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NBA positional rankings 2012-13

Newsday's Al Iannazzone, Roderick Boone and Bobby Bonett rank the top players at each position in the NBA for the 2012-13 season. You can see how each writer ranked the players at that position in the three columns on the far right.

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Salary information crowdsourced from hoopshype.com and sportrac.com for the 2012-13 NBA season. All statistics from the 2011-12 NBA regular season.
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Rank Name Team Position PPG RPG APG PER Salary AI RB BB
name 1 Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers PG 19.8 3.5 9.1 27.0 $17,779,457 1 1 1
name 2 Deron Williams Nets PG 21.0 3.3 8.7 20.3 $17,177,795 3 2 3
name 3 Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics PG 11.9 4.8 11.7 17.5 $11,000,000 2 4 6
name 4 Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder PG 23.6 4.6 5.5 22.9 $13,668,750 7 3 4
name 5 Steve Nash Los Angeles Lakers PG 12.5 3.0 10.7 20.3 $8,900,000 5 5 7
name 6 Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls PG 21.8 3.4 7.9 23.0 $16,402,500 4 - 2
name 7 Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs PG 18.3 2.9 7.7 22.0 $12,500,000 6 6 8
name 8 John Wall Washington Wizards PG 16.3 4.5 8.0 17.7 $5,915,880 8 7 10
name 9 Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers PG 18.5 3.7 5.4 21.4 $5,530,080 - - 5
name 10 Ricky Rubio Minnesota Timberwolves PG 10.6 4.2 8.2 14.6 $3,741,120 - 8 9
name 11 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors PG 14.7 3.4 5.3 21.2 $3,958,742 9 - -
name 12 Devin Harris Atlanta Hawks PG 11.3 1.8 5.0 16.0 $8,500,000 - 9 -
name 13 Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks PG 19.1 2.7 5.5 18.4 $3,179,493 10 - -
name 14 Andre Miller Denver Nuggets PG 9.7 3.3 6.7 14.8 $5,000,000 - 10 -
name 1 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers SG 27.9 5.4 4.6 21.9 $27,849,000 1 1 1
name 2 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat SG 22.1 4.8 4.6 26.3 $17,024,000 2 2 2
name 3 James Harden Oklahoma City Thunder SG 16.8 4.1 3.7 21.1 $5,820,416 6 3 3
name 4 Joe Johnson Nets SG 18.8 3.7 3.9 18.4 $19,752,645 4 4 6
name 5 Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs SG 12.9 3.4 4.4 24.1 $14,107,492 3 9 4
name 6 Ray Allen Miami Heat SG 14.2 3.1 2.4 14.8 $3,090,000 5 7 10
name 7 Monta Ellis Milwaukee Bucks SG 20.4 3.4 6.0 17.5 $11,000,000 9 5 8
name 8 Eric Gordon New Orleans Hornets SG 20.6 2.8 3.4 19.2 $13,668,750 8 - 5
name 9 O.J. Mayo Dallas Mavericks SG 12.6 3.2 2.6 14.7 $4,020,000 7 - 9
name 10 DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors SG 16.7 3.3 2.0 12.8 $3,344,250 - 6 -
name 11 Brandon Roy Minnesota Timberwolves SG 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $5,100,000 - - 7
name 12 Arron Afflalo Orlando Magic SG 15.2 3.2 2.4 14.7 $7,562,500 - 8 -
name 13 Jason Terry Boston Celtics SG 15.1 2.4 3.6 15.7 $5,000,000 10 10 -
name 1 LeBron James Miami Heat SF 27.1 7.9 6.2 30.7 $17,545,000 1 1 1
name 2 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder SF 28.0 8.0 3.5 26.2 $17,548,838 2 2 2
name 3 Carmelo Anthony Knicks SF 22.6 6.3 3.6 21.1 $19,450,000 3 3 3
name 4 Paul Pierce Boston Celtics SF 19.4 5.2 4.5 19.6 $16,790,345 4 4 4
