NBA Value RankingsNBA 2021 Value Rankings

An up-to-date look at the value rankings of all active NBA players based on a mathematical comparison of their current salary against their cumulative "production points".

Last Updated: Apr 11, 2022

Rank Player Team Position Games AAV GP% Prod/GP TVS
1 Nikola Jokic DEN C 74 $29,542,010 90.24 56.32 99.99
2 Joel Embiid PHI C 68 $29,542,010 82.93 52.91 98.94
3 Robert Williams III BOS C 61 $2,320,964 74.39 29.69 98.40
4 Wendell Carter Jr. ORL C 62 $5,502,867 75.61 32.36 93.54
5 Mitchell Robinson NYK C 72 $1,569,671 87.80 24.04 88.86
6 Deandre Ayton PHX C 58 $10,094,808 70.73 32.82 87.58
7 Jakob Poeltl SAS C 68 $8,750,000 82.93 32.00 86.51
8 Evan Mobley CLE C 69 $9,166,044 84.15 31.72 83.27
9 Andre Drummond BKN C 73 $2,401,537 89.02 24.28 81.60
10 Jonas Valanciunas NOP C 74 $15,000,000 90.24 35.59 81.51
11 Isaiah Hartenstein LAC C 68 $1,729,217 82.93 20.18 79.03
12 Jusuf Nurkic POR C 56 $12,000,000 68.29 33.38 73.19
13 Mohamed Bamba ORL C 71 $6,025,106 86.59 25.42 72.40
14 Hassan Whiteside UTH C 65 $2,401,537 79.27 20.97 71.30
15 Ivica Zubac LAC C 76 $7,000,000 92.68 24.34 65.63
16 Karl-Anthony Towns MIN C 74 $31,650,600 90.24 42.94 65.22
17 Jarrett Allen CLE C 56 $20,000,000 68.29 34.08 62.42
18 Willy Hernangomez NOP C 49 $2,443,581 59.76 20.04 59.75
19 Alperen Sengun HOU C 72 $3,887,744 87.80 21.53 57.91
20 DeMarcus Cousins DEN C 48 $683,196 58.54 18.49 56.73
21 Damian Jones SAC C 56 $1,107,488 68.29 16.78 54.01
22 Clint Capela ATL C 74 $18,000,000 90.24 30.57 50.25
23 Naz Reid MIN C 77 $1,399,637 93.90 16.16 50.16
24 Moritz Wagner ORL C 63 $1,803,969 76.83 15.60 49.70
25 JaVale McGee PHX C 74 $5,000,000 90.24 19.54 49.67
26 Isaiah Stewart DET C 71 $3,774,548 86.59 22.08 48.38
27 Nikola Vucevic CHI C 73 $25,000,000 89.02 37.74 43.25
28 Dwight Howard LAL C 60 $2,641,691 73.17 15.75 40.33
29 Jaxson Hayes NOP C 70 $5,529,623 85.37 17.41 38.69
30 Dewayne Dedmon MIA C 67 $2,389,641 81.71 15.19 38.10
31 Bismack Biyombo PHX C 36 $1,366,392 43.90 13.78 34.83
32 DeAndre Jordan PHI C 48 $592,103 58.54 12.74 34.24
33 Steven Adams MEM C 76 $17,500,000 92.68 25.78 32.46
34 Omer Yurtseven MIA C 56 $1,620,852 68.29 13.54 31.77
35 Tristan Thompson CHI C 58 $1,000,000 70.73 13.53 30.99
36 Goga Bitadze IND C 50 $3,409,505 60.98 14.48 29.98
37 Day'Ron Sharpe BKN C 32 $2,579,451 39.02 13.61 27.11
38 Richaun Holmes SAC C 45 $11,630,640 54.88 21.79 25.02
39 Luka Garza DET C 32 $1,244,388 39.02 10.88 23.18
40 Myles Turner IND C 42 $20,000,000 51.22 28.58 23.03
41 Alex Len SAC C 39 $3,825,300 47.56 13.56 22.37
42 Dwight Powell DAL C 82 $11,080,125 100.00 17.50 22.12
43 Moses Brown CLE C 40 $19,186 48.78 9.06 21.91
44 Jock Landale SAS C 55 $2,272,048 67.07 9.37 18.05
45 Robin Lopez ORL C 36 $5,000,000 43.90 13.39 16.49
46 Tony Bradley CHI C 56 $1,912,787 68.29 8.55 15.46
47 Daniel Theis BOS C 47 $8,901,378 57.32 16.52 15.45
48 Al Horford BOS C 69 $27,250,000 84.15 27.57 15.03
49 Gorgui Dieng ATL C 44 $4,000,000 53.66 8.60 12.90
50 Nick Richards CHA C 49 $1,433,534 59.76 6.30 11.10
51 Serge Ibaka MIL C 54 $9,489,450 65.85 14.51 10.39
52 Rudy Gobert UTH C 66 $41,000,000 80.49 38.51 8.15
53 Derrick Favors OKC C 39 $9,720,900 47.56 13.16 7.28