KFBA - Revolutionizing Fantasy Basketball
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=1
This is Northhampton's 1st OR title. They become the 8th team to win the coveted championship. Their win over the NY Schottsies gives the KeyStoner conference a 6-4 lifetime edge over the Empire.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=8
With their win over the St Louis Tigers, the Chicago Rattlers put dlbass on the coveted OR entry list - prime position for an OR invite the next time there is an opening.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=10
The Manteno Jake-a-moles take down the 2-time champion Oinktown Flying Pigs in a nail biter, earning the Western Conference its 2nd consecutive title.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=12
The Joker's victory evens up the Turnpike all-time interconference record at 3 wins a piece.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=16
And in his 6th season, green17 finally gets his Sugar Ray title. (His 1st since he blew away the competition in the original Money League 5 years ago.) Congrats Green17!!!
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=101
Younggod's Haters defeated the San Diego Chicken in the tight finals matchup of the league that ranked 2nd overall last season (and has placed in the top 3, three years running.) This was rdr's 2nd finals loss in the J-Dub.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=102
Mr. Mastodon Farm trounced their way to a 2nd title (the 4th for the Apple conference) in the first league to ever employ the top ranked Lock.
http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueHistory.aspx?LeagueID=116
A 40 point drubbing of the Buenos Aires Suns in the Crazy 88 Finals does mrobison's Eagle franchise proud.
Note that league histories and all-time records have been updated to include the 2009 season.
Restricted free agents are now available for transactions.
Pick times have been posted for the sixteenth round, starting this Wednesday.
The first 2009 season supplemental draft round begins on Thanksgiving Day. Pick times (EST) are posted on the draft board.
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Not sure which i find more surprising... That Boozer's not going to opt out or that Milwaukee declined to extend a qualifying offer to Charlie Villanueva.
I guess the Boozer choice makes some sense. The only team with Cap, and interested in paying him, is Detroit, but they don't want to start at the 12.5m he's due next year. Plus he's coming off another injury plagued ho-hum season. Take the Jazz's money, put in a good year and cash in 2010 with all the teams that will inevitably lose out on the marquee players...
But I think someone would have wanted Villanueva enough to pay for him and with restricted status it seems the Bucks could have gotten something out of that... Guess those guys know what their doing.
Anyway - Never been a Villanueva fan, but Cleveland can only offer him the mid-level and for that price, he seems like a pretty good gamble...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4295423
"Bucks general manager John Hammond said Monday that the team already had sent offers to Sessions and Ilyasova, giving Milwaukee the right to match any contract offers from other teams. But with Tuesday's deadline for teams to make offers to their restricted free agents looming, the team decided not to make an offer to Villanueva.
Posting on his Twitter account Monday evening, Villanueva noted that "my journey in Milwaukee has come to [an] end," thanking fans and Bucks owner Sen. Herb Kohl for "three great years."
With a mid-level exception at their disposal, the Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to have interest in signing Villanueva -- and the interest sounds mutual. Perhaps anticipating his free agency, Villanueva posted Sunday that "Cleveland fans are showing me mad love on twitter, appreciate the love."
Hammond said he did not want to elaborate on the reasons behind the free agent decisions. "
I don't understand how this trade works.... Q-Rich is scheduled to make just under 9m while Zach Randolph lists at 14.5m.... I guess its because Memphis is under the Cap?
If so seems like with the Pistons taking gordon and villanueva and the Grizz taking on 6m worth of Randolph, the only team left with double digit cap is OKC. They sign Millsap and Hedo will be out of options...
"The team agreed to trade power forward Zach Randolph to the Memphis Grizzlies for swingman Quentin Richardson, sources told ESPN.com's Chad Ford. The deal was first reported by the Los Angeles Times."
Starting up the colonel's yearly collection of offseason surgeries...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4298222
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors forward Corey Maggette has undergone minor surgery on his right wrist.
Maggette had the surgery Monday in Los Angeles to relieve pain that bothered Maggette intermittently during his first season with Golden State. The 10-year pro hobbled through 51 games last season with several injuries, including a sprained right hand, a sore back, a torn hamstring and post-concussion syndrome.
Maggette, who averaged 18.6 points and 5.5 rebounds last season while mostly playing as a reserve, will be able to resume basketball activities in three weeks.
Congrats to antonio - a most unheralded but superb move for the Spurs, I can hardly conceive of a better fit for that team.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/art_garcia/06/26/jefferson.trade/index.html
By Art Garcia, NBA.com
Posted Jun 26 2009 8:01PM
NEW YORK -- Tony Parker likes the trade for Richard Jefferson. A whole lot.
