As we close in on March, and fantasy playoffs, it's a good time to evaluate the power rankings at each position in the NBA. We have now passed an active trade deadline that impacted a number of teams and players, as we have already seen in our Point Guard Power Rankings, Shooting Guard Power Rankings and Small Forward Power Rankings. Now, let's look at the power forwards.
As we've seen at other positions, there is some overlap in these rankings with other positions. In this group, there are some players that might be considered centers as well as some that would be considered more of a small forward, making the stats in the group fairly wide ranging. Generally, though, power forwards are asked to score, rebound and block shots. Most of these top 20 do that... a lot.
Here's our Top 20 Power Forwards entering March:
1. Chris Bosh, Toronto - 24.5 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.1 bpg
2. David Lee, New York - 20.3 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg
3. Pau Gasol, LA Lakers - 17.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.8 bpg, .810 FT%
4. Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix - 21.5 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 bpg, .549 FG%
5. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas - 24.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 bpg
6. Carlos Boozer, Utah - 19.5 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.1 spg
7. Zach Randolph, Memphis - 20.4 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.0 spg
8. Al Horford, Atlanta - 13.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.2 bpg, .562 FG%
9. Tim Duncan, San Antonio - 19.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.7 bpg
10. Gerald Wallace, Charlotte – 19.0 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.2 bpg
11. Joakim Noah, Chicago - 10.8 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.6 bpg
12. Josh Smith, Atlanta – 15.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.6 spg, 2.1 bpg
13. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland - 17.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
14. Lamar Odom, LA Lakers - 10.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 0.9 spg
15. Rashard Lewis, Orlando - 14.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg, .396 3-pt %
16. Kevin Garnett, Boston - 14.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.9 bpg, .810 FT%
17. David West, New Orleans - 18.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, .856 FT%
18. Troy Murphy, Indiana - 13.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.9 spg, .373 3-pt%
19. Taj Gibson, Chicago - 8.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.2 bpg
20. Jeff Green, Oklahoma City - 14.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg, .8 bpg
Sleeper Specials
Hakim Warrick, Chicago
Kevin Love, Minnesota
Wild Card!
Antawn Jamison, Cleveland - he was having a solid season in Washington, but his role and scoring load could be inconsistent next to LeBron. Owners beware.
Sell, Sell, Sell
Marcus Camby, Portland
Luis Scola, Houston
Tyrus Thomas, Charlotte
