Golden State Warriors

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Stephen Curry	PG	32	63	34.2	Secondary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	6.11 99%	9.72	32	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1
Draymond Green	PF	30	63	31.5	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	2.29 94%	5.09	7	7.1	8.9	1.7	0.8
Andrew Wiggins	SF	25	71	33.3	Secondary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	-0.09 62%	3.2	18.6	4.9	2.4	0.9	1
Kent Bazemore	SG	31	67	19.9	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	0.43 71%	2.16	7.2	3.4	1.6	1	0.5
Damion Lee	SG	28	57	18.9	Runaround Wing	Hidden	0.49 72%	1.78	6.5	3.2	1.3	0.7	0.1
Juan Toscano-Anderson	SF	27	53	20.9	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	0.24 69%	1.69	5.7	4.4	2.8	0.8	0.5
Kelly Oubre Jr.	SF	25	55	30.7	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.81 48%	1.67	15.4	6	1.3	1	0.8
Kevon Looney	C	24	61	19	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	-0.31 58%	1.44	4.1	5.3	2	0.3	0.4
Jordan Poole	SG	21	51	19.4	Glue Guy	Hidden	-1.36 38%	0.7	12	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.2
Mychal Mulder	SF	26	60	12.8	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.04 43%	0.67	5.6	1	0.4	0.2	0.2
Eric Paschall	PF	24	40	17.4	Tall Spotup	Versatile Big	-2.11 24%	0.23	9.5	3.2	1.3	0.3	0.2
Nico Mannion	PG	19	30	12.1		FALSE	-2.29 20%	0.09	4.1	1.5	2.3	0.5	0
Klay Thompson	SG	30				FALSE	-2 26%	0
Alen Smailagic	PF	20	15	5.6		FALSE	-3.08 9%	-0.01	1.9	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.3
James Wiseman	C	19	39	21.4	Versatile Big	Hang Back Big	-3.48 3%	-0.31	11.5	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.9

Projected Net Rating/100

10.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.6

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Draymond Green	PF	30	63	31.5	7	7.1	8.9	1.7	0.8	74	2.61 98%
Damion Lee	SG	28	57	18.9	6.5	3.2	1.3	0.7	0.1	74	0.67 75%
Kent Bazemore	SG	31	67	19.9	7.2	3.4	1.6	1	0.5	70	1.89 95%
Stephen Curry	PG	32	63	34.2	32	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	61	-0.38 37%
Kevon Looney	C	24	61	19	4.1	5.3	2	0.3	0.4	33	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

11.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.0

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Stephen Curry	PG	32	63	34.2	32	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	6.11 99%
Draymond Green	PF	30	63	31.5	7	7.1	8.9	1.7	0.8	2.29 94%
Damion Lee	SG	28	57	18.9	6.5	3.2	1.3	0.7	0.1	0.49 72%
Kent Bazemore	SG	31	67	19.9	7.2	3.4	1.6	1	0.5	0.43 71%
Juan Toscano-Anderson	SF	27	53	20.9	5.7	4.4	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.24 69%

Esimated Win Total*

40.7

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
James Wiseman	19	39	21.4	11.5	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	-3.48 3%	2.56	4.8
Nico Mannion	19	30	12.1	4.1	1.5	2.3	0.5	0	-2.29 20%	1.59	3.6
Jordan Poole	21	51	19.4	12	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.2	-1.36 38%	0.12	2.3
Andrew Wiggins	25	71	33.3	18.6	4.9	2.4	0.9	1	-0.09 62%	-0.06	2
Kelly Oubre Jr.	25	55	30.7	15.4	6	1.3	1	0.8	-0.81 48%	-0.08	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.

Golden State Warriors

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Lock

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

10.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.6

Projected Net Rating/100

11.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.0

Esimated Win Total*

40.7

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