October 23, 2008, 2:39 PM
Top 190 Rankings: LeBron is King
The ESPN composite Top 190 (plus 2) is different than the default rankings you'll find in the ESPN game. These rankings are the aggregate of four of our fantasy basketball experts' personal rankings.
Why the difference?
We asked Keith Lipscomb, Eric Karabell, Brian McKitish and Guy Lake to rank their top 175. Between them, they ranked a total of 192* players based on their personal preferences, draft strategies and each player's upside and downside.
For our default rankings -- which you'll see also regulate the order in which players appear in our "Profiles and Projections" -- we turned to the highly-tuned value-analysis tool that is the Player Rater. We fed it our projections for the season, and it churned out a value for each player.
So, whether you like your rankings by-the-numbers or you prefer the more subjective, yet infinitely more flexible ordering of our experts, we have you covered.
Players who were not ranked by an expert were given a value of 176 for the purpose of the "average" rank.
*We updated our ranks on Oct. 22 and came up with an extra two players, and we're not ones to let round numbers confound us.
| Fantasy Basketball Rankings | ||||||||
| Rank | Name | Position |  Lipscomb |  Karabell |  McKitish |  Lake | Average | |
| 1 | LeBron James, Cle | SF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | Chris Paul, Nor | PG | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Kobe Bryant, LAL | SG | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.3 | |
| 4 | Amare Stoudemire, Pho | PF/C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | Dwyane Wade, Mia | SG | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | |
| 6 | Steve Nash, Pho | PG | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | Dirk Nowitzki, Dal | PF | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7.8 | |
| 8 | Josh Smith, Atl | PF/SF | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7.8 | |
| 9 | Kevin Garnett, Bos | PF | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8.3 | |
| 10 | Allen Iverson, Den | SG/PG | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10.8 | |
| 11 | Elton Brand, Phi | PF | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11.3 | |
| 12 | Shawn Marion, Mia | SF/PF | 16 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14.0 | |
| 13 | Al Jefferson, Min | C/PF | 19 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15.5 | |
| 14 | Deron Williams, Uta | PG | 11 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 16.3 | |
| 15 | Tim Duncan, SA | PF/C | 18 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 17.3 | |
| 16 | Joe Johnson, Atl | SG/SF | 15 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18.0 | |
| 17 | Dwight Howard, Orl | C | 13 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 18.5 | |
| 18 | Baron Davis, LAC | PG | 23 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 18.5 | |
| 19 | Danny Granger, Ind | SF | 22 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 19.0 | |
| 20 | Andre Iguodala, Phi | SF/SG | 25 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20.3 | |
