron. If you give his ratings to Troy Bell, he's a 78 overall, which is 2 more than generic Deron. Overall rating does not reflect how much value a player really has, it's the rest of the ratings that are most important. Also the SGs tend to have ratings, I believe because of overvalued (not overrated) mid-range shot ratings. 79 - Andrew Bogut (C) 78 - Marvin Williams (SF) 76 - Deron Williams (PG) 77 - Chris Paul (PG) 75 - Raymond Felton (PG) 74 - Martell Webster (SG) 72 - Charlie Villanueva (PF) 69 - Channing Frye (C) 74 - Ike Diogu (PF) 65 - Andrew Bynum (C) 68 - Fran Vasquez (PF) 71 - Sean May (PF) 76 - Rashad McCants (SG) 77 - Antoine Wright (SG) 73 - Joey Graham (SF) 73 - Danny Granger (SF) 75 - Gerald Green (SF) 72 - Hakim Warrick (SF) 72 - Nate Robinson (PG) 73 - Jarrett Jack (PG) 74 - Francisco Garcia (SG) 72 - Luther Head (PG) 68 - David Lee (PF) 73 - Salim Stoudamire (SG) 70 - Daniel Ewing (PG) 64 - Chris Taft (PF) 64 - Martynas Andriuskevicius (C) 72 - Dijon Thompson (SG) 68 - Eddie Basden (SG) Andrew Bogut C - Finesse Overall 79 Close 89 Med 71 3pt 62 FT 69 Layup 70 Dunk 75 Handle 70 Pass 70 PostOff 85 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 85 Speed 60 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 4 Height/Weight: 7'0" - 250 lbs. College: Utah Best Hand: Right Notes: Is going to end up being the best Australian player to ever play in the NBA. Somewhere, Luc Longley is crying. Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 1st Current Team: Bucks Marvin Williams SF - Slasher Overall 78 Close 84 Med 75 3pt 73 FT 85 Layup 75 Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 65 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 80 Jersey Number: 24 Height/Weight: 6'9" - 230 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 0 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 2nd Current Team: Hawks Deron Williams PG - Distributor Overall 76 Close 87 Med 77 3pt 76 FT 74 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Jersey Number: 5 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 210 lbs. College: Illinois Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 3rd Current Team: Jazz Chris Paul PG - Distributor Overall 77 Close 87 Med 77 3pt 79 FT 83 Layup 80 Dunk 50 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 50 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 90 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 85 Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 5'11" - 175 lbs. College: Wake Forest Best Hand: Right Notes: Considered the best pure PG in the draft, but his size is a concern the same way it was for Jameer Nelson last year. Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 4th Current Team: Hornets Raymond Felton PG - Distributor Overall 75 Close 79 Med 71 3pt 75 FT 70 Layup 80 Dunk 60 Handle 90 Pass 80 PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 95 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 80 Jersey Number: 2 Height/Weight: 6'1" - 192 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 5th Current Team: Bobcats Martell Webster SG - Pure Shooter Overall 74 Close 77 Med 79 3pt 77 FT 78 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 50 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'7" - 229 lbs. High School: Seattle Prep Best Hand: Right Notes: Good spot up shooter, but needs to develop other areas of his game. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 0 Age: 18 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 6th Current Team: Blazers Charlie Villanueva PF - Finesse Overall 72 Close 79 Med 70 3pt 62 FT 69 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 6'10" - 236 lbs. College: UConn Best Hand: Right Notes: Raptors fans and the media have openly questioned their selection of Charlie V, but I think it's because most of them think Chris Bosh's ceiling is higher than it really is. Other Positions: SF, C Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 7th Current Team: Raptors Channing Frye C - Finesse Overall 69 Close 75 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 83 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 60 Pass 55 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 70 Steal 55 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 45 Height/Weight: 6'11" - 243 lbs. College: Arizona Best Hand: Right Notes: Recorded a triple double in summer league. Notable, because it was points, rebounds, and FOULS. You can't foul out in summer league. Frye had 11 fouls in the game, and in the second half picked up 9 in 18 minutes. Frye didn't record the triple double until he picked up a couple rebounds in garbage time. Yes, he hit double digit fouls before he did rebounds. Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 8th Current Team: Knicks Ike Diogu PF - Banger Overall 74 Close 84 Med 70 3pt 52 FT 80 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 55 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 75 Steal 55 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 65 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 5 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 255 lbs. College: Arizona State Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: C Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 9th Current Team: Warriors Andrew Bynum C - Banger Overall 65 Close 65 Med 55 3pt 50 FT 70 Layup 60 Dunk 75 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 75 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 70 RebDef 70 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 42 Height/Weight: 7'0" - 280 lbs. High School: St. Joseph's Best Hand: Right Notes: Bynum has been heralded as the next Shaq. So were Eddy Curry and DaSagana Diop. The height of his potential is Shaq, but like every other center that has been given that comparison, he has a very long way to go. It was only fitting that the Lakers draft Bynum. If anyone can help him turn his potential into reality, it's the Lakers and Phil Jackson. You can't help but think that Kobe is salivating over the prospect of having "his Shaq". Still, Bynum is very young and very raw; it will be a slow process. He's not going to oust Chris Mihm from the lineup anytime soon. Years Pro: 0 Age: 17 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 10th Current Team: Lakers Fran Vasquez PF - Banger Overall 68 Close 72 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 75 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 65 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 70 Block 75 Steal 55 RebOff 70 RebDef 75 Speed 70 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 24 Height/Weight: 6'10" - 230 lbs. Country: Spain Best Hand: Right Notes: Orlando drafted him to backup Dwight Howard. Vasquez decided he'd rather stay in Europe. Orlando probably feels ripped off about now... but then again maybe not since it was a weak draft class for power forwards. Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 11th Current Team: EUROPE (Rights owned by Magic) Sean May PF - Banger Overall 71 Close 75 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 76 Layup 60 Dunk 70 Handle 55 Pass 55 PostOff 80 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 65 RebOff 80 RebDef 80 Speed 60 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 42 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 260 lbs. College: North Carolina Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 13th Current Team: Bobcats Rashad McCants SG - Pure Shooter Overall 76 Close 87 Med 77 3pt 78 FT 72 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 60 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 32 Height/Weight: 6'4" - 200 lbs. High School: North Carloina Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 14th Current Team: T'Wolves Antoine Wright SG - Pure Shooter Overall 77 Close 82 Med 77 3pt 78 FT 69 Layup 75 Dunk 75 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 60 Steal 70 RebOff 60 RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 21 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 202 lbs. High School: Texas A&M Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 15th Current Team: Nets Joey Graham SF - Def. Specialist Overall 73 Close 79 Med 75 3pt 73 FT 86 Layup 70 Dunk 80 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 55 Steal 70 RebOff 65 RebDef 70 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 14 Height/Weight: 6'7" - 216 lbs. High School: Oklahoma State Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 0 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 16th Current Team: Raptors Danny Granger SF - Def. Specialist Overall 73 Close 82 Med 73 3pt 73 FT 76 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 70 RebOff 65 RebDef 75 Speed 75 Stam 90 Dur 75 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 33 Height/Weight: 6'9" - 225 lbs. High School: New Mexico Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 17th Current Team: Pacers Gerald Green SF - Slasher Overall 75 Close 79 Med 77 3pt 75 FT 75 Layup 75 Dunk 90 Handle 75 Pass 55 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 65 Steal 70 RebOff 60 RebDef 70 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 25 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 195 lbs. High School: Gulf Shores Academy Best Hand: Right Notes: Was compared by some to Tracy McGrady, and was projected to be drafted high in the lottery. Instead he fell all the way to the Celtics at 18th overall, yet another steal for Danny Ainge. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 18th Current Team: Celtics Hakim Warrick SF - Slasher Overall 72 Close 75 Med 66 3pt 50 FT 68 Layup 70 Dunk 90 Handle 70 Pass 55 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 75 Steal 60 RebOff 80 RebDef 75 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 1 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 220 lbs. College: Syracuse Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: PF Years Pro: 0 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 19th Current Team: Grizzlies Nate Robinson PG - Distributor Overall 72 Close 75 Med 70 3pt 75 FT 78 Layup 75 Dunk 70 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 PostDef 50 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 55 RebDef 50 Speed 95 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 2 Height/Weight: 5'8" - 170 lbs. College: Washington Best Hand: Right Notes: Traded to the Knicks as part of the Quentin Richardson deal. He'll backup Stephon Marbury, and is probably going to be one of the more popular Knicks. I wouldn't be surprised if he enters the dunk contest this year or in the future. Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 21st Current Team: Knicks Jarrett Jack PG - Distributor Overall 73 Close 75 Med 73 3pt 73 FT 87 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 60 PostDef 60 Block 50 Steal 75 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 85 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 3 Height/Weight: 6'4" - 197 lbs. College: Georgia Tech Best Hand: Right Notes: An insurance plan in case Telfair doesn't work out, and has the added bonus that he can be played next to Telfair. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 21 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 22nd Current Team: Blazers Francisco Garcia SG - Pure Shooter Overall 74 Close 75 Med 71 3pt 78 FT 88 Layup 70 Dunk 65 Handle 85 Pass 65 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 65 Steal 65 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 75 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 75 Jersey Number: 32 Height/Weight: 6'7" - 189 lbs. College: Louisville Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 23 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 23rd Current Team: Kings Luther Head PG - Shoot First Overall 72 Close 72 Med 71 3pt 78 FT 79 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 85 Pass 75 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 55 RebDef 60 Speed 85 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 4 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 178 lbs. College: Illinois Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 24th Current Team: Rockets David Lee PF - Banger Overall 68 Close 72 Med 68 3pt 50 FT 71 Layup 65 Dunk 75 Handle 65 Pass 60 PostOff 75 PostDef 70 Block 65 Steal 55 RebOff 80 RebDef 70 Speed 70 Stam 80 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 24 Height/Weight: 6'9" - 229 lbs. College: Florida Best Hand: Left (Ambidextrous) Notes: High-energy power forward. The Knicks already have that in Jerome Williams, and have plenty of PFs, so expect a trade to clear up the glut. Otherwise it's a questionable draft pick since the last thing the Knicks need is another power forward. Other Positions: SF Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 30th Current Team: Knicks Salim Stoudamire SG - Pure Shooter (or PG - Shoot First) Overall 73 (68 if PG) Close 67 Med 73 3pt 82 FT 91 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 60 PostOff 55 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 60 RebOff 50 RebDef 50 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 60 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 20 Height/Weight: 6'1" - 185 lbs. College: Arizona Best Hand: Left Notes: Cousin of Damon Stoudamire (for whatever reason, that connection reminds me of brothers Chuck and Wesley Person). The best shooter in the 2005 draft, period. A great pick for Atlanta, because they needed shooting in the worst way. Other Positions: PG Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 31st Current Team: Hawks Daniel Ewing PG - Shoot First Overall 70 Close 70 Med 71 3pt 74 FT 72 Layup 75 Dunk 60 Handle 80 Pass 65 PostOff 60 PostDef 55 Block 50 Steal 70 RebOff 50 RebDef 55 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 5 Height/Weight: 6'3" - 185 lbs. College: Duke Best Hand: Right Notes: Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 32nd Current Team: Clippers Chris Taft PF - Banger Overall 64 Close 70 Med 55 3pt 50 FT 59 Layup 55 Dunk 75 Handle 60 Pass 50 PostOff 70 PostDef 75 Block 70 Steal 50 RebOff 75 RebDef 75 Speed 65 Stam 85 Dur 80 DefAwr 65 OffAwr 60 Jersey Number: 23 Height/Weight: 6'10" - 260 lbs. College: Pittsburgh Best Hand: Right Notes: Years Pro: 0 Age: 20 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 42nd Current Team: Warriors Martynas Andriuskevicius C - Finesse Overall 64 Close 67 Med 66 3pt 62 FT 70 Layup 65 Dunk 70 Handle 70 Pass 60 PostOff 70 PostDef 65 Block 75 Steal 50 RebOff 65 RebDef 65 Speed 65 Stam 80 Dur 75 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 20 Height/Weight: 7'3" - 229 lbs. Country: Lithuania Best Hand: Right (Ambidextrous) Notes: 19 year old center has drawn comparisons to Arvydas Sabonis (mostly because he works out with him). There was initially some confusion about whether Martynas would stay in this year's draft. There were reports that he woulc be pulling out again this year after a poor performance in a Tel Aviv junior tournament, but when early entry candidates were announced, his name was there. Martynas probably needs to fire his agent. Last year he would have been a surefire first rounder in the low lottery. This year he ended up being a second round pick. Martynas was traded to the Cavs on draft night, which is a good place for him. They will be able to build him into an Ilgauskas-type player, perhaps eventually taking over as Big Z gets on in years. He'll likely stay in Europe for a year. Years Pro: 0 Age: 19 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 44th Current Team: EUROPE (Rights owned by Cavaliers) Dijon Thompson SG - Slasher Overall 72 Close 75 Med 75 3pt 72 FT 79 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 80 Pass 55 PostOff 65 PostDef 55 Block 55 Steal 65 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 55 OffAwr 70 Jersey Number: 1 Height/Weight: 6'8" - 195 lbs. College: UCLA Best Hand: Right Notes: Thompson was traded to the Suns as part of the Q-Rich deal. He's a good scorer but horrendous defender (which makes him a perfect replacement for Q-Rich). Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: 54th Current Team: Suns Eddie Basden SG - Def. Specialist Overall 68 Close 70 Med 68 3pt 64 FT 72 Layup 70 Dunk 70 Handle 75 Pass 60 PostOff 60 PostDef 65 Block 50 Steal 80 RebOff 60 RebDef 65 Speed 80 Stam 90 Dur 80 DefAwr 70 OffAwr 65 Jersey Number: 13 Height/Weight: 6'6" - 210 lbs. College: Charlotte Best Hand: Right Notes: Defensive stopper towards the end of the Chicago bench. Scott Skiles will probably love him. Other Positions: SG Years Pro: 0 Age: 22 Playoff Experience: None Draft Position: Undrafted Current Team: Bulls *********************************************************************** VIII. Sega Roster Download Updates UNDER CONSTRUCTION *********************************************************************** IX. Roster updates This section will include roster updates that are not covered by the last roster update posted by Sega. I will list the team, and then the players that are now on that team. If I list a player as "from Draft", then obviously they are not in the game. I won't add the player until they are actually signed) 76'ers Jamal Mashburn (SF) from Hornets Matt Barnes (SF) from Free Agents Chris Webber (PF) from Kings Rodney Rogers (PF) from Hornets Michael Bradley (PF) from Magic Josh Davis (PF) from Free Agents (Not in game) Blazers Viktor Khryapa (SF) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Ha Seung-Jin (C) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Bobcats Cory Alexander (PG) from NBDL (Not in game) Kareem Rush (SG) from Lakers Keith Bogans (SG) from Magic Bernard Robinson (SG) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Matt Carroll (SG) from NBDL (Not in game, see CAP section) Theron Smith (SF) from Grizzlies (Not in game) Malik Allen (PF) from Heat Bucks Reece Gaines (PG) from Rockets Anthony Goldwire (PG) from Free Agents (Not in game) Marcus Fizer (SF) from Free Agents Calvin Booth (C) from Mavericks Bulls Chris Duhon (PG) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Andres Nocioni (SF) from Europe (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Jared Reiner (C) from Draft (Not in game) Cavaliers Lucious Harris (SG) from Free Agents Jiri Welsch (SF) from Celtics Scott Williams (C) from Free Agents Celtics Antoine Walker (PF) from Hawks Justin Reed (PF) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Clippers Rick Brunson (PG) from Free Agents Grizzlies Antonio Burks (PG) from Draft (Not in game) Andre Emmett (SF) from Draft (Not in game) Hawks Tyronn Lue (PG) from Rockets Royal Ivey (PG) from Draft (Not in game) Donta Smith (SF) from Draft (Not in game) Tom Gugliotta (PF) from Celtics James Thomas (PF) from Draft (Not in game) Kevin Willis (C) from Free Agents Michael Stewart (C) from Celtics Heat Steve Smith (SG) from Free Agents Shandon Anderson (SG) from Knicks Qyntel Woods (SF) from Blazers Alonzo Mourning (C) from Nets Hornets Speedy Claxton (PG) from Warriors Dan Dickau (PG) from Mavericks Casey Jacobsen (SG) from Suns Lee Nailon (SF) from Free Agents Maciej Lampe (PF) from Suns Jackson Vroman (PF) from Suns Jazz Howard Eisley (PG) from Suns Keith McLeod (PG) from Free Agents (Not in game, see CAP section) Randy Livingston (PG) from Free Agents (Not in game) Ben Handlogten (C) from Free Agents (Not in game) Kings Cuttino Mobley (SG) from Magic Eddie House (SG) from Bobcats Maurice Evans (SG) from Europe (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Corliss Williamson (SF) from 76'ers Erik Daniels (SF) from Draft (Not in game) Kenny Thomas (PF) from 76'ers Brian Skinner (C) from 76'ers Knicks Jermaine Jackson (PG) from Free Agents (Not in game, see CAP section) Trevor Ariza (SF) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Malik Rose (PF) from Spurs Maurice Taylor (PF) from Rockets Jackie Butler (C) from Free Agents (Not in game, see CAP section) Lakers Tierre Brown (PG) from Free Agents Sasha Vujacic (PG) from Draft (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Tony Bobbitt (SG) from Draft (Not in game) Magic Andre Barrett (PG) from Draft (Not in game, see CAP section) Doug Christie (SG) from Kings Mark Jones (SG) from Free Agents (Not in game) Brandon Hunter (PF) from Bobcats Mario Kasun (C) from Draft (Not in game, see CAP section) Mavericks Darrell Armstrong (PG) from Hornets Keith Van Horn (SF) from Bucks DJ Mbenga (C) from Draft (Not in game) Nets Travis Best (PG) from Free Agents Vince Carter (SG) from Raptors Billy Thomas (SG) from Free Agents (Not in game, see CAP section) Clifford Robinson (PF) from Warriors Jabari Smith (C) from Kings Nuggets Luis Flores (PG) from Warriors (Not in game) Wesley Person (SG) from Heat DerMarr Johnson (SG) from Free Agents Eduardo Najera (SF) from Warriors Bryon Russell (SF) from Free Agents Mark Pope (C) from Free Agents Pacers James Jones (SF) from Pacers (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Britton Johnsen (PF) from Free Agents (Not in game) Dale Davis (C) from Warriors John Edwards (C) from Draft (Not in game) Pistons Carlos Arroyo (PG) from Jazz Carlos Delfino (SG) from Draft (Not in game, see CAP section) Raptors Omar Cook (PG) from Bobcats Eric Williams (SF) from Nets Matt Bonner (PF) from Draft (Not in game, see CAP section) Aaron Williams (C) from Nets Pape Sow (C) from Draft (Not in game) Rockets Mike James (PG) from Bucks Moochie Norris (PG) from Knicks David Wesley (SG) from Hornets Jon Barry (SG) from Free Agents Ryan Bowen (SF) from Nuggets Toraye Braggs (SF) from Free Agents (Not in game, 10-Day Contract) Vin Baker (PF) from Knicks Sonics Mateen Cleaves (PG) from Free Agents Damien Wilkins (SF) from Draft (Not in game, see CAP section) Spurs Mike Wilks (PG) from Bulls (Not in game) Glenn Robinson (SF) from 76'ers Nazr Mohammed (C) from Knicks Suns Jim Jackson (SF) from Rockets Walter McCarty (PF) from Celtics Bo Outlaw (PF) from Grizzlies Paul Shirley (PF) from Suns (SEGA ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) T'Wolves Anthony Carter (PG) from Free Agents Eddie Griffin (PF) from Free Agents John Thomas (PF) from Free Agents (Not in game) Warriors Baron Davis (PG) from Hornets Nikoloz Tskitishvili (SF) from Nuggets Rodney White (SF) from Nuggets Zarko Cabarkapa (PF) from Suns Wizards Laron Profit (SG) from Free Agents (Not in game) Damone Brown (SF) from Free Agents (Not in game, 10-Day Contract) Free Agents Jay Williams (PG) from Free Agents (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, Out for the season) Jamison Brewer (PG) from Knicks Tony Williams (PG) from Hawks (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Mark Johnson (PG) from Hawks (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Courtney Alexander (SG) from Hornets Kedrick Brown (SG) from 76'ers Corey Benjamin (SG) from Bobcats Eddie Robinson (SF) from Bulls Chris Crawford (SF) from Hawks Marcus Haislip (PF) from Bucks Samaki Walker (PF) from Wizards Corie Blount (PF) from Raptors Jerome Moiso (PF) from Raptors Derrick Coleman (C) from Pistons Jahidi White (C) from Bobcats Vladimir Stepania (C) from Blazers Josh Moore (C) from Clippers NBDL Joseph Forte (SG) from Free Agents Chris Jefferies (SF) from Bulls Kirk Haston (PF) from Free Agents Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (C) from Free Agents Mengke Bateer (C) from Free Agents (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Ernest Brown (C) from Free Agents CBA Doug Overton (PG) from Free Agents ABA Yuta Tabuse (PG) from Free Agents (Not in game, SEE CAP SECTION) Sean Rooks (C) from Free Agents USBL International Troy Bell (PG) from Grizzlies (Playing in Spain) J.R. Bremer (PG) from Free Agents (Playing in Spain) Shammond Williams (PG) from Free Agents (Playing in Russia) Emanual Davis (PG) from Free Agents Bryce Drew (PG) from Free Agents (Playing in Italy) Roger Mason Jr (SG) from Raptors (Playing in Greece) Ricky Minard (SG) from Kings (Playing in Italy) Travis Hansen (SG) from Free Agents (Playing in Spain) Jeryl Sasser (SG) from Free Agents (Playing in France) Felipe Lopez (SG) from Free Agents (Playing in Germany) Lavor Postell (SG) from Free Agents (Playing in Greece) Jeff Trepagnier (SG) from Free Agents (Playing in Italy) Sean Lampley (SF) from Free Agents (Playing in Greece) Tracy Murray (SF) from Free Agents (Playing in Greece) Vincent Yarbrough (SF) from Free Agents (Playing in Belgium) David Bluthenthal (SF) from Kings (Playing in Russia) Pat Burke (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in Spain) Gary Trent (PF) from T'Wolves (Playing in Greece) Lonny Baxter (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in Greece) Sam Clancy (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in Greece) Robert Archibald (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in Spain) John Amaechi (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in England) Dan Langhi (PF) from Free Agents (Playing in Italy) Nate Huffman (C) from Free Agents (Playing in Italy) Amal McCaskill (C) from Pistons (Playing in Italy) Dalibor Bagaric (C) from Free Agents (Playing in Italy) Antonio Harvey (C) from Free Agents (Playing in Poland) Olumide Oyedeji (C) from Free Agents (Playing in Nigeria) Retired Mark Jackson (PG) from Free Agents Rod Strickland (PG) from Free Agents Avery Johnson (PG) from Free Agents Bimbo Coles (PG) from Free Agents Brian Shaw (PG) from Free Agents Brent Price (PG) from Free Agents Randy Brown (PG) from Free Agents Bryant Stith (SG) from Free Agents Hubert Davis (SG) from Free Agents Kendall Gill (SG) from Free Agents Scottie Pippen (SF) from Bulls Rick Fox (SF) from Celtics (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) LaPhonso Ellis (SF) from Free Agents Glen Rice (SF) from Free Agents Monty Williams (SF) from Free Agents Walt Williams (SF) from Free Agents Chris Mills (SF) from Free Agents George McCloud (SF) from Free Agents Karl Malone (PF) from Free Agents Shawn Kemp (PF) from Free Agents Anthony Mason (PF) from Free Agents Charles Oakley (PF) from Free Agents Horace Grant (PF) from Free Agents Tyrone Hill (PF) from Free Agents Danny Manning (PF) from Free Agents Matt Bullard (PF) from Free Agents Grant Long (PF) from Free Agents Jamie Feick (PF) from Free Agents Mark Bryant (PF) from Free Agents Evan Eschmeyer (C) from Mavericks (REMOVED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Cezary Trybanski (C) from Bulls Olden Polynice (C) from Free Agents Players who may retire during the Offseason TJ Ford (PG) from Bucks Nick Van Exel (PG) from Blazers Reggie Miller (SG) from Pacers (confirmed) Allan Houston (SG) from Knicks Jamal Mashburn (SF) from Hornets Michael Curry (SF) from Free Agents (confirmed) Tom Gugliotta (PF) from Celtics Derrick Coleman (C) from Pistons Elden Campbell (C) from Pistons Scott Williams (C) from Cavaliers (confirmed) Shawn Bradley (C) from Mavericks (confirmed) Remaining Free Agents Point Guards Kenny Anderson, Jamison Brewer, Junior Harrington, Jay Williams Shooting Guards Courtney Alexander, Brandon Armstrong, Corey Benjamin, Kedrick Brown, Dion Glover Small Forwards Chris Crawford, Tremaine Fowlkes, Terence Morris, Eddie Robinson, Ansu Sesay Power Forwards Jason Caffey, Keon Clark, Alton Ford, Marcus Haislip, Donnell Harvey, Lawrence Funderburke, Cherokee Parks, Don Reid, Samaki Walker, John Wallace Centers Derrick Coleman, Zendon Hamilton, Travis Knight, Jelani McCoy, Josh Moore, Vladimir Stepania, Jahidi White ------------ Remaining Free Agents (NOT IN GAME) Point Guards Maurice Baker, Geno Carlisle, Alex Garcia, Marcus Hatten, Darrick Martin, Blake Stepp Shooting Guards Norm Richardson Small Forwards Kaniel Dickens, Juaquin Hawkins, Jason Sasser, Leon Smith, Awvee Storey Power Forwards Corsley Edwards, Matt Freije, Derek Hood, Arthur Johnson, Anthony Miller, Desmond Penigar, Dennis Rodman, Jamal Sampson, Tommy Smith Centers Centers Peter Cornell, Kyle Davis, Paul Grant, Ben Handlogten, Nate Johnson, Chris Marcus, Aleksandar Radojevic, Justin Rowe, Soumaila Samake NBDL/CBA/ABA/USBL Point Guards Doug Overton Shooting Guards Joseph Forte Small Forwards Chris Jefferies Power Forwards Kirk Haston Centers Mengke Bateer, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, Ernest Brown NBDL/CBA/ABA/USBL (Not in game) Point Guards Brandin Knight, Yuta Tabuse, Brandon Williams, Derrick Zimmerman Shooting Guards Derrick Dial, Carl English, Adam Harrington, Kirk Penney, Tim Pickett, David Young Small Forwards Kaniel Dickens, Cedric Henderson, Darius Rice Power Forwards Lenny Cooke, Ousmane Cisse, Tang Hamilton, Rick Rickert Centers Keith Closs, Hiram Fuller, Lonnie Jones, James Lang, Jason Lawson, Oliver Miller, Neil Yanke EUROPE Point Guards Troy Bell, J.R. Bremer, Bryce Drew, Shammond Williams Shooting Guards Felipe Lopez, Roger Mason Jr, Ricky Minard, Lavor Postell, Jeryl Sasser, Jeff Trepagnier Small Forwards David Bluthenthal, Sean Lampley, Tracy Murray, Vincent Yarbrough Power Forwards John Amaechi, Robert Archibald, Lonny Baxter, Pat Burke, Sam Clancy, Dan Langhi, Gary Trent Centers Dalibor Bagaric, Antonio Harvey, Nate Huffman, Olumide Oyedeji EUROPE (Not in game) Point Guards Erick Barkley, Robert Pack Shooting Guards Maurice Carter, Ibrahim Kutluay, Trajan Langdon, Jon Stefansson Small Forwards Randy Holcomb, Ime Udoka Power Forwards Ben Davis, Art Long Centers *********************************************************************** X. Depth Charts Here I'll list the depth charts of the NBA teams, so you have a good idea of where to put them in your "Team Lineups" screen. You may not realize that where a player is placed on the bench affects the rating of the team. Bobby Jackson in the top bench slot affects the team's rating more positively than he would if he were at the bottom of the bench, or on the IR. Also, I am going to be placing players regardless of position. Some players have incorrect positions in the game, and unfortunately, you can't edit position. For instance, in the game, Allen Iverson is technically a SG. However in real life, Iverson is going to be starting at PG. I will also include players that are not in the game, to make it as complete as possible. You can always create the missing players, or VC might add them via a roster update (they did it in 2k3, but not in 2k4). 