Cleveland Cavaliers

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM
Darius Garland	PG	22	42	1464	19.7	3.3	8.2	1.3	0.1	2.34	-0.25	2.09
Collin Sexton	PG	23	11	316	16	3.3	2.1	0.9	0	-1.45	-1.67	-3.12
Isaac Okoro	SF	21	33	937	9.2	3.4	1.8	0.8	0.3	-1.71	0.41	-1.3
Evan Mobley	PF	20	40	1376	15	8.2	2.7	0.8	1.7	-1.33	2.36	1.03
Jarrett Allen	C	23	40	1309	16.3	11	1.9	0.8	1.4	1.22	2.27	3.5
Lauri Markkanen	PF	24	38	1148	13.6	5.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	1.09	0.34	1.42
Cedi Osman	SF	26	36	802	10.4	2.4	1.7	0.9	0.2	-0.15	-0.85	-1
Ricky Rubio	PG	31	34	970	13.1	4.1	6.6	1.4	0.2	0.3	1.45	1.75
Kevin Love	C	33	40	857	14	7.2	2.2	0.3	0.2	2.99	-0.11	2.87
Dylan Windler	SF	25	24	335	2.9	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.1	-1.3	0.2	-1.09
Rajon Rondo	PG	35	22	373	4.3	3	3.8	0.7	0.2	-2.51	0.21	-2.3
Dean Wade	PF	25	31	625	4.8	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.1	-1.44	0.42	-1.02
Lamar Stevens	PF	24	31	485	5.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	-1.95	0.11	-1.84
Kevin Pangos	PG	29	14	161	2	0.6	1.5	0.2	0	-1.77	-0.76	-2.53
Mitch Ballock	SG	23								-1	-0.7	-1.7
Tacko Fall	C	26	8	59	1.1	2.1	0.2	0	0.5	-2.59	0.04	-2.54

Projected Net Rating/100

6.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Lauri Markkanen	PF	24	38	1148	13.6	5.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	95	0.34 67%
Kevin Love	C	33	40	857	14	7.2	2.2	0.3	0.2	77	-0.11 52%
Dean Wade	PF	25	31	625	4.8	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.1	63	0.42 69%
Evan Mobley	PF	20	40	1376	15	8.2	2.7	0.8	1.7	57	2.36 98%
Ricky Rubio	PG	31	34	970	13.1	4.1	6.6	1.4	0.2	41	1.45 89%

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

8.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Jarrett Allen	C	23	40	1309	16.3	11	1.9	0.8	1.4	3.5 96%
Darius Garland	PG	22	42	1464	19.7	3.3	8.2	1.3	0.1	2.09 88%
Ricky Rubio	PG	31	34	970	13.1	4.1	6.6	1.4	0.2	1.75 85%
Lauri Markkanen	PF	24	38	1148	13.6	5.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	1.42 83%
Cedi Osman	SF	26	36	802	10.4	2.4	1.7	0.9	0.2	-1 49%

Esimated Win Total*

50.1

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Jarrett Allen	23	40	1309	16.3	11	1.9	0.8	1.4	3.5 96%	3.33	6.6
Evan Mobley	20	40	1376	15	8.2	2.7	0.8	1.7	1.03 77%	2.87	5.9
Darius Garland	22	42	1464	19.7	3.3	8.2	1.3	0.1	2.09 88%	2.26	5.1
Lauri Markkanen	24	38	1148	13.6	5.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	1.42 83%	1.05	3.8
Isaac Okoro	21	33	937	9.2	3.4	1.8	0.8	0.3	-1.3 44%	0.57	2.7

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.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

6.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Projected Net Rating/100

8.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Esimated Win Total*

50.1

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