"It was great for us," Parker said earlier this week. "It's going to help. That's what we wanted, is to get somebody younger, very athletic and is going to make stuff happen."
The Spurs didn't make much happen in the Playoffs this past season, bowing out uncharacteristically in the first round against bitter rival Dallas. Not having Manu Ginobili had plenty to do with the five-game loss, but so did San Antonio's lack of depth beyond their triple threats.
Contenders can often overcome injuries, especially in the early rounds, and move on. The Spurs didn't compete against the sixth-seeded Mavericks with Manu out, illustrating the gaping holes on the roster. Matt Bonner and Roger Mason Jr. and George Hill were nice stories all season. They just weren't 20-point scorers.
Jefferson is.
Duncan, Ginobili and Parker together can make up for the scoring deficiencies of those around them, yet if either is out, which has become a common occurrence lately, the Spurs struggle. While Jefferson won't be asked to score 20 a night, like he did with the Bucks or in New Jersey, the 29-year-old slasher will ease the burden on his new teammates.
Parker and his fellow All-Stars were kept abreast of the Jefferson dealings throughout the process. "They tell us what they're thinking," Parker said of management, "and then they call us when it happens."
Manu should benefit most by likely returning to his sixth-man duties, as Gregg Popovich monitors the minutes of the soon-to-be 32 year old who's finding it harder to get through a season unscathed. After playing on iffy ankles last season, having a less-taxing role could increase the Argentine's effectiveness and efficiency.
And having another weapon to play off also helps Duncan and Parker. Teams can't double three guys at once.
"I'm very happy that we're adding talent," Parker added. "You don't want to go back and have the same team every year. I think it's going to help.
"We'll see what happens because everybody is loaded in the West."
As much as Jefferson would have helped against Dallas, the real target of the upgrade is the newly-crowned champs. San Antonio, even before the trade, was as good as any team in the conference outside of the Lakers if everyone came back healthy. Parker believes Jefferson gets the Spurs right up there with Kobe's crew.
"Now you have to prove that on the court," he said.
San Antonio isn't the only title hopeful beefing up this week thanks to a loaded deal. (The Spurs gave up three expendable vets in Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas.) The two squads that battled for the East crown went Olympic, with Shaq joining LeBron in Cleveland and Jefferson's old Jersey running mate Vince Carter headed home to Orlando.
The Spurs aren't done, though they won't be part of the great free-agent chase of 2010. The $29 million left on Jefferson's deal eliminates any shot at a big-ticket item next summer, and Pop and general manager R.C. Buford are OK with that.
There's no one out there, Pop said, that makes more sense than Jefferson in Bowen's old spot. Ron Artest and Shawn Marion are intriguing this summer, but the Arizona-ex is a better fit in San Antonio's team-first system. Spurs fans will hearken back to Sean Elliott, another Wildcat, when Jefferson races out for an easy dunk or spots up for a corner 3.
The focus now is up front. Bonner and Ian Mahinmi are the only other bigs under contract, besides Duncan. "They got to get some help for Timmy," Parker said. Rookie draft pick DeJuan Blair may turn out to be option. Popovich is certain a quality backup power forward could be had for the mid-level exception.
"I don't think we're finished," Parker said. "I think we're still going to make something happen. We have to improve. Everyone in the West is very talented."
The Spurs, at least for now, more than most.
Now thats big-time-like-Mike-Bibby news:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31619702/ns/sports-nba/
Rockets center's broken foot isn't healing properly, league exec says
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot isn't healing properly, and he could be out all of next season and possibly more, one report said Monday.
The Rockets are concerned that Yao might never play in the NBA again, Yahoo! reported, citing unnamed league executives and officials close to the Rockets star.
The foot, which Yao injured in a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, has not healed properly, Yahoo! reported. It's the same foot in which three pins were inserted a year ago.
“It sounds like he’s missing most of next season, if not the entire 82 games,” one league executive who has talked to the Rockets front office said, Yahoo! reported. “That’s all that (the Rockets) will concede quietly, but they know it’s probably much worse.”
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey declined comment on Yao's status Monday, Yahoo! reported. Last week the team said the center was out "indefinitely."
I'm not totally sold on this trade... Dude is 37 and takes up a lot space (both in the lane and the spotlight)...
From a KF Perspective playing for a championship contender will cleary help him to stay healthy and motivated, but the cavs are one of the few places where his average could suffer... LeBron James ain't no stoudemire ceding way to the Big Shot Magnet!
For the history books, doug takes our 2009 NBA Draft pool -
Rules were:
Each entry chooses 30 draft eligible players and places them in order from 1 through 30.
Each player is scored by the square of the difference between where the player was placed on the entry and where he was actually selected in the NBA draft. (X-Y)^2.