76'ers Starters C Samuel Dalembert PF Chris Webber SF Kyle Korver SG Andre Iguodala PG Allen Iverson Bench C Marc Jackson PF Rodney Rogers SG Willie Green PG John Salmons SG Aaron McKie PG Kevin Ollie PF Josh Davis (Not in game) IR PF Michael Bradley SF Matt Barnes SF Jamal Mashburn (Out for the season, likely to retire) Blazers Starters C Joel Przybilla PF Zach Randolph SF Darius Miles SG Damon Stoudamire PG Sebastian Telfair Bench PF Shareef Abdur-Rahim C Theo Ratliff SF Ruben Patterson SG Derek Anderson SF Travis Outlaw SF Viktor Khryapa (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) SG Richie Frahm IR C Ha Seung-Jin (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) SG Nick Van Exel PG Maurice Baker (Not in game, 10-Day Contract) Bobcats Starters C Primoz Brezec PF Emeka Okafor SF Gerald Wallace SG Kareem Rush PG Brevin Knight Bench PG Jason Hart SG Keith Bogans SF Jason Kapono C Melvin Ely PF Theron Smith (Not in game) SG Bernard Robinson (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) SG Matt Carroll (Not in game, see CAP section) IR PG Cory Alexander (Not in game) SF Tamar Slay (Out for the season) Bucks Starters C Dan Gadzuric PF Joe Smith SF Desmond Mason SG Michael Redd PG Maurice Williams Bench SF Toni Kukoc C Zaza Pachulia PF Marcus Fizer PG Erick Strickland C Calvin Booth C Daniel Santiago PG Anthony Goldwire (Not in game) IR SG Reece Gaines PG T.J. Ford (Out for the season) Bulls Starters C Eddy Curry PF Antonio Davis SF Luol Deng SG Kirk Hinrich PG Chris Duhon (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) Bench SG Ben Gordon C Tyson Chandler SF Andres Nocioni (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) PF Othella Harrington SG Eric Piatkowski SF Adrian Griffin PG Jannero Pargo IR PG Frank Williams C Jared Reiner (Not in game) Cavaliers Starters C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Drew Gooden SF LeBron James SG Ira Newble PG Jeff McInnis Bench PG Eric Snow C Robert Traylor PF Anderson Varejao SF Aleksandar Pavlovic SG Lucious Harris SG Jiri Welsch C DaSagana Diop IR C Scott Williams SG Dajuan Wagner SF Luke Jackson (Out for the season) Celtics Starters C Raef LaFrentz PF Antoine Walker SF Paul Pierce SG Tony Allen PG Gary Payton Bench SG Ricky Davis C Mark Blount PF Al Jefferson PG Marcus Banks PG Delonte West C Kendrick Perkins SF Justin Reed (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) IR Clippers Starters C Chris Kaman PF Elton Brand SF Bobby Simmons SG Corey Maggette PG Marko Jaric Bench PF Chris Wilcox C Mikki Moore SG Quinton Ross PG Rick Brunson C Zeljko Rebraca PG Shaun Livingston C Mamadou N'diaye IR PG Lionel Chalmers SG Kerry Kittles (Out for the season) Grizzlies Starters C Lorenzen Wright PF Pau Gasol SF James Posey SG Mike Miller PG Jason Williams Bench SF Shane Battier SG Bonzi Wells PG Earl Watson PF Stromile Swift PF Brian Cardinal SG Dahntay Jones C Jake Tsakalidis IR PF Ryan Humphrey PG Antonio Burks (Not in game) SG Andre Emmett (Not in game) Hawks Starters C Obinna Ekezie PF Al Harrington SF Josh Smith SG Josh Childress PG Tyronn Lue Bench PF Tom Gugliotta PG Tony Delk C Peja Drobnjak SG Boris Diaw C Jason Collier SF Donta Smith (Not in game) PG Royal Ivey (Not in game, see CAP section) IR C Kevin Willis C Michael Stewart Heat Starters C Shaquille O'Neal PF Udonis Haslem SF Eddie Jones SG Dwyane Wade PG Damon Jones Bench C Alonzo Mourning PF Christian Laettner PG Keyon Dooling SF Shandon Anderson SF Rasual Butler C Michael Doleac SF Steve Smith IR C Wang ZhiZhi SG Qyntel Woods SF Dorell Wright Hornets Starters C Jamaal Magloire PF P.J. Brown SF Lee Nailon SG J.R. Smith PG Dan Dickau Bench PG Speedy Claxton C Chris Andersen SG Casey Jacobsen PF David West SF Bostjan Nachbar PF George Lynch PF Maciej Lampe IR PF Jackson Vroman Jazz Starters C Ben Handlogten (Not in game) PF Carlos Boozer SF Andrei Kirilenko SG Gordan Giricek PG Keith McLeod (Not in game, see CAP section) Bench C Mehmet Okur SF Matt Harpring SG Raja Bell SG Kirk Snyder PG Howard Eisley PF Kris Humphries C Curtis Borchardt IR PG Randy Livingston (Not in game) C Jarron Collins PG Raul Lopez (Out for the season) Kings Starters C Brad Miller PF Darius Songalia SF Peja Stojakovic SG Cuttino Mobley PG Mike Bibby Bench PF Kenny Thomas C Brian Skinner SG Maurice Evans (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) PG Eddie House PF Corliss Williamson C Greg Ostertag SG Kevin Martin IR SF Erik Daniels (Not in game) PG Bobby Jackson (Out until April) Knicks Starters C Kurt Thomas PF Michael Sweetney SF Tim Thomas PG Jamal Crawford PG Stephon Marbury Bench PF Malik Rose C Maurice Taylor SG Penny Hardaway SF Trevor Ariza (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) PF Jerome Williams C Jermaine Jackson (Not in game, see CAP section) C Bruno Sundov IR SG Allan Houston C Jackie Butler (Not in game, see CAP section) Lakers Starters C Chris Mihm PF Lamar Odom SF Caron Butler SG Kobe Bryant PG Chucky Atkins Bench SF Jumaine Jones PF Brian Cook C Brian Grant PG Tierre Brown SF Luke Walton PG Sasha Vujacic (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) PF Stanislav Medvedenko IR SG Tony Bobbitt (Not in game) C Vlade Divac SF Devean George Magic Starters C Kelvin Cato PF Dwight Howard SF Grant Hill SG Steve Francis PG Jameer Nelson Bench SF Hedo Turkoglu SG Doug Christie C Tony Battie SG DeShawn Stevenson PF Pat Garrity SF Stacey Augmon C Andrew DeQlercq IR C Mario Kasun (Not in game, see CAP section) PF Brandon Hunter Mavericks Starters C Erick Dampier PF Dirk Nowitzki SF Josh Howard SG Michael Finley PG Jason Terry Bench SF Jerry Stackhouse SG Marquis Daniels PF Keith Van Horn PG Devin Harris PF Alan Hendersen PG Darrell Armstrong C Shawn Bradley IR C DJ Mbenga (Not in game) C Pavel Podkolzin SG Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Out for the season) Nets Starters C Nenad Krstic PF Jason Collins SF Richard Jefferson SG Vince Carter PG Jason Kidd Bench PF Brian Scalabrine PF Clifford Robinson PG Travis Best PG Jacque Vaughn SG Zoran Planinic C Jabari Smith SG Billy Thomas (Not in game, see CAP section) IR SF Rodney Buford SF Ron Mercer Nuggets Starters C Marcus Camby PF Kenyon Martin SF Carmelo Anthony SG DerMarr Johnson PG Andre Miller Bench PG Earl Boykins PF Nene SG Greg Buckner C Francisco Elson SF Bryon Russell PF Eduardo Najera SG Wesley Person IR C Mark Pope PG Luis Flores (Not in game) SG Voshon Lenard (Out for the season) Pacers Starters C Jeff Foster PF Jermaine O'Neal SF Stephen Jackson SG Reggie Miller PG Jamaal Tinsley Bench SG Fred Jones PF Austin Croshere C Scot Pollard PG Anthony Johnson SF James Jones (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) PG Eddie Gill (Not in game, see CAP section) C David Harrison C Dale Davis IR C John Edwards (Not in game) PF Jonathan Bender (Out for the season) SF Ron Artest (Suspended 73 games, Out for the season) Pistons Starters C Ben Wallace PF Rasheed Wallace SF Tayshaun Prince SG Richard Hamilton PG Chauncey Billups Bench PF Antonio McDyess PG Carlos Arroyo PG Lindsey Hunter SG Carlos Delfino (Not in game, see CAP section) SF Ronald Dupree C Elden Campbell C Darko Milicic IR SF Darvin Ham PG Horace Jenkins (Not in game) Raptors Starters C Rafael Araujo PF Chris Bosh SF Morris Peterson SG Jalen Rose PG Rafer Alston Bench PF Donyell Marshall SF Lamond Murray PF Matt Bonner (Not in game, see CAP section) SG Eric Williams PG Milt Palacio C Aaron Williams C Loren Woods IR PG Omar Cook C Pape Sow (Not in game) PG Alvin Williams (Out for the season) Rockets Starters C Yao Ming PF Juwan Howard SF Tracy McGrady SG David Wesley PG Bob Sura Bench C Dikembe Mutombo SG Jon Barry PG Mike James PF Scott Padgett C Clarence Weatherspoon SF Ryan Bowen PG Moochie Norris IR PF Vin Baker PG Charlie Ward Sonics Starters C Jerome James PF Reggie Evans SF Rashard Lewis SG Ray Allen PG Luke Ridnour Bench SF Vladimir Radmanovic PG Antonio Daniels PF Nick Collison C Danny Fortson SF Damien Wilkins (Not in game, see CAP section) SG Ronald Murray C Vitaly Potapenko IR PG Mateen Cleaves C Robert Swift Spurs Starters C Radoslav Nesterovic PF Tim Duncan SF Bruce Bowen SG Emanuel Ginobili PG Tony Parker Bench PG Brent Barry PF Robert Horry PG Beno Udrih C Nazr Mohammed SF Glenn Robinson SG Devin Brown C Tony Massenberg IR C Sean Marks PG Mike Wilks (Not in game) SF Linton Johnson (Not in game) Suns Starters C Amare Stoudemire PF Shawn Marion SF Quentin Richardson SG Joe Johnson PG Steve Nash Bench SF Jim Jackson PG Leandrinho Barbosa C Steven Hunter PF Walter McCarty C Jake Voskuhl PF Bo Outlaw PF Paul Shirley (ADDED IN ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD, see CAP section) IR T'Wolves Starters C Michael Olowokandi PF Kevin Garnett SF Wally Szczerbiak SG Latrell Sprewell PG Sam Cassell Bench SF Trenton Hassell SG Fred Hoiberg PF Eddie Griffin PG Troy Hudson PF Mark Madsen C Ervin Johnson PG Anthony Carter IR PF John Thomas (Not in game) SF Ndudi Ebi Warriors Starters C Adonal Foyle PF Troy Murphy SF Mike Dunleavy SG Jason Richardson PG Baron Davis Bench PG Derek Fisher SG Mickael Pietrus SF Calbert Cheaney SF Rodney White PF Andris Biedrins SF Zarko Cabarkapa PF Nikoloz Tskitishvili IR Wizards Starters C Brendan Haywood PF Antawn Jamison SF Jared Jeffries SG Larry Hughes PG Gilbert Arenas Bench SF Jarvis Hayes PG Juan Dixon PF Kwame Brown C Etan Thomas SG Anthony Peeler PF Michael Ruffin PG Steve Blake IR SF Damone Brown (Not in game) SG Laron Profit (Not in game) C Peter John Ramos *********************************************************************** XI. Player Position Percentages To assist you in playing sim basketball (as well as checking the accuracy of your depth charts), I will be listing the positions of each team, and how often their players filled those positions. I know online there are people that like to be cheap and will put Rashard Lewis at SG, and move Ray Allen to PG, something that would never happen in real life. Or they'll put Dirk Nowitzki at SG and carry a frontcourt of Keith Van Horn, Erick Dampier, and Shawn Bradley. Perhaps the most famous online pairing is Dikembe Mutombo at PF next to Yao Ming. Anyway, these percentages will help you determine how to play sim. Remember, it's not about whether you win or lose - it's how you play the game. These numbers are from the 04-05 regular season, and the stats are from 82games.com. I claim no ownership to these stats, and if requested I will take them down. Note that if a player is listed at 0% it means he played under 1% of the team's minutes (say, only 0.3% of the minutes) at the given position. If a player is not listed at all, it means he did not play the position at all during the season (which means you shouldn't either). ----------------------------------- 76'ers PGs 79% Allen Iverson 79% 9% John Salmons 9% 7% Willie Green 7% 3% Kevin Ollie 3% SGs 50% Andre Iguodala 18% Willie Green 15% John Salmons 13% Aaron McKie 0% Kyle Korver 0% Kevin Ollie SFs 66% Kyle Korver 16% Andre Iguodala 14% Aaron McKie 1% Kedrick Brown 0% Rodney Rogers 0% Kenny Thomas PFs 33% Kenny Thomas 23% Corliss Williamson 15% Chris Webber 11% Rodney Rogers 7% Josh Davis 7% 6% Marc Jackson 1% Brian Skinner 0% Andre Iguodala 0% Aaron McKie 0% Kyle Korver 0% Michael Bradley Cs 45% Samuel Dalembert 43% Marc Jackson 4% Brian Skinner 3% Corliss Williamson 2% Chris Webber 0% Rodney Rogers 0% Kenny Thomas 0% Josh Davis 0% Aaron McKie 0% Kyle Korver ----------------------------------- Blazers PGs 52% Damon Stoudamire 33% Sebastian Telfair 13% Nick Van Exel 0% Derek Anderson 0% Maurice Baker 0% Richie Frahm 0% Travis Outlaw SGs 28% Derek Anderson 27% Nick Van Exel 17% Damon Stoudamire 10% Ruben Patterson 10% Richie Frahm 4% Travis Outlaw 0% Darius Miles 0% Geno Carlisle 0% Maurice Baker SFs 37% Ruben Patterson 27% Darius Miles 12% Travis Outlaw 11% Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5% Viktor Khryapa 2% Derek Anderson 1% Richie Frahm 0% Nick Van Exel PFs 31% Zach Randolph 30% Shareef Abdur-Rahim 14% Darius Miles 8% Theo Ratliff 7% Viktor Khryapa 2% James Thomas 2% Ruben Patterson 2% Travis Outlaw 0% Derek Anderson 0% Richie Frahm Cs 47% Joel Przybilla 35% Theo Ratliff 8% Zach Randolph 5% Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2% Ha Seung-Jin 0% James Thomas 0% Darius Miles 0% Travis Outlaw 0% Viktor Khryapa ----------------------------------- Bobcats PGs 48% Brevin Knight 38% Jason Hart 4% Cory Alexander 3% Keith Bogans 3% Eddie House 0% Steve Smith 0% Kareem Rush 0% Tamar Slay 0% Bernard Robinson SGs 40% Keith Bogans 18% Kareem Rush 9% Jason Hart 8% Matt Carroll 7% Steve Smith 6% Jason Kapono 3% Bernard Robinson 3% Eddie House 0% Gerald Wallace 0% Tamar Slay 0% Cory Alexander SFs 48% Gerald Wallace 26% Jason Kapono 6% Theron Smith 6% Steve Smith 4% Bernard Robinson 2% Kareem Rush 2% Matt Carroll 1% Keith Bogans 0% Malik Allen 0% Eddie House 0% Tamar Slay PFs 40% Emeka Okafor 29% Melvin Ely 7% Jamal Sampson 5% Malik Allen 5% Theron Smith 5% Gerald Wallace 3% Jason Kapono 0% Jahidi White 0% Steve Smith 0% Matt Carroll 0% Keith Bogans 0% Tamar Slay 0% Bernard Robinson Cs 57% Primoz Brezec 24% Emeka Okafor 11% Melvin Ely 2% Jahidi White 0% Malik Allen 0% Jamal Sampson 0% Theron Smith 0% Jason Kapono 0% Gerald Wallace ----------------------------------- Bucks PGs 53% Maurice Williams 29% Mike James 12% Anthony Goldwire 4% Erick Strickland 0% Michael Redd 0% Eddie House 0% Reece Gaines SGs 64% Michael Redd 19% Erick Strickland 8% Desmond Mason 3% Maurice Williams 1% Kendall Gill 0% Eddie House 0% Reece Gaines SFs 60% Desmond Mason 13% Toni Kukoc 10% Keith Van Horn 7% Michael Redd 5% Kendall Gill 1% Erick Strickland 0% Joe Smith 0% Reece Gaines PFs 50% Joe Smith 18% Marcus Fizer 13% Toni Kukoc 9% Keith Van Horn 3% Zaza Pachulia 3% Desmond Mason 0% Dan Gadzuric 0% Kendall Gill 0% Michael Redd 0% Zendon Hamilton 0% Reece Gaines Cs 44% Dan Gadzuric 32% Zaza Pachulia 6% Joe Smith 4% Calvin Booth 4% Marcus Fizer 3% Zendon Hamilton 2% Daniel Santiago 0% Toni Kukoc 0% Keith Van Horn 0% Desmond Mason ----------------------------------- Bulls PGs 51% Chris Duhon 35% Kirk Hinrich 11% Jannero Pargo 1% Ben Gordon 0% Frank Williams SGs 44% Ben Gordon 35% Kirk Hinrich 14% Eric Piatkowski 3% Chris Duhon 1% Luol Deng 0% Andres Nocioni 0% Frank Williams SFs 39% Luol Deng 39% Andres Nocioni 9% Adrian Griffin 6% Eric Piatkowski 4% Ben Gordon 0% Othella Harrington 0% Kirk Hinrich 0% Frank Williams PFs 34% Antonio Davis 28% Othella Harrington 20% Tyson Chandler 8% Andres Nocioni 6% Adrian Griffin 0% Eddy Curry 0% Lawrence Funderburke 0% Luol Deng 0% Eric Piatkowski Cs 45% Eddy Curry 35% Tyson Chandler 11% Antonio Davis 3% Jared Reiner 3% Othella Harrington 0% Lawrence Funderburke 0% Adrian Griffin 0% Andres Nocioni ----------------------------------- Cavaliers PGs 66% Jeff McInnis 17% Eric Snow 13% Lucious Harris 1% Jiri Welsch 0% Dajuan Wagner 0% Aleksandar Pavlovic SGs 40% Ira Newble 26% Eric Snow 14% Lucious Harris 13% Aleksandar Pavlovic 2% Jiri Welsch 1% Dajuan Wagner 0% Luke Jackson 0% LeBron James SFs 81% LeBron James 8% Aleksandar Pavlovic 5% Ira Newble 1% Eric Snow 0% Luke Jackson 0% Drew Gooden 0% Anderson Varejao 0% Jiri Welsch 0% Dajuan Wagner 0% Jerome Moiso PFs 62% Drew Gooden 18% Anderson Varejao 13% Robert Traylor 3% LeBron James 1% Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0% Jerome Moiso 0% Scott Williams 0% Aleksandar Pavlovic 0% Ira Newble Cs 64% Zydrunas Ilgauskas 19% Robert Traylor 7% DaSagana Diop 3% Scott Williams 3% Anderson Varejao 0% Drew Gooden 0% LeBron James ----------------------------------- Celtics PGs 63% Gary Payton 28% Marcus Banks 5% Delonte West 1% Tony Allen 0% Jiri Welsch SGs 40% Ricky Davis 29% Tony Allen 22% Jiri Welsch 6% Delonte West 0% Paul Pierce 0% Gary Payton SFs 67% Paul Pierce 23% Ricky Davis 5% Jiri Welsch 1% Justin Reed 1% Tony Allen 0% Walter McCarty 0% Delonte West 0% Antoine Walker PFs 33% Raef LaFrentz 19% Antoine Walker 15% Al Jefferson 11% Walter McCarty 6% Paul Pierce 5% Tom Gugliotta 3% Kendrick Perkins 3% Ricky Davis 0% Justin Reed 0% Jiri Welsch Cs 53% Mark Blount 21% Raef LaFrentz 10% Kendrick Perkins 10% Al Jefferson 1% Walter McCarty 0% Tom Gugliotta 0% Paul Pierce 0% Antoine