Seasons

Season

Net Value

The best and worst returns on a contract in 2009-2010.

Top 10 Net Values for 2009-2010

Glossary

Salary
What he was paid that season
Net Value
Net Value in that season's dollars

Net Value in that season's dollars

Wins above pay, times what a win cost that year.

#PlayerTeamSalaryNet Value
#1LeBron JamesCLE$15,779,912+7.75
#2Kevin DurantOKC$4,796,880+6.36
#3Dwyane WadeMIA$15,779,912+5.03
#4Rajon RondoBOS$2,094,922+4.92
#5Dwight HowardORL$15,202,590+4.22
#6Gerald WallaceCHA$9,075,000+3.37
#7Brandon RoyPOR$3,910,816+3.09
#8Manu GinobiliSAS$10,728,130+2.99
#9Josh SmithATL$10,800,000+2.82
#10Jason KiddDAL$8,000,000+2.68

Bottom 10 Net Values for 2009-2010

Glossary

Salary
What he was paid that season
Net Value
Net Value in that season's dollars

Net Value in that season's dollars

Wins above pay, times what a win cost that year.

#PlayerTeamSalaryNet Value
#458Tracy McGradyNYK$23,239,562βˆ’2.46
#457Jermaine O'NealMIA$23,016,000βˆ’2.38
#456Rashard LewisORL$18,876,000βˆ’2.36
#455Elton BrandPHI$14,858,471βˆ’2.05
#454Peja StojakovicNOH$13,392,000βˆ’1.93
#453Brad MillerCHI$12,250,000βˆ’1.90
#452Shaquille O'NealCLE$20,000,000βˆ’1.83
#451Chris KamanLAC$10,400,000βˆ’1.66
#450Kenyon MartinDEN$15,363,636βˆ’1.58
#449Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE$11,541,074βˆ’1.57

All-NBA Team

1st Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5
LeBron JamesCLE+7.75#1
Kobe BryantLAL+0.65#75
Kevin DurantOKC+6.36#2
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.03#3

2nd Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Steve NashPHX+2.49#11
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.13#129
Deron WilliamsUTA+2.29#13
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+1.08#42
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+0.54#82

3rd Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Andrew BogutMIL+2.07#16
Tim DuncanSAS+1.61#22
Joe JohnsonATL+0.87#57
Pau GasolLAL+1.58#25
Brandon RoyPOR+3.09#7

All-Defensive Team

1st Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5
Rajon RondoBOS+4.92#4
LeBron JamesCLE+7.75#1
Kobe BryantLAL+0.65#75
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.37#6

2nd Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Tim DuncanSAS+1.61#22
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.03#3
Josh SmithATL+2.82#9
Anderson VarejaoCLE+0.82#61
Thabo SefoloshaOKC+0.38#95

All-Rookie Team

1st Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Brandon JenningsMIL+0.91#51
Stephen CurryGSW+1.38#30
Tyreke EvansSAC+1.94#18
Darren CollisonNOH+0.93#50
Taj GibsonCHI+0.43#88

2nd Team

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Marcus ThorntonNOH+1.16#40
DeJuan BlairSAS+1.42#28
James HardenOKC+0.43#90
Jonas JerebkoDET+0.33#102
Jonny FlynnMINβˆ’0.59#377

Award Votes

Most Valuable Player

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

#PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
1LeBron JamesCLE+7.75#1
2Kevin DurantOKC+6.36#2
3Kobe BryantLAL+0.65#75
4Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5
5Dwyane WadeMIA+5.03#3
6Carmelo AnthonyDEN+1.08#42
7Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.13#129
8Steve NashPHX+2.49#11
9Deron WilliamsUTA+2.29#13
10Amar'e StoudemirePHX+0.54#82
11Manu GinobiliSAS+2.99#8
12Chauncey BillupsDEN+1.11#41
12Chris BoshTOR+1.05#43
12Joe JohnsonATL+0.87#57
12Stephen Jacksonβ€”+0.93#49

Rookie of the Year

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

#PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
1Tyreke EvansSAC+1.94#18
2Stephen CurryGSW+1.38#30
3Brandon JenningsMIL+0.91#51
4Darren CollisonNOH+0.93#50
5Jonny FlynnMINβˆ’0.59#377
5Taj GibsonCHI+0.43#88