Any players on pool entries that went undrafted have a draft number of 61.
Each entry was allowed one mulligan.
The Lowest sum of scores won.
From the Colonel:
Er, wait… It was late and I mixed up a pick…
Doug 871
Keith 1074
Ben 1077
Dan 1367
|
Player |
BH |
1077 |
DR |
871 |
DS |
1367 |
KW |
1074 |
|
Drafted |
|
Blake Griffin |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
|
Hasheem Thabeet |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
|
James Harden |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Tyreke Evans |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
Ricky Rubio |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
5 |
|
Jonny Flynn |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
|
6 |
|
Stephen Curry |
6 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
7 |
|
Jordan Hill |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
8 |
|
DeMar DeRozan |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
|
9 |
|
Brandon Jennings |
14 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
|
10 |
|
Terrence Williams |
12 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
11 |
|
Gerald Henderson |
11 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
|
12 |
|
Tyler Hansbrough |
20 |
49 |
16 |
9 |
14 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
|
Earl Clark |
13 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
|
14 |
|
Austin Daye |
|
0 |
23 |
64 |
21 |
36 |
24 |
81 |
|
15 |
|
James Johnson |
15 |
1 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
|
16 |
|
Jrue Holiday |
10 |
49 |
10 |
49 |
10 |
49 |
15 |
4 |
|
17 |
|
Ty Lawson |
17 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
14 |
16 |
|
18 |
|
Jeff Teague |
21 |
4 |
21 |
4 |
|
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
19 |
|
Eric Maynor |
18 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
21 |
1 |
|
20 |
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Darren Collison |
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
21 |
|
Victor Claver |
25 |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
Omri Casspi |
22 |
1 |
22 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
|
23 |
|
BJ Mullins |
16 |
64 |
18 |
36 |
23 |
1 |
19 |
25 |
|
24 |
|
Rodrique Beaubois |
0 |
|
0 |
24 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
25 |
|
|
Taj Gibson |
26 |
0 |
27 |
1 |
|
0 |
30 |
16 |
|
26 |
|
DeMarre Carrol |
|
0 |
25 |
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
27 |
|
Wayne Ellington |
29 |
1 |
24 |
16 |
26 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
|
28 |
|
Toney Douglas |
27 |
4 |
|
0 |
29 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
29 |
|
Christian Eyenga |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
Jeff Prendergraph |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
31 |
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Jermaine Taylor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
Dante Cunningham |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
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Sergio Llull |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
DeJuan Summers |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
23 |
144 |
|
35 |
|
Sam Young |
24 |
144 |
26 |
100 |
22 |
196 |
26 |
100 |
|
36 |
|
DeJuan Blair |
19 |
324 |
15 |
484 |
19 |
324 |
18 |
361 |
|
37 |
|
Jon Brockman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
Jonas Jerebko |
|
0 |
28 |
121 |
27 |
144 |
|
0 |
|
39 |
|
Derrick Brown |
30 |
100 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
40 |
|
Jodie Meeks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
41 |
|
Patrick Beverly |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
42 |
|
Marcus Thornton |
|
0 |
30 |
169 |
|
0 |
27 |
256 |
|
43 |
|
Chase Budinger |
23 |
441 |
|
0 |
25 |
361 |
22 |
484 |
|
44 |
|
Nick Calathes |
28 |
289 |
29 |
256 |
28 |
289 |
|
0 |
|
45 |
|
Danny Green |
|
0 |
|
0 |
30 |
256 |
|
0 |
|
46 |
For the history books, doug takes our 2009 NBA Draft pool -
Rules were:
Each entry chooses 30 draft eligible players and places them in order from 1 through 30.
Each player is scored by the square of the difference between where the player was placed on the entry and where he was actually selected in the NBA draft. (X-Y)^2.
Any players on pool entries that went undrafted have a draft number of 61.
Each entry was allowed one mulligan.
The Lowest sum of scores won.