Walker 0% Justin Reed 0% Ricky Davis ----------------------------------- Clippers PGs 42% Rick Brunson 21% Marko Jaric 20% Shaun Livingston 9% Lionel Chalmers 4% Darrick Martin 0% Maurice Baker 0% Quinton Ross 0% Kenny Anderson 0% Kirk Penney SGs 35% Quinton Ross 34% Corey Maggette 8% Marko Jaric 5% Rick Brunson 4% Kerry Kittles 1% Lionel Chalmers 0% Bobby Simmons 0% Kirk Penney SFs 63% Bobby Simmons 25% Corey Maggette 5% Quinton Ross 1% Marko Jaric 1% Kerry Kittles 1% Mikki Moore 0% Rick Brunson 0% Kirk Penney PFs 58% Elton Brand 26% Mikki Moore 5% Bobby Simmons 4% Chris Wilcox 4% Zeljko Rebraca 0% Corey Maggette 0% Kerry Kittles Cs 40% Chris Kaman 20% Chris Wilcox 18% Zeljko Rebraca 16% Elton Brand 1% Mikki Moore 1% Mamadou N'diaye 0% Bobby Simmons ----------------------------------- Grizzlies PGs 49% Jason Williams 44% Earl Watson 4% Antonio Burks 0% Shane Battier 0% Bonzi Wells 0% Dahntay Jones 0% Andre Emmett SGs 37% Shane Battier 32% Bonzi Wells 15% Dahntay Jones 10% James Posey 1% Earl Watson 0% Mike Miller 0% Andre Emmett 0% Antonio Burks SFs 48% Mike Miller 25% Shane Battier 20% James Posey 4% Bonzi Wells 0% Brian Cardinal 0% Dahntay Jones 0% Antonio Burks 0% Ryan Humphrey PFs 33% Brian Cardinal 24% Pau Gasol 21% Stromile Swift 9% Mike Miller 7% Ryan Humphrey 3% James Posey 0% Lorenzen Wright 0% Shane Battier 0% Bonzi Wells Cs 57% Lorenzen Wright 21% Pau Gasol 11% Stromile Swift 7% Jake Tsakalidis 2% Brian Cardinal 0% Ryan Humphrey 0% Shane Battier 0% Mike Miller ----------------------------------- Hawks PGs 38% Tyronn Lue 21% Tony Delk 18% Kenny Anderson 13% Royal Ivey 6% Boris Diaw 1% Jon Barry 1% Donta Smith 0% Josh Childress SGs 35% Josh Childress 19% Boris Diaw 12% Tony Delk 12% Josh Smith 7% Donta Smith 6% Royal Ivey 5% Jon Barry 0% Al Harrington SFs 38% Al Harrington 31% Josh Smith 22% Josh Childress 4% Boris Diaw 2% Donta Smith 0% Royal Ivey 0% Jon Barry 0% Antoine Walker 0% Tom Gugliotta PFs 46% Antoine Walker 24% Al Harrington 13% Tom Gugliotta 7% Josh Smith 2% Michael Stewart 1% Kevin Willis 1% Josh Childress 0% Obinna Ekezie 0% Jason Collier 0% Boris Diaw 0% James Thomas 0% Anthony Miller 0% Jelani McCoy Cs 36% Peja Drobnjak 22% Jason Collier 17% Obinna Ekezie 7% Kevin Willis 7% Antoine Walker 4% Tom Gugliotta 1% Michael Stewart 1% Jelani McCoy 0% Al Harrington 0% James Thomas 0% Anthony Miller 0% Josh Smith ----------------------------------- Heat PGs 62% Damon Jones 29% Keyon Dooling 8% Dwyane Wade 0% Eddie Jones SGs 65% Dwyane Wade 25% Eddie Jones 3% Shandon Anderson 2% Damon Jones 2% Wesley Person 0% Steve Smith 0% Rasual Butler SFs 45% Eddie Jones 25% Rasual Butler 22% Shandon Anderson 3% Wesley Person 1% Steve Smith 0% Dorell Wright 0% Qyntel Woods 0% Dwyane Wade PFs 65% Udonis Haslem 15% Christian Laettner 5% Malik Allen 4% Michael Doleac 4% Rasual Butler 3% Shandon Anderson 1% Alonzo Mourning 0% Eddie Jones 0% Steve Smith 0% Wang Zhi Zhi 0% Qyntel Woods 0% Wesley Person Cs 62% Shaquille O'Neal 25% Michael Doleac 4% Alonzo Mourning 3% Christian Laettner 2% Wang Zhi Zhi 1% Udonis Haslem 0% Rasual Butler 0% Shandon Anderson 0% Malik Allen ----------------------------------- Hornets PGs 51% Dan Dickau 10% Darrell Armstrong 9% Speedy Claxton 9% Baron Davis 7% David Wesley 7% J.R. Smith 3% Junior Harrington 0% Casey Jacobsen SGs 37% J.R. Smith 25% Casey Jacobsen 15% David Wesley 10% Junior Harrington 5% Baron Davis 3% Alex Garcia 1% Lee Nailon 0% Dan Dickau 0% Bostjan Nachbar 0% David West 0% Rodney Rogers SFs 39% Lee Nailon 21% Rodney Rogers 16% George Lynch 13% Bostjan Nachbar 5% David West 1% J.R. Smith 1% Matt Freije 0% Casey Jacobsen 0% P.J. Brown 0% Jackson Vroman 0% David Wesley 0% Junior Harrington 0% Alex Garcia 0% Lonny Baxter PFs 43% P.J. Brown 14% Bostjan Nachbar 10% Lee Nailon 9% Matt Freije 8% David West 7% George Lynch 5% Jackson Vroman 0% Chris Andersen 0% Maciej Lampe 0% Rodney Rogers 0% Corsley Edwards 0% Lonny Baxter Cs 35% Chris Andersen 27% P.J. Brown 17% Jamaal Magloire 10% Jackson Vroman 6% Maciej Lampe 2% Corsley Edwards 0% Bostjan Nachbar 0% George Lynch 0% David West 0% Matt Freije 0% Lonny Baxter ----------------------------------- Jazz PGs 34% Keith McLeod 30% Howard Eisley 17% Carlos Arroyo 13% Raul Lopez 3% Randy Livingston 0% Raja Bell SGs 43% Raja Bell 36% Gordan Giricek 10% Kirk Snyder 5% Howard Eisley 2% Randy Livingston 1% Carlos Arroyo 0% Keith McLeod 0% Matt Harpring SFs 60% Matt Harpring 13% Andrei Kirilenko 11% Kirk Snyder 6% Kris Humphries 5% Gordan Giricek 1% Raja Bell 0% Mehmet Okur 0% Carlos Arroyo PFs 40% Carlos Boozer 20% Andrei Kirilenko 18% Mehmet Okur 15% Kris Humphries 4% Matt Harpring 1% Ben Handlogten 0% Jarron Collins 0% Curtis Borchardt 0% Kirk Snyder Cs 40% Mehmet Okur 24% Jarron Collins 21% Curtis Borchardt 5% Ben Handlogten 4% Carlos Boozer 3% Aleksandar Radojevic 0% Kris Humphries 0% Andrei Kirilenko ----------------------------------- Kings PGs 77% Mike Bibby 11% Eddie House 6% Bobby Jackson 2% Maurice Evans 0% Kevin Martin SGs 30% Cuttino Mobley 27% Maurice Evans 23% Doug Christie 7% Kevin Martin 6% Bobby Jackson 2% Matt Barnes 1% Eddie House 0% Peja Stojakovic 0% Erik Daniels SFs 62% Peja Stojakovic 13% Matt Barnes 11% Cuttino Mobley 3% Kevin Martin 3% Kenny Thomas 1% Doug Christie 1% Corliss Williamson 1% Erik Daniels 0% Darius Songaila 0% Maurice Evans PFs 35% Chris Webber 34% Darius Songaila 16% Kenny Thomas 6% Corliss Williamson 2% Brad Miller 1% Michael Bradley 1% Peja Stojakovic 1% Matt Barnes 0% Brian Skinner 0% Kevin Martin 0% Cuttino Mobley 0% Erik Daniels Cs 50% Brad Miller 17% Brian Skinner 14% Greg Ostertag 7% Darius Songaila 6% Chris Webber 3% Corliss Williamson 0% Matt Barnes 0% Kenny Thomas 0% Michael Bradley ----------------------------------- Knicks PGs 82% Stephon Marbury 8% Jamal Crawford 5% Moochie Norris 2% Jamison Brewer 0% Jermaine Jackson 0% Allan Houston SGs 58% Jamal Crawford 14% Penny Hardaway 11% Allan Houston 6% Trevor Ariza 4% Jermaine Jackson 2% Moochie Norris 1% Jamison Brewer 0% Tim Thomas 0% Shandon Anderson SFs 44% Tim Thomas 27% Trevor Ariza 12% Jerome Williams 8% Penny Hardaway 2% Allan Houston 2% Malik Rose 0% Jamal Crawford 0% Kurt Thomas 0% Jermaine Jackson 0% Shandon Anderson 0% Vin Baker PFs 58% Kurt Thomas 17% Jerome Williams 11% Malik Rose 3% Mike Sweetney 3% Tim Thomas 3% Vin Baker 0% Maurice Taylor 0% Jackie Butler 0% Nazr Mohammed 0% Trevor Ariza 0% Allan Houston Cs 38% Nazr Mohammed 33% Mike Sweetney 13% Kurt Thomas 10% Maurice Taylor 1% Malik Rose 1% Bruno Sundov 0% Jerome Williams 0% Tim Thomas 0% Vin Baker ----------------------------------- Lakers PGs 73% Chucky Atkins 22% Tierre Brown 1% Sasha Vujacic 1% Kobe Bryant 0% Tony Bobbitt 0% Kareem Rush SGs 64% Kobe Bryant 14% Caron Butler 7% Sasha Vujacic 3% Jumaine Jones 3% Tierre Brown 2% Devean George 1% Kareem Rush 0% Tony Bobbitt 0% Lamar Odom 0% Luke Walton SFs 52% Caron Butler 29% Jumaine Jones 6% Lamar Odom 4% Devean George 4% Luke Walton 1% Kobe Bryant 0% Sasha Vujacic 0% Brian Cook PFs 50% Lamar Odom 15% Brian Cook 13% Luke Walton 12% Jumaine Jones 3% Slava Medvedenko 2% Caron Butler 1% Brian Grant 0% Devean George Cs 47% Chris Mihm 27% Brian Grant 6% Slava Medvedenko 3% Vlade Divac 2% Brian Cook 1% Lamar Odom 1% Luke Walton 0% Jumaine Jones ----------------------------------- Magic PGs 53% Steve Francis 39% Jameer Nelson 4% Andre Barrett 1% DeShawn Stevenson 0% Doug Christie SGs 21% Steve Francis 19% DeShawn Stevenson 18% Grant Hill 18% Cuttino Mobley 11% Doug Christie 7% Stacey Augmon 1% Jameer Nelson 1% Mark Jones 0% Hedo Turkoglu SFs 40% Hedo Turkoglu 38% Grant Hill 9% Stacey Augmon 6% DeShawn Stevenson 1% Pat Garrity 1% Mark Jones 0% Steve Francis 0% Cuttino Mobley 0% Brandon Hunter 0% Doug Christie PFs 59% Dwight Howard 21% Pat Garrity 6% Tony Battie 4% Brandon Hunter 3% Hedo Turkoglu 1% Grant Hill 1% Michael Bradley 0% Kelvin Cato 0% Stacey Augmon Cs 41% Tony Battie 38% Kelvin Cato 8% Mario Kasun 8% Dwight Howard 1% Andrew DeClercq 1% Pat Garrity 0% Brandon Hunter 0% Grant Hill 0% Hedo Turkoglu 0% Michael Bradley ----------------------------------- Mavericks PGs 54% Jason Terry 29% Devin Harris 11% Darrell Armstrong 4% Marquis Daniels 0% Dan Dickau 0% Jerry Stackhouse SGs 30% Michael Finley 29% Jerry Stackhouse 29% Marquis Daniels 6% Jason Terry 3% Darrell Armstrong 1% Josh Howard 0% Dan Dickau SFs 51% Josh Howard 28% Michael Finley 11% Jerry Stackhouse 3% Alan Henderson 2% Keith Van Horn 2% Marquis Daniels 0% Dirk Nowitzki 0% Jason Terry 0% Calvin Booth PFs 50% Dirk Nowitzki 21% Alan Henderson 14% Keith Van Horn 8% Josh Howard 2% Calvin Booth 1% Michael Finley 0% Shawn Bradley 0% D.J. Mbenga 0% Jerry Stackhouse 0% Marquis Daniels Cs 40% Erick Damiper 26% Dirk Nowitzki 22% Shawn Bradley 5% Alan Henderson 3% Calvin Booth 1% D.J. Mbenga 0% Pavel Podkolzin 0% Keith Van Horn 0% Michael Finley ----------------------------------- Nets PGs 61% Jason Kidd 21% Travis Best 10% Jacque Vaughn 5% Zoran Planinic SGs 24% Vince Carter 23% Jacque Vaughn 16% Eric Williams 14% Travis Best 9% Rodney Buford 5% Zoran Planinic 3% Billy Thomas 0% Richard Jefferson 0% Ron Mercer 0% Kaniel Dickens SFs 29% Vince Carter 26% Richard Jefferson 21% Rodney Buford 6% Brian Scalabrine 6% Ron Mercer 4% Billy Thomas 1% Zoran Planinic 1% Eric Williams 0% Jacque Vaughn 0% Clifford Robinson 0% Nenad Krstic 0% Awvee Storey 0% Kaniel Dickens PFs 34% Nenad Krstic 21% Brian Scalabrine 11% Clifford Robinson 7% Richard Jefferson 7% Alonzo Mourning 6% Jabari Smith 2% Vince Carter 2% Ron Mercer 2% Rodney Buford 1% Aaron Williams 0% Jason Collins 0% Billy Thomas 0% Donnell Harvey 0% Jerome Moiso 0% Awvee Storey 0% Kaniel Dickens Cs 63% Jason Collins 14% Nenad Krstic 10% Jabari Smith 4% Alonzo Mourning 3% Clifford Robinson 2% Aaron Williams 1% Elden Campbell 0% Brian Scalabrine 0% Richard Jefferson 0% Ron Mercer 0% Rodney Buford 0% Jerome Moiso ----------------------------------- Nuggets PGs 54% Earl Boykins 44% Andre Miller 0% Luis Flores 0% Greg Buckner 0% Wesley Person SGs 35% Greg Buckner 27% Andre Miller 23% DerMarr Johnson 5% Bryon Russell 4% Wesley Person 1% Voshon Lenard 1% Carmelo Anthony 0% Rodney White SFs 56% Carmelo Anthony 17% Bryon Russell 7% DerMarr Johnson 7% Rodney White 6% Wesley Person 3% Greg Buckner 0% Eduardo Najera 0% Voshon Lenard 0% Kenyon Martin 0% Nikoloz Tskitishvili PFs 48% Kenyon Martin 14% Nene 12% Eduardo Najera 7% Carmelo Anthony 5% Marcus Camby 5% Rodney White 2% Bryon Russell 2% Nikoloz Tskitishvili 0% Mark Pope 0% DerMarr Johnson 0% Wesley Person Cs 45% Marcus Camby 23% Francisco Elson 18% Nene 7% Kenyon Martin 1% Eduardo Najera 0% Mark Pope 0% Carmelo Anthony 0% Bryon Russell 0% Rodney White 0% Nikoloz Tskitishvili ----------------------------------- Pacers PGs 40% Anthony Johnson 32% Jamaal Tinsley 23% Eddie Gill 3% Fred Jones 0% Reggie Miller SGs 49% Fred Jones 36% Reggie Miller 6% Stephen Jackson 3% Anthony Johnson 2% Eddie Gill 0% James Jones 0% Tremaine Fowlkes 0% Michael Curry SFs 37% Stephen Jackson 27% James Jones 16% Reggie Miller 6% Ron Artest 5% Michael Curry 3% Fred Jones 1% Tremaine Fowlkes 0% Austin Croshere 0% Jonathan Bender 0% Anthony Johnson 0% Britton Johnsen PFs 43% Austin Croshere 26% Jermaine O'Neal 11% Jeff Foster 4% Dale Davis 4% James Jones 1% Jonathan Bender 1% Marcus Haislip 1% Britton Johnsen 0% Ron Artest 0% Stephen Jackson 0% Reggie Miller 0% Fred Jones 0% Scot Pollard 0% Tremaine Fowlkes 0% Michael Curry 0% John Edwards Cs 28% Jeff Foster 21% Scot Pollard 19% David Harrison 14% Dale Davis 11% Jermaine O'Neal 2% John Edwards 1% Austin Croshere 0% Ron Artest 0% James Jones 0% Jonathan Bender 0% Marcus Haislip 0% Michael Curry 0% Britton Johnsen ----------------------------------- Pistons PGs 65% Chauncey Billups 16% Carlos Arroyo 11% Lindsey Hunter 2% Horace Jenkins 1% Anthony Goldwire 1% Smush Parker 0% Richard Hamilton 0% Carlos Delfino SGs 65% Richard Hamilton 16% Lindsey Hunter 9% Carlos Delfino 6% Chauncey Billups 1% Carlos Arroyo 0% Tayshaun Prince 0% Ronald Dupree 0% Smush Parker SFs 75% Tayshaun Prince 11% Ronald Dupree 7% Richard Hamilton 3% Darvin Ham 1% Carlos Delfino 0% Chauncey Billups 0% Lindsey Hunter 0% Antonio McDyess PFs 46% Rasheed Wallace 44% Antonio McDyess 3% Ben Wallace 3% Darvin Ham 1% Darko Milicic 0% Tayshaun Prince 0% Richard Hamilton 0% Ronald Dupree 0% Derrick Coleman Cs 63% Ben Wallace 21% Rasheed Wallace 8% Elden Campbell 5% Darko Milicic 0% Antonio McDyess 0% Tayshaun Prince 0% Darvin Ham 0% Derrick Coleman ----------------------------------- Raptors PGs 68% Rafer Alston 28% Milt Palacio 1% Omar Cook 0% Jalen Rose 0% Morris Peterson 0% Eric Williams 0% Vince Carter SGs 48% Morris Peterson 14% Eric Williams 14% Vince Carter 11% Jalen Rose 9% Milt Palacio 1% Lamond Murray 0% Omar Cook 0% Donyell Marshall 0% Matt Bonner SFs 54% Jalen Rose 19% Lamond Murray 14% Morris Peterson 7% Donyell Marshall 2% Matt Bonner 0% Eric Williams 0% Chris Bosh 0% Milt Palacio 0% Aaron Williams 0% Vince Carter PFs 36% Chris Bosh 33% Donyell Marshall 23% Matt Bonner 2% Lamond Murray 2% Jalen Rose 0% Aaron Williams 0% Rafael Araujo 0% Pape Sow 0% Morris Peterson 0% Jerome Moiso Cs 39% Chris Bosh 18% Rafael Araujo 17% Loren Woods 13% Matt Bonner 5% Pape Sow 4% Aaron Williams 1% Jerome Moiso 0% Donyell Marshall 0% Jalen Rose ----------------------------------- Rockets PGs 43% Bob Sura 17% Mike James 11% Tyronn Lue 7% Charlie Ward 7% Andre Barrett 4% Rod Strickland 4% David Wesley 0% Moochie Norris 0% Jon Barry 0% Tracy McGrady 0% Reece Gaines SGs 41% David Wesley 23% Tracy McGrady 22% Jon Barry 4% Bob Sura 3% Jim Jackson 2% Ryan Bowen 2% Reece Gaines 1% Charlie Ward 0% Mike James 0% Moochie Norris 0% Tyronn Lue SFs 55% Tracy McGrady 21% Jim Jackson 8% Ryan Bowen 8% Jon Barry 5% Bostjan Nachbar 1% David Wesley 0% Scott Padgett 0% Reece Gaines 0% Toraye Braggs PFs 40% Juwan Howard 22% Scott Padgett 20% Maurice Taylor 9% Clarence Weatherspoon 3% Ryan Bowen 1% Tracy McGrady 0% Dikembe Mutombo 0% Jon Barry 0% Bostjan Nachbar 0% Jim Jackson 0% Toraye Braggs Cs 61% Yao Ming 30% Dikembe Mutombo 3% Clarence Weatherspoon 2% Maurice Taylor 1% Scott Padgett 0% Vin Baker 0% Juwan Howard 0% Tracy McGrady 0% Ryan Bowen 0% Bostjan Nachbar ----------------------------------- Sonics PGs 64% Luke Ridnour 31% Antonio Daniels 2% Ronald Murray 1% Mateen Cleaves 0% Ibrahim Kutluay SGs 58% Ray Allen 19% Antonio Daniels 18% Ronald Murray 2% Rashard Lewis 0% Luke Ridnour 0% Damien Wilkins 0% Ibrahim Kutluay SFs 57% Rashard Lewis 19% Ray Allen 11% Vladimir Radmanovic 9% Damien Wilkins 1% Ronald Murray 0% Nick Collison 0% Reggie Evans 0% Ibrahim Kutluay PFs 36% Reggie Evans 34% Vladimir Radmanovic 17% Nick Collison 7% Rashard Lewis 3% Damien Wilkins 0% Danny Fortson 0% Vitaly Potapenko 0% Ray Allen Cs 33% Jerome James 26% Danny Fortson 17% Nick Collison 11% Reggie Evans 8% Vitaly Potapenko 1% Robert Swift 1% Vladimir Radmanovic 0% Damien Wilkins ----------------------------------- Spurs PGs 67% Tony Parker 29% Beno Udrih 3% Mike Wilks 0% Brent Barry SGs 41% Brent Barry 32% Manu Ginobiil 18% Devin Brown 3% Mike Wilks 1% Bruce Bowen 1% Tony Parker 0% Glenn Robinson 0% Linton Johnson SFs 60% Bruce Bowen 21% Manu Ginobili 11% Devin Brown 3% Glenn Robinson 1% Brent Barry 0% Tony Massenburg 0% Mike Wilks 0% Linton Johnson 0% Dion Glover PFs 32% Robert Horry 26% Tim Duncan 21% Malik Rose 8% Tony Massenburg 4% Bruce Bowen 2% Sean Marks 1% Manu Ginobili 0% Nazr Mohammed 0% Devin Brown 0% Glenn Robinson 0% Linton Johnson 0% Dion Glover Cs 45% Rasho Nesterovic 28% Tim Duncan 9% Nazr Mohammed 8% Tony