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More NBA:CARMELO player projectionsEvery team’s Elo historyHow this works
A team’s current rotation accounts for recent injuries and other player activity; the full-strength rotation does not.
Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||||||
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Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | vs. full strength | vs. full strength | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||||
Trae Young | T. Young | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | SAME | +1.7 | -4.1 | |||||||
John Collins* | J. Collins* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +15 | +1.0 | -0.8 | |||||||
Taurean Waller-Prince | T. Waller-Prince | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 31 | +1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | |||||||
Kevin Huerter | K. Huerter | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | SAME | -0.4 | -0.7 | |||||||
Dewayne Dedmon | D. Dedmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -26 | -1.0 | +2.0 | |||||||
Kent Bazemore | K. Bazemore | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | SAME | -1.6 | +0.2 | |||||||
DeAndre' Bembry | D. Bembry | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23 | SAME | -2.2 | +0.2 | |||||||
Omari Spellman | O. Spellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | SAME | -1.8 | -1.0 | |||||||
Alex Len | A. Len | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | +7 | -1.0 | +0.7 | |||||||
Vince Carter | V. Carter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | |||||||
Justin Anderson | J. Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -1.4 | -0.6 | |||||||
Alex Poythress | A. Poythress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.8 | -0.5 | |||||||
Miles Plumlee | M. Plumlee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -3.2 | +0.7 | |||||||
Jaylen Adams | J. Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | -1.6 | -1.2 | |||||||
Rotation ratings | First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | Rotation ratings First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | -1.8 | -4.8 | |||||||||||||
Adj. rotation ratings | A flagged (*) player is on the court more than expected by CARMELO. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | Adj. rotation ratings A flagged (*) player is on the court more than expected by CARMELO. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | -2.2 | -5.2 | |||||||||||||
Expected wins | We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Expected wins We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 23 | ||||||||||||||
CARMELO rating | Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | CARMELO rating Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1319 |
Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||
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Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||
Trae Young | T. Young | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | +1.7 | -4.1 | ||||
John Collins | J. Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 32 | +1.0 | -0.8 | ||||
Taurean Waller-Prince | T. Waller-Prince | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 30 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ||||
Kevin Huerter | K. Huerter | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ||||
Dewayne Dedmon | D. Dedmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | -1.0 | +2.0 | ||||
Kent Bazemore | K. Bazemore | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -1.6 | +0.2 | ||||
DeAndre' Bembry | D. Bembry | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -2.2 | +0.2 | ||||
Omari Spellman | O. Spellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | -1.8 | -1.0 | ||||
Alex Len | A. Len | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | -1.0 | +0.7 | ||||
Vince Carter | V. Carter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ||||
Justin Anderson | J. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | ||||
Alex Poythress | A. Poythress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 | -0.5 | ||||
Miles Plumlee | M. Plumlee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.2 | +0.7 | ||||
Jaylen Adams | J. Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1.6 | -1.2 | ||||
Rotation ratings | First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | Rotation ratings First, we take a minute-weighted average of the player ratings to get a measure of team efficiency per 100 possessions, relative to the league. | -2.4 | -3.5 | |||||||||
Expected wins | We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Expected wins We use the ratings to estimate the team’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 26 | ||||||||||
CARMELO rating | Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | CARMELO rating Then we convert the team’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1356 |
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