THE NET VALUE$

Seasons

Season
Los Angeles Lakers2019-2020 champions52-19
Most Valuable Player
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63 NV
Defensive Player of the Year
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63 NV
Rookie of the Year
Ja MorantMEM+0.45 NV
Sixth Man of the Year
Montrezl HarrellLAC+1.69 NV
Most Improved Player
Brandon IngramNOP+1.05 NV

Net Value

The best and worst returns on a contract in 2019-2020.

Top 10 Net Values for 2019-2020

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
#1Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL$25,842,697+4.63
#2James HardenHOU$38,199,000+4.44
#3Luka DončiΔ‡DAL$7,683,360+4.15
#4Bam AdebayoMIA$3,454,080+3.64
#5Anthony DavisLAL$27,093,019+3.23
#6Domantas SabonisIND$3,529,555+3.02
#7Kawhi LeonardLAC$32,742,000+2.86
#8Ben SimmonsPHI$8,113,930+2.54
#9Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC$3,952,920+2.54
#10Jayson TatumBOS$7,830,000+2.46

Bottom 10 Net Values for 2019-2020

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
#530Mike ConleyUTA$32,511,623βˆ’1.91
#529Blake GriffinDET$34,234,964βˆ’1.81
#528Stephen CurryGSW$40,231,758βˆ’1.68
#527Harrison BarnesSAC$24,147,727βˆ’1.67
#526Marc GasolTOR$25,595,700βˆ’1.66
#525John WallWAS$38,199,000βˆ’1.62
#524Kevin DurantBKN$37,199,000βˆ’1.58
#523Al HorfordPHI$28,000,000βˆ’1.57
#522Kent BazemoreSAC$19,269,663βˆ’1.46
#521LaMarcus AldridgeSAS$26,000,000βˆ’1.42

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
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63#1
LeBron JamesLAL+2.04#16
James HardenHOU+4.44#2
Anthony DavisLAL+3.23#5
Luka DončiΔ‡DAL+4.15#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
Kawhi LeonardLAC+2.86#7
Nikola JokićDEN+1.55#25
Damian LillardPOR+2.42#11
Chris PaulOKC+0.65#72
Pascal SiakamTOR+1.68#21

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
Jayson TatumBOS+2.46#10
Jimmy Butler IIIMIA+2.15#13
Rudy GobertUTA+1.48#27
Ben SimmonsPHI+2.54#8
Russell WestbrookHOUβˆ’0.95#499

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
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63#1
Anthony DavisLAL+3.23#5
Ben SimmonsPHI+2.54#8
Rudy GobertUTA+1.48#27
Marcus SmartBOS+0.92#48

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
Kawhi LeonardLAC+2.86#7
Brook LopezMILβˆ’0.39#437
Bam AdebayoMIA+3.64#4
Patrick BeverleyLACβˆ’0.10#191
Eric BledsoeMIL+0.48#87

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
Ja MorantMEM+0.45#92
Kendrick NunnMIAβˆ’0.21#347
Brandon ClarkeMEM+1.54#26
Zion WilliamsonNOP+0.36#99
Eric PaschallGSWβˆ’0.17#300

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
Tyler HerroMIA+0.15#126
Terence DavisTOR+0.85#56
Coby WhiteCHIβˆ’0.49#455
P.J. WashingtonCHAβˆ’0.32#414
Rui HachimuraWASβˆ’0.26#387

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
1Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63#1
2LeBron JamesLAL+2.04#16
3James HardenHOU+4.44#2
4Luka DončiΔ‡DAL+4.15#3
5Kawhi LeonardLAC+2.86#7
6Anthony DavisLAL+3.23#5
7Chris PaulOKC+0.65#72
8Damian LillardPOR+2.42#11
9Nikola JokićDEN+1.55#25
10Pascal SiakamTOR+1.68#21
11Jimmy Butler IIIMIA+2.15#13
12Jayson TatumBOS+2.46#10

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
1Ja MorantMEM+0.45#92
2Kendrick NunnMIAβˆ’0.21#347
3Zion WilliamsonNOP+0.36#99
4Brandon ClarkeMEM+1.54#26
5Coby WhiteCHIβˆ’0.49#455
6Eric PaschallGSWβˆ’0.17#300
6Terence DavisTOR+0.85#56
8RJ BarrettNYKβˆ’0.68#479

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
1Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63#1
2Anthony DavisLAL+3.23#5
3Rudy GobertUTA+1.48#27
4Ben SimmonsPHI+2.54#8
5Bam AdebayoMIA+3.64#4
6Marcus SmartBOS+0.92#48
6Patrick BeverleyLACβˆ’0.10#191
8Andre Drummondβ€”+0.53#82
8Kawhi LeonardLAC+2.86#7
10Brook LopezMILβˆ’0.39#437
11Hassan WhitesidePOR+0.99#45
12Jarrett AllenBKN+2.08#15

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
1Montrezl HarrellLAC+1.69#20
2Dennis SchrΓΆderOKCβˆ’0.65#476
3Lou WilliamsLAC+0.47#88
4Christian WoodDET+1.99#17
4George HillMIL+0.65#71
6Goran DragicMIAβˆ’0.75#484
7Derrick RoseDET+0.64#74
8Davis BertansWASβˆ’0.08#181
9Dwight HowardLAL+0.78#62

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
1Brandon IngramNOP+1.05#38
2Bam AdebayoMIA+3.64#4
3Luka DončiΔ‡DAL+4.15#3
4Jayson TatumBOS+2.46#10
5Devonte' GrahamCHA+0.63#76
6Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+2.54#9
7Pascal SiakamTOR+1.68#21
8Christian WoodDET+1.99#17
9Trae YoungATL+2.14#14
10Fred VanVleetTOR+1.83#18
11Davis BertansWASβˆ’0.08#181
11Jaylen BrownBOS+1.41#29
13Markelle FultzORLβˆ’0.45#449
14Duncan RobinsonMIA+0.33#103
14Spencer DinwiddieBKN+0.06#146

All-Star

Listed alphabetically, since this season's game wasn't East vs. 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
Anthony DavisLAL+3.23#5
Bam AdebayoMIA+3.64#4
Ben SimmonsPHI+2.54#8
Brandon IngramNOP+1.05#38
Chris PaulOKC+0.65#72
Damian LillardPOR+2.42#11
Devin BookerPHX+0.89#51
Domantas SabonisIND+3.02#6
Donovan MitchellUTA+2.30#12
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.63#1
James HardenHOU+4.44#2
Jayson TatumBOS+2.46#10
Jimmy Butler IIIMIA+2.15#13

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
Joel EmbiidPHI+0.39#96
Kawhi LeonardLAC+2.86#7
Kemba WalkerBOSβˆ’0.49#453
Khris MiddletonMIL+0.99#43
Kyle LowryTORβˆ’0.54#463
LeBron JamesLAL+2.04#16
Luka DončiΔ‡DAL+4.15#3
Nikola JokićDEN+1.55#25
Pascal SiakamTOR+1.68#21
Rudy GobertUTA+1.48#27
Russell WestbrookHOUβˆ’0.95#499
Trae YoungATL+2.14#14