Massenburg 3% Robert Horry 3% Sean Marks 0% Bruce Bowen 0% Malik Rose ----------------------------------- Suns PGs 64% Steve Nash 23% Leandrinho Barbosa 8% Quentin Richardson 1% Joe Johnson 0% Smush Parker 0% Yuta Tabuse SGs 62% Quentin Richardson 29% Joe Johnson 3% Leandrinho Barbosa 2% Casey Jacobsen 1% Jim Jackson 0% Walter McCarty SFs 50% Joe Johnson 22% Jim Jackson 16% Casey Jacobsen 8% Shawn Marion 1% Quentin Richardson 0% Bo Outlaw 0% Walter McCarty 0% Zarko Cabarkapa 0% Jackson Vroman PFs 71% Shawn Marion 11% Amare Stoudemire 7% Walter McCarty 4% Bo Outlaw 1% Jim Jackson 1% Maciej Lampe 0% Paul Shirley 0% Joe Johnson 0% Casey Jacobsen 0% Zarko Cabarkapa 0% Jackson Vroman Cs 61% Amare Stoudemire 26% Steven Hunter 9% Jake Voskuhl 1% Maciej Lampe 0% Shawn Marion 0% Bo Outlaw 0% Walter McCarty 0% Jackson Vroman ----------------------------------- T'Wolves PGs 43% Tim Hudson 38% Sam Cassell 18% Anthony Carter 0% Fred Hoiberg 0% Trenton Hassell SGs 40% Trenton Hassell 31% Fred Hoiberg 25% Latrell Sprewell 1% Ndudi Ebi 0% Sam Cassell 0% Tim Hudson SFs 51% Wally Szczerbiak 36% Latrell Sprewell 11% Trenton Hassell 0% Eddie Griffin 0% Fred Hoiberg 0% Ndudi Ebi PFs 48% Kevin Garnett 35% Eddie Griffin 13% Wally Szczerbiak 1% John Thomas 0% Mark Madsen 0% Latrell Sprewell 0% Trenton Hassell Cs 30% Michael Olowokandi 30% Kevin Garnett 14% Mark Madsen 11% John Thomas 10% Ervin Johnson 2% Eddie Griffin 0% Wally Szczerbiak ----------------------------------- Warriors PGs 37% Speedy Claxton 32% Derek Fisher 24% Baron Davis 1% Luis Flores 1% Jason Richardson 1% Mickael Pietrus 0% Calbert Cheaney SGs 54% Jason Richardson 22% Derek Fisher 12% Mickael Pietrus 8% Calbert Cheaney 0% Mike Dunleavy 0% Luis Flores 0% Rodney White SFs 49% Mike Dunleavy 18% Mickael Pietrus 14% Calbert Cheaney 12% Jason Richardson 1% Rodney White 1% Eduardo Najera 1% Ansu Sesay 0% Zarko Cabarkapa PFs 13% Eduardo Najera 13% Mike Dunleavy 10% Zarko Cabarkapa 4% Clifford Robinson 2% Ansu Sesay 1% Nikoloz Tskitshvili 1% Rodney White 0% Andris Biedrins 0% Mickael Pietrus 0% Calbert Cheaney Cs 42% Adonal Foyle 23% Clifford Robinson 14% Dale Davis 9% Andris Biedrins 0% Zarko Cabarkapa 0% Eduardo Najera 0% Rodney White 0% Nikoloz Tskitshvili 0% Mike Dunleavy 0% Ansu Sesay ----------------------------------- Wizards PGs 73% Gilbert Arenas 16% Steve Blake 8% Juan Dixon 1% Larry Hughes 0% Anthony Peeler 0% Laron Profit SGs 50% Larry Hughes 17% Juan Dixon 10% Anthony Peeler 9% Gilbert Arenas 9% Jarvis Hayes 2% Laron Profit 0% Damone Brown SFs 38% Jared Jeffries 28% Jarvis Hayes 11% Antawn Jamison 8% Larry Hughes 6% Laron Profit 2% Damone Brown 2% Anthony Peeler 0% Juan Dixon 0% Kwame Brown 0% Samaki Walker PFs 52% Antawn Jamison 18% Kwame Brown 11% Michael Ruffin 11% Jared Jeffries 1% Damone Brown 1% Jarvis Hayes 1% Samaki Walker 0% Etan Thomas 0% Laron Profit 0% Anthony Peeler Cs 47% Brendan Haywood 24% Etan Thomas 20% Michael Ruffin 4% Kwame Brown 1% Antawn Jamison 1% Samaki Walker 0% Peter John Ramos 0% Jared Jeffries 0% Jarvis Hayes ----------------------------------- *********************************************************************** XII. Hall of Fame Monitor by Position Point Guards 196 Jason Kidd 159 Steve Nash 109 Sam Cassell 106 Stephon Marbury 87 Andre Miller 85 Mike Bibby 77 Jason Terry 76 Baron Davis 75 Chauncey Billups 67 Dwyane Wade 66 Lindsey Hunter 63 Tony Parker 48 Chucky Atkins 43 Troy Hudson 39 Earl Boykins 31 Carlos Arroyo 31 Anthony Carter 30 Anthony Goldwire 27 Leandrinho Barbosa NA Beno Udrih NA Tierre Brown NA Sasha Vujacic NA Smush Parker NA Horace Jenkins NA Luis Flores NA Mike Wilks Shooting Guards 164 Kobe Bryant 125 Penny Hardaway 123 Tracy McGrady 116 Latrell Sprewell 75 Brent Barry 74 Cuttino Mobley 71 Kerry Kittles 70 Richard Hamilton 68 Wesley Person 66 Derek Anderson 56 Manu Ginobili 56 Joe Johnson 56 Voshon Lenard 53 Quentin Richardson 43 Fred Hoiberg 36 Greg Buckner 36 Trenton Hassell 35 Dion Glover 28 DerMarr Johnson 24 Casey Jacobsen NA Kareem Rush NA Carlos Delfino NA Tony Bobbitt NA Devin Brown Small Forwards 89 Shawn Marion 87 Jerry Stackhouse 86 Jim Jackson 85 Glenn Robinson 72 Jamal Mashburn 69 Peja Stojakovic 68 Keith Van Horn 65 Stacey Augmon 62 Rashard Lewis 55 Wally Szczerbiak 53 Corliss Williamson 50 Tayshaun Prince 49 Lamond Murray 46 Tim Thomas 45 Bryon Russell 44 Carmelo Anthony 37 Caron Butler 29 Bruce Bowen 28 Devean George 25 Jumaine Jones NA Eduardo Najera NA Rodney White NA Luke Walton NA Ronald Dupree NA Darvin Ham NA Nikoloz Tskitishvili NA Ndudi Ebi NA Linton Johnson Power Forwards 384 Tim Duncan 254 Kevin Garnett 84 Rasheed Wallace 82 Clarence Weatherspoon 81 Robert Horry 80 Clifford Robinson 80 Tom Gugliotta 76 Antonio McDyess 71 Antawn Jamison 70 Joe Smith 69 Lamar Odom 69 Brian Grant 63 Amare Stoudemire 60 Kenyon Martin 57 Bo Outlaw 41 Malik Rose 38 Nene 29 Eddie Griffin 21 Walter McCarty NA Stanislav Medvedenko NA Brian Cook NA Zarko Cabarkapa NA Maciej Lampe NA Jackson Vroman NA Paul Shirley NA Mark Madsen NA John Thomas Centers 108 Kevin Willis 105 Vlade Divac 78 Ben Wallace 73 Elden Campbell 63 Marcus Camby 44 Ervin Johnson 37 Rasho Nesterovic 36 Michael Olowokandi 33 Tony Massenburg 26 Nazr Mohammed 23 Chris Mihm NA Steven Hunter NA Jake Voskuhl NA Francisco Elson NA Darko Milicic NA Mark Pope NA Sean Marks *********************************************************************** XIII. Team Ratings These are the ratings I have for teams with all of my player rating and roster changes (as well as the ratings for the Unlockable teams). This should be a good indicator of how accurate teams are. Note that injuries during the season may play a large factor in these ratings becoming inaccurate, but right now in the preseason (as of 10/23/04), these ratings look fairly accurate. 76ers Off 80 (up from 76) Def 83 (up from 80) Ovr 81 (up from 78) Blazers Off 73 (down from 81) Def 68 (down from 78) Ovr 71 (down from 80) Bobcats Off 65 (up from 55) Def 74 (up from 62) Ovr 69 (up from 58) Bucks Off 71 (down from 77) Def 65 (down from 68) Ovr 69 (down from 75) Bulls Off 76 (up from 63) Def 76 (up from 67) Ovr 76 (up from 65) Cavaliers Off 79 (up from 73) Def 78 (up from 75) Ovr 78 (up from 74) Celtics Off 84 (up from 81) Def 79 (up from 76) Ovr 80 (up from 77) Clippers Off 77 (up from 74) Def 79 (up from 77) Ovr 78 (up from 75) Grizzlies Off 82 (up from 81) Def 85 (up from 81) Ovr 84 (up from 81) Hawks Off 61 (down from 69) Def 58 (up from 55) Ovr 59 (down from 62) Heat Off 88 (up from 82) Def 89 (up from 86) Ovr 89 (up from 84) Hornets Off 68 (down from 80) Def 63 (down from 85) Ovr 66 (down from 83) Jazz Off 76 (down from 79) Def 80 (up from 81) Ovr 78 (down from 80) Kings Off 88 (down from 94) Def 76 (down from 78) Ovr 84 (down from 90) Knicks Off 76 (down from 78) Def 74 (down from 78) Ovr 75 (down from 78) Lakers Off 81 Def 75 (down from 82) Ovr 78 (down from 82) Magic Off 77 (up from 64) Def 78 (up from 66) Ovr 77 (up from 65) Mavericks Off 83 (down from 91) Def 81 (up from 79) Ovr 82 (down from 85) Nets Off 82 (up from 65) Def 81 (up from 78) Ovr 81 (up from 72) Nuggets Off 78 (down from 82) Def 84 (up from 81) Ovr 81 Pacers Off 82 (up from 81) Def 81 (down from 90) Ovr 81 (down from 85) Pistons Off 83 Def 94 (up from 93) Ovr 91 (up from 90) Raptors Off 73 (down from 79) Def 68 (down from 75) Ovr 70 (down from 77) Rockets Off 85 (up from 84) Def 80 (down from 87) Ovr 82 (down from 86) Sonics Off 80 (up from 79) Def 71 (up from 68) Ovr 76 (up from 73) Spurs Off 82 (up from 81) Def 94 Ovr 91 (up from 90) Suns Off 94 (up from 79) Def 78 (up from 76) Ovr 86 (up from 78) T'Wolves Off 87 (down from 93) Def 77 (down from 87) Ovr 83 (down from 91) Warriors Off 75 (up from 72) Def 82 (up from 80) Ovr 77 (up from 74) Wizards Off 76 (up from 68) Def 76 (up from 62) Ovr 76 (up from 65) East Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 West Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 50s/60s Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 70's East Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 70's West Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 80's East Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 80's West Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 90's East Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 90's West Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 2K5 Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 SEGA Off 93 Def 100 Ovr 96 VC Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 Hieroglyphics Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 Rookies Off 61 Def 62 Ovr 62 Sophomores Off 80 Def 73 Ovr 76 Superstars Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 A-T Lakers Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 A-T Celtics Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 A-T 76ers Off 100 Def 100 Ovr 100 A-T Sonics Off 100 Def 97 Ovr 98 Offense Rankings Defense Rankings Overall Rankings 94 Suns 94 Spurs 91 Spurs 88 Heat 94 Pistons 91 Pistons 88 Kings 89 Heat 89 Heat 87 T'Wolves 85 Grizzlies 86 Suns 85 Rockets 84 Nuggets 84 Kings 84 Celtics 83 76ers 83 Grizzlies 83 Mavericks 82 Warriors 83 T'Wolves 83 Pistons 81 Mavericks 82 Mavericks 82 Spurs 81 Pacers 82 Rockets 82 Grizzlies 81 Rockets 81 Nuggets 82 Pacers 81 Nets 81 Pacers 82 Nets 80 Jazz 81 76ers 80 Lakers 79 Celtics 81 Nets 80 Sonics 79 Clippers 80 Celtics 80 76ers 78 Suns 78 Cavaliers 79 Cavaliers 78 T'Wolves 78 Clippers 78 Nuggets 78 Cavaliers 78 Lakers 77 Clippers 76 Wizards 78 Jazz 77 Magic 76 Kings 77 Warriors 76 Wizards 76 Lakers 77 Magic 76 Bulls 75 Bulls 76 Sonics 76 Knicks 74 Bobcats 76 Wizards 76 Jazz 74 Knicks 76 Bulls 75 Warriors 72 Magic 75 Knicks 73 Blazers 71 Sonics 71 Blazers 73 Raptors 70 Raptors 70 Raptors 71 Bucks 68 Blazers 69 Bucks 68 Hornets 65 Bucks 69 Bobcats 65 Bobcats 63 Hornets 66 Hornets 61 Hawks 58 Hawks 59 Hawks *********************************************************************** XIV. 2005 NBA Draft Results First Round 1. Andrew Bogut, C, Bucks (signed) 2. Marvin Williams, SF, Hawks (signed) 3. Deron Williams, PG, Jazz (signed) 4. Chris Paul, PG, Hornets (signed) 5. Raymond Felton, PG, Bobcats (signed) 6. Martell Webster, SG, Blazers (signed) 7. Charlie Villanueva, PF, Raptors (signed) 8. Channing Frye, C, Knicks (signed) 9. Ike Diogu, PF, Warriors (signed) 10. Andrew Bynum, C, Lakers (signed) 11. Fran Vasquez, PF, Magic (Europe) 12. Yaroslav Korolev, SF, Clippers (Europe) 13. Sean May, PF, Bobcats (signed) 14. Rashad McCants, SG, T'Wolves (signed) 15. Antoine Wright, SG, Nets (signed) 16. Joey Graham, SF, Raptors (signed) 17. Danny Granger, SF, Pacers (signed) 18. Gerald Green, SF, Celtics (signed) 19. Hakim Warrick, SF, Grizzlies (signed) 20. Julius Hodge, SG, Nuggets (signed) 21. Nate Robinson, PG, Knicks (signed) 22. Jarrett Jack, PG, Blazers (signed) 23. Francisco Garcia, SG, Kings (signed) 24. Luther Head, PG, Rockets (signed) 25. Johan Petro, C, Sonics (signed) 26. Jason Maxiell, PF, Pistons (signed) 27. Linas Kleiza, PF, Nuggets (signed) 28. Ian Mahinmi, PF, Spurs (Europe) 29. Wayne Simien, PF, Heat (signed) 30. David Lee, PF, Knicks (signed) Second Round 31. Salim Stoudamire, SG, Hawks (signed) 32. Daniel Ewing, SG, Clippers (signed) 33. Brandon Bass, PF, Hornets 34. C.J. Miles, SG, Jazz (signed) 35. Rickey Sanchez, PF, Nuggets 36. Ersan Ilyasova, SF, Bucks (signed) 37. Ronny Turiaf, PF, Lakers (signed) (OUT FOR THE SEASON) 38. Travis Diener, PG, Magic (signed) 39. Von Wafer, SG, Lakers (signed) 40. Monta Ellis, PG, Warriors (signed) 41. Roko Ukic, PG, Raptors (Europe) 42. Chris Taft, PF, Warriors (signed) 43. Mile Ilic, C, Nets (Europe) 44. Martynas Andriuskevicius, C, Cavaliers (Europe) 45. Louis Williams, PG, 76'ers (signed) 46. Erazem Lorbek, PF, Pacers 47. Bracey Wright, SG, T'Wolves 48. Mickael Getabale, SG, Sonics 49. Andrew Blatche, PF, Wizards (signed) 50. Ryan Gomes, SF, Celtics (signed) 51. Robert Whaley, PF, Jazz 52. Axel Hervelle, PF, Nuggets 53. Orien Green, PF, Celtics 54. Dijon Thompson, SG, Suns (signed) 55. Lawrence Roberts, PF, Grizzlies (signed) 56. Amir Johnson, SF, Pistons (signed) 57. Marcin Gortat, C, Magic 58. Uros Slokar, PF, Raptors 59. Cenk Akyol, PG, Hawks 60. Alex Acker, SG, Pistons (signed) Undrafted Rookies Matt Walsh, SG, Heat Eddie Basden, SG, Bulls Carlos Powell, PF, Lakers Dwayne Jones, SG, T'Wolves Ronnie Price, PG, Kings Rawle Marshall, SF, Mavericks Shavlik Randolph, PF, 76'ers Deng Gai, PF, 76'ers Earl Barron, C, Heat Alan Anderson, SG, Bobcats Luke Schenscher, C, Nuggets Anthony Roberson, PG, Grizzlies Donell Taylor, PG, Wizards Wil Bynum, PG, Celtics Robert Whaley, PF, Jazz Kevin Burleson, PG, Bobcats European Rookies Fabricio Oberto, PF, Spurs Arvydas Macijauskas, SG, Hornets Sarunas Jasikevicius, PG, Cavaliers Jose Calderon, PG, Raptors Gerald Fitch, PG, Heat Charlie Bell, SG, Bucks *********************************************************************** XV. Offseason Changes 76'ers ADDITIONS 72 - Dajuan Wagner (SG) [Free Agent] 67 - Steven Hunter (C) [Free Agent] X - Louis Williams (PG) [Draft] X - Shavlik Randolph (PF) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Deng Gai (PF) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 74 - Aaron McKie (SG) [Waived] 72 - Marc Jackson (C) [Trade] RESIGNED 82 - Jamal Mashburn (SF) [Player Option] 75 - Kyle Korver (SF) 73 - Samuel Dalembert (C) 73 - Willie Green (SG) 64 - Michael Bradley (PF) [Player Option] Remaining Free Agents - Matt Barnes (SF), Rodney Rogers (PF), Josh Davis (PF) Blazers ADDITIONS 75 - Juan Dixon (SG) [Free Agent] 74 - Martell Webster (SG) [Draft] 73 - Jarrett Jack (PG) [Draft] X - Sergei Monya (SG) [2004 Draft] X - Charles Smith (SG) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 82 - Shareef Abdur-Rahim (PF) [Free Agent] 78 - Damon Stoudamire (PG) [Free Agent] 78 - Derek Anderson (SG) [Waived] 77 - Nick Van Exel (PG) [Waived] 70 - Richie Frahm (SG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Maurice Baker (PG), Richie Frahm (SG) Bobcats ADDITIONS 75 - Raymond Felton {PG) [Draft] 71 - Sean May (PF) [Draft] 66 - Jake Voskuhl (C) [Trade] X - Alan Anderson (SG) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Antonio Meeking PF) [Free Agent] X - Kevin Burleson (PG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 75 - Jason Hart (PG) [Trade] 70 - Malik Allen (PF) [Free Agent] 67 - Tamar Slay (SF) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 76 - Brevin Knight (PG) 72 - Kareem Rush (SG) 69 - Matt Carroll (SG) Remaining Free Agents - Cory Alexander (PG), Keith Bogans (SG), Gerald Wallace (SF), Jason Kapono (SF) Bucks ADDITIONS 79 - Andrew Bogut (C) [Draft] 79 - Bobby Simmons (SF) [Free Agent] 74 - Jiri Welsch (SF) [Trade] 65 - Ervin Johnson (C) [Free Agent] X - Ersan Ilyasova (SF) [Draft] X - Charlie Bell (SG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 71 - Zaza Pachulia (C) [Free Agent] 65 - Calvin Booth (C) [Waived] 63 - Daniel Santiago (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 84 - Michael Redd (SG) 77 - Toni Kukoc (SF) 72 - Dan Gadzuric (C) Remaining Free Agents - Erick Strickland (PG), Anthony Goldwire (PG), Marcus Fizer (SF), Calvin Booth (C) Bulls ADDITIONS 70 - Darius Songaila (PF) [Free Agent] 70 - Malik Allen (PF) [Free Agent] 68 - Eddie Basden (SG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 70 - Frank Williams (PG) [Free Agent] X - Jared Reiner (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 77 - Tyson Chandler (PF) 76 - Eddy Curry (C) 73 - Chris Duhon (PG) [Matched Offer Sheet] 70 - Othella