Source PER: Top 10 (minimum 500 minutes) Player Pts/40 Reb/40 Ast/40 PER 1.Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 23.3 14.2 6.0 28.35 2.Tim Duncan, San Antonio 24.4 13.3 3.3 27.13 3.Shaquille O'Neal, Miami 26.8 12.2 3.2 26.95 4.Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix 28.8 9.9 1.8 26.69 5.Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas 26.9 10.0 3.2 26.18 6.LeBron James, Cleveland 25.7 6.9 6.8 25.75 7.Andrei Kirilenko, Utah 19.0 7.6 3.9 24.45 8.Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 27.1 5.8 5.9 23.28 9.Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 29.0 3.8 7.5 23.23 10.Yao Ming, Houston 23.9 10.9 1.0 23.22 PER: Projected 2005-06 Top 10 Player Pts/40 Reb/40 Ast/40 PER 1.Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 22.7 14.0 5.1 26.39 2.Tim Duncan, San Antonio 23.4 13.2 3.3 25.12 3.Shaquille O'Neal, Miami 22.1 11.9 2.7 24.24 4.LeBron James, Cleveland 26.7 6.2 7.1 24.09 5.Yao Ming, Houston 23.6 12.2 1.7 24.05 6.Tracy McGrady, Houston 27.3 6.1 5.7 24.03 7.Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas 23.9 9.6 2.9 23.52 8.Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix 25.9 10.2 1.9 23.51 9.Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 25.7 5.7 5.7 22.46 10.Dwyane Wade, Miami 23.9 5.2 6.2 22.39
Since it measures efficiency per-minute, it does eliminate Yao's most glaring weakness. His ability to stay on the court and overcome fatigue and foul trouble.