The Top 15 Players at
Each Position in 2008—09
Ranked in terms of Wins Produced
WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes
Data taken from Basketball-Reference.com
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All-NBA First Team
All-NBA Second Team
All-NBA Third Team
|
Point Guard Rank |
Overall Rank |
Point
Guards |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
1 |
1 |
Chris
Paul |
New Orleans |
78 |
78 |
3,002 |
29.4 |
0.470 |
|
2 |
5 |
Jason Kidd |
Dallas |
81 |
81 |
2,886 |
21.0 |
0.349 |
|
3 |
6 |
Rajon Rondo |
Boston |
80 |
80 |
2,642 |
18.3 |
0.332 |
|
4 |
20 |
Jose Calderon |
Toronto |
68 |
68 |
2,333 |
12.4 |
0.255 |
|
5 |
22 |
Andre Miller |
Philadelphia |
82 |
82 |
2,976 |
12.2 |
0.197 |
|
6 |
23 |
Steve Nash |
Phoenix |
74 |
74 |
2,484 |
12.0 |
0.232 |
|
7 |
24 |
Deron Williams |
Utah |
68 |
68 |
2,505 |
11.9 |
0.228 |
|
8 |
25 |
Chauncey
Billups |
Denver-Detroit |
79 |
79 |
2,789 |
11.2 |
0.192 |
|
9 |
38 |
Tony
Parker |
San Antonio |
72 |
71 |
2,456 |
9.5 |
0.186 |
|
10 |
41 |
Ramon Sessions |
Milwaukee |
79 |
39 |
2,173 |
9.2 |
0.203 |
|
11 |
43 |
Devin Harris |
New Jersey |
69 |
69 |
2,494 |
9.0 |
0.173 |
|
12 |
45 |
Mike Bibby |
Atlanta |
79 |
79 |
2,740 |
8.9 |
0.155 |
|
13 |
49 |
Maurice Williams |
Cleveland |
81 |
81 |
2,834 |
8.2 |
0.138 |
|
14 |
52 |
Mike Conley |
Memphis |
82 |
61 |
2,508 |
8.0 |
0.154 |
|
15 |
66 |
Jameer Nelson |
Orlando |
42 |
42 |
1,309 |
7.0 |
0.256 |
|
Shooting Guard Rank |
Overall Rank |
Shooting
Guards |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
1 |
4 |
Dwyane Wade |
Miami |
79 |
79 |
3,048 |
21.0 |
0.331 |
|
2 |
12 |
Brandon
Roy |
Portland |
78 |
78 |
2,903 |
14.5 |
0.240 |
|
3 |
14 |
Kobe
Bryant |
LA Lakers |
82 |
82 |
2,960 |
13.9 |
0.226 |
|
4 |
17 |
Mike Miller |
Minnesota |
73 |
47 |
2,356 |
13.2 |
0.270 |
|
5 |
55 |
Manu Ginobili |
San Antonio |
44 |
7 |
1,181 |
7.8 |
0.316 |
|
6 |
56 |
Ronnie Brewer |
Utah |
81 |
80 |
2,605 |
7.7 |
0.142 |
|
7 |
57 |
Joe Johnson |
Atlanta |
79 |
79 |
3,124 |
7.7 |
0.118 |
|
8 |
60 |
Dominic McGuire |
Washington |
79 |
57 |
2,072 |
7.5 |
0.174 |
|
9 |
68 |
J.R. Smith |
Denver |
81 |
18 |
2,245 |
6.8 |
0.146 |
|
10 |
71 |
Jason Richardson |
Charlotte-Phoenix |
72 |
71 |
2,410 |
6.7 |
0.133 |
|
11 |
72 |
Nate Robinson |
New York |
74 |
11 |
2,209 |
6.6 |
0.144 |
|
12 |
76 |
Delonte West |
Cleveland |
64 |
64 |
2,152 |
6.4 |
0.144 |
|
13 |
79 |
Rudy Fernandez |
Portland |
78 |
4 |
1,993 |
6.1 |
0.148 |
|
14 |
80 |
Shane Battier |
Houston |
60 |
59 |
2,031 |
6.1 |
0.145 |
|
15 |
90 |
Anthony Parker |
Toronto |
80 |
71 |
2,637 |
5.4 |
0.097 |
|
Small Forward Rank |
Overall Rank |
Small
Forwards |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
1 |
2 |
LeBron James |
Cleveland |
81 |
81 |
3,054 |
27.1 |
0.426 |
|
2 |
11 |
Gerald Wallace |
Charlotte |
71 |
71 |
2,669 |
15.7 |
0.283 |
|
3 |
19 |
Andre Iguodala |
Philadelphia |
82 |
82 |
3,269 |
13.1 |
0.192 |
|
4 |
27 |
Kevin Durant |
Oklahoma |
74 |
74 |
2,885 |
10.5 |
0.175 |
|
5 |
29 |
Paul
Pierce |
Boston |
81 |
81 |
3,035 |