name 5 Danny Granger Indiana Pacers SF 18.7 5.0 1.8 18.6 $13,058,606 5 5 7
name 6 Andre Iguodala Denver Nuggets SF 12.4 6.1 5.5 17.6 $14,718,250 7 6 6
name 7 Rudy Gay Memphis Grizzlies SF 19.0 6.4 2.3 17.8 $16,460,532 6 - 5
name 8 Luol Deng Chicago Bulls SF 15.3 6.5 2.9 14.1 $13,326,700 8 8 8
name 9 Nicolas Batum Portland Trail Blazers SF 13.9 4.6 1.4 17.3 $11,950,000 - 7 10
name 10 Andrei Kirilenko Minnesota Timberwolves SF 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $9,779,349 9 - 9
name 11 Tayshaun Prince Detroit Pistons SF 12.7 4.5 3.3 12.8 $6,764,045 - 9 -
name 12 Gerald Wallace Nets SF 13.8 6.7 2.8 15.9 $9,682,435 10 - -
name 13 Metta World Peace Los Angeles Lakers SF 7.7 3.4 2.2 11.0 $7,258,960 - 10 -
name 1 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks PF 21.6 6.8 2.2 21.7 $20,907,128 1 1 3
name 2 Kevin Love Minnesota Timberwolves PF 26.0 13.3 2.0 25.4 $13,668,750 3 5 1
name 3 Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers PF 20.7 10.9 3.2 23.4 $7,226,891 6 2 2
name 4 Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers PF 17.4 10.4 3.7 20.5 $19,000,000 2 3 8
name 5 LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers PF 21.7 8.0 2.4 22.7 $13,000,000 8 6 4
name 6 Chris Bosh Miami Heat PF 18.0 7.9 1.8 18.9 $17,545,000 5 7 5
name 7 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs PF 15.4 9.0 2.3 22.5 $9,638,554 4 4 -
name 8 Josh Smith Atlanta Hawks PF 18.8 9.6 3.9 21.1 $13,200,000 7 9 7
name 9 DeMarcus Cousins Sacramento Kings PF 18.1 11.0 1.6 21.7 $3,880,800 - - 6
name 10 Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder PF 9.1 7.5 0.4 19.0 $2,253,061 - 8 -
name 11 Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies PF 11.6 8.0 1.7 17.9 $16,500,000 10 - 10
name 12 Paul Millsap Utah Jazz PF 16.6 8.8 2.3 21.8 $7,200,000 - - 9
name 13 Amar'e Stoudemire Knicks PF 17.5 7.8 1.1 17.7 $19,948,799 9 - -
name 14 David Lee Golden State Warriors PF 20.1 9.6 2.8 19.7 $12,744,000 - 10 -
name 1 Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers C 20.6 14.5 1.9 24.2 $19,261,200 1 1 1
name 2 Andrew Bynum Philadelphia 76ers C 18.7 11.8 1.4 22.9 $16,473,002 2 2 2
name 3 Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics C 15.8 8.2 2.9 20.4 $12,467,532 3 3 7
name 4 Tyson Chandler Knicks C 11.3 9.9 0.9 18.7 $13,604,188 5 4 4
name 5 Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies C 14.6 8.9 3.1 18.4 $13,891,359 4 - 6
name 6 Al Horford Atlanta Hawks C 12.4 7.0 2.2 19.0 $12,000,000 8 - 3
name 7 Brook Lopez Nets C 19.2 3.6 1.2 21.9 $13,668,000 10 6 9
name 8 Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls C 10.2 9.8 2.5 19.6 $11,050,000 6 10 -
name 9 Al Jefferson Utah Jazz C 19.2 9.6 2.2 22.8 $15,000,000 - - 5
name 10 DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers C 7.4 8.3 0.3 16.4 $10,532,977 - 5 -
name 11 Roy Hibbert Indiana Pacers C 12.8 8.8 1.7 19.3 $13,668,750 9 9 10
name 12 Andrew Bogut Golden State Warriors C 11.3 8.3 2.6 14.9 $13,150,000 7 - -
name 13 JaVale McGee Denver Nuggets C 11.3 7.8 0.5 19.9 $10,000,000 - 7 -
name 14 Greg Monroe Detroit Pistons C 15.4 9.7 2.3 22.0 $3,217,680 - - 8
name 15 Kendrick Perkins Oklahoma City Thunder C 5.1 6.6 1.2 8.7 $7,800,531 - 8 -
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