Harrington (PF) Remaining Free Agents - Frank Williams (PG), Jannero Pargo (PG), Adrian Griffin (SF), Lawrence Funderburke (PF), Jared Reiner (C) Cavaliers ADDITIONS 83 - Larry Hughes [Free Agent] 81 - Donyell Marshall [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 75 - Jeff McInnis (PG) [Free Agent] 74 - Jiri Welsch (SF) [Trade] 72 - Lucious Harris (SG) [Waived] 72 - Robert Traylor (PF) [Free Agent] 72 - Dajuan Wagner (SG) [Free Agent] 66 - Scott Williams (C) [Retired] 63 - DaSagana Diop (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 80 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas Remaining Free Agents - None Celtics ADDITIONS 75 - Gerald Green (SF) [Draft] 74 - Dan Dickau (PG) [Trade] 69 - Brian Scalabrine (PF) [Free Agent] 69 - Qyntel Woods (SF) [Trade] 67 - Curtis Borchardt (C) [Trade] X - Ryan Gomes (SF) [Draft] X - Orien Greene (PG) [Draft] X - Wil Bynum (PG) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Albert Miralles (C) [Trade] SUBTRACTIONS 84 - Antoine Walker (PF) [Trade] 81 - Gary Payton (PG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 67 - Justin Reed (SF) [Player Option] Remaining Free Agents - Gary Payton (PG) Clippers ADDITIONS 83 - Sam Cassell (PG) [Trade] 81 - Cuttino Mobley (SG) [Free Agent] 70 - Daniel Ewing (PG) [Draft] X - Yaroslav Koralev (SF) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 80 - Marko Jaric (PG) [Trade] 79 - Bobby Simmons (SF) [Free Agent] 79 - Kerry Kittles (SG) [Free Agent] 69 - Rick Brunson (PG) [Free Agent] 69 - Mikki Moore (C) [Free Agent] 66 - Lionel Chalmers (PG) [Trade] 64 - Mamadou N'diaye (C) [Waived] RESIGNED 71 - Zeljko Rebraca (C) Remaining Free Agents - Kerry Kittles (SG), Mamadou N'diaye (C) Grizzlies ADDITIONS 82 - Eddie Jones (SG) [Trade] 80 - Bobby Jackson (PG) [Trade] 78 - Damon Stoudamire (PG) [Free Agent] 72 - Hakim Warrick (SF) [Draft] X - Lawrence Roberts (PF) [Draft] X - Anthony Roberson (PG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 82 - Jason Williams (PG [Trade] 81 - Bonzi Wells (SG) [Trade] 78 - James Posey [Trade] 77 - Stromile Swift (PF) [Free Agent] 76 - Earl Watson (PG) [Free Agent] 74 - Raul Lopez (PG) [Free Agent] 69 - Kirk Snyder (SG) [Trade] 67 - Curtis Borchardt (C) [Trade] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Ryan Humphrey (PF) Hawks ADDITIONS 83 - Joe Johnson (SG) [Trade] 78 - Marvin Williams (SF) [Draft] 73 - Salim Stoudamire (SG) [Draft] 71 - Zaza Pachulia (C) [Free Agent] X - John Edwards (C) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 70 - Boris Diaw (SG) [Trade] 70 - Peja Drobnjak (C) [Free Agent] 64 - Obinna Ekezie (PF) [Waived] X - James Thomas (PF) (Waived) RESIGNED 73 - Tyronn Lue (PG) Remaining Free Agents - Tom Gugliotta (PF), Obinna Ekezie (PF), James Thomas (PF), Kevin Willis (C), Michael Stewart (C) Heat ADDITIONS 84 - Antoine Walker (PF) [Trade] 82 - Jason Williams (PG) [Trade] 78 - James Posey (SF) [Trade] 69 - Andre Emmett (SG) [Trade] X - Wayne Simien (PF) [Draft] X - Matt Walsh (SG) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Earl Barron (C) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Gerald Fitch (PG) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 72 - Christian Laettner (PF) [Free Agent] 70 - Keyon Dooling (PG) [Free Agent] 70 - Rasual Butler (SF) [Trade] 69 - Qyntel Woods (SF) [Trade] RESIGNED 82 - Eddie Jones (SG) [Player Option] 78 - Alonzo Mourning (C) [Team Option] 75 - Udonis Haslem (PF) 69 - Qyntel Woods (SF) [Team Option] 62 - Wang ZhiZhi (C) [Player Option] Remaining Free Agents - Steve Smith (SG), Shandon Anderson (SG) Hornets ADDITIONS 77 - Chris Paul (PG) [Draft] 70 - Rasual Butler (SF) [Trade] 69 - Kirk Snyder (SG) [Trade] X - Arvydas Macijauskas (SG) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 74 - Dan Dickau (PG) [Trade] 71 - Casey Jacobsen (SG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 77 - Speedy Claxton (PG) [Team Option] 71 - Chris Andersen (PF) 67 - Bostjan Nachbar (SF) 61 - Jackson Vroman (PF) [Team Option] Remaining Free Agents - Casey Jacobsen (SG), Lee Nailon (SF) Jazz ADDITIONS 76 - Deron Williams (PG) [Draft] 73 - Devin Brown (SG) [Free Agent] 69 - Milt Palacio (PG) [Free Agent] 66 - Greg Ostertag (C) [Trade] X - C.J. Miles (SG) [Draft] X - Robert Whaley (PF) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 74 - Raul Lopez (PG) [Trade] 73 - Raja Bell (SG) [Free Agent] 69 - Kirk Snyder (SG) [Trade] 67 - Curtis Borchardt (C) [Trade] RESGINED 72 - Keith McLeod (PG) Remaining Free Agents - Howard Eisley (PG), Randy Livingston (PG), Ben Handlogten (C) Kings ADDITIONS 82 - Shareef Abdur-Rahim [Free Agent] 81 - Bonzi Wells (SG) [Trade] 75 - Jason Hart (PG) [Trade] 74 - Francisco Garcia (SG) [Draft] X - Jamal Sampson (PF) [Free Agent] X - Ronnie Price (PG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 81 - Cuttino Mobley (SG) [Free Agent] 80 - Bobby Jackson (PG) [Trade] 72 - Maurice Evans (SG) [Free Agent] 70 - Darius Songaila (PF) [Free Agent] 66 - Greg Ostertag (C) [Trade] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Eddie House (SG), Erik Daniels (SF) Knicks ADDITIONS 80 - Quentin Richardson (SG) [Trade] 72 - Nate Robinson (PG) [Draft] 70 - Channing Frye (C) [Draft] 69 - Jerome James [Free Agent] 68 - David Lee (PF) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 77 - Kurt Thomas (C) [Trade] 72 - Jerome Williams (PF) [Retired] X - Jermaine Jackson (PG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Jermaine Jackson (PG), Bruno Sundov (C), Jackie Butler (C) Lakers ADDITIONS 74 - Aaron McKie (SG) [Free Agent] 71 - Kwame Brown (PF) [Trade] 65 - Andrew Bynum (C) [Draft] 64 - Smush Parker (PG) [Free Agent] X - Ronny Turiaf (PF) [Draft] X - Von Wafer (SG) [Draft] X - Carlos Powell (PF) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Laron Profit (SG) [Trade] SUBTRACTIONS 79 - Caron Butler (SF) [Trade] 76 - Vlade Divac (C) [Retired] 74 - Brian Grant (PF) [Waived] 73 - Chucky Atkins (PG) [Trade] RESIGNED 74 - Devean George (SF) [Player Option] 72 - Luke Walton (SF) Remaining Free Agents - Tierre Brown (PG), Tony Bobbitt (SG) Magic ADDITIONS 72 - Christian Laettner (PF) [Free Agent] 70 - Keyon Dooling (PG) [Free Agent] 58 - Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (C) [Free Agent] X - Travis Diener (PG) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 78 - Doug Christie (SG) [Waived] 63 - Andrew DeClercq (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 85 - Grant Hill (SF) [Player Option] 67 - Mario Kasun (C) [Team Option] Remaining Free Agents - Andre Barrett (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Brandon Hunter (PF) Mavericks ADDITIONS 78 - Doug Christie (SG) [Free Agent] 63 - DaSagana Diop (C) [Free Agent] X - Josh Powell (PF) [Rookie Free Agent] X - Rawle Marshall (SF) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 81 - Michael Finley (SG) [Waived] 66 - Shawn Bradley (C) [Retired] RESIGNED 80 - Keith Van Horn (SF) [Player Option] 75 - Darrell Armstrong (PG) Remaining Free Agents - Alan Hendersen (PF) Nets ADDITIONS 77 - Antoine Wright (SG) [Draft] 75 - Jeff McInnis (PG) [Free Agent] 72 - Marc Jackson (C) [Trade] 72 - Robert Traylor (PF) [Free Agent] X - Linton Johnson (SF) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 72 - Travis Best (PG) [Free Agent] 71 - Ron Mercer (SG) [Waived] 69 - Brian Scalabrine (PF) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 74 - Clifford Robinson (PF) 70 - Jacque Vaughn (PG) [Team Option] Remaining Free Agents - Travis Best (PG), Billy Thomas (SG), Rodney Buford (SF), Jabari Smith (C) Nuggets ADDITIONS 76 - Earl Watson (PG) [Free Agent] X - Julius Hodge (SG) [Draft] X - Linas Klieza (PF) [Draft] X - Luke Schenscher (C) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS X - Luis Flores (PG) [Waived] RESIGNED 75 - Voshon Lenard (SG) [Team Option] 73 - DerMarr Johnson (SG) 70 - Greg Buckner (SG) 67 - Francisco Elson (C) [Team Option] Remaining Free Agents - Wesley Person (SG), Bryon Russell (SF), Mark Pope (C) Pacers ADDITIONS 75 - Sarunas Jasikevicius [Free Agent] 73 - Danny Granger (SF) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 79 - Reggie Miller (SG) [Retired] 72 - Dale Davis (C) [Free Agent] 72 - James Jones (SF) [Trade] X - John Edwards (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 73 - Austin Croshere (PF) [Player Option] Remaining Free Agents - None Pistons ADDITIONS 72 - Dale Davis (C) [Free Agent] X - Jason Maxiell (PF) [Draft] X - Amir Johnson (SF) [Draft] X - Alex Acker (SG) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 70 - Elden Campbell (C) [Retired] X - Horace Jenkins (PG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Darvin Ham (SF) Raptors ADDITIONS 73 - Joey Graham (SF) [Draft] 72 - Charlie Villanueva (PF) [Draft] X - Jose Calderon (PG) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 81 - Donyell Marshall (PF) [Free Agent] 74 - Lamond Murray (SF) [Waived] 69 - Milt Palacio (PG) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 70 - Matt Bonner (PF) 61 - Pape Sow (C) Remaining Free Agents - Omar Cook (PG), Lamond Murray (SF), Aaron Williams (C) Rockets ADDITIONS 78 - Derek Anderson (SG) [Free Agent] 77 - Stromile Swift (PF) [Free Agent] 72 - Luther Head (PG) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 72 - Scott Padgett (SF) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 76 - Dikembe Mutombo (C) 76 - Jon Barry (SG) 69 - Ryan Bowen (SF) Remaining Free Agents - Toraye Braggs (PF) Sonics ADDITIONS 69 - Rick Brunson (PG) [Free Agent] 69 - Mikki Moore (C) [Free Agent] X - Johan Petro (C) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 79 - Antonio Daniels (PG) [Free Agent] 69 - Jerome James (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 92 - Ray Allen (SG) 71 - Danny Fortson (PF) [Player Option] 70 - Damien Wilkins (SF) [Matched Offer Sheet] 67 - Vitaly Potapenko (C) Remaining Free Agents - Mateen Cleaves, Ronald Murray (SG), Vladimir Radmanovic (PF), Reggie Evans (PF) Spurs ADDITIONS 81 - Michael Finley (SG) [Free Agent] 77 - Nick Van Exel (PG) [Free Agent] X - Fabricio Oberto (PF) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 73 - Devin Brown (SG) [Free Agent] X - Linton Johnson (SF) [Waived] RESIGNED 76 - Robert Horry (PF) Remaining Free Agents - Mike Wilks (PG), Glenn Robinson (SF), Tony Massenburg (C), Sean Marks (C) Suns ADDITIONS 77 - Kurt Thomas (C) [Trade] 74 - Brian Grant (PF) [Free Agent] 73 - Raja Bell (SG) [Free Agent] 72 - James Jones (SF) [Trade] 72 - Scott Padgett (SF) [Free Agent] 72 - Dijon Thompson (SG) [Draft] 69 - Boris Diaw (SG) [Trade] 68 - Pat Burke (PF) [Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 83 - Joe Johnson (SG) [Trade] 80 - Quentin Richardson (SG) [Trade] 67 - Steven Hunter (C) [Free Agent] 66 - Jake Voskuhl (C) [Trade] RESIGNED Remaining Free Agents - Bo Outlaw (PF), Walter McCarty (PF) T'Wolves ADDITIONS 80 - Marko Jaric (PG) [Trade] 76 - Rashad McCants (SG) [Draft] 68 - Nikoloz Tskitishvili (SF) [Free Agent] 66 - Lionel Chalmers (PG) [Trade] X - Dwayne Jones (SG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 83 - Sam Cassell (PG) [Trade] 80 - Latrell Sprewell (SG) [Free Agent] 74 - Fred Hoiberg (SG) [Waived] 65 - Ervin Johnson (C) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 75 - Eddie Griffin (PF) 66 - Mark Madsen (PF) Remaining Free Agents - Anthony Carter (PG), Latrell Sprewell (SG), Fred Hoiberg (SG), John Thomas (PF) Warriors ADDITIONS 74 - Ike Diogu (PF) [Draft] 64 - Chris Taft (PF) [Draft] X - Monta Ellis (PG) [Draft] SUBTRACTIONS 72 - Rodney White (SF) [Waived] 68 - Nikoloz Tskitishvili (SF) [Free Agent] RESIGNED 70 - Calbert Cheaney (SF) [Player Option] Remaining Free Agents - Rodney White (SF) Wizards ADDITIONS 79 - Antonio Daniels (PG) [Free Agent] 79 - Caron Butler (SF) [Trade] 73 - Chucky Atkins (PG) [Trade] X - Andrew Blatche (SF) [Draft] X - Donell Taylor (PG) [Rookie Free Agent] SUBTRACTIONS 83 - Larry Hughes (SG) [Free Agent] 75 - Juan Dixon (SG) [Free Agent] 71 - Kwame Brown (PF) [Trade] X - Laron Profit (SG) [Trade] RESIGNED 63 - Michael Ruffin (PF) Remaining Free Agents - Steve Blake (PG), Anthony Peeler (SG), Damone Brown (SF) *********************************************************************** XVI. 2005 Free Agent class Rating - Player, 04-05 Team (Contract variable) (TEAM SIGNED WITH) Point Guards 81 - Gary Payton, Celtics 80 - Marko Jaric, Clippers (Restricted FA) (TRADED TO T'WOLVES) 80 - Bobby Jackson, Kings (Team Option Exercised) (TRADED TO GRIZZLIES) 79 - Antonio Daniels, Sonics (Declined Player Option) (SIGNED WITH WIZARDS) 78 - Damon Stoudamire, Blazers (SIGNED WITH GRIZZLIES) 77 - Speedy Claxton, Hornets (Team Option Exercised) 77 - Nick Van Exel, Blazers (Team Option Declined) (SIGNED WITH SPURS) 76 - Damon Jones (Declined Player Option) 76 - Brevin Knight, Bobcats (RE-SIGNED WITH BOBCATS) 76 - Earl Watson, Grizzlies (SIGNED WITH NUGGETS) 75 - Jeff McInnis, Cavaliers (SIGNED WITH NETS) 75 - Darrell Armstrong, Mavericks (RE-SIGNED WITH MAVERICKS) 74 - Dan Dickau, Hornets (TRADED TO CELTICS) 74 - Raul Lopez, Grizzlies (SIGNED WITH SPAIN) 73 - Tyronn Lue, Hawks (RE-SIGNED WITH HAWKS) 73 - Chris Duhon, Bulls (Restricted FA) (BULLS MATCHED OFFER SHEET) 73 - Travis Best, Nets 72 - Keith McLeod, Jazz (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH JAZZ) 70 - Keyon Dooling, Heat (Declined Player Option) (SIGNED WITH MAGIC) 70 - Jacque Vaughn, Nets (Team Option Exercised) 70 - Erick Strickland, Bucks 70 - Howard Eisley, Jazz 70 - Frank Williams, Bulls 69 - Rick Brunson, Clippers (SIGNED WITH SONICS) 69 - Milt Palacio, Raptors (SIGNED WITH JAZZ) 69 - Anthony Carter, T'Wolves 69 - Steve Blake, Wizards (Restricted FA) 68 - Jannero Pargo, Bulls (Restricted FA) 67 - Tierre Brown, Lakers 67 - Omar Cook, Raptors 66 - Andre Barrett, Magic (Restricted FA) 66 - Lionel Chalmers, Clippers (TRADED TO T'WOLVES) 65 - Mateen Cleaves, Sonics 63 - Jermaine Jackson, Knicks XX - Anthony Goldwire, Bucks XX - Cory Alexander, Bobcats XX - Randy Livingston, Jazz XX - Luis Flores, Nuggets (Team Option Exercised) (Waived) XX - Horace Jenkins, Pistons (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH ISRAEL) XX - Mike Wilks, Spurs XX - Maurice Baker, Blazers Shooting Guards 92 - Ray Allen, Sonics (RE-SIGNED WITH SONICS) 84 - Michael Redd, Bucks (Declined Player Option) (RE-SIGNED WITH BUCKS) 83 - Larry Hughes, Wizards (SIGNED WITH CAVALIERS) 83 - Joe Johnson, Suns (Restricted FA) (TRADED TO HAWKS) 82 - Eddie Jones, Heat (Exercised Player Option) (TRADED TO GRIZZLIES) 81 - Cuttino Mobley, Kings (Declined Player Option) (SIGNED WITH CLIPPERS) 81 - Bonzi Wells, Grizzlies (Team Option Exercised) (TRADED TO KINGS) 81 - Michael Finley, Mavericks (Waived) (SIGNED WITH SPURS) 80 - Latrell Sprewell, T'Wolves 79 - Kerry Kittles, Clippers 78 - Derek Anderson, Blazers (Waived) (SIGNED WITH ROCKETS) 78 - Doug Christie, Magic (Waived) SIGNED WITH MAVERICKS 76 - Jon Barry, Rockets (RE-SIGNED WITH ROCKETS) 76 - Ronald Murray, Sonics (Restricted FA) 75 - Juan Dixon, Wizards (SIGNED WITH BLAZERS) 75 - Voshon Lenard, Nuggets (Team Option Exercised) 74 - Wesley Person, Nuggets 74 - Aaron McKie, 76'ers (Waived) (SIGNED WITH LAKERS) 74 - Fred Hoiberg, T'Wolves (Waived) (Out for the season) 73 - Raja Bell, Jazz (SIGNED WITH SUNS) 73 - DerMarr Johnson, Nuggets (RE-SIGNED WITH NUGGETS) 73 - Devin Brown, Spurs (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH JAZZ) 73 - Willie Green, 76'ers (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH 76'ERS) 72 - Dajuan Wagner, Cavaliers 72 - Lucious