THE NET VALUE$

Seasons

Season
Dallas Mavericks2010-2011 champions57-25
Most Valuable Player
Derrick RoseCHI+4.34 NV
Defensive Player of the Year
Dwight HowardORL+5.33 NV
Rookie of the Year
Blake GriffinLAC+2.78 NV
Sixth Man of the Year
Lamar OdomLAL+1.37 NV
Most Improved Player
Kevin LoveMIN+3.82 NV

Net Value

The best and worst returns on a contract in 2010-2011.

Top 10 Net Values for 2010-2011

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 JamesMIA$14,500,000+6.24
#2Dwight HowardORL$16,647,180+5.33
#3Dwyane WadeMIA$14,200,000+4.47
#4Derrick RoseCHI$5,546,160+4.34
#5Chris PaulNOH$14,940,153+4.18
#6Russell WestbrookOKC$4,017,720+4.17
#7Kevin DurantOKC$6,053,663+3.95
#8Kevin LoveMIN$3,638,280+3.82
#9Al HorfordATL$5,444,857+2.86
#10Blake GriffinLAC$5,357,280+2.78

Bottom 10 Net Values for 2010-2011

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
#458Rashard LewisWAS$19,573,711−2.92
#457Gilbert ArenasORL$17,730,694−2.73
#456Nick CollisonOKC$13,250,000−1.94
#455Ben GordonDET$10,800,000−1.83
#454Michael ReddMIL$18,300,000−1.77
#453Kenyon MartinDEN$16,545,454−1.76
#452Antawn JamisonCLE$13,358,905−1.71
#451Vince CarterPHX$17,300,000−1.66
#450Yao MingHOU$17,686,100−1.62
#449Andrea BargnaniTOR$8,500,000−1.54

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
LeBron JamesMIA+6.24#1
Derrick RoseCHI+4.34#4
Dwight HowardORL+5.33#2
Kobe BryantLAL+0.61#82
Kevin DurantOKC+3.95#7

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
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+0.16#115
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.07#129
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.47#3
Pau GasolLAL+2.19#13
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.17#6

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
Chris PaulNOH+4.18#5
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+1.55#24
Manu GinobiliSAS+2.58#11
Zach RandolphMEM+0.79#68
Al HorfordATL+2.86#9

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+5.33#2
Rajon RondoBOS+2.55#12
LeBron JamesMIA+6.24#1
Kevin GarnettBOS+0.67#76
Kobe BryantLAL+0.61#82

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
Tony AllenMEM+1.80#17
Chris PaulNOH+4.18#5
Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.18#112
Andre IguodalaPHI+1.19#40
Joakim NoahCHI+2.05#14

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
Blake GriffinLAC+2.78#10
John WallWAS+0.05#134
Landry FieldsNYK+1.44#31
DeMarcus CousinsSAC−0.58#380
Gary NealSAS+0.12#117

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
Greg MonroeDET+1.58#23
Wesley JohnsonMIN−0.70#403
Eric BledsoeLAC−0.34#321
Paul GeorgeIND+0.42#93

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
1Derrick RoseCHI+4.34#4
2Dwight HowardORL+5.33#2
3LeBron JamesMIA+6.24#1
4Kobe BryantLAL+0.61#82
5Kevin DurantOKC+3.95#7
6Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.07#129
7Dwyane WadeMIA+4.47#3
8Manu GinobiliSAS+2.58#11
9Amar'e StoudemireNYK+0.16#115
10Blake GriffinLAC+2.78#10
10Rajon RondoBOS+2.55#12
12Tony ParkerSAS+0.82#64
13Chris PaulNOH+4.18#5

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
1Blake GriffinLAC+2.78#10
2John WallWAS+0.05#134
3DeMarcus CousinsSAC−0.58#380
4Landry FieldsNYK+1.44#31
5Gary NealSAS+0.12#117
6Greg MonroeDET+1.58#23

