Minnesota Timberwolves

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Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM
Anthony Edwards	SG	20	72	34.2	21.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	2.03	-0.35	1.69
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	26	74	33.5	24.6	9.8	3.6	1	1.1	4.33	-0.11	4.22
D'Angelo Russell	PG	25	65	31.9	18.1	3.3	7.1	1	0.3	2.54	-1.71	0.84
Malik Beasley	SG	25	79	25	12.1	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.72	-1.03	-0.31
Patrick Beverley	SG	33	58	25.4	9.2	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.9	1.11	1.69	2.8
Jaden McDaniels	SF	21	70	25.8	9.2	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	-2.09	0.78	-1.3
Taurean Prince	SF	27	69	17.1	7.3	2.5	1	0.7	0.3	-0.42	-0.15	-0.56
Jarred Vanderbilt	PF	22	74	25.4	6.9	8.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	-0.47	1.55	1.08
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	25	62	14.5	3.8	1.5	2.9	0.9	0.2	-0.53	0.61	0.07
Josh Okogie	SG	23	49	10.5	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	-2.8	2.15	-0.65
Naz Reid	C	22	77	15.8	8.3	3.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	-1.1	0.74	-0.36
Leandro Bolmaro	SF	21	35	6.9	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	0	-3.03	-0.32	-3.36
Jaylen Nowell	SG	22	62	15.7	8.5	2	2.1	0.4	0.2	1.36	-1.16	0.2
Jake Layman	SF	27	34	6.8	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	-2.1	0.45	-1.65
Nathan Knight	PF	24	37	7.2	3.7	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	-1.32	0.22	-1.1

Projected Net Rating/100

4.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Jarred Vanderbilt	PF	22	74	25.4	6.9	8.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	90	1.55 88%
Anthony Edwards	SG	20	72	34.2	21.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	78	-0.35 39%
Taurean Prince	SF	27	69	17.1	7.3	2.5	1	0.7	0.3	68	-0.15 48%
Patrick Beverley	SG	33	58	25.4	9.2	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.9	37	1.69 91%
Naz Reid	C	22	77	15.8	8.3	3.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	26	0.74 75%

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

12.2

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	26	74	33.5	24.6	9.8	3.6	1	1.1	4.22 97%
Patrick Beverley	SG	33	58	25.4	9.2	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.9	2.8 92%
Anthony Edwards	SG	20	72	34.2	21.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	1.69 84%
Jarred Vanderbilt	PF	22	74	25.4	6.9	8.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.08 78%
D'Angelo Russell	PG	25	65	31.9	18.1	3.3	7.1	1	0.3	0.84 74%

Esimated Win Total*

46.0

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Anthony Edwards	20	72	34.2	21.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	1.69 84%	3.12	6.2
Jarred Vanderbilt	22	74	25.4	6.9	8.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.08 78%	2.39	5.3
D'Angelo Russell	25	65	31.9	18.1	3.3	7.1	1	0.3	0.84 74%	1.13	3.1
Jaylen Nowell	22	62	15.7	8.5	2	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.2 68%	0.77	2.7
Josh Okogie	23	49	10.5	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	-0.65 53%	0.53	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.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Lock

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

4.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Projected Net Rating/100

12.2

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Esimated Win Total*

46.0

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