Los Angeles Clippers

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM
Paul George	SF	31	31	34.8	24.3	6.9	5.7	2.2	0.4	1.95	2.56	4.51
Robert Covington	PF	31	71	27.3	8.5	5.5	1.3	1.5	1.3	-0.97	2.99	2.01
Norman Powell	SG	28	45	32.4	19	3.2	2.1	0.9	0.5	0.92	-1.79	-0.87
Ivica Zubac	C	24	76	24.4	10.3	8.5	1.6	0.5	1	-1.08	1.64	0.56
Marcus Morris Sr.	PF	32	54	29	15.4	4.4	2.1	0.5	0.3	-0.31	-1.65	-1.97
Nicolas Batum	SG	33	59	24.8	8.3	4.3	1.7	1	0.7	-0.96	1.15	0.18
Reggie Jackson	PG	31	75	31.2	16.8	3.6	4.8	0.7	0.2	-0.25	-0.05	-0.3
Terance Mann	SF	25	81	28.6	10.8	5.2	2.6	0.7	0.3	-0.14	0.33	0.18
Luke Kennard	SG	25	70	27.4	11.9	3.3	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.82	-1.04	-0.22
Semi Ojeleye	PF	27	30	13.5	3.3	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	-2.77	-1.3	-4.07
Brandon Boston Jr.	SG	20	51	14.9	6.7	2.2	1	0.5	0.3	-2.29	-0.43	-2.72
Jason Preston	PG	22								-1.7	-0.8	-2.5
Isaiah Hartenstein	C	23	68	17.9	8.3	4.9	2.4	0.7	1.1	0.72	1.96	2.68
Amir Coffey	SF	24	69	22.7	9	2.9	1.8	0.6	0.2	-0.35	-0.32	-0.67
Kawhi Leonard	SF	30								4.1	1.8	5.9
Rodney Hood	SG	29	52	13.6	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.1	-2.35	-0.67	-3.03

Projected Net Rating/100

11.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Nicolas Batum	SG	33	59	24.8	8.3	4.3	1.7	1	0.7	100	1.15 83%
Paul George	SF	31	31	34.8	24.3	6.9	5.7	2.2	0.4	99	2.56 98%
Terance Mann	SF	25	81	28.6	10.8	5.2	2.6	0.7	0.3	92	0.33 64%
Robert Covington	PF	31	71	27.3	8.5	5.5	1.3	1.5	1.3	88	2.99 99%
Isaiah Hartenstein	C	23	68	17.9	8.3	4.9	2.4	0.7	1.1	30	1.96 94%

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

15.3

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.7

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Kawhi Leonard	SF	30								5.9 99%
Paul George	SF	31	31	34.8	24.3	6.9	5.7	2.2	0.4	4.51 97%
Isaiah Hartenstein	C	23	68	17.9	8.3	4.9	2.4	0.7	1.1	2.68 91%
Robert Covington	PF	31	71	27.3	8.5	5.5	1.3	1.5	1.3	2.01 86%
Nicolas Batum	SG	33	59	24.8	8.3	4.3	1.7	1	0.7	0.18 68%

Esimated Win Total*

41.2

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Isaiah Hartenstein	23	68	17.9	8.3	4.9	2.4	0.7	1.1	2.68 91%	2.85	5.1
Ivica Zubac	24	76	24.4	10.3	8.5	1.6	0.5	1	0.56 72%	1.14	3
Terance Mann	25	81	28.6	10.8	5.2	2.6	0.7	0.3	0.18 67%	0.66	2.8
Brandon Boston Jr.	20	51	14.9	6.7	2.2	1	0.5	0.3	-2.72 14%	0.34	2.5
Luke Kennard	25	70	27.4	11.9	3.3	2.1	0.6	0.1	-0.22 59%	-0.38	1.8

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.

Los Angeles Clippers

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Title Contender

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

11.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.1

Projected Net Rating/100

15.3

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.7

Esimated Win Total*

41.2

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