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+5.33#2
2Kevin GarnettBOS+0.67#76
3Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.18#112
4Tony AllenMEM+1.80#17
5Rajon RondoBOS+2.55#12
6Andrew BogutMIL+0.77#71
7Grant HillPHX+0.44#90
8Andre IguodalaPHI+1.19#40
9LeBron JamesMIA+6.24#1
10Luol DengCHI+0.95#57
11Kobe BryantLAL+0.61#82
12Chris PaulNOH+4.18#5
12Chuck HayesHOU+1.59#22
14Serge IbakaOKC+1.47#29
15Joakim NoahCHI+2.05#14
16Dwyane WadeMIA+4.47#3
17Tim DuncanSAS+0.72#74
18Metta World PeaceLAL−0.04#150
19JaVale McGeeWAS+1.15#44
19Keith BogansCHI−0.27#297
21Thabo SefoloshaOKC+0.30#97
22Andrew BynumLAL+0.48#87
23Gerald Wallace—+0.45#89
23Kenyon MartinDEN−1.76#453
25Josh SmithATL+1.00#54

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
1Lamar OdomLAL+1.37#34
2Jason TerryDAL+0.10#121
3Thaddeus YoungPHI+1.12#46
4Glen DavisBOS−0.37#330
5Jamal CrawfordATL−0.96#426
6Lou WilliamsPHI+0.93#59
7James HardenOKC+1.22#38
8George HillSAS+0.48#88
9Marcin Gortat—+0.62#80
10JR SmithDEN+0.95#58
11O.J. MayoMEM−0.30#311
11Tony AllenMEM+1.80#17
11Ty LawsonDEN+2.01#15
14Toney DouglasNYK+1.31#36
15JJ RedickORL−0.49#363
15Matt BonnerSAS−0.38#334

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
1Kevin LoveMIN+3.82#8
2LaMarcus AldridgePOR+1.55#24
3Dorell WrightGSW+1.17#43
4Derrick RoseCHI+4.34#4
5Kris HumphriesNJN+1.47#28
6Kyle LowryHOU+1.14#45
7Russell WestbrookOKC+4.17#6
8Wesley MatthewsPOR+0.59#83
9Jrue HolidayPHI+1.49#26
10Mike ConleyMEM+1.10#48
11Arron AfflaloDEN+0.61#81
12Roy HibbertIND+0.65#78
13DeMar DeRozanTOR−0.16#199
14Eric GordonLAC+1.53#25
14Nick YoungWAS−0.43#350
14Tyler HansbroughIND+0.09#125
17Darrell ArthurMEM−0.01#143
17DeAndre JordanLAC+0.87#61
17Serge IbakaOKC+1.47#29
17Thaddeus YoungPHI+1.12#46
21Amar'e StoudemireNYK+0.16#115
21D.J. AugustinCHA+0.66#77
21Luol DengCHI+0.95#57
24Elton BrandPHI−0.17#210
24James HardenOKC+1.22#38
24Jared DudleyPHX+1.36#35
24Jodie MeeksPHI+0.28#98
24Marcin Gortat—+0.62#80
24Michael BeasleyMIN−0.45#353
24Tony AllenMEM+1.80#17
24Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.18#112

All-Star

East

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+2.86#9
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+0.16#115
Chris BoshMIA+0.07#127
Derrick RoseCHI+4.34#4
Dwight HowardORL+5.33#2
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.47#3
Joe JohnsonATL−1.11#435
Kevin GarnettBOS+0.67#76
LeBron JamesMIA+6.24#1
Paul PierceBOS+1.72#18
Rajon RondoBOS+2.55#12
Ray AllenBOS+1.05#51

West

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
Blake GriffinLAC+2.78#10
Carmelo Anthony—+0.78#70
Chris PaulNOH+4.18#5
Deron Williams—+0.55#86
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+0.07#129
Kevin DurantOKC+3.95#7
Kevin LoveMIN+3.82#8
Kobe BryantLAL+0.61#82
Manu GinobiliSAS+2.58#11
Pau GasolLAL+2.19#13
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.17#6
Tim DuncanSAS+0.72#74
Yao MingHOU−1.62#450