Orlando Magic

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM
Jalen Suggs	PG	20	27	751	12.9	3.9	4	1.2	0.4	-2.59	0.08	-2.51
Cole Anthony	PG	21	34	1127	18	6	5.8	0.8	0.3	0.55	-1.23	-0.68
Markelle Fultz	SG	23								-0.2	-2.7	-2.9
Wendell Carter Jr.	C	22	39	1133	13.4	10.1	2.6	0.7	0.7	-0.38	1.67	1.29
Jonathan Isaac	PF	24								-0.8	2	1.2
Chuma Okeke	PF	23	37	877	7.7	4.6	1.4	1.4	0.5	-2.12	0.66	-1.46
R.J. Hampton	SG	20	42	815	7.2	2.9	2.4	0.7	0.2	-2.9	-1.12	-4.02
Terrence Ross	SG	30	39	992	11.7	2.7	2.1	0.5	0.2	-1.1	-1.99	-3.09
Franz Wagner	SF	20	48	1556	15.4	4.8	2.9	1	0.5	-0.57	-0.29	-0.86
Gary Harris	SG	27	40	1189	11.6	2.3	1.8	0.9	0.2	-1.21	-0.74	-1.95
Mo Bamba	C	23	37	998	10.2	8.1	1.5	0.7	2.1	-2.5	0.92	-1.58
Moritz Wagner	C	24	35	470	7.7	2.4	1	0.3	0.3	0.77	-0.61	0.16
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	30								-1.5	1.8	0.3
Ignas Brazdeikis	SF	23	18	193	2.7	1.4	0.7	0.2	0	-2.04	-0.49	-2.53
Robin Lopez	C	33	22	409	8.5	3.8	1.9	0	0.5	-1.12	0	-1.12
E'Twaun Moore	SG	32								-1	-0.8	-1.8

Projected Net Rating/100

-2.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.2

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Moritz Wagner	C	24	35	470	7.7	2.4	1	0.3	0.3	70	-0.61 27%
Franz Wagner	SF	20	48	1556	15.4	4.8	2.9	1	0.5	65	-0.29 42%
Gary Harris	SG	27	40	1189	11.6	2.3	1.8	0.9	0.2	53	-0.74 22%
Chuma Okeke	PF	23	37	877	7.7	4.6	1.4	1.4	0.5	44	0.66 74%
Wendell Carter Jr.	C	22	39	1133	13.4	10.1	2.6	0.7	0.7	33	1.67 92%

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

-1.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.5

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Wendell Carter Jr.	C	22	39	1133	13.4	10.1	2.6	0.7	0.7	1.29 81%
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	30								0.3 67%
Cole Anthony	PG	21	34	1127	18	6	5.8	0.8	0.3	-0.68 54%
Franz Wagner	SF	20	48	1556	15.4	4.8	2.9	1	0.5	-0.86 52%
Chuma Okeke	PF	23	37	877	7.7	4.6	1.4	1.4	0.5	-1.46 40%

Esimated Win Total*

42.4

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Franz Wagner	20	48	1556	15.4	4.8	2.9	1	0.5	-0.86 52%	2.38	5.3
Wendell Carter Jr.	22	39	1133	13.4	10.1	2.6	0.7	0.7	1.29 81%	1.76	3.6
Jalen Suggs	20	27	751	12.9	3.9	4	1.2	0.4	-2.51 19%	1.08	3.1
Cole Anthony	21	34	1127	18	6	5.8	0.8	0.3	-0.68 54%	0.61	2.3
Moritz Wagner	24	35	470	7.7	2.4	1	0.3	0.3	0.16 66%	0.12	2.1

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.

Orlando Magic

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Lottery Bound

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

-2.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.2

Projected Net Rating/100

-1.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.5

Esimated Win Total*

42.4

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