Orlando Magic

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Wendell Carter Jr.	C	21	54	25.5	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	-0.11 62%	1.85	11.2	8.2	1.9	0.6	0.8
Khem Birch	C	28	67	22.8	Roll/Cut Big	Versatile Big	-0.94 45%	1.41	7.2	5.8	1.3	0.7	0.7
Chuma Okeke	PF	22	45	25.2	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-0.41 56%	1.35	7.8	4	2.2	1.1	0.5
James Ennis III	SF	30	41	24.1	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-0.32 58%	1.22	8.4	4	1.5	0.8	0.2
Terrence Ross	SG	29	46	29.3	Runaround Wing	Hidden	-1 43%	1.2	15.6	3.4	2.3	1	0.5
Mo Bamba	C	22	46	15.8		Hang Back Big	-0.01 64%	1.01	8	5.8	0.8	0.3	1.3
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	29	31	25.8	Glue Guy	On Ball Stopper	-0.75 50%	0.82	8.8	4.5	4.2	0.8	0.5
Otto Porter Jr.	SF	27	28	21.7	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-0.16 61%	0.8	9.7	5.4	2	0.6	0.1
Gary Harris	SG	26	39	27.7	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-1.42 37%	0.73	9.9	2	2	0.7	0.3
Jeff Teague	PG	32	55	17.3	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-1.29 38%	0.71	6.7	1.6	2.4	0.6	0.2
Cole Anthony	PG	20	47	27.1	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-2.05 25%	0.45	12.9	4.7	4.1	0.6	0.4
Markelle Fultz	SG	22	8	26.9	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-2.29 20%	0.05	12.9	3.1	5.4	1	0.3
Karim Mane	PG	20	10	8.8		FALSE	-2.58 15%	0.01	1.1	1.4	0.4	0	0.2
Jonathan Isaac	PF	23				FALSE	0.9 79%	0
Jordan Bone	PG	23	14	14	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-3.23 7%	-0.05	4	1.7	1.3	0.1	0
R.J. Hampton	SG	19	51	17.4		Off Ball Wing	-3.29 5%	-0.24	6.9	3.5	1.7	0.4	0.2
Dwayne Bacon	SG	25	72	25.7	Glue Guy	Off Ball Wing	-3.32 5%	-0.54	10.9	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.1

Projected Net Rating/100

-1.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.5

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
James Ennis III	SF	30	41	24.1	8.4	4	1.5	0.8	0.2	77	0.55 71%
Otto Porter Jr.	SF	27	28	21.7	9.7	5.4	2	0.6	0.1	59	-0.28 42%
Chuma Okeke	PF	22	45	25.2	7.8	4	2.2	1.1	0.5	49	0.64 73%
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	29	31	25.8	8.8	4.5	4.2	0.8	0.5	39	1.6 92%
Mo Bamba	C	22	46	15.8	8	5.8	0.8	0.3	1.3	39	0.64 74%

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

-0.3

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Jonathan Isaac	PF	23								0.9 79%
Mo Bamba	C	22	46	15.8	8	5.8	0.8	0.3	1.3	-0.01 64%
Otto Porter Jr.	SF	27	28	21.7	9.7	5.4	2	0.6	0.1	-0.16 61%
James Ennis III	SF	30	41	24.1	8.4	4	1.5	0.8	0.2	-0.32 58%
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	29	31	25.8	8.8	4.5	4.2	0.8	0.5	-0.75 50%

Esimated Win Total*

47.0

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
R.J. Hampton	19	51	17.4	6.9	3.5	1.7	0.4	0.2	-3.29 5%	2.36	5.3
Jonathan Isaac	23								0.9 79%	1.8	4.7
Chuma Okeke	22	45	25.2	7.8	4	2.2	1.1	0.5	-0.41 56%	1.63	4.5
Wendell Carter Jr.	21	54	25.5	11.2	8.2	1.9	0.6	0.8	-0.11 62%	1.52	3.4
Cole Anthony	20	47	27.1	12.9	4.7	4.1	0.6	0.4	-2.05 25%	1.08	3.1

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

-1.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.5

Projected Net Rating/100

-0.3

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.1

Esimated Win Total*

47.0

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