| 21 | Carmelo Anthony, Den | SF | 14 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 20.5 | |
| 22 | Rudy Gay, Mem | SF/PF | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21.0 | |
| 23 | Chris Bosh, Tor | PF/C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 23.3 | |
| 24 | Paul Pierce, Bos | SF/SG | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 24.8 | |
| 25 | Marcus Camby, LAC | C/PF | 31 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 24.8 | |
| 26 | Carlos Boozer, Uta | PF | 17 | 17 | 30 | 36 | 25.0 | |
| 27 | Vince Carter, NJ | SG/SF | 26 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25.5 | |
| 28 | Jason Richardson, Cha | SG/SF | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27.0 | |
| 29 | Yao Ming, Hou | C | 21 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 28.0 | |
| 30 | Caron Butler, Was | SF | 27 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 30.0 | |
| 31 | Pau Gasol, LAL | PF/C | 34 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 32.0 | |
| 32 | David West, Nor | PF | 29 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 32.3 | |
| 33 | Jose Calderon, Tor | PG | 40 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33.0 | |
| 34 | Chauncey Billups, Det | PG | 42 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 33.0 | |
| 35 | Kevin Martin, Sac | SG | 33 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34.3 | |
| 36 | Rashard Lewis, Orl | SF/PF | 47 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 34.5 | |
| 37 | Hedo Turkoglu, Orl | SF/SG | 36 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 37.3 | |
| 38 | Ron Artest, Hou | SF | 32 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 37.8 | |
| 39 | Jason Kidd, Dal | PG | 43 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 38.8 | |
| 40 | Antawn Jamison, Was | PF | 35 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 38.8 | |
| 41 | Kevin Durant, OKC | SG/SF | 37 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 40.0 | |
| 42 | Brandon Roy, Por | SG | 38 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40.5 | |
| 43 | Gerald Wallace, Cha | SF/PF | 41 | 42 | 37 | 48 | 42.0 | |
| 44 | Mike Dunleavy, Ind | SG/SF | 39 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 44.8 | |
| 45 | Stephen Jackson, GS | SG/SF | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46.3 | |
| 46 | Lamar Odom, LAL | SF/PF | 44 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 46.5 | |
| 47 | Michael Redd, Mil | SG | 53 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 47.5 | |
| 48 | Jamal Crawford, NY | SG/PG | 45 | 61 | 47 | 46 | 49.8 | |
| 49 | Mike Miller, Min | SG/SF | 49 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51.5 | |
| 50 | Andre Miller, Phi | PG | 52 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 52.8 | |
| 51 | Devin Harris, NJ | PG | 50 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 54.0 | |
| 52 | Andrew Bynum, LAL | C | 46 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 54.3 | |
| 53 | Mo Williams, Cle | PG | 54 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 55.8 | |
| 54 | Mehmet Okur, Uta | C | 64 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 56.3 | |
