It has been a while since I last updated the Best Value Rankings, and a lot has happened since then. A few trades that affect the rankings happened. The Lakers saved about $4 mil by trading Sasha Vujacic to the Nets for Joe Smith. The Magic saved about $5.5 mil by trading Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, Marcin Gortat to the Suns for Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglue, and Earl Clark. And also by trading Rashard Lewis to the Wizards for Gilbert Arenas. Also, the Heat have been nearly unbeatable recently. The Magic have gone a nice winning streak with their new players in place. The Clippers apparently do know how to play basketball. The Cavs and Wizards are getting worse every day.
Biggest improvement in standings: Clippers - 11 spots
Biggest drop in standings: Bucks - 6 spots
Ranking - Team - Projected Wins - Cost Per Win - Previous Ranking
1. Spurs - 68 - $998,059.49 (1)
2. Heat - 63 - $1,037,406.73 (4)
3. Bulls - 54 - $1,041,438.98 (3)
4. Thunder - 53 - $1,093,482.75 (2)
5. Knicks - 48 - %1,210,467.46 (5)
6. Celtics - 66 - $1,269,556.95 (6)
7. Hawks - 52 - $1,334,072.50 (10)
8. Hornets - 48 - $1,377,787.83 (7)
9. Jazz - 53 - $1,429,912.36 (9)
10. Mavs - 61 - $1,451,212.54 (8)
11. Blazers - 44 - $1,554,979.82 (15)
12. Lakers - 57 - $1,606,485.25 (11)
13. Magic - 55 - $1,620,719.93 (16)
14. Grizzlies - 39 - $1,722,111.23 (17)
15. Nuggets - 47 - $1,784,307.23 (14)
16. Pacers - 35 - $1,839,097.74 (13)
17. Suns - 35 - $1,869,157.31 (12)
18. Warriors - 33 - $1,987,001.76 (22)
19. Clippers - 26 - $2,025,723.19 (30)
20. 76ers - 34 - $2,040,007.24 (20)
21. Rockets - 36 - $2,071,714.42 (19)
22. Kings - 20 - $2,189,920.05 (26)
23. Bobcats - 30 - $2,196,029.47 (23)
24. Bucks - 31 - $2,237,209.87 (18)
25. T-Wolves - 20 - $2,244,994.55 (25)
26. Raptors - 27 - $2,465,504.52 (21)
27. Pistons - 26 - $2,535,300.81 (28)
28. Nets - 23 - $2,545,213.35 (27)
29. Cavs - 19 - $2,714,358.26 (24)
30. Wizards - 22 - $2,730,307.59 (29)