Harris, Cavaliers (Waived) 72 - Steve Smith, Heat 72 - Eddie House, Kings 72 - Keith Bogans, Bobcats (Restricted FA) 72 - Kareem Rush, Bobcats (RE-SIGNED WITH BOBCATS) 72 - Maurice Evans, Kings (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH PISTONS) 71 - Anthony Peeler, Wizards 71 - Casey Jacobsen, Hornets 71 - Ron Mercer, Nets (Exercised Player Option) (Waived) 70 - Greg Buckner, Nuggets (Declined Player Option) (RE-SIGNED WITH NUGGETS) 70 - Shandon Anderson, Heat 70 - Richie Frahm, Blazers (Restricted FA) 70 - Billy Thomas, Nets (Restricted FA) 69 - Matt Carroll, Bobcats (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH BOBCATS) XX - Laron Profit, Wizards (TRADED TO LAKERS) XX - Mark Jones, Magic (Restricted FA) Small Forwards 85 - Grant Hill, Magic (Exercised Player Option) 82 - Jamal Mashburn, 76'ers (Exercised Player Option) 80 - Keith Van Horn, Mavericks (Exercised Player Option) 79 - Bobby Simmons, Clippers (SIGNED WITH BUCKS) 79 - Glenn Robinson, Spurs 77 - Toni Kukoc, Bucks (RE-SIGNED WITH BUCKS) 75 - Kyle Korver, 76'ers (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH 76'ERS) 74 - Gerald Wallace, Bobcats (Restricted FA) 74 - Lamond Murray, Raptors (Waived) 74 - Devean George, Lakers (Exercised Player Option) 73 - Marcus Fizer, Bucks 72 - Lee Nailon, Hornets 72 - Rodney White, Warriors (Waived) 72 - Scott Padgett, Rockets (SIGNED WITH SUNS) 72 - Adrian Griffin, Bulls 72 - James Jones, Pacers (Restricted FA) (TRADED TO SUNS) 72 - Luke Walton, Lakers (RE-SIGNED WITH LAKERS) 71 - Bryon Russell, Nuggets 70 - Rodney Buford, Nets 70 - Calbert Cheaney, Warriors (Exercised Player Option) 70 - Jason Kapono, Bobcats (Restricted FA) 70 - Damien Wilkins, Sonics (Restricted FA) 69 - Ryan Bowen, Rockets (RE-SIGNED WITH ROCKETS) 69 - Qyntel Woods, Heat (Exercised Team Option) (TRADED TO CELTICS) 68 - Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Warriors (SIGNED WITH T'WOLVES) 68 - Matt Barnes, 76'ers (Restricted FA) 68 - Stacey Augmon, Magic 67 - Darvin Ham, Pistons 67 - Bostjan Nachbar, Hornets (RE-SIGNED WITH HORNETS) 67 - Tamar Slay, Bobcats (Team Option Declined) (SIGNED WITH EUROPE) 67 - Justin Reed, Celtics (Exercised Player Option) XX - Erik Daniels, Kings (Restricted FA) XX - Linton Johnson, Spurs (Team Option Declined) XX - Theron Smith, Grizzlies (Restricted FA) Power Forwards 84 - Antoine Walker, Celtics (TRADED TO HEAT) 82 - Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Blazers (SIGNED WITH KINGS) 81 - Donyell Marshall, Raptors (SIGNED WITH CAVALIERS) 77 - Tyson Chandler, Bulls (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH BULLS) 76 - Robert Horry, Spurs (Declined Player Option) (RE-SIGNED WITH SPURS) 75 - Udonis Haslem, Heat (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH HEAT) 75 - Eddie Griffin, T'Wolves (RE-SIGNED WITH T'WOLVES) 74 - Vladimir Radmanovic, Sonics (Restricted FA) 74 - Clifford Robinson, Nets (Team Option Declined) (RE-SIGNED WITH NETS) 74 - Brian Grant, Lakers, (Waived) (SIGNED WITH SUNS) 73 - Rodney Rogers, 76'ers 73 - Austin Croshere, Pacers (Exercised Player Option) 72 - Christian Laettner, Heat 72 - Robert Traylor, Cavaliers (Team Option Declined) 72 - Jerome Williams, Knicks (Waived) (RETIRED) 71 - Danny Fortson, Sonics (Exercised Player Option) 71 - Kwame Brown, Wizards (Restricted FA) (TRADED TO LAKERS) 71 - Chris Andersen, Hornets (RE-SIGNED WITH HORNETS) 70 - Matt Bonner, Raptors (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH RAPTORS) 70 - Darius Songaila, Kings (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH BULLS) 70 - Othella Harrington, Bulls (RE-SIGNED WITH BULLS) 70 - Clarence Weatherspoon, Rockets (Waived) 70 - Malik Allen, Bobcats (SIGNED WITH BULLS) 69 - Reggie Evans, Sonics (Restricted FA) 69 - Brian Scalabrine, Nets (SIGNED WITH CELTICS) 69 - Tom Gugliotta, Hawks 68 - Bo Outlaw, Suns 68 - Ryan Humphrey, Grizzlies 67 - Walter McCarty, Suns (Declined Player Option) 67 - Alan Hendersen, Mavericks 66 - Mark Madsen, T'Wolves (RE-SIGNED WITH T'WOLVES) 64 - Obinna Ekezie, Hawks (Waived) 63 - Michael Ruffin, Wizards (RE-SIGNED WITH WIZARDS) 63 - Michael Bradley, 76'ers (Exercised Player Option) 63 - Lawrence Funderburke, Bulls 61 - Brandon Hunter, Magic 61 - Jackson Vroman, Hornets (Team Option Exercised) XX - Josh Davis, 76'ers XX - John Thomas, T'Wolves XX - James Thomas, Hawks (Waived) XX - Toraye Braggs, Rockets Centers 80 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cavaliers (RE-SIGNED WITH CAVALIERS) 78 - Alonzo Mourning, Heat (Team Option Exercised) 77 - Stromile Swift, Grizzlies (SIGNED WITH ROCKETS) 76 - Eddy Curry, Bulls (Restricted FA) 76 - Dikembe Mutombo, Rockets (RE-SIGNED WITH ROCKETS) 75 - Vlade Divac, Lakers (Player Option) (RETIRING) 73 - Samuel Dalembert, 76'ers (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH 76'ERS) 73 - Dan Gadzuric, Bucks (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH BUCKS) 72 - Dale Davis, Pacers (SIGNED WITH PISTONS) 71 - Zaza Pachulia, Bucks (Restricted FA) (SIGNED HAWKS OFFER SHEET) 71 - Zeljko Rebraca, Clippers (RE-SIGNED WITH CLIPPERS) 70 - Peja Drobnjak, Hawks (Team Option Declined) (SIGNED WITH SPAIN) 70 - Elden Campbell, Pistons (RETIRED) 69 - Jerome James, Sonics (SIGNED WITH KNICKS) 69 - Mikki Moore, Clippers (SIGNED WITH SONICS) 67 - Steven Hunter, Suns (Declined Player Option) (SIGNED WITH 76'ERS) 67 - Vitaly Potapenko, Sonics (RE-SIGNED WITH SONICS) 67 - Francisco Elson, Nuggets (Team Option Exercised) 67 - Mario Kasun, Magic (Team Option Exercised) 67 - Kevin Willis, Hawks 66 - Jake Voskuhl, Suns (Exercised Player Option) (TRADED TO BOBCATS) 66 - Greg Ostertag, Kings (Exercised Player Option) (TRADED TO JAZZ) 65 - Ervin Johnson, T'Wolves (SIGNED WITH BUCKS) 65 - Calvin Booth, Bucks (Waived) 64 - Jabari Smith, Nets 64 - Mamadou N'diaye, Clippers [Waived] 63 - Andrew DeClercq, Magic 63 - Daniel Santiago, Bucks (SIGNED WITH SPAIN) 63 - Tony Massenburg, Spurs 63 - DeSagana Diop, Cavaliers (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH MAVERICKS) 62 - Wang ZhiZhi, Heat (Exercised Player Option) 61 - Sean Marks, Spurs 61 - Pape Sow, Raptors (Restricted FA) (RE-SIGNED WITH RAPTORS) 58 - Michael Stewart, Hawks 58 - Bruno Sundov, Knicks 58 - Jackie Butler, Knicks 55 - Mark Pope, Nuggets XX - John Edwards, Pacers (Restricted FA) (SIGNED WITH HAWKS) XX - Jared Reiner, Bulls (Restricted FA) XX - Ben Handlogten, Jazz Top 15 Remaining Free Agents 81 - Gary Payton (PG) 80 - Latrell Sprewell (SG) 79 - Kerry Kittles (SG) 79 - Glenn Robinson (SF) 76 - Eddy Curry (C) (Restricted) 76 - Damon Jones (PG) 76 - Ronald Murray (SG) 74 - Vladimir Radmanovic (PF) (Restricted) 74 - Gerald Wallace (SF) (Restricted) 74 - Wesley Person (SG) 74 - Lamond Murray (SF) 73 - Rodney Rogers (PF) 73 - Travis Best (PG) 73 - Marcus Fizer (SF) 72 - Christian Laettner (PF) Rashidi's Top 10 Sleeper Free Agents 81 - Bonzi Wells (SG) 80 - Latrell Sprewell (SG) 79 - Glenn Robinson (SF) 78 - Damon Stoudamire (PG) 77 - Nick Van Exel (PG) 75 - Eddie Griffin (PF) 75 - Juan Dixon (SG) 73 - Raja Bell (SG) 72 - Dajuan Wagner (SG) 69 - Mikki Moore (C) *********************************************************************** XVII. Created Teams 2005 East All-Stars C Shaquille O'Neal PF Grant Hill SF Vince Carter SG LeBron James PG Allen Iverson Bench PF Jermaine O'Neal PG Dwyane Wade C Ben Wallace C Zydrunas Ilgauskas SF Paul Pierce PG Gilbert Arenas PF Antawn Jamison 2005 West All-Stars C Yao Ming PF Tim Duncan SF Kevin Garnett SG Tracy McGrady PG Kobe Bryant Bench PG Steve Nash PF Dirk Nowitzki SG Ray Allen C Amare Stoudemire SF Shawn Marion SG Manu Ginobili SF Rashard Lewis 2004 East All-Stars C Ben Wallace PF Jermaine O'Neal SF Vince Carter SG Tracy McGrady PG Allen Iverson Bench PG Jason Kidd SG Paul Pierce PG Baron Davis SF Ron Artest SG Michael Redd PF Kenyon Martin C Jamaal Magloire 2004 West All-Stars C Yao Ming PF Tim Duncan SF Kevin Garnett SG Kobe Bryant PG Steve Francis Bench C Shaquille O'Neal SF Peja Stojakovic PF Dirk Nowitzki SG Ray Allen PG Sam Cassell SF Andrei Kirilenko C Brad Miller 2003 East All-Stars C Ben Wallace PF Jermaine O'Neal SF Michael Jordan SG Tracy McGrady PG Allen Iverson Bench PG Jason Kidd SF Vince Carter SG Paul Pierce C Brad Miller SF Jamal Mashburn PF Antoine Walker C Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2003 West All-Stars C Yao Ming PF Tim Duncan SF Kevin Garnett SG Kobe Bryant PG Steve Francis Bench C Shaquille O'Neal SF Shawn Marion PF Dirk Nowitzki PG Steve Nash PG Gary Payton PG Stephon Marbury SF Peja Stojakovic IR PF Chris Webber 1992 Olympic Team (aka Dream Team) PG Magic Johnson PG John Stockton SG Michael Jordan SG Clyde Drexler SF Larry Bird SF Chris Mullin SF Scottie Pippen PF Karl Malone PF Charles Barkley PF Christian Laettner C David Robinson C Patrick Ewing 1994 Olympic Team (aka Dream Team II) PG Tim Hardaway PG Kevin Johnson (replaced Isiah Thomas) PG Mark Price SG Reggie Miller SG Joe Dumars SG Dan Majerle SF Dominique Wilkins PF Shawn Kemp PF Larry Johnson PF Derrick Coleman C Shaquille O'Neal C Alonzo Mourning C David Robinson 1996 Olympic Team (aka Dream Team III) PG Gary Payton PG John Stockton PG Anfernee Hardaway SG Mitch Richmond SG Reggie Miller SF Grant Hill SF Scottie Pippen PF Karl Malone PF Charles Barkley C Shaquille O'Neal C Hakeem Olajuwon C David Robinson 2000 Olympic Team PG Jason Kidd PG Gary Payton PG Tim Hardaway SG Ray Allen SG Allan Houston SG Steve Smith SF Vince Carter SF Shareef Abdur-Rahim PF Kevin Garnett PF Vin Baker C Alonzo Mourning C Antonio McDyess 2002 Olympic Team (aka the team that lost 3 games and placed sixth) PG Baron Davis SG Paul Pierce SG Michael Finley SG Reggie Miller SF Shawn Marion PF Jermaine O'Neal C Raef LaFrentz C Antonio Davis 2003 Olympic Team (aka the Redeem Team) C Tim Duncan PF Elton Brand SF Tracy McGrady SG Allen Iverson PG Jason Kidd C Jermaine O'Neal PF Kenyon Martin (replaced Karl Malone) SF Vince Carter (replaced Kobe Bryant) SG Ray Allen PG Mike Bibby SF Richard Jefferson PF Nick Collison 2004 Olympic Team (aka the Bronze Medal team) C Tim Duncan PF Lamar Odom SF Richard Jefferson SG Allen Iverson PG Stephon Marbury SF Shawn Marion PF Carlos Boozer PG Dwyane Wade SG LeBron James PF Amare Stoudemire SF Carmelo Anthony C Emeka Okafor All-NBA Team 03-04 C Shaquille O'Neal PF Tim Duncan SF Kevin Garnet SG Kobe Bryant PG Jason Kidd Bench SG Tracy McGrady PF Jermaine O'Neal SF Peja Stojakovic PG Sam Cassell C Ben Wallace PG Baron Davis C Yao Ming SF Ron Artest PF Dirk Nowitzki SG Michael Redd Philadelphia 76'ers (56-26, 1st place, NBA Finalists) C Dikembe Mutombo PF Tyrone Hill SF George Lynch SG Allen Iverson PG Eric Snow Bench SG Aaron McKie C Matt Geiger PG Kevin Ollie PF Jumaine Jones SG Rodney Buford SF Roshown McLeod C Todd MacCulloch SF Raja Bell All-Time Bulls C Artis Gilmore PF Bob Love SF Scottie Pippen SG Michael Jordan PG Guy Rodgers Bench C Eddy Curry PF Bob Boozer PF Horace Grant SF Toni Kukoc SG Jerry Sloan SG Reggie Theus PG BJ Armstrong IR PF Orlando Woolridge PF Dennis Rodman SF Chet Walker 95-96 Chicago Bulls (72-10 1st place, NBA Champions) C Luc Longley 9/5/2 PF Dennis Rodman 6/15/3 SF Scottie Pippen 19/6/6 SG Michael Jordan 30/7/4 PG Ron Harper 7/3/3 Bench SF Toni Kukoc 13/4/4 PG Steve Kerr 8/1/2 C Bill Wennington 5/3/1 SF Jud Buechler 4/2/1 PG Randy Brown 3/1/1 PF Dickey Simpkins 4/3/1 C John Salley 4/3/1 PF Jason Caffey 3/2/1 96-97 Chicago Bulls (69-13 1st place, NBA Champions) C Luc Longley 9/6/2 PF Dennis Rodman 6/16/3 SF Scottie Pippen 20/7/6 SG Michael Jordan 30/6/4 PG Ron Harper 6/3/3 Bench SF Toni Kukoc 13/5/5 PG Steve Kerr 8/2/2 PF Jason Caffey 7/4/1 C Bison Dele 7/4/1 C Bill Wennington 5/2/1 PG Randy Brown 5/2/2 SF Jud Buechler 2/2/1 PF Dickey Simpkins 2/2/1 C Robert Parish 4/2/1 97-98 Chicago Bulls (62-20, 1st place, NBA Champions) C Luc Longley 11/6/3 PF Dennis Rodman 5/15/3 SF Scottie Pippen 19/5/6 SG Michael Jordan 29/6/4 PG Ron Harper 9/4/3 Bench SF Toni Kukoc 13/4/4 PG Steve Kerr 8/2/2 PG Randy Brown 4/1/2 SG Scott Burrell 5/3/1 C Bill Wennington 4/2/1 SF Jud Buechler 3/1/1 PF Dickey Simpkins 3/2/1 89-90 Detroit Pistons (59-23, 1st place, NBA Champions) C Bill Laimbeer PF Dennis Rodman SF Mark Aguirre SG Joe Dumars PG Isaiah Thomas Bench PG Vinnie Johnson C James Edwards PF John Salley PF Rick Mahorn SG John Long C William Bedford 03-04 Detroit Pistons (54-28, 2nd place, NBA Champions) C Ben Wallace PF Rasheed Wallace SF Tayshaun Prince SG Richard Hamilton PG Chauncey Billups Bench PF Corliss Williamson C Mehmet Okur PG Mike James PG Lindsey Hunter C Elden Campbell SF Darvin Ham PF Darko Milicic IR SF Tremaine Fowlkes 93-94 Houston Rockets (58-24, 1st place, NBA Champions) C Hakeem Olajuwon PF Otis Thorpe SF Robert Horry SG Vernon Maxwell PG Kenny Smith Bench PG Sam Cassell SG Mario Elie PF Carl Herrera PG Scott Brooks SF Matt Bullard PF Earl Cureton SF Chris Jent IR C Eric Riley C Richard Petruska 94-95 Houston Rockets (47-25, 3rd place, NBA Champions) C Hakeem Olajuwon PF Pete Chilcutt SF Robert Horry SG Clyde Drexler PG Kenny Smith Bench PG Sam Cassell SG Mario Elie PF Carl Herrera PF Chucky Brown SF Tracy Murray C Charles Jones SF Tim Breaux IR SG Vernon Maxwell C Zan Tabak All-Time Knicks C Patrick Ewing PF Charles Oakley SF Dave DeBusschure SG Earl Monroe PG Walt Frazier Bench C Willis Reed PF Harry Gallatin SF Bill Bradley SG Allan Houston SF Latrell Sprewell PG Mark Jackson SG John Starks IR C Bob McAdoo SF Bernard King PG Michael Ray Richardson 93-94 New York Knicks (1st place, NBA Finalists) C Patrick Ewing PF Charles Oakley SF Charles Smith SG John Starks PG Derek Harper Bench PF Anthony Mason SG Hubert Davis PG Greg Anthony PF Anthony Bonner SG Rolando Blackman C Herb Williams IR PG Doc Rivers 98-99 New York Knicks (27-23 4th place, NBA Finalists) C Patrick Ewing 17/10/1 PF Kurt Thomas 8/6/1 SF Larry Johnson 12/6/2 SG Allan Houston 16/3/3 PG Charlie Ward 8/3/5 Bench SG Latrell Sprewell 16/4/3 PG Chris Childs 7/3/4 PF Marcus Camby 7/6/1 C Chris Dudley 3/4/1 PG Rick Brunson 2/1/1 SF David Wingate 1/1/1 C Herb Williams 2/1/0 95-96 Seattle Sonics (64-18, 1st place, NBA Finalists) C Sam Perkins PF Shawn Kemp SF Detlef Schrempf SG Hersey Hawkins PG Gary Payton Bench SG Vincent Askew PG Nate McMillan C Ervin Johnson PF Frank Brickowski SF David Wingate PG Eric Snow SF Sherrell Ford 98-99 San Antonio Spurs (37-13, 1st place, NBA Champions) C David Robinson PF Tim Duncan SF Sean Elliott SG Mario Elie PG Avery Johnson Bench SG Jaren Jackson PG Antonio Daniels PF Malik Rose PG Steve Kerr SF Jerome Kersey C Will Perdue 96-97 Utah Jazz (64-18, 1st place, NBA Finalists) C Greg Foster PF Karl Malone SF Adam Keefe SG Jeff Hornacek PG John Stockton Bench SF Bryon Russell SG Shandon Anderson PG Howard Eisley PF Antoine Carr PG Jacque Vaughn SF Chris Morris 97-98 Utah Jazz (62-20, 1st place, NBA Finalists) C Greg Ostertag PF Karl Malone SF Bryon Russell SG Jeff Hornacek PG John Stockton Bench SG Shandon Anderson PG Howard Eisley PF Antoine Carr C Greg Foster SF Adam Keefe SF Chris Morris 01-02 Rookie Team C Brendan Haywood PF Pau Gasol SF Shane Battier SG Jason Richardson PG Jamaal Tinsley Bench C Zeljko Rebraca PG Tony Parker SG Joe Johnson SF Andrei Kirilenko 00-01 Rookie Team C Marc Jackson PF Kenyon Martin SF Morris Peterson SG Quentin Richardson PG Mateen Cleaves Bench SG Mike Miller SF Darius Miles PG Khalid El-Amin SF Stephen Jackson 01-02 Sophomore Team C Chris Mihm PF Kenyon Martin SF Lee Nailon SG Quentin Richardson PG Mike Miller Bench PF Marcus Fizer SF Darius Miles SG Desmond