Value of Andray Blatche?
Is Andray a legitimate piece of a championship team?
I've heard everything from All-Star to trade him for a first round pick.
In this list of top young power forwards where would you rank him?
http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/12/19/the-nbas-top-10-young-power-forwards/
"1. Chris Bosh, Raptors
Age: 24
PER: 22.67
Bosh has averaged at least 22 points and nine rebounds in each of the last four seasons. He shoots 50% from the field and 83% from the line, but I’d like to see more blocks (0.8) from a guy his size. Will he rendezvous with LeBron at MSG in 2010? They would make a devastating duo.
2. Josh Smith, Hawks
Age: 23
PER: 16.23
Smith is having kind of an off year so far as he works himself back from an ankle injury. It’s a tough call between Smith and the next guy on this list, but I have to go with J-Smoov due to his versatility.
3. LaMarcus Aldridge, Blazers
Age: 23
PER: 17.96
He’s not very strong down low, but for a big guy he can really shoot the ball. He loves the face up jumper, and looks to be a 17/7 guy for the foreseeable future.
4. Paul Millsap, Jazz
Age: 23
PER: 19.96
Millsap is averaging 18 points and 11 boards (shooting 57% from the field) filling in for the injured Carlos Boozer, which makes some wonder if the Jazz should bother to re-sign Boozer when he opts o ut after the season.
5. Michael Beasley, Heat
Age: 19
PER: 14.95
I see Beasley as more of a small forward, but he’s listed as a PF. He is averaging 14 points and five boards in 27 minutes. I’d like to see better assist (1.0) numbers, but that should come with time.
6. Marvin Williams, Hawks
Age: 22
PER: 15.74
Williams is another guy that can play either forward position. He has really improved his long-range accuracy this season (+29%), but is still scoring at about the same rate. With the departure of Josh Childress, I thought Williams was going to take a big step forward this season, but his numbers are pretty much the same across the board.
7. Charlie Villanueva, Bucks
Age: 24
PER: 17.49
Can Charlie V play for Scott Skiles? So far, the answer seems to be yes, even though Skiles prefers Luc Richard Mbah a Moute’s defense and rebounding. Villanueva is still a below average defensive player, but Villanueva can really light it up. He’s going to be a restricted free agent this summer, so it will be interesting to see what the Bucks do with him over the next 9 months.
8. Carl Landry, Rockets
Age: 25
PER: 19.19
For his minutes (21.3), Landry is one of the most productive big men in the game. He’s a great interior defender and his FG% is stellar (58%).
9. Brandon Bass, Mavericks
Age: 23
PER: 13.00
His biggest problem is that he plays the same position as Dirk Nowitzki. He’s strong as hell and has a nice face up game. It will be interesting to see how he flourishes once he’s somewhere where he’ll get 30+ minutes a game.
10. Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Age: 20
PER: 15.17
Granted, his 40% shooting is brutal, especially for a power forward, but Love is posting better than eight points and eight boards in just 24 minutes a game. With his passing ability, I thought that his assist numbers (1.2) would be better. Right now, it’s definitely looking like Memphis got the better of the Mayo-Love trade, but he should develop into a solid starting power forward."
I rank him 2nd or 3rd giving us a very valuable young piece towards a contender or a fantastic trade chip.
This represents the view of the user who wrote the FanPost, and not the entire Bullets Forever community. We're a place of many opinions, not just one.
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Couldn’t find a newer list but its still pretty good. The only person I would add is Blake Griffin.
by forthepeople on Jun 11, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This list is old, but...
I would put AB 4th behind Bosh, J smoove, and Aldridge. I think if he continues to develop like I think he will, he could get up to 2nd this season or next, trailing only Bosh. Andray put up Bosh-like numbers the second half of last season so there is legitimate hope that it will continue into next season. I would value him as a potential all-star.
Updated list
Top 10 PF’s Under 26 (the rules of the original list, just my opinion here):
1. Josh Smith
2. Blake Griffin (???)
3. Lamarcus Aldridge
4. Andray Blatche
5. Kevin Love
6. Paul Millsap
7. Michael Beasley
8. Glen Davis
9. Marvin Williams
10. Anthony Randolph
Other possibles (in no particular order): Ersan Ilyasova, Jeff Green, Tyrus Thomas , Taj Gibson, Amir Johnson, Serge Ibaka, Charlie Villanueva, Ryan Anderson, Brandon Bass, Yi Jianlian
It’s really close from 3-6, but Blatche belongs in there somewhere.
My list
10 power forwards under the age of 26, ranked in the order of a combination of current performance and trade value (regardless of salary).
1. Josh Smith
2. Lamarcus Aldridge
3. Kevin Love
4. Andray Blatche
5. Glen Davis
6. Marvin Williams
7. Paul Millsap
8. Anthony Randolph
9 . Ersan Ilyasova
10.Michael Beasley
I could not bring myself to rank Blake Griffin, since he hasn’t played a minute of NBA basketball.
Now – Here’s a more interesting question… How would you rank the top-10 Young (under 26) Power Forwards by value… (ie: production + contract).
On THAT list, I vault Andray Blatche over Aldrige and Josh Smith to #1 value…. (20 ppg, 9 rpg for $3 Million – you cannot beat that production to contract ratio)…
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Actually, I guess Blatche would be second
If I based it on production + contract value…..
Kevin Love is still on a Rookie contract ($3.4 Million) and putting up huge numbers (19.6 ppg/40 minutes, , 15.4 rpg/40 minutes, PER= 20.7, a TS% of 55% , and he hits 81% of his Free Throws..)
Kevin Love is a beast.
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K Love is a beast
I am tempted to put him ahead of Aldridge. He needs to play with a big center badly.
Dray’s contract makes him a ridiculous value.
by forthepeople on Jun 11, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd agree on everything but
everyone seems to be underestimating paul milsap’s skills
when he started he showed just as much potential as AB and put up GREAT numbers
even when he was benched he did well, i’d say he’s number 5 tho i love some big baby right now
by Young Wook Lee on Jun 11, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
We need to get Michael Beasley...
I know we want more draft picks, but trading for Beasley is just as good as a 1st round pick (not lottery). Blatche, Beasley, Thorton, Wall, McGee…that is a young team along with the playful Arenas and whoever our last 2 picks…
But then , where does Beasley play
His best games were at Power Forward (the same position as our budding star, Andray Blatche)…. and he (Beasley) was terrible at Small Forward (I know, because I suggested getting him and moving him to SF – where several stat savvy BF’ers pointed out that Beasley is terrible playing SF)….
So – why give up ANYTHING to get Beasley, when he won’t get playing time behind Blatche. Andray averaged 37 minutes per game after the trades last year; and that doesn’t leave a lot of minutes for the back-up….
No – I think we’ve moved past any thinking about getting Beasley.
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Dray working out?
I just saw the video of Andray and Durant at the Goodman league on CSN. At the end Blatche mentioned it was the first time he’s played since the season. I hope he doesn’t drop the ball with this opportunity.

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