An analysis of the players who have fallen in value the most in 2015

An analysis of the players who have fallen in value the most in 2015

I decided to take note of 30 players who have fallen in value the most in 2015 by comparing their Yahoo O-Rank to their current rank and seeing if I could find a pattern.

I decided to take note of 30 players who have fallen in value the most in 2015 by comparing their Yahoo O-Rank to their current rank and seeing if I could find a pattern.

It's the holidays and I've found some (plenty) of spare time on my hands so I've decided to log into my fantasy basketball team to do some extra research. Let's face it, this isn't something I don't do every day anyway.

I've decided to take note of 30 players who have fallen in value the most in 2015 by comparing their Yahoo O-Rank to their current rank and seeing if I could find a pattern.

The results include the 30 players and graphs comparing where they were last season, their positions and teams.


Where were they last season?

# Player Team O-Rank Rank Drop
1 Ty Lawson Houston Rockets 75 307 232
2 Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls 90 267 177
3 Markieff Morris Phoenix Suns 97 266 169
4 Nerlens Noel Philadelphia 76ers 23 175 152
5 Stanley Johnson Detroit Pistons 110 260 150
6 Danny Green San Antonio Spurs 54 189 135
7 David Lee Boston Celtics 99 229 130
8 Tyson Chandler Phoenix Suns 73 201 128
9 Kevin Martin Minnesota Timberwolves 102 222 120
Andrew Wiggins Minnesota Timberwolves 67 187 120
11 Joe Johnson Brooklyn Nets 105 218 113
12 Meyers Leonard Portland Trail Blazers 98 202 104
13 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 83 184 100
14 Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls 86 185 99
15 Terrence Jones Houston Rockets 88 173 85
16 Goran Dragic Miami Heat 60 144 84
17 Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets 53 126 73
18 Elfrid Payton Orlando Magic 68 137 69
19 Robin Lopez New York Knicks 96 163 67
20 Ed Davis Portland Trail Blazers 116 178 62
21 J.R. Smith Cleveland Cavaliers 101 160 59
22 Nikola Mirotic Chicago Bulls 52 110 58
Michael Carter-Williams Milwaukee Bucks 78 136 58
24 Victor Oladipo Orlando Magic 34 91 57
DeMarre Carroll Toronto Raptors 51 108 57
26 Ersan Ilyasova Detroit Pistons 85 140 55
27 LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs 17 71 52
28 Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies 74 124 50
29 Al Jefferson Charlotte Hornets 35 82 47
30 Jabari Parker Milwaukee Bucks 89 134 45

It's the holidays and I've found some (plenty) of spare time on my hands so I've decided to log into my fantasy basketball team to do some extra research. Let's face it, this isn't something I don't do every day anyway.

I've decided to take note of 30 players who have fallen in value the most in 2015 by comparing their Yahoo O-Rank to their current rank and seeing if I could find a pattern.

The results include the 30 players and graphs comparing where they were last season, their positions and teams.


Where were they last season?

# Player Team O-Rank Rank Drop
1 Ty Lawson Houston Rockets 75 307 232
2 Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls 90 267 177
3 Markieff Morris Phoenix Suns 97 266 169
4 Nerlens Noel Philadelphia 76ers 23 175 152
5 Stanley Johnson Detroit Pistons 110 260 150
6 Danny Green San Antonio Spurs 54 189 135
7 David Lee Boston Celtics 99 229 130
8 Tyson Chandler Phoenix Suns 73 201 128
9 Kevin Martin Minnesota Timberwolves 102 222 120
Andrew Wiggins Minnesota Timberwolves 67 187 120
11 Joe Johnson Brooklyn Nets 105 218 113
12 Meyers Leonard Portland Trail Blazers 98 202 104
13 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 83 184 100
14 Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls 86 185 99
15 Terrence Jones Houston Rockets 88 173 85
16 Goran Dragic Miami Heat 60 144 84
17 Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets 53 126 73
18 Elfrid Payton Orlando Magic 68 137 69
19 Robin Lopez New York Knicks 96 163 67
20 Ed Davis Portland Trail Blazers 116 178 62
21 J.R. Smith Cleveland Cavaliers 101 160 59
22 Nikola Mirotic Chicago Bulls 52 110 58
Michael Carter-Williams Milwaukee Bucks 78 136 58
24 Victor Oladipo Orlando Magic 34 91 57
DeMarre Carroll Toronto Raptors 51 108 57
26 Ersan Ilyasova Detroit Pistons 85 140 55
27 LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs 17 71 52
28 Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies 74 124 50
29 Al Jefferson Charlotte Hornets 35 82 47
30 Jabari Parker Milwaukee Bucks 89 134 45

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