What an odd week. I mean, contrary to popular belief, everyone in the NBA is human so even the best are allowed off-weeks. But to have both players vying for “best” status (in the public’s eye) not even in the Top 10? Wow, Kobe and LeBron … what gives?
I realize Kobe is banged up with a broken finger and a mini-slump for his Lakers, but I have no clue what has positioned James outside of the Top 10. Last week he went 33.5 PPG / 6.8 RPG / 9.0 APG and led the Cavaliers to 4 staright wins. Huh? He even shot 51% from the floor and 75% from the line. Even stranger is the fact that nearly everyone else in the Top 10 either took a step back or were replaced with newcomers. Color me confused on this one, guys.
Biggest Jump: Gerald Wallace, Zach Randolph (4)
Biggest Fall: LeBron James (7)
Hello: Rajon Rondo, Brook Lopez
Goodbye: Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Steve Nash
Ineligible: N/A
| NBA Top 10 (by APP+) | |||||||
| Rank | Prev | Player | Team(s) | Pos. | GP | APP | APP+ |
1 |
1 | Chris Paul |  |
G | 35 | ↓ 31.12 | ↓ 22.19 |
2 |
- | Pau Gasol |  |
F | 27 | ↓ 26.60 | ↓ 17.90 |
3 |
3 | Tim Duncan |  |
F-C | 39 | ↓ 28.05 | ↓ 17.78 |
| 4 | 8 | Gerald Wallace |  |
F | 41 | ↓ 25.68 | ↓ 16.98 |
| 5 | 7 | Carmelo Anthony (Injured) |  |
F | 38 | ↓ 25.61 | ↓ 16.91 |
| 6 | 4 | Dirk Nowitzki |  |
F | 43 | ↓ 25.31 | ↓ 16.61 |
| 7 | 2 | Dwyane Wade | 
| G | 43 | ↓ 25.53 | ↓ 16.60 |
| 8 | 12 | Zach Randolph |  |
F | 42 | ↑ 25.12 | ↑ 16.42 |
| 9 | 11 | Brandon Roy (Injured) |  |
G | 40 | ↓ 25.19 | ↓ 16.26 |
| 10 | 6 | David Lee |  |
F | 43 | ↓ 24.85 | ↓ 16.15 |
| Just Outside | |||||||
| Rank | Prev | Player | Team(s) | Pos. | GP | APP | APP+ |
| 11 | 13 | Deron Williams |  |
G | 39 | ↑ 25.00 | ↑ 16.07 |
| 12 | 5 | LeBron James |  |
F | 45 | ↓ 24.42 | ↓ 15.72 |
| 13 | - | Rajon Rondo |  |
G | 40 | 24.57 | 15.64 |
| 14 | - | Brook Lopez |  |
C | 43 | ↓ 23.76 | ↓ 15.62 |
| 15 | 10 | Dwight Howard |  |
C-F | 44 | ↓ 24.41 | ↑ 15.16 |
| Positional Average APP (from 1980-Present) | |||||||
| Position | G | G-F | F-G | F | F-C | C-F | C |
| Avg. APP | 8.93 | 9.74 | 10.09 | 8.70 | 10.27 | 9.25 | ↑ 8.14 |
| # of Players | ↑ 4821 | ↑ 1230 | 803 | 3623 | 1623 | 843 | 1669 |
APP – Adjusted Pace Performance
A weighted formula for combining everything a player does on the basketball court into one number. This number is then adjusted based upon the players’ team pace to provide a balanced way to compare players’ performance.
APP+ – APP Above Positional Average APP
Player’s weighted performance minus the performance of an average player at his same position.Players are considered ineligible if they fail to play in 60% of their team’s games.
APP for an average NBA player for the 2010 season: ↓ 9.51
APP+ for an average NBA player for the 2010 season: ↓ 0.63
Stats through 1/24/2010