Mason SF Hedo Turkoglu 00-01 Sophomore Team C Elton Brand PF Lamar Odom SF Richard Hamilton SG Steve Francis PG Baron Davis Bench SF Shawn Marion SG Wally Szczerbiak PG Jason Terry *********************************************************************** XVIII. Frequently Asked Questions If you have any questions, I'll post it here (if it's a good question). ----- QUESTION Can you create this player for me? ANSWER It depends on who the person is. Rashidi doesn't have all the time in the world, but if the player interests me enough, I'll spend some time on it. Necessity takes priority. I'm a lot more likely to create some scrub at the end of an NBA bench than some guy from Europe I've never even heard of. ----- QUESTION Will you create this year's rookie draft class? ANSWER Yes. But I won't get around to this until it gets close to draft time, because that's when all the scouting reports for these players become more accurate. I am keeping my eye on a few of them though. ----- QUESTION Do you have the appearances for CAPs? ANSWER Like I said, I don't make appearances. I'm sure there are websites you can find via a search engine that provide appearances that should suit your tastes. ----- QUESTION How do you change player positions? ANSWER You cannot change the positions of existing players in the game. The only way to "change" them is to download a roster update from Sega, as they often change positions for players whether they deserve it or not. ----- QUESTION Who are Tony Williams and Mark Johnson? ANSWER They are generics created because Atlanta did not have 12 people under contract when the roster deadlines were up. They are NOT Donta Smith and Royal Ivey, Atlanta's two second round draftees. Those players have yet to sign with Atlanta. Williams and Johnson (notice how they have the 2 most common last names in the NBA?) were added because the only PG at press time was Tony Delk, so they obviously needed some depth - especially since the default rosters are used in online play. Since Atlanta signed Kenny Anderson and Jon Barry, I suggest you do the same and either release the two generics, or leave them on the IR, it's up to you. Both players were removed in Sega's roster download. ----- QUESTION Why don't you acknowledge Tom Gugliotta's greatness? ANSWER Christian Laettner > Tom Gugliotta. ----- QUESTION Rashidi, do you play online? ANSWER I do. I pick the Knicks not just because they're my home team, but because they're not unbalanced and overpowered like a lot of the other teams that people pick *COUGH*Kings/Rockets/Mavericks*COUGH*. On a side note, I notice a lot less people are picking the Lakers this year. Go figure. I have multiple user names now. At present, I have nine. Rashidi (Knicks): 112-20-1-4, rank 273 (highest rank 62) MaNukkaRasheed (Pistons): 45-9-0-4, rank 208 (highest rank 73) KeithVanHorn (Bucks): 21-6-0-2, rank 703 (highest rank 312) HawksOwnYourAss (Hawks): 19-3-0-0, rank 299 (highest rank 283) WallyWorld (T'Wolves): 22-3-0-0, rank 188 (highest rank 130) MaciejLampe (Suns): 15-1-0-1, rank 463 (highest rank 463) NenadKrstic (Nets): 12-1-0-0, rank 473 (highest rank 473) BruceBowen (Spurs): 4-0-0-1, rank 4774 (highest rank 4774) KeithVanHorn2 (Mavs): 9-0-0-0, rank 583 (highest rank 583) Combined record: 251-42-1-11 ----- QUESTION Rashidi, what is your favorite NBA team? ANSWER I live in the NY area, so it is easiest for me to follow the Knicks and Nets. The Knicks are my favorite team, but Jason Kidd has been my favorite player since he entered the league. The last three years I have definitely preferred NJ. I was starting to lean back towards NY, but I very much dislike Jamal Crawford and Tim Thomas, Isiah Thomas' two prize acquisitions. The Knicks play no defense, they have no chemistry, and all their ball movement comes from their guards which makes for a boring and stagnant offense. Marbury is probably the worst PG in the league at creating on the fastbreak for players other than himself. Since Marbury declared himself the best PG in the NBA, the Knicks have turned into a more talented version of last year's Orlando team. Since then, the Nets also traded for Vince Carter, who has returned to his prior greatness thanks in part to Jason Kidd. Along with the emergence of Nenad Krstic, and the improvement and return to health of Richard Jefferson (and Kidd's health too), the Nets will be one of the most exciting teams in the league next season. But since Kidd/Carter/Jefferson barely logged any time together this year, I have to say my favorite team to watch has been Phoenix. Yeah, I know, how predictable. ----- QUESTION Rashidi, which team do you like the least? ANSWER Probably Atlanta. They suck badly, and hardly ever employ a player that I like. Dominique Wilkins, Christian Laettner, Dikembe Mutombo, Steve Smith, Kevin Willis, Stacey Augmon, and Mookie Blaylock headlined teams that were worth watching, but the cast has sucked badly the last couple years. Antoine Walker is a chucker, and I never really liked Al Harrington all that much. Who else do they have? Jason Collier? Tyronn Lue? Boris Diaw? This hasn't kept me from using the Hawks online of course, but only to embarrass other players. ----- QUESTION Rashidi, who is your favorite player? ANSWER This is my current Top Five. 1. Jason Kidd 2. Steve Nash 3. Dirk Nowitzki 4. Allan Houston 5. Wally Szczerbiak ----- COMMENT The "notes" on Kobe Bryant are completely idiotic and should be removed. Both MJ and Kobe did wrong by cheating on their wives but saying MJ is better by not getting caught is just lame. Just post some basketball facts and leave your personal opinions on other's personal lives out of your FAQ. RESPONSE You really have three options. 1. Don't use my FAQ. 2. Don't read the notes. 3. Find a way to deal with opinions you disagree with. The fact is, public opinion of Jordan is high because he didn't get caught. Everyone knows Jordan cheated, but he is still looked upon as a basketball god. Kobe was never on Jordan's level to begin with, he's more similar to Clyde Drexler than he is to Jordan. Jordan never struggled to lead the league in scoring, and he never struggled to shoot 40% from the field. He was also Finals MVP every time he went to the Finals, while Kobe is 0-4 in that department. There are many people who think Kobe is as good as Jordan was, or ludicrously, even better than Jordan. Kobe getting caught pretty much puts a stain on that. If you don't like it, that's reality. ----- QUESTION I've heard of him, but what was wrong with Harold Miner? ANSWER "Baby Jordan" Harold Miner was a 1 on 1 player and a bad defender. He got traded to Mike Fratello's Cavaliers. Fratello was about team and defense, so Miner was obviously buried, and fell out of the league. He was about as good as Fred Jones. He had a decent career in the minor leagues and Europe. ----- *********************************************************************** XIX. Credits Arclite - For information on Raul Lopez and Keith McLeod. AznSiR - For a spelling correction. calijazz - For information on Raul Lopez and Keith McLeod. CJayC - For putting this on his site, GameFAQs, the greatest video game website in existence. CyricZ - I tend to model the layouts of my FAQs after the style of this legendary moderator/FAQ author. This one is no exception. DeputyDawg155 - A correction on how Len Bias died (cocaine overdose, not car accident) Kao Megura - Also known as Chris MacDonald. This legendary FAQ writer tragically passed away recently. He is a big reason why GameFAQs is what it is today, and he will be missed. Mag T - For being one of the few residents of the 2k boards, and a loyal Warriors fan to the often-bitter end. Thanks for keeping me on track and for prodding me to e-mail about the ratings job. nba2k3xpert - When I PWNed you many times in the legendary "Ben Wallace is not a good defensive player" topic, it put Rashidi on the map. Rashidi - Duh. Sovereignz - For information on DeShawn Stevenson. ESPN.com and NBA.com - For having very useful and informative statistical databases. NBADraft.net - For their information on the 2003, 2004 and 2005 draft classes. DraftCity.com - For their information on the 2004 and 2005 draft classes. DraftExpress.com - For their information on the 2005 draft class. HoopsHype.com - For having useful player information and insight. BasketballReference.com - Great compilation of statistics. 82games.com - For having VERY in-depth statistics and tendencies. I no longer edit players without looking at this site first. The Knicks, Heat, Pacers, and Bulls - Those teams and their rivalries are what got me (and kept me) interested in basketball 10 years ago. All the GameFAQs users who gave their constructive input - They know who they are or aren't. *********************************************************************** XX. Links If you know of any good links, send them, and I'll list them. *********************************************************************** A. Basketball related websites www.nba.com - The official site of the NBA. www.espn.com - The official site of ESPN. www.cbssportsline.com www.sports.net www.hoopshype.com - A great site for NBA rumors, insight, and analysis. www.hoopsanalyst.com - Another great sight for rumors, insight, and analysis. www.insidehoops.com - A great site for NBA rumors, insight, and analysis. www.nbadraft.net - A site with the most comprehensive info on the history, and future of the NBA Draft, including prospect analysis. www.draftcity.com - Another site with comprehensive info on the NBA Draft, including prospect analysis. www.euroleague.net - Official website of Euroleague, the second best basketball league in the world. www.eurobasket.com - Extensive information on European basketball. www.eurobasket.net - www.euroleague.com - Home of the second best basketball league in the world. www.usbasket.com - Connected to Eurobasket, information on North American basketball. www.basketballreference.com - The most comprehensive site on statistics covering NBA history. www.basketballboards.net - A message board dedicated to basketball and the NBA, with many intelligent posters. The best place to talk about basketball on the Internet. The exact OPPOSITE of the GameFAQs Sports and Racing board. www.82games.com - Website with the most in depth statistical analysis you could ever hope to find. www.hoopsworld.com - www.nbahoopsonline.com - www.science.smith.edu/exer_sci/ESS200/Ed/Yeager.htm - Contains the Sports Illustrated article detailing how Lamar Odom's allegedly cheated in school. http://basketball_25_new.tripod.com/videos1.html - Basketball videos from the late 90s that include slam dunk contest highlights, as well as Jordan, AI, J-Will, and Kobe highlights. http://www.niggaslike.us/ - A very funny site with NBA commentary. *********************************************************************** B. NBA2K or ESPN Basketball related websites www.2ksports.com - (Formerly known as segasports.net and later espnvideogames.com). Official site of the company that makes that makes the 2K brand (formerly ESPN brand) of video games. http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=920671 - Active GameFAQs message board for ESPN NBA 2K5 www.freewebs.com/espn_nba_basketball/index.htm - A website designed by Virtuoso3001 with CAPs and Player Appearances for ESPN NBA Basketball. www.2krosters.cjb.net A website designed by (forgot who) with CAPs. *********************************************************************** C. Player websites Listed alphabetically by player's last name. www.carmeloanthony.net - Official site of Carmelo Anthony. www.robertarchibald.com - Official site of Robert "Why does this scrub have a website!?" Archibald. www.carlosarroyo.com - Official site of Carlos Arroyo. www.ronartest.com - Official site of the 03-04 Defensive Player of the Year and NBA psychopath, Ron Artest. www.vin-baker.com - Official site of everybody's favorite alcoholic, Vin Baker. www.shanebattier.com - Official site of Shane Battier. www.jeromebeasley.net - Official site of Jerome Beasley. www.mikebibby.com - Official site of Mike Bibby. www.cbillups.com - Official site of Chauncey Billups. www.jrbremer.com - Official site of J.R. Bremer. www.rickbrunson.com - Official site of Rick Brunson, the greatest scrub to ever grace the court. www.vincecarter15.com - Official site of the former Air Canada, Vince Carter. www.dconethree.com - Official site of Doug Christie. www.antoniodaniels.com - Official site of Antonio Daniels. www.antoniodavis.net - Official site of Antonio Davis. www.barondavis1.com - Official site of Baron Davis. www.divac.net - Official site of Vlade Divac. www.keyon.ultimatepros.com/ - Official site of Keyon Dooling. www.nba.com/sonics/drobnjak/manjaks.html - Official site of Predrag Drobnjak, the most charismatic player in the NBA. www.slamduncan.com - Official site of the 2 time reigning MVP, Tim Duncan. www.manuginobili.com - Official site of Emanuel Ginobili. www.drewgooden.net - Official site of Drew Gooden. www.adonalfoyle.com - Official site of Adonal Foyle, the favorite basketball player of Nicholai. www.mattharpring.com - Official site of Matt Harpring. www.harrington3.com - Official site of Al Harrington. www.udominator.com - Official site of Udonis Haslem. www.allanhouston.com - Official site of Allan Houston. www.bobby.ultimatepros.com - Official site of the 2003 Sixth Man of the Year, Bobby Jackson. www.lebronjames.com - Official site of the 03-04 Rookie of the Year, King LeBron James. www.antawnjamison.net - Official site of the 03-04 Sixth Man of the Year, Antawn Jamison. www.jaricmarko.com - Official site of Marko Jaric. www.lue.ultimatepros.com - Official site of Tyronn Lue. www.reignman.com - Official site of Shawn Kemp. www.jasonkidd.com - Official site of Jason Kidd. www.coreymaggette.com - Official site of Corey Maggette. www.t-mac.com - Official site of Tracy McGrady. www.skinnyhoops.com - Official site of Mike Miller. www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/9444/ - Unofficial site of "My Giant" Gheorghe Muresan. www.stevenash.net - Official site of the best real Canadian basketball player, Steve Nash. www.nene31.com - Official site of Maybyner "Nene" Hilario. www.memo13.com - Official site of Mehmet Okur www.bigolu.com - Official site of Olumide Oyedeji. www.shaq.com - Official site of the Big Aristotle, Shaquille O'Neal. www.naiditch.net/pargo.htm - Official site of Jannero Pargo. www.tp9.net - Official site of Tony Parker. www.drazenpetrovic.com - Official site of the late European great, Drazen Petrovic. www.paulpierce.net - Official site of "The Truth", Paul Pierce. www.mickael-pietrus.com - Official site of Mickael Pietrus. www.jalenrose.com - Official site of Jalen Rose. www.jerrystackhouse.com - Official site of Jerry Stackhouse. www.stoudamire.com - Official site of the 95-96 Rookie of the Year, Damon Stoudamire. www.thatsamare.net - Official site of the 02-03 Rookie of the Year (also the first high school player to win the award), Amare Stoudemire. www.jeterry.com - Official site of Jason Terry. www.hedo5.com - Official site of Hedo Turkoglu. www.rasheedwallace.com - Official site of Rasheed Wallace. www.spudwebb.net - Official site of Anthony "Spud" Webb, the shortest player to ever win the Slam Dunk Contest. www.humanhighlight.com - Official site of the Human Highlight Film, Dominique Wilkins. *********************************************************************** XXI. 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