Indiana Pacers

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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
Domantas Sabonis	PF	24	62	36	Versatile Big	Versatile Big	1.81 89%	5.19	20.3	12	6.7	1.2	0.5
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	28	56	34.5	Primary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	1.3 84%	3.98	21.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3
T.J. McConnell	PG	28	69	26	Secondary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	0.78 77%	3.24	8.6	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3
Myles Turner	C	24	47	31	Tall Spotup	Hang Back Big	1.58 88%	3.22	12.6	6.5	1	0.9	3.4
Justin Holiday	SG	31	72	30.3	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.5 55%	2.51	10.5	3.6	1.7	1	0.6
Caris LeVert	SF	26	47	31.6	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	0.2 68%	2.24	20.2	4.6	5.2	1.4	0.6
Doug McDermott	SF	29	66	24.5	Runaround Wing	Hidden	-0.36 57%	1.97	13.6	3.3	1.3	0.3	0.1
Jeremy Lamb	SG	28	36	21.3	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	0.64 74%	1.32	10.1	3.6	1.5	0.9	0.6
Goga Bitadze	C	21	45	12.5	FALSE	Hang Back Big	0.25 69%	0.86	5.1	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.3
Aaron Holiday	PG	24	66	17.8	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.34 38%	0.84	7.2	1.3	1.9	0.7	0.2
Oshae Brissett	PF	22	21	24.7			-0.46 55%	0.61	10.9	5.5	0.9	0.9	1
Edmond Sumner	PG	25	53	16.2	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1.63 33%	0.49	7.5	1.8	0.9	0.6	0.2
Kelan Martin	SF	25	35	9.2		FALSE	-0.68 51%	0.34	4.5	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.3
JaKarr Sampson	PF	27	29	10.9		FALSE	-1.68 31%	0.17	4.6	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.5
T.J. Warren	SF	27	4	29.3	Glue Guy	On Ball Stopper	-1.63 33%	0.07	15.5	3.5	1.3	0.5	0
Brian Bowen II	SG	22	6	2.5		FALSE	-3.7 2%	-0.01	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Jalen Lecque	PG	20	4	3		FALSE	-4.2 1%	-0.01	1.3	1.3	0.5	0	0
Cassius Stanley	SG	21	24	3.9		FALSE	-3.35 4%	-0.03	1.5	0.8	0	0	0.1

Projected Net Rating/100

5.5

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Caris LeVert	SF	26	47	31.6	20.2	4.6	5.2	1.4	0.6	76	-0.52 30%
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	28	56	34.5	21.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	72	-0.4 36%
Jeremy Lamb	SG	28	36	21.3	10.1	3.6	1.5	0.9	0.6	65	-0.26 43%
Domantas Sabonis	PF	24	62	36	20.3	12	6.7	1.2	0.5	56	1.24 88%
Myles Turner	C	24	47	31	12.6	6.5	1	0.9	3.4	31	3.2 100%

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

6.1

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.9

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Domantas Sabonis	PF	24	62	36	20.3	12	6.7	1.2	0.5	1.81 89%
Myles Turner	C	24	47	31	12.6	6.5	1	0.9	3.4	1.58 88%
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	28	56	34.5	21.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	1.3 84%
T.J. McConnell	PG	28	69	26	8.6	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	0.78 77%
Jeremy Lamb	SG	28	36	21.3	10.1	3.6	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.64 74%

Esimated Win Total*

41.7

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Domantas Sabonis	24	62	36	20.3	12	6.7	1.2	0.5	1.81 89%	2.14	4.3
Goga Bitadze	21	45	12.5	5.1	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.3	0.25 69%	1.64	3.5
Myles Turner	24	47	31	12.6	6.5	1	0.9	3.4	1.58 88%	1.52	3.4
Oshae Brissett	22	21	24.7	10.9	5.5	0.9	0.9	1	-0.46 55%	0.56	2.5
Aaron Holiday	24	66	17.8	7.2	1.3	1.9	0.7	0.2	-1.34 38%	-0.13	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.

Indiana Pacers

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

5.5

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.8

Projected Net Rating/100

6.1

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.9

Esimated Win Total*

41.7

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