10.2 |
0.161 |
|
6 |
33 |
Shawn Marion |
Miami-Toronto |
69 |
68 |
2,470 |
10.0 |
0.193 |
|
7 |
35 |
Ray Allen |
Boston |
79 |
79 |
2,876 |
9.8 |
0.163 |
|
8 |
40 |
Vince Carter |
New Jersey |
80 |
80 |
2,946 |
9.3 |
0.152 |
|
9 |
48 |
Jamario Moon |
Miami-Toronto |
80 |
60 |
2,068 |
8.4 |
0.194 |
|
10 |
53 |
Trevor Ariza |
LA Lakers |
82 |
20 |
1,998 |
8.0 |
0.192 |
|
11 |
58 |
Caron Butler |
Washington |
67 |
67 |
2,585 |
7.7 |
0.142 |
|
12 |
61 |
Grant Hill |
Phoenix |
82 |
68 |
2,445 |
7.5 |
0.147 |
|
13 |
64 |
Tayshaun Prince |
Detroit |
82 |
82 |
3,057 |
7.3 |
0.114 |
|
14 |
70 |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Orlando |
77 |
77 |
2,815 |
6.7 |
0.115 |
|
15 |
83 |
Carmelo
Anthony |
Denver |
66 |
66 |
2,277 |
5.9 |
0.125 |
|
Power Forward Rank |
Overall Rank |
Power
Forwards |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
1 |
7 |
Troy Murphy |
Indiana |
73 |
73 |
2,482 |
17.0 |
0.330 |
|
2 |
30 |
Kevin Garnett |
Boston |
57 |
57 |
1,772 |
10.2 |
0.275 |
|
3 |
34 |
Luis Scola |
Houston |
82 |
82 |
2,488 |
9.8 |
0.190 |
|
4 |
39 |
Antonio McDyess |
Detroit |
62 |
30 |
1,866 |
9.5 |
0.243 |
|
5 |
42 |
Paul Millsap |
Utah |
76 |
38 |
2,290 |
9.0 |
0.189 |
|
6 |
46 |
Lamar Odom |
LA Lakers |
78 |
32 |
2,316 |
8.7 |
0.181 |
|
7 |
51 |
Dirk Nowitzki |
Dallas |
81 |
81 |
3,050 |
8.1 |
0.127 |
|
8 |
54 |
Antawn Jamison |
Washington |
81 |
81 |
3,096 |
7.9 |
0.122 |
|
9 |
87 |
Nick Collison |
Oklahoma |
71 |
40 |
1,831 |
5.4 |
0.142 |
|
10 |
91 |
Kurt Thomas |
San Antonio |
79 |
10 |
1,404 |
5.3 |
0.183 |
|
11 |
104 |
Udonis Haslem |
Miami |
75 |
75 |
2,560 |
4.9 |
0.091 |
|
12 |
107 |
Matt Bonner |
San Antonio |
81 |
67 |
1,928 |
4.8 |
0.119 |
|
13 |
110 |
Zach Randolph |
New York-LA Clippers |
50 |
45 |
1,757 |
4.5 |
0.123 |
|
14 |
112 |
David West |
New Orleans |
76 |
76 |
2,982 |
4.4 |
0.071 |
|
15 |
113 |
Andrei Kirilenko |
Utah |
67 |
10 |
1,831 |
4.3 |
0.113 |
|
Center Rank |
Overall Rank |
Centers |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
1 |
3 |
Dwight
Howard |
Orlando |
79 |
79 |
2,821 |
24.6 |
0.418 |
|
2 |
8 |
Pau
Gasol |
LA Lakers |
81 |
81 |
2,999 |
16.8 |
0.269 |
|
3 |
9 |
David Lee |
New York |
81 |
74 |
2,824 |
16.4 |
0.280 |
|
4 |
10 |
Tim
Duncan |
San Antonio |
75 |
75 |
2,522 |
16.0 |
0.304 |
|
5 |
13 |
Marcus Camby |
LA Clippers |
62 |
55 |
1,925 |
13.9 |
0.348 |
|
6 |
15 |
Yao
Ming |
Houston |
77 |
77 |
2,589 |
13.3 |
0.247 |
|
7 |
16 |
Joel Przybilla |
Portland |
82 |
43 |
1,952 |
13.3 |
0.328 |
|
8 |
18 |
Emeka Okafor |
Charlotte |
82 |
81 |
2,691 |
13.1 |
0.234 |
|
9 |
21 |
Andris Biedrins |
Golden State |
62 |
58 |
1,863 |
12.3 |
0.316 |
|
10 |
26 |
Chris Bosh |
Toronto |
77 |
77 |
2,928 |
10.9 |
0.179 |
|
11 |
28 |
Al Horford |
Atlanta |
67 |
67 |
2,242 |
10.3 |
0.221 |
|
12 |
31 |
Joakim Noah |
Chicago |
80 |
55 |
1,938 |
10.0 |
0.247 |
|
13 |
32 |
Kevin Love |
Minnesota |
81 |
37 |
2,048 |
10.0 |
0.234 |
|
14 |
36 |
Shaquille
O'Neal |
Phoenix |
75 |
75 |
2,252 |
9.7 |
0.207 |
|
15 |
37 |
Nene Hilario |
Denver |
77 |
76 |
2,510 |
9.7 |
0.185 |