From the Colonel:
Er, wait… It was late and I mixed up a pick…
Doug 871
Keith 1074
Ben 1077
Dan 1367
|
Player |
BH |
1077 |
DR |
871 |
DS |
1367 |
KW |
1074 |
|
Drafted |
|
Blake Griffin |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
|
Hasheem Thabeet |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
|
James Harden |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Tyreke Evans |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
Ricky Rubio |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
5 |
|
Jonny Flynn |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
|
6 |
|
Stephen Curry |
6 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
7 |
|
Jordan Hill |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
8 |
|
DeMar DeRozan |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
|
9 |
|
Brandon Jennings |
14 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
|
10 |
|
Terrence Williams |
12 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
11 |
|
Gerald Henderson |
11 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
|
12 |
|
Tyler Hansbrough |
20 |
49 |
16 |
9 |
14 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
|
Earl Clark |
13 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
|
14 |
|
Austin Daye |
|
0 |
23 |
64 |
21 |
36 |
24 |
81 |
|
15 |
|
James Johnson |
15 |
1 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
|
16 |
|
Jrue Holiday |
10 |
49 |
10 |
49 |
10 |
49 |
15 |
4 |
|
17 |
|
Ty Lawson |
17 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
14 |
16 |
|
18 |
|
Jeff Teague |
21 |
4 |
21 |
4 |
|
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
19 |
|
Eric Maynor |
18 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
21 |
1 |
|
20 |
|
Darren Collison |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
Victor Claver |
25 |
9 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
22 |
|
Omri Casspi |
22 |
1 |
22 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
|
23 |
|
BJ Mullins |
16 |
64 |
18 |
36 |
23 |
1 |
19 |
25 |
|
24 |
|
Rodrique Beaubois |
0 |
|
0 |
24 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
25 |
|
|
Taj Gibson |
26 |
0 |
27 |
1 |
|
0 |
30 |
16 |
|
26 |
|
DeMarre Carrol |
|
0 |
25 |
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
27 |
|
Wayne Ellington |
29 |
1 |
24 |
16 |
26 |
4 |
28 |
0 |
|
28 |
|
Toney Douglas |
27 |
4 |
|
0 |
29 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
29 |
|
Christian Eyenga |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
Jeff Prendergraph |
|
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|
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31 |
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Jermaine Taylor |
|
|
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|
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32 |
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Dante Cunningham |
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|
33 |
|
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Sergio Llull |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
34 |
|
DeJuan Summers |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
23 |
144 |
|
35 |
|
Sam Young |
24 |
144 |
26 |
100 |
22 |
196 |
26 |
100 |
|
36 |
|
DeJuan Blair |
19 |
324 |
15 |
484 |
19 |
324 |
18 |
361 |
|
37 |
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Jon Brockman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
Jonas Jerebko |
|
0 |
28 |
121 |
27 |
144 |
|
0 |
|
39 |
|
Derrick Brown |
30 |
100 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
40 |
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Jodie Meeks |
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41 |
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Patrick Beverly |
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|
42 |
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Marcus Thornton |
|
0 |
30 |
169 |
|
0 |
27 |
256 |
|
43 |
|
Chase Budinger |
23 |
441 |
|
0 |
25 |
361 |
22 |
484 |
|
44 |
|
Nick Calathes |
28 |
289 |
29 |
256 |
28 |
289 |
|
0 |
|
45 |
|
Danny Green |
|
0 |
|
0 |
30 |
256 |
|
0 |
|
46 |
| NewRank | Pos | FirstName | LastName | NBATeamAbbr | Avg | Gms | Min/Gm |
| 1 | F | LeBron | James | CLE | 1.238 | 81 | 37.25 |
| 2 | G | Dwyane | Wade | MIA | 1.213 | 79 | 38.10 |
| 3 | C | Dwight | Howard | ORL | 1.126 | 79 | 35.28 |
| 4 | G | Chris | Paul | NOH | 1.113 | 78 | 37.99 |
| 5 | G | Kobe | Bryant | LAL | 1.092 | 82 | 35.59 |
| 6 | C | Tim | Duncan | SAS | 1.078 | 75 | 33.13 |
| 7 | F | Carmelo | Anthony | DEN | 1.013 | 66 | 34.03 |
| 8 | F | Dirk | Nowitzki | DAL | 1.026 | 81 | 37.25 |
| 9 | C | Al | Jefferson | MIN | 1.051 | 50 | 36.28 |
| 10 | F | Danny | Granger | IND | 1.010 | 67 | 35.69 |
| 11 | F | Chris | Bosh | TOR | 0.986 | 77 | 37.49 |
| 12 | F | Kevin | Durant | SEA | 0.946 | 72 | 38.31 |
| 13 | C | Yao | Ming | HOU | 1.015 | 77 | 33.17 |
| 14 | G | Deron | Williams | UTA | 0.946 | 68 | 36.28 |
| 15 | F | Amare | Stoudemire | PHO | 0.922 | 53 | 36.32 |
| 16 | F | Kevin | Garnett | BOS | 0.951 | 57 | 30.61 |
| 17 | G | Tony | Parker | SAS | 0.979 | 72 | 33.64 |
| 18 | C | Shaquille | O'Neal | PHO | 1.014 | 75 | 29.57 |
| 19 | F | Zach | Randolph | LAC | 0.986 | 50 | 34.64 |
| 20 | G |