Defensive Player of the Year

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

#PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
1Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5
2Josh SmithATL+2.82#9
3Gerald WallaceCHA+3.37#6
4LeBron JamesCLE+7.75#1
5Rajon RondoBOS+4.92#4
6Metta World PeaceLAL+0.39#92
7Andrew BogutMIL+2.07#16
8Thabo SefoloshaOKC+0.38#95
9Anderson VarejaoCLE+0.82#61
10Dwyane WadeMIA+5.03#3
10Marcus Cambyβ€”+2.06#17
12Kobe BryantLAL+0.65#75
13Shawn MarionDAL+0.50#85
14Tim DuncanSAS+1.61#22
15Shane BattierHOUβˆ’0.20#234
16Andrei KirilenkoUTA+0.38#94
17Arron AfflaloDENβˆ’0.18#219
17Ben WallaceDET+1.79#19
17Brendan Haywoodβ€”+0.62#78
17David LeeNYK+2.37#12
17Kendrick PerkinsBOS+0.17#121
17Kenyon MartinDENβˆ’1.58#450
17Luc Mbah a MouteMIL+0.40#91
17Matt BarnesORL+1.40#29

Sixth Man of the Year

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

#PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
1Jamal CrawfordATL+0.70#70
2Jason TerryDAL+0.21#116
3Anderson VarejaoCLE+0.82#61
4Manu GinobiliSAS+2.99#8
5JR SmithDEN+0.36#98
6Lamar OdomLAL+1.18#39
7Paul MillsapUTA+0.35#99
8Carl Landryβ€”+1.01#46
9Udonis HaslemMIAβˆ’0.41#336
10Marcus ThorntonNOH+1.16#40
11Al HarringtonNYKβˆ’1.29#439
11Jared DudleyPHX+1.05#44
11Kevin LoveMIN+1.57#26
11Kyle LowryHOU+0.85#59

Most Improved Player

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

#PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
1Aaron BrooksHOU+0.94#48
2George HillSAS+0.70#71
2Kevin DurantOKC+6.36#2
2Marc GasolMEM+1.61#23
5Andrew BogutMIL+2.07#16
6Russell WestbrookOKC+2.08#15
7Joakim NoahCHI+1.68#21
8Gerald WallaceCHA+3.37#6
9Brook LopezNJN+1.77#20
9Corey BrewerMINβˆ’0.42#341
11Carl Landryβ€”+1.01#46
12Andray BlatcheWAS+0.89#52
12Rajon RondoBOS+4.92#4
14Channing FryePHX+0.20#118
14Danilo GallinariNYK+0.63#76
16Josh SmithATL+2.82#9
17David LeeNYK+2.37#12
18Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5
19Chris KamanLACβˆ’1.66#451
19Ersan IlyasovaMIL+0.83#60
19JJ RedickORL+0.70#69
22Chris Douglas-RobertsNJNβˆ’0.22#265
22NeneDEN+1.04#45
22Paul MillsapUTA+0.35#99
25Robin LopezPHX+0.27#114
26Ben WallaceDET+1.79#19
26JJ HicksonCLE+0.34#101
26John Salmonsβ€”+0.97#47
26Monta EllisGSWβˆ’0.40#333
26Zach RandolphMEM+0.67#73

All-Star

Listed alphabetically, since not every player's conference is known for this season.

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Al HorfordATL+2.27#14
Allen Iversonβ€”βˆ’0.25#283
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+0.54#82
Brandon RoyPOR+3.09#7
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+1.08#42
Chauncey BillupsDEN+1.11#41
Chris BoshTOR+1.05#43
Chris KamanLACβˆ’1.66#451
Chris PaulNOH+1.60#24
David LeeNYK+2.37#12
Deron WilliamsUTA+2.29#13
Derrick RoseCHI+1.33#32
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.13#129
Dwight HowardORL+4.22#5

Glossary

Net Value
Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Production above what his pay bought, in NVPs

Given how much of the season he was available. 0 means he was paid the going rate; it runs about -7 to +9, and one NVP is worth about 2.5 team wins.

NV Rank
Net Value rank that season

Net Value rank that season

Rank by Net Value among every player in the league that season. #1 is the best value in the NBA.

PlayerTeamNet ValueNV Rank
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.03#3
Gerald WallaceCHA+3.37#6
Jason KiddDAL+2.68#10
Joe JohnsonATL+0.87#57
Kevin DurantOKC+6.36#2
Kevin GarnettBOSβˆ’0.05#152
Kobe BryantLAL+0.65#75
LeBron JamesCLE+7.75#1
Pau GasolLAL+1.58#25
Paul PierceBOSβˆ’0.50#358
Rajon RondoBOS+4.92#4
Steve NashPHX+2.49#11
Tim DuncanSAS+1.61#22
Zach RandolphMEM+0.67#73