Oklahoma City Thunder

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	PG	23	42	1470	23	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.8	1.99	-0.78	1.21
Luguentz Dort	SG	22	43	1384	16.1	4	1.6	0.8	0.4	-1.03	-0.58	-1.61
Josh Giddey	SF	19	42	1294	11.5	7.4	6.2	1	0.4	-1.59	-0.33	-1.92
Aleksej Pokusevski	PF	20	36	544	4.6	4	1.1	0.5	0.5	-4.08	0.32	-3.76
Darius Bazley	SF	21	42	1080	8.8	6.3	1.1	0.7	1.2	-3.27	0.09	-3.19
Theo Maledon	PG	20	18	285	3.7	1.8	1	0.5	0.1	-3.65	-0.57	-4.23
Derrick Favors	C	30	31	496	5.1	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.2	-2.35	1.35	-1
Kenrich Williams	SF	27	39	813	7.1	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.1	-1.05	1.68	0.63
Mike Muscala	C	30	38	527	8.1	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.69	1.31	2.99
Ty Jerome	SG	24	35	591	6.9	1.5	1.7	0.7	0.1	-0.83	-0.74	-1.57
Tre Mann	PG	20	34	583	7	2.2	0.8	0.5	0.2	-2.36	-0.54	-2.89
Vit Krejci	SG	21	2	9	0.7	1	0	0	0	-1	-0.2	-1.2
Gabriel Deck	PF	26	7	56	2.6	0.9	0.7	0.1	0	-2.16	-0.36	-2.52
Isaiah Roby	PF	23	18	246	6.7	3.3	0.7	0.2	0.3	-1.41	-0.28	-1.69
Paul Watson	SF	27	8	156	3.4	3	0.9	0.3	0.3	-2.53	-1.08	-3.61
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	SF	21	43	992	7.1	5.8	1	0.6	0.3	-2.25	-0.5	-2.75
Aaron Wiggins	SG	23	29	627	7.4	3.3	1	0.8	0.2	-1.63	0.11	-1.52

Projected Net Rating/100

1.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.0

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Kenrich Williams	SF	27	39	813	7.1	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.1	83	1.68 92%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	PG	23	42	1470	23	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.8	75	-0.78 21%
Ty Jerome	SG	24	35	591	6.9	1.5	1.7	0.7	0.1	71	-0.74 22%
Aaron Wiggins	SG	23	29	627	7.4	3.3	1	0.8	0.2	66	0.11 59%
Mike Muscala	C	30	38	527	8.1	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	18	1.31 86%

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

1.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.0

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Mike Muscala	C	30	38	527	8.1	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	2.99 93%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	PG	23	42	1470	23	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.8	1.21 80%
Kenrich Williams	SF	27	39	813	7.1	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.1	0.63 72%
Aaron Wiggins	SG	23	29	627	7.4	3.3	1	0.8	0.2	-1.52 39%
Ty Jerome	SG	24	35	591	6.9	1.5	1.7	0.7	0.1	-1.57 38%

Esimated Win Total*

45.3

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Josh Giddey	19	42	1294	11.5	7.4	6.2	1	0.4	-1.92 31%	3.5	7.7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	23	42	1470	23	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.8	1.21 80%	2.14	5
Luguentz Dort	22	43	1384	16.1	4	1.6	0.8	0.4	-1.61 37%	0.49	2.6
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	21	43	992	7.1	5.8	1	0.6	0.3	-2.75 14%	0.1	2.3
Tre Mann	20	34	583	7	2.2	0.8	0.5	0.2	-2.89 11%	-0.04	1.7

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.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

1.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.0

Projected Net Rating/100

1.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.0

Esimated Win Total*

45.3

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