| 55 | Rasheed Wallace, Det | C/PF | 66 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 56.5 | |
| 56 | Tracy McGrady, Hou | SG/SF | 51 | 66 | 51 | 62 | 57.5 | |
| 57 | Emeka Okafor, Cha | C/PF | 56 | 67 | 59 | 52 | 58.5 | |
| 58 | Josh Howard, Dal | SF | 58 | 51 | 52 | 77 | 59.5 | |
| 59 | Al Horford, Atl | C/PF | 57 | 74 | 58 | 55 | 61.0 | |
| 60 | Andrew Bogut, Mil | C | 55 | 73 | 50 | 68 | 61.5 | |
| 61 | Ray Allen, Bos | SG | 80 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 65.0 | |
| 62 | Tony Parker, SA | PG | 60 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 65.0 | |
| 63 | LaMarcus Aldridge, Por | PF/C | 63 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 66.0 | |
| 64 | Mike Bibby, Atl | PG | 69 | 64 | 62 | 72 | 66.8 | |
| 65 | Michael Beasley, Mia | PF | 72 | 78 | 69 | 54 | 68.3 | |
| 66 | Brad Miller, Sac | C | 75 | 50 | 64 | 85 | 68.5 | |
| 67 | Corey Maggette, GS | SF/SG | 59 | 69 | 76 | 70 | 68.5 | |
| 68 | Richard Jefferson, Mil | SF | 67 | 56 | 79 | 75 | 69.3 | |
| 69 | Jermaine O'Neal, Tor | C/PF | 83 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 70.5 | |
| 70 | Andris Biedrins, GS | C | 79 | 68 | 78 | 58 | 70.8 | |
| 71 | Manu Ginobili, SA | SG | 65 | 91 | 75 | 53 | 71.0 | |
| 72 | Greg Oden, Por | C | 73 | 80 | 60 | 73 | 71.5 | |
| 73 | Luol Deng, Chi | SF | 61 | 83 | 72 | 71 | 71.8 | |
| 74 | Chris Kaman, LAC | C | 81 | 54 | 85 | 69 | 72.3 | |
| 75 | T.J. Ford, Ind | PG | 68 | 90 | 71 | 66 | 73.8 | |
| 76 | Leandro Barbosa, Pho | SG/PG | 87 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 75.8 | |
| 77 | Raymond Felton, Cha | PG | 62 | 82 | 70 | 92 | 76.5 | |
| 78 | Jason Terry, Dal | SG/PG | 93 | 70 | 83 | 67 | 78.3 | |
| 79 | Randy Foye, Min | PG/SG | 70 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 79.3 | |
| 80 | Tyson Chandler, Nor | C | 74 | 71 | 94 | 80 | 79.8 | |
| 81 | Gilbert Arenas, Was | PG | 78 | 104 | 80 | 60 | 80.5 | |
| 82 | Kirk Hinrich, Chi | PG/SG | 82 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 80.8 | |
| 83 | Monta Ellis, GS | PG/SG | 86 | 86 | 92 | 61 | 81.3 | |
| 84 | Peja Stojakovic, Nor | SF | 90 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 82.8 | |
| 85 | Rajon Rondo, Bos | PG | 77 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 83.3 | |
| 86 | Samuel Dalembert, Phi | C | 97 | 76 | 74 | 88 | 83.8 | |
| 87 | Ricky Davis, LAC | SF/SG | 76 | 79 | 99 | 81 | 83.8 | |
| 88 | John Salmons, Sac | SF/SG | 71 | 63 | 108 | 96 | 84.5 | |
| 89 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cle | C | 84 | 88 | 86 | 90 | 87.0 | |
| 90 | Beno Udrih, Sac | PG | 85 | 81 | 96 | 94 | 89.0 | |
| 91 | David Lee, NY | PF | 89 | 95 | 91 | 83 | 89.5 | |
| 92 | Zach Randolph, NY | PF/C | 88 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 91.5 | |
| 93 | Charlie Villanueva, Mil | PF/SF | 99 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 91.8 | |
| 94 | Richard Hamilton, Det | SG | 94 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 91.8 | |
| 95 | Andrei Kirilenko, Uta | SF/PF | 98 | 112 | 68 | 97 | 93.8 | |
| 96 | Al Harrington, GS | PF/C | 105 | 89 | 93 | 98 | 96.3 | |
| 97 | Derrick Rose, Chi | PG | 101 | 108 | 88 | 91 | 97.0 | |
