The stat I like to use most to determine how effective a players offensive production has been (individually) is points per possession or ppp.

ppp basically tells us how many points per possession your team scored when you were the offensive player who ended the possession. Baskets are positive, misses, and turnovers are negative. 

The one thing you’ll notice with ppp numbers is that by and large they are dominated by guys that shoot (and make) a lot of 3 pointers. In general catch and shoot 3 point shooters are usually near the top of the list. PPP is highly contextual, its really useful to compare players who perform similar tasks, but not that useful in comparing players with disparate skill types.

To wit Derrick Rose has a ppp of .78 on 93 possessions, whereas Kyle Korver, a player who benefits from the type of wide open 3 point looks a guy like Derek Rose creates has a ppp of 1.20.

So with that in mind;

Here are the top 5 players in ppp (minimum 20 possessions used).

1. Ray Allen 48 possessions 1.54 ppp

2. Brandon Roy 31 possessions 1.29 ppp

3. Peja Stojakovic 28 possessions 1.29 points per 

4. Ron Artest 33 possessions 1.21 points per

5. Wes Matthews 41 possessions 1.20 points per

Bottom 5

1. Glen Davis 22 possessions .45 points per

2. Tyler Hansbrough 38 possessions .53 points per

3. Tyson Chandler 22 possessions .55 points per

4. Andre Iguodala 27 possessions .56 points per

5. Jose Juan Barea 28 possessions .57 points per

Other notables;

Tony Parker 66 possessions .73 points per

Pau Gasol 44 possessions .75 points per

Rajon Rondo 66 possessions .83 points per

Carmelo Anthony 84 possessions .86 points per

Dirk Nowitzki 80 possessions .98 points per

Dwyane Wade 43 possessions 1.07 points per

LeBron James 45 possessions 1.18 points per

Chris Paul 68 possessions 1.09 points per

Kobe Bryant 77 possessions .97 points per

Kevin Durant 84 possessions 1.07 points per

Andrew Bynum 45 possessions .98 points per