Chicago Bulls

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Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Nikola Vucevic	C	30	70	33.5	Versatile Big	Hang Back Big	1.82 90%	5.47	23.4	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7
Zach LaVine	SG	25	58	35.1	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	1.52 87%	4.43	27.4	5	4.9	0.8	0.5
Thaddeus Young	PF	32	68	24.3		Versatile Big	1.9 91%	3.92	12.1	6.2	4.3	1.1	0.6
Daniel Theis	C	28	65	24.6	Pick n Pop Big	Versatile Big	1.02 80%	3.08	9.6	5.5	1.7	0.6	0.9
Tomas Satoransky	SG	29	58	22.5	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-0.02 63%	1.82	7.7	2.4	4.7	0.7	0.2
Coby White	PG	21	69	31.2	Secondary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-1.19 39%	1.72	15.1	4.1	4.8	0.6	0.2
Garrett Temple	SG	34	56	27.3	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.54 54%	1.72	7.6	2.9	2.2	0.8	0.5
Lauri Markkanen	PF	23	51	25.8	Tall Spotup	Versatile Big	-0.44 55%	1.55	13.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3
Denzel Valentine	SG	27	62	16.7	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-0.59 52%	1.14	6.5	3.2	1.7	0.5	0.1
Al-Farouq Aminu	PF	30	23	18.9		Hidden	-0.85 47%	0.42	4.4	4.8	1.3	0.8	0.4
Ryan Arcidiacono	PG	26	44	10.2	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.13 41%	0.37	3.1	1.5	1.3	0.2	0
Troy Brown Jr.	SF	21	34	15.4	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.62 34%	0.3	4.7	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.2
Cristiano Felicio	C	28	18	4.6		FALSE	-0.69 51%	0.09	1.3	1.4	0.5	0.2	0
Adam Mokoka	SG	22	14	4		FALSE	-3.24 7%	-0.01	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1
Devon Dotson	PG	21	11	4.6		FALSE	-3.05 9%	-0.01	2.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0
Patrick Williams	SF	19	71	27.9	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-2.82 12%	-0.07	9.2	4.6	1.4	0.9	0.6

Projected Net Rating/100

1.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Lauri Markkanen	PF	23	51	25.8	13.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	64	-0.61 26%
Garrett Temple	SG	34	56	27.3	7.6	2.9	2.2	0.8	0.5	57	0.69 75%
Thaddeus Young	PF	32	68	24.3	12.1	6.2	4.3	1.1	0.6	52	0.29 63%
Tomas Satoransky	SG	29	58	22.5	7.7	2.4	4.7	0.7	0.2	46	-0.04 52%
Daniel Theis	C	28	65	24.6	9.6	5.5	1.7	0.6	0.9	43	1.53 92%

Each team's projected most versatile 5 man lineup, their projected net rating per 100 possessions, and the lineups synergy rating.

Short Story:

Remove the least versatile defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
Remove the horrible defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
Spit out the four best defenders of the remaining PG's, SG's and SF's.
Spit out the two most versatile defenders among the remaining PF's and Centers.
Spit out the 5 best defenders among the remaining 6 players.

This weeds out the defenders who would likely be exposed in a playoff matchup as well as the least switchable players (think Trey Burke/Greg Monroe). The idea was to find the best/most versatile lineup for those tough playoff matchups.

*Some teams may not have 5 players meet these qualification. These teams are usually garbage, or they have a position of great weakness and therefore did not have 5 players qualify.

Versatility Rating comes from a project put together by both Krishna Narsu and Patrick Miller of Nylon Calculus. A quick, concise explanation of Versatility Rating (higher is better) can be found on the glossary page.

Projected Net Rating/100

4.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Thaddeus Young	PF	32	68	24.3	12.1	6.2	4.3	1.1	0.6	1.9 91%
Nikola Vucevic	C	30	70	33.5	23.4	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	1.82 90%
Zach LaVine	SG	25	58	35.1	27.4	5	4.9	0.8	0.5	1.52 87%
Tomas Satoransky	SG	29	58	22.5	7.7	2.4	4.7	0.7	0.2	-0.02 63%
Garrett Temple	SG	34	56	27.3	7.6	2.9	2.2	0.8	0.5	-0.54 54%

Esimated Win Total*

41.9

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Patrick Williams	19	71	27.9	9.2	4.6	1.4	0.9	0.6	-2.82 12%	2.2	5.1
Zach LaVine	25	58	35.1	27.4	5	4.9	0.8	0.5	1.52 87%	1.31	3.3
Troy Brown Jr.	21	34	15.4	4.7	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.2	-1.62 34%	0.69	2.8
Coby White	21	69	31.2	15.1	4.1	4.8	0.6	0.2	-1.19 39%	0.87	2.5
Lauri Markkanen	23	51	25.8	13.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	-0.44 55%	0.21	2.2

Young Core - players must be 26 or younger with a PeakWAR > 1 to qualify. Win Shares come from FiveThirtyEight's CARMELO Projections. Projections go out to 2025 and take each players peak projected season.

* Estimated Win Total - This is a crude estimate based upon adding these players to a team with slightly below average talent (a 26 win team). We came to this number by taking an average team's minutes distribution, making their three highest minute players replacement level (using -2.5 plus minus as replacement level), and filling out the roster with a group of average (~ -.5 plus minus) players. We then ran this roster through a simulated NBA schedule 100 times, and came out with about 26 wins.

The idea being that the players from the Young Core replace the minutes played by the replacement level players from the 26 win team.

*The Wins Above Replacement player projections come from our player projections, and update periodically throughout the season. While a player like Jayson Tatum is listed at a 9.1 peak WAR, this is what we consider his most likely outcome. It is just as possible that he goes over that 9.1 as he goes under.

Chicago Bulls

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Lottery Bound

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

1.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.1

Projected Net Rating/100

4.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Esimated Win Total*

41.9

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