| 98 | Troy Murphy, Ind | PF/C | 91 | 102 | 97 | 103 | 98.3 | |
| 99 | Ben Gordon, Chi | SG | 92 | 96 | 82 | 125 | 98.8 | |
| 100 | Al Thornton, LAC | SF | 95 | 103 | 104 | 95 | 99.3 | |
| 101 | Francisco Garcia, Sac | SG/SF | 96 | 101 | 117 | 93 | 101.8 | |
| 102 | Marvin Williams, Atl | SF | 102 | 106 | 103 | 109 | 105.0 | |
| 103 | Rafer Alston, Hou | PG | 100 | 121 | 106 | 99 | 106.5 | |
| 104 | Jameer Nelson, Orl | PG | 103 | 99 | 105 | 121 | 107.0 | |
| 105 | Thaddeus Young, Phi | SF | 124 | 98 | 98 | 110 | 107.5 | |
| 106 | Jamario Moon, Tor | SF/PF | 139 | 93 | 101 | 101 | 108.5 | |
| 107 | Drew Gooden, Chi | PF | 104 | 128 | 100 | 107 | 109.8 | |
| 108 | Joakim Noah, Chi | C/PF | 109 | 110 | 107 | 118 | 111.0 | |
| 109 | Mickael Pietrus, Orl | SG/SF | 116 | 105 | 102 | 124 | 111.8 | |
| 110 | Mike Conley, Mem | PG | 108 | 107 | 129 | 108 | 113.0 | |
| 111 | Andray Blatche, Was | PF/C | 123 | 116 | 124 | 106 | 117.3 | |
| 112 | Anthony Parker, Tor | SG | 148 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 117.8 | |
| 113 | Luke Ridnour, Mil | PG | 119 | 118 | 121 | 116 | 118.5 | |
| 114 | Kenyon Martin, Den | PF | 107 | 136 | 132 | 104 | 119.8 | |
| 115 | Chris Duhon, NY | PG | 129 | 113 | 120 | 119 | 120.3 | |
| 116 | Nick Collison, OKC | PF/C | 112 | 114 | 127 | 129 | 120.5 | |
| 117 | Louis Williams, Phi | PG | 127 | 100 | 118 | 139 | 121.0 | |
| 118 | O.J. Mayo, Mem | SG | 115 | 145 | 119 | 112 | 122.8 | |
| 119 | Marcus Williams, GS | PG | 120 | 97 | 122 | 154 | 123.3 | |
| 120 | J.R. Smith, Den | SG | 121 | 133 | 139 | 102 | 123.8 | |
| 121 | Hakim Warrick, Mem | PF | 106 | 126 | 142 | 122 | 124.0 | |
| 122 | Shaquille O'Neal, Pho | C | 135 | 142 | 111 | 113 | 125.3 | |
| 123 | Ramon Sessions, Mil | PG | 130 | 117 | 114 | 142 | 125.8 | |
| 124 | Marc Gasol, Mem | C | 128 | 122 | 137 | 120 | 126.8 | |
| 125 | Wilson Chandler, NY | SF | 117 | 131 | 145 | 114 | 126.8 | |
| 126 | Jason Maxiell, Det | PF/C | 122 | 137 | 125 | 126 | 127.5 | |
| 127 | Rudy Fernandez, Por | SG | 142 | 119 | 123 | 128 | 128.0 | |
| 128 | Boris Diaw, Pho | PF/SF | 114 | 151 | 116 | 132 | 128.3 | |
| 129 | Shane Battier, Hou | SF | 134 | 115 | 115 | 152 | 129.0 | |
| 130 | Ronnie Brewer, Uta | SG | 118 | 149 | 112 | 137 | 129.0 | |
| 131 | Tayshaun Prince, Det | SF | 111 | 120 | 147 | 141 | 129.8 | |
| 132 | Andres Nocioni, Chi | SF/PF | 137 | 125 | 143 | 115 | 130.0 | |
| 133 | Luis Scola, Hou | PF/C | 141 | 111 | 136 | 133 | 130.3 | |
| 134 | Chris Wilcox, OKC | PF/C | 113 | 127 | 130 | 155 | 131.3 | |
| 135 | Earl Watson, OKC | PG | 110 | 132 | 153 | 130 | 131.3 | |
| 136 | Kevin Love, Min | PF | 133 | 134 | 154 | 117 | 134.5 | |
| 137 | Nate Robinson, NY | PG/SG | 156 | 124 | 134 | 134 | 137.0 | |
| 138 | Rashad McCants, Min | SG | 159 | 138 | 141 | 111 | 137.3 | |
| 139 | Quentin Richardson, NY | SF/SG | 131 | 140 | 113 | NR | 140.0 | |
| 140 | Raja Bell, Pho | SG | 157 | 130 | 131 | 149 | 141.8 | |
| 141 | Ryan Gomes, Min | SF/PF | 151 | 123 | 162 | 136 | 143.0 | |
| 142 | Russell Westbrook, OKC | PG | 149 | NR | 126 | 127 | 144.5 | |
| 143 | Jarrett Jack, Ind | PG | 132 | 135 | 149 | 164 | 145.0 | |
| 144 | Tyrus Thomas, Chi | PF | 171 | 129 | 146 | 135 | 145.3 | |
