New York Knicks

Name	Pos	Age	GP	MPG	Pts	Reb	AST	Stl	Blk	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM	WARP
Mikal Bridges	SF	29	82	32.8	14.4	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.7 87%	5.6
Jalen Brunson	PG	29	74	35	26	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	4	-1.7	2.4 90%	6.24
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	30	75	31	20.1	11.9	3	0.9	0.5	2.1	0.7	2.8 93%	6.11
OG Anunoby	SF	28	67	33.2	16.7	5.2	2.2	1.6	0.7	0.9	2	2.9 94%	5.92
Josh Hart	SF	30	66	30.2	12	7.4	4.8	1.1	0.3	0.4	1	1.4 83%	3.86
Jose Alvarado	PG	27	69	19.9	7.4	2.5	3.4	1	0.1	-0.5	0.6	0.1 66%	1.7
Jordan Clarkson	SG	33	72	17.8	8.6	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.1	-0.9	-1.9	-2.8 8%	-0.28
Mitchell Robinson	C	27	60	19.6	5.7	8.8	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.4	2.1	2.5 92%	2.9
Landry Shamet	SG	28	51	23	9.3	1.8	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4 70%	1.64
Miles McBride	PG	25	41	26.3	12	2.4	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.1	0.2	1.3 82%	2.02
Tyler Kolek	PG	24	62	11.7	4.4	1.6	2.7	0.4	0.1	-1.1	0.3	-0.8 50%	0.58
Mohamed Diawara	PF	20	69	9.2	3.6	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	-2	-0.1	-2 20%	0.1
Ariel Hukporti	C	23	54	9.2	2.2	2.9	0.5	0.2	0.5	-3.2	1.2	-2 21%	0.09
Jeremy Sochan	PF	22	44	10.6	3.6	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	-1.9	-0.5	-2.4 13%	0
Kevin McCullar Jr.	SF	24	21	7.4	2.4	1.3	1	0.4	0	-1.9	-0.5	-2.4 13%	0
Pacôme Dadiet	SG	20	29	4.7	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	0	-1.5	-0.5	-2 21%	0.02
Dillon Jones	SF	24	7	5.6	1.3	1	0.6	0.4	0	-0.9	-0.3	-1.3 35%	0.02

Projected Net Rating/100

9.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	VersatilityRating	CraftedDPM
Josh Hart	SF	30	66	30.2	12	7.4	4.8	1.1	0.3	68.7	1 81%
Mikal Bridges	SF	29	82	32.8	14.4	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	61	0.9 76%
OG Anunoby	SF	28	67	33.2	16.7	5.2	2.2	1.6	0.7	60.3	2 92%
Jalen Brunson	PG	29	74	35	26	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	40.8	-1.7 5%

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

12.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.8

Name	Pos	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM
OG Anunoby	SF	28	67	33.2	16.7	5.2	2.2	1.6	0.7	2.9 94%
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	30	75	31	20.1	11.9	3	0.9	0.5	2.8 93%
Jalen Brunson	PG	29	74	35	26	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	2.4 90%
Mikal Bridges	SF	29	82	32.8	14.4	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	1.7 87%
Josh Hart	SF	30	66	30.2	12	7.4	4.8	1.1	0.3	1.4 83%

Esimated Win Total*

34.3

Name	Age	Games	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	CraftedPM	CraftedPeakPM	PeakWAR
Miles McBride	25	41	26.3	12	2.4	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.3 82%	1.35	3.4
Mohamed Diawara	20	69	9.2	3.6	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	-2 20%	0.48	2.4
Tyler Kolek	24	62	11.7	4.4	1.6	2.7	0.4	0.1	-0.8 50%	-0.58	1.1
Jeremy Sochan	22	44	10.6	3.6	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	-2.4 13%	-1.09	0.8
Dillon Jones	24	7	5.6	1.3	1	0.6	0.4	0	-1.3 35%	-1.49	0.6

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.

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Projected Net Rating/100

9.7

Lineup Synergy Rating

6.1

Projected Net Rating/100

12.9

Lineup Synergy Rating

7.8

Esimated Win Total*

34.3

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