Detroit Pistons

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Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Jerami Grant	PF	26	54	33.9	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	0.41 71%	2.95	22.3	4.6	2.8	0.6	1.1
Mason Plumlee	C	30	56	26.8	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	0.19 68%	2.25	10.4	9.3	3.6	0.8	0.9
Isaiah Stewart	C	19	68	21.4	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	0.13 66%	2.14	7.9	6.7	0.9	0.6	1.3
Josh Jackson	SF	23	62	25.2	Glue Guy	On Ball Stopper	-0.4 56%	1.87	13.4	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.8
Cory Joseph	PG	29	63	23	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.88 46%	1.38	8.2	2.5	3.4	1	0.3
Saddiq Bey	SF	21	70	27.3	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.39 37%	1.33	12.2	4.5	1.4	0.7	0.2
Wayne Ellington	SG	33	46	22	Runaround Wing	Off Ball Wing	-0.51 54%	1.16	9.6	1.8	1.5	0.4	0.2
Hamidou Diallo	SG	22	52	23.6	Glue Guy	Off Ball Wing	-1.09 42%	1.04	11.6	5.2	1.9	0.8	0.5
Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	23	23	18.3		Off Ball Wing	0.17 68%	0.63	6.7	2.4	3.3	1	0.6
Frank Jackson	PG	22	40	18.5		FALSE	-1.49 37%	0.47	9.8	2.2	0.9	0.4	0
Saben Lee	PG	21	48	16.3	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-1.78 29%	0.38	5.6	2	3.6	0.7	0.3
Rodney McGruder	SG	29	16	12.1		Off Ball Wing	0.09 65%	0.28	5.7	1.4	1	0.5	0.1
Jahlil Okafor	C	25	27	12.9	Versatile Big	Hang Back Big	-2.33 19%	0.07	5.4	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.2
Deividas Sirvydis	SF	20	20	6.7		FALSE	-3.09 9%	-0.02	2.1	1.5	0.3	0.1	0
Tyler Cook	PF	23	32	13.7			-2.82 12%	-0.02	4.9	3	0.5	0.3	0.1
Killian Hayes	PG	19	26	25.8	Secondary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	-3.33 5%	-0.2	6.8	2.7	5.3	1	0.4
Sekou Doumbouya	PF	20	56	15.5	Spotup Wing	Versatile Big	-4.11 1%	-0.6	5.1	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.2

Projected Net Rating/100

0.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.5

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Jerami Grant	PF	26	54	33.9	22.3	4.6	2.8	0.6	1.1	85	-0.11 49%
Josh Jackson	SF	23	62	25.2	13.4	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.8	57	0.7 77%
Rodney McGruder	SG	29	16	12.1	5.7	1.4	1	0.5	0.1	42	-0.53 30%
Isaiah Stewart	C	19	68	21.4	7.9	6.7	0.9	0.6	1.3	29	1.36 90%
Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	23	23	18.3	6.7	2.4	3.3	1	0.6	27	1.01 83%

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

0.5

Lineup Synergy Rating

2.9

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Jerami Grant	PF	26	54	33.9	22.3	4.6	2.8	0.6	1.1	0.41 71%
Mason Plumlee	C	30	56	26.8	10.4	9.3	3.6	0.8	0.9	0.19 68%
Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	23	23	18.3	6.7	2.4	3.3	1	0.6	0.17 68%
Rodney McGruder	SG	29	16	12.1	5.7	1.4	1	0.5	0.1	0.09 65%
Josh Jackson	SF	23	62	25.2	13.4	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.8	-0.4 56%

Esimated Win Total*

45.8

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Isaiah Stewart	19	68	21.4	7.9	6.7	0.9	0.6	1.3	0.13 66%	3.05	6.3
Killian Hayes	19	26	25.8	6.8	2.7	5.3	1	0.4	-3.33 5%	2.3	5.2
Saddiq Bey	21	70	27.3	12.2	4.5	1.4	0.7	0.2	-1.39 37%	0.88	3
Josh Jackson	23	62	25.2	13.4	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.8	-0.4 56%	0.7	2.8
Saben Lee	21	48	16.3	5.6	2	3.6	0.7	0.3	-1.78 29%	0.81	2.5

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.

Detroit Pistons

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

0.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.5

Projected Net Rating/100

0.5

Lineup Synergy Rating

2.9

Esimated Win Total*

45.8

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