| 145 | Paul Millsap, Uta | PF | 140 | 147 | 173 | 131 | 147.8 | |
| 146 | Matt Barnes, Pho | SF | 146 | NR | 150 | 123 | 148.8 | |
| 147 | Travis Outlaw, Por | SF/PF | 150 | 164 | 133 | 148 | 148.8 | |
| 148 | Rodney Stuckey, Det | SG/PG | 143 | 161 | 156 | 138 | 149.5 | |
| 149 | Grant Hill, Pho | SF | 138 | 141 | 164 | 157 | 150.0 | |
| 150 | Jeff Green, OKC | SF | 144 | 146 | 161 | 151 | 150.5 | |
| 151 | Ben Wallace, Cle | C | NR | 150 | 110 | 168 | 151.0 | |
| 152 | Jerryd Bayless, Por | PG/SG | 154 | 144 | 155 | 153 | 151.5 | |
| 153 | Steve Blake, Por | PG | 136 | 159 | 144 | 174 | 153.3 | |
| 154 | Thabo Sefolosha, Chi | SG/SF | 166 | 152 | 151 | 144 | 153.3 | |
| 155 | Larry Hughes, Chi | SG | 168 | 153 | 135 | 159 | 153.8 | |
| 156 | Andrea Bargnani, Tor | SF/PF | 160 | 139 | 152 | 165 | 154.0 | |
| 157 | Josh Boone, NJ | C | 164 | 158 | 128 | NR | 156.5 | |
| 158 | Derek Fisher, LAL | PG | 167 | 154 | 159 | 147 | 156.8 | |
| 159 | Jeff Foster, Ind | C/PF | 126 | 168 | 158 | NR | 157.0 | |
| 160 | Delonte West, Cle | SG/PG | 161 | 165 | 160 | 145 | 157.8 | |
| 161 | Tony Allen, Bos | SG | 147 | NR | 172 | 140 | 158.8 | |
| 162 | Mario Chalmers, Mia | PG | 173 | 148 | 140 | 175 | 159.0 | |
| 163 | Cuttino Mobley, LAC | SG | 162 | 166 | 165 | 143 | 159.0 | |
| 164 | Anderson Varejao, Cle | PF/C | 158 | 163 | 148 | NR | 161.3 | |
| 165 | Linas Kleiza, Den | PF/SF | 152 | NR | NR | 156 | 165.0 | |
| 166 | Kendrick Perkins, Bos | C | 153 | 156 | NR | NR | 165.3 | |
| 167 | Udonis Haslem, Mia | PF | 163 | 155 | 167 | NR | 165.3 | |
| 168 | Sebastian Telfair, Min | PG | 170 | NR | NR | 146 | 167.0 | |
| 169 | Brandon Bass, Dal | PF | 145 | NR | NR | 171 | 167.0 | |
| 170 | Yi Jianlian, NJ | SF/PF | NR | 157 | 170 | 167 | 167.5 | |
| 171 | Tim Thomas, LAC | PF/SF | NR | 160 | NR | 160 | 168.0 | |
| 172 | Sean Williams, NJ | PF/C | 155 | NR | 169 | NR | 169.0 | |
| 173 | Antonio Daniels, Was | PG | 165 | NR | NR | 161 | 169.5 | |
| 174 | Jordan Farmar, LAL | PG | 174 | 175 | 168 | 163 | 170.0 | |
| 175 | Morris Peterson, Nor | SG/SF | NR | 169 | NR | 162 | 170.8 | |
| 176 | Amir Johnson, Det | PF | NR | NR | 157 | NR | 171.3 | |
| 177 | Kyle Lowry, Mem | PG | 172 | NR | 166 | NR | 172.5 | |
| 178 | Brook Lopez, NJ | C | NR | 162 | NR | NR | 172.5 | |
| 179 | Bobby Simmons, NJ | SF | NR | NR | 163 | NR | 172.8 | |
| 180 | Darko Milicic, Mem | C/PF | NR | 170 | 171 | NR | 173.3 | |
| 181 | Goran Dragic, Pho | PG | NR | NR | NR | 166 | 173.5 | |
| 182 | Donyell Marshall, Phi | PF | NR | 167 | NR | NR | 173.8 | |
| 183 | Anthony Carter, Den | PG | 169 | NR | NR | NR | 174.3 | |
| 184 | Roger Mason, SA | SG/PG | NR | NR | NR | 169 | 174.3 | |
| 185 | Wally Szczerbiak, Cle | SG/SF | NR | NR | NR | 170 | 174.5 | |
| 186 | Jamaal Tinsley, Ind | PG | NR | 171 | NR | NR | 174.8 | |
| 187 | Michael Finley, SA | SG/SF | NR | 172 | NR | NR | 175.0 | |
| 188 | D.J. Augustin, Cha | PG | 175 | NR | 174 | NR | 175.3 | |
| 189 | DeShawn Stevenson, Was | SG | NR | NR | NR | 173 | 175.3 | |
| 190 | Theo Ratliff, Phi | C | NR | 173 | NR | NR | 175.3 | |
| 191 | Erick Dampier, Dal | C | NR | 174 | NR | NR | 175.5 | |
| 192 | Spencer Hawes, Sac | C | NR | NR | 175 | NR | 175.8 | |
