Phoenix Suns

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Chris Paul	PG	35	70	31.4	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	3.65 97%	7.18	16.4	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3
Mikal Bridges	SF	24	72	32.6	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	1.88 90%	5.55	13.5	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.9
Devin Booker	SG	24	67	33.9	Secondary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	1.18 83%	4.56	25.6	4.2	4.3	0.8	0.2
Deandre Ayton	C	22	69	30.6	Versatile Big	Hang Back Big	0.96 79%	4.01	14.4	10.5	1.4	0.6	1.2
Jae Crowder	SF	30	60	27.5	Spotup Wing	Versatile Big	1.42 86%	3.51	10.1	4.7	2.1	0.8	0.5
Cameron Johnson	PF	24	60	24	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	0.73 75%	2.55	9.6	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.3
Cameron Payne	PG	26	60	18	Primary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	1.42 85%	2.29	8.4	2.4	3.6	0.6	0.3
Dario Saric	PF	26	50	17.4	Pick n Pop Big	Hang Back Big	0.11 66%	1.27	8.7	3.8	1.3	0.6	0.1
Jevon Carter	PG	25	60	11.9	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	0.34 70%	1.13	4.1	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.2
Frank Kaminsky	C	27	47	15.2	Pick n Pop Big	Versatile Big	0.01 64%	1.01	6.6	4	1.7	0.3	0.4
Torrey Craig	SF	30	50	16.1		Versatile Big	-1.25 39%	0.62	5.5	3.9	1	0.6	0.5
Langston Galloway	SG	29	40	10.9	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-0.62 52%	0.48	4.8	1.1	0.7	0.2	0
Abdel Nader	SF	27	24	14.8	Spotup Wing	Hidden	-1.11 41%	0.3	6.7	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.4
E'Twaun Moore	SG	31	27	14.4	Glue Guy	Off Ball Wing	-1.81 29%	0.19	4.9	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.2
Mike James	PG	30	13	18.2			-2.06 24%	0.08	7.7	2.5	4.2	0.5	0.1
Ty-Shon Alexander	SG	22	15	3.2		FALSE	-2.3 19%	0.01	0.6	0.7	0.4	0	0.1
Jalen Smith	PF	20	27	5.8		FALSE	-3.25 6%	-0.04	2	1.4	0.1	0	0.2

Projected Net Rating/100

9.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.3

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Mikal Bridges	SF	24	72	32.6	13.5	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.9	78	1.07 84%
Jae Crowder	SF	30	60	27.5	10.1	4.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	68	1.67 93%
Chris Paul	PG	35	70	31.4	16.4	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	55	0.98 82%
Cameron Payne	PG	26	60	18	8.4	2.4	3.6	0.6	0.3	46	0.2 60%
Frank Kaminsky	C	27	47	15.2	6.6	4	1.7	0.3	0.4	43	0.18 59%

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

10.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.6

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Chris Paul	PG	35	70	31.4	16.4	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	3.65 97%
Mikal Bridges	SF	24	72	32.6	13.5	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.9	1.88 90%
Cameron Payne	PG	26	60	18	8.4	2.4	3.6	0.6	0.3	1.42 85%
Jae Crowder	SF	30	60	27.5	10.1	4.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	1.42 86%
Deandre Ayton	C	22	69	30.6	14.4	10.5	1.4	0.6	1.2	0.96 79%

Esimated Win Total*

45.4

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Mikal Bridges	24	72	32.6	13.5	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.9	1.88 90%	2.19	5.1
Deandre Ayton	22	69	30.6	14.4	10.5	1.4	0.6	1.2	0.96 79%	2.54	4.8
Devin Booker	24	67	33.9	25.6	4.2	4.3	0.8	0.2	1.18 83%	1.76	3.8
Cameron Johnson	24	60	24	9.6	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.73 75%	0.79	2.9
Jevon Carter	25	60	11.9	4.1	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.34 70%	0.63	2.8

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.

Phoenix Suns

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

9.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.3

Projected Net Rating/100

10.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.6

Esimated Win Total*

45.4

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