To help answer that question, I have a tool called BORD$ (Big Ol’ Rating Dollars), and it’s designed to answer a simple question: How much value can we expect a given player to deliver for next season? I based this on two variables: the expected quality of the players’ minutes and how many minutes we’d expect the player to play on an average team.Ī complete summary of BORD$ is still available here, although I tweaked some of the input variables since a year ago. This is part of our series that will break down every position in the free-agent market, and of course, any examination of free agency starts with one question: What, exactly, are these players worth on a contract? And which ones should teams target first? The bad news is the pickings get slim pretty quickly after that, with Atlanta’s John Collins as the only power forward guaranteed to eclipse a $10 million annual salary. If you’re in the market for an elite power forward, the good news is that you only have one phone call to make. Top small forwards by BORD$ projections.Top shooting guards by BORD$ projections.Top 20 free agents by BORD$ projections.Hollinger’s Free Agent rankings and projections:
