San Antonio Spurs

Franchise
Elite
All-Star
Starter
Rotation

Name	Pos	Age	Games	MPG	O Role	D Role	CraftedPM	WARP	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk
Jakob Poeltl	C	25	69	26.7	Roll/Cut Big	Hang Back Big	2.21 93%	4.67	8.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8
Dejounte Murray	PG	24	67	31.9	Secondary Ballhandler	On Ball Stopper	1.49 86%	4.63	15.7	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1
DeMar DeRozan	SG	31	61	33.7	Primary Ballhandler	Hidden	0.87 78%	3.8	21.6	4.2	6.9	0.9	0.2
Derrick White	PG	26	36	29.5	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	2.78 95%	3	15.4	3	3.5	0.7	1
Rudy Gay	PF	34	63	21.6	Spotup Wing	Versatile Big	0.66 74%	2.36	11.4	4.8	1.4	0.7	0.6
Keldon Johnson	SF	21	69	28.5	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-0.56 53%	2.2	12.8	6	1.8	0.6	0.3
Patty Mills	PG	32	68	24.8	Secondary Ballhandler	Off Ball Wing	-0.2 61%	2.19	10.8	1.7	2.4	0.6	0
Devin Vassell	SG	20	62	17	Spotup Wing	Off Ball Wing	-1 43%	0.94	5.5	2.8	0.9	0.7	0.3
Drew Eubanks	PF	23	54	14	FALSE	Hang Back Big	-0.37 57%	0.92	5.8	4.5	0.8	0.3	0.9
LaMarcus Aldridge	C	35	26	25.9	Pick n Pop Big	Hang Back Big	-0.7 50%	0.7	13.5	4.5	1.9	0.4	1.1
Trey Lyles	PF	25	23	15.6	Spotup Wing	Versatile Big	-1.68 32%	0.2	5	3.7	0.6	0.3	0
Keita Bates-Diop	SF	25	30	8.2		Off Ball Wing	-1.25 39%	0.19	2.6	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.2
Luka Samanic	PF	21	33	9.3		FALSE	-2.55 15%	0.03	3.7	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.2
Marquese Chriss	PF	23	2	13.4		FALSE	-1.5 36%	0.02	6.5	6.5	1	0	1
Tre Jones	PG	21	37	7.3		FALSE	-2.89 11%	-0.02	2.5	0.6	1.1	0.2	0
Quinndary Weatherspoon	SF	24	20	6.1		FALSE	-3.64 2%	-0.06	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.1
Lonnie Walker IV	SF	22	60	25.4	Spotup Wing	On Ball Stopper	-2.97 10%	-0.17	11.2	2.6	1.7	0.5	0.3

Projected Net Rating/100

6.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.3

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Rudy Gay	PF	34	63	21.6	11.4	4.8	1.4	0.7	0.6	71	1.08 85%
Derrick White	PG	26	36	29.5	15.4	3	3.5	0.7	1	65	1.26 88%
Dejounte Murray	PG	24	67	31.9	15.7	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	54	1.2 87%
Drew Eubanks	PF	23	54	14	5.8	4.5	0.8	0.3	0.9	34	1.2 86%
Jakob Poeltl	C	25	69	26.7	8.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	28	2.78 99%

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

8.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.7

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
Derrick White	PG	26	36	29.5	15.4	3	3.5	0.7	1	2.78 95%
Jakob Poeltl	C	25	69	26.7	8.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	2.21 93%
Dejounte Murray	PG	24	67	31.9	15.7	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	1.49 86%
DeMar DeRozan	SG	31	61	33.7	21.6	4.2	6.9	0.9	0.2	0.87 78%
Rudy Gay	PF	34	63	21.6	11.4	4.8	1.4	0.7	0.6	0.66 74%

Esimated Win Total*

45.0

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Devin Vassell	20	62	17	5.5	2.8	0.9	0.7	0.3	-1 43%	1.81	4.5
Keldon Johnson	21	69	28.5	12.8	6	1.8	0.6	0.3	-0.56 53%	1.69	4.4
Dejounte Murray	24	67	31.9	15.7	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	1.49 86%	1.76	3.8
Jakob Poeltl	25	69	26.7	8.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	2.21 93%	1.76	3.6
Luka Samanic	21	33	9.3	3.7	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	-2.55 15%	0.78	2.7

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.

San Antonio Spurs

Stats & Analytics

Roster Talent Level

Playoff Early Exit

Roster

Versatile

Closers

Young Core

Projected Net Rating/100

6.8

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.3

Projected Net Rating/100

8.0

Lineup Synergy Rating

4.7

Esimated Win Total*

45.0

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