New York Knicks

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Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Julius Randle	PF	26	71	37.6	Versatile Big	Versatile Big	1.76 89%	6.14	24.1	10.2	6	0.9	0.3
Derrick Rose	PG	32	50	25.6	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	1.08 81%	2.5	14.7	2.6	4.2	1	0.4
Immanuel Quickley	PG	21	64	19.4	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	1.11 81%	2.45	11.4	2.1	2	0.5	0.2
RJ Barrett	SF	20	72	34.9	Secondary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-0.88 46%	2.39	17.6	5.8	3	0.7	0.3
Reggie Bullock	SF	29	65	30	Runaround Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.79 49%	1.95	10.9	3.4	1.5	0.8	0.2
Nerlens Noel	C	26	64	24.2	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	-0.32 58%	1.92	5.1	6.4	0.7	1.1	2.2
Alec Burks	SG	29	49	25.6	Glue Guy	Off Ball Wing	0.09 65%	1.82	12.7	4.6	2.2	0.6	0.3
Taj Gibson	PF	35	45	20.8		Hang Back Big	0.72 75%	1.66	5.4	5.6	0.8	0.7	1.1
Mitchell Robinson	C	22	31	27.5	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	0.55 73%	1.44	8.3	8.1	0.5	1.1	1.5
Obi Toppin	PF	22	62	11	Tall Spotup	Hidden	-1.32 38%	0.5	4.1	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.2
Elfrid Payton	PG	26	63	23.6	Primary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	-2.13 23%	0.47	10.1	3.4	3.2	0.7	0.1
Frank Ntilikina	PG	22	33	9.8		Off Ball Wing	-1.86 28%	0.15	2.7	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.1
Kevin Knox II	SF	21	42	11.1	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-2.4 18%	0.08	3.9	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.1
Theo Pinson	SF	25	17	2		FALSE	-1.3 38%	0.03	0.1	0.3	0.1	0	0
Jared Harper	PG	23	8	2		FALSE	-1.6 34%	0.01	0.4	0.3	0.1	0	0
Terrance Ferguson	SG	22	13	3.8		FALSE	-5.74 0%	-0.07	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0

Projected Net Rating/100

4.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Alec Burks	SG	29	49	25.6	12.7	4.6	2.2	0.6	0.3	56	-0.17 46%
Julius Randle	PF	26	71	37.6	24.1	10.2	6	0.9	0.3	38	0.89 81%
Immanuel Quickley	PG	21	64	19.4	11.4	2.1	2	0.5	0.2	35	-0.51 31%
Derrick Rose	PG	32	50	25.6	14.7	2.6	4.2	1	0.4	31	0.31 64%
Taj Gibson	PF	35	45	20.8	5.4	5.6	0.8	0.7	1.1	19	1.78 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

4.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Julius Randle	PF	26	71	37.6	24.1	10.2	6	0.9	0.3	1.76 89%
Immanuel Quickley	PG	21	64	19.4	11.4	2.1	2	0.5	0.2	1.11 81%
Derrick Rose	PG	32	50	25.6	14.7	2.6	4.2	1	0.4	1.08 81%
Taj Gibson	PF	35	45	20.8	5.4	5.6	0.8	0.7	1.1	0.72 75%
Alec Burks	SG	29	49	25.6	12.7	4.6	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.09 65%

Esimated Win Total*

41.9

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Immanuel Quickley	21	64	19.4	11.4	2.1	2	0.5	0.2	1.11 81%	2.81	5.8
Mitchell Robinson	22	31	27.5	8.3	8.1	0.5	1.1	1.5	0.55 73%	1.49	3.4
RJ Barrett	20	72	34.9	17.6	5.8	3	0.7	0.3	-0.88 46%	0.68	2.8
Frank Ntilikina	22	33	9.8	2.7	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	-1.86 28%	-0.09	2
Obi Toppin	22	62	11	4.1	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	-1.32 38%	-0.05	1.9

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.

New York Knicks

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Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

4.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Projected Net Rating/100

4.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.4

Esimated Win Total*

41.9

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