Sacramento Kings

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
De'Aaron Fox	PG	23	58	35.1	Primary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	1.42 85%	4.33	25.2	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5
Richaun Holmes	C	27	61	29.2	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	1.47 86%	3.84	14.2	8.3	1.7	0.6	1.6
Buddy Hield	SG	27	71	34.3	Runaround Wing	Off Ball Wing	0.21 69%	3.67	16.6	4.7	3.6	0.9	0.4
Delon Wright	PG	28	63	27.7	Secondary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	1.16 82%	3.49	10.2	4.3	4.4	1.6	0.5
Harrison Barnes	PF	28	58	36.2	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	0.16 67%	3.12	16.1	6.6	3.5	0.7	0.2
Tyrese Haliburton	SG	20	58	30.1	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-0.28 59%	2.2	13	3	5.3	1.3	0.5
Terence Davis	SG	23	61	17.6	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-0.9 45%	1.01	8.7	2.5	1.4	0.7	0.2
Marvin Bagley III	PF	21	43	25.9	Glue Guy	Versatile Big	-1.15 40%	0.91	14.1	7.4	1	0.5	0.5
Hassan Whiteside	C	31	36	15.2	Versatile Big	Hang Back Big	-0.34 58%	0.67	8.1	6	0.6	0.3	1.3
DaQuan Jeffries	SG	23	31	15.9		Off Ball Wing	-1.52 36%	0.31	4.1	2.3	0.7	0.5	0.3
Chimezie Metu	C	23	36	13.6		FALSE	-1.83 29%	0.23	6.3	3.1	0.8	0.4	0.5
Maurice Harkless	SF	27	37	20.9	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-2.25 22%	0.2	5.2	2.4	1.2	0.8	0.5
Jabari Parker	SF	25	13	12.7		FALSE	-0.64 51%	0.18	5.5	3.2	0.8	0.1	0.4
Justin James	SG	24	36	8.6		FALSE	-2.45 18%	0.05	3.9	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.1
Chris Silva	PF	24	15	6.2		FALSE	-2.29 20%	0.02	2.1	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.4
Jahmi'us Ramsey	PG	19	13	7.3		FALSE	-2.26 21%	0.02	3.1	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.1
Robert Woodard II	PF	21	13	3.5		FALSE	-2.5 16%	0.01	1.5	1.2	0.2	0	0.2
Kyle Guy	SG	23	31	7.6		Hidden	-2.79 13%	0	2.8	1.1	1	0.2	0
Mfiondu Kabengele	C	23	39	7.2		FALSE	-2.84 12%	-0.01	2.4	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.3
Glenn Robinson III	SF	27	23	16.1	Spotup Wing	Versatile Big	-3.1 8%	-0.07	5.3	2	0.9	0.2	0.1

Projected Net Rating/100

0.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.2

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Jabari Parker	SF	25	13	12.7	5.5	3.2	0.8	0.1	0.4	81	0.43 68%
Harrison Barnes	PF	28	58	36.2	16.1	6.6	3.5	0.7	0.2	71	-0.28 42%
DaQuan Jeffries	SG	23	31	15.9	4.1	2.3	0.7	0.5	0.3	62	0.01 54%
Delon Wright	PG	28	63	27.7	10.2	4.3	4.4	1.6	0.5	45	0.84 80%
Richaun Holmes	C	27	61	29.2	14.2	8.3	1.7	0.6	1.6	32	1.06 84%

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

4.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Richaun Holmes	C	27	61	29.2	14.2	8.3	1.7	0.6	1.6	1.47 86%
De'Aaron Fox	PG	23	58	35.1	25.2	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5	1.42 85%
Delon Wright	PG	28	63	27.7	10.2	4.3	4.4	1.6	0.5	1.16 82%
Buddy Hield	SG	27	71	34.3	16.6	4.7	3.6	0.9	0.4	0.21 69%
Harrison Barnes	PF	28	58	36.2	16.1	6.6	3.5	0.7	0.2	0.16 67%

Esimated Win Total*

44.2

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Tyrese Haliburton	20	58	30.1	13	3	5.3	1.3	0.5	-0.28 59%	2.73	5.7
De'Aaron Fox	23	58	35.1	25.2	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5	1.42 85%	2.58	5.5
Terence Davis	23	61	17.6	8.7	2.5	1.4	0.7	0.2	-0.9 45%	0.73	2.9
Marvin Bagley III	21	43	25.9	14.1	7.4	1	0.5	0.5	-1.15 40%	0.83	2.2
DaQuan Jeffries	23	31	15.9	4.1	2.3	0.7	0.5	0.3	-1.52 36%	-0.27	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.

Sacramento Kings

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

0.6

Lineup Synergy Rating

1.2

Projected Net Rating/100

4.4

Lineup Synergy Rating

5.1

Esimated Win Total*

44.2

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