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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 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | vs. full strength | vs. full strength | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||||
| Stephen Curry | S. Curry | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | SAME | +6.5 | +0.1 | |||||||
| Kevin Durant | K. Durant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37 | +4.1 | +0.5 | |||||||
| Klay Thompson | K. Thompson | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | +2 | +1.4 | -1.5 | |||||||
| Draymond Green | D. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 37 | +2 | -0.1 | +3.7 | |||||||
| Andre Iguodala | A. Iguodala | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | +2 | +0.1 | +1.8 | |||||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | D. Cousins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | +5 | +1.2 | +2.8 | |||||||
| Kevon Looney | K. Looney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -6 | +0.7 | +2.0 | |||||||
| Shaun Livingston | S. Livingston | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1 | -2.2 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Alfonzo McKinnie | A. McKinnie | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | |||||||
| Quinn Cook | Q. Cook | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +10 | -0.3 | -3.0 | |||||||
| Jordan Bell | J. Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +10 | -1.7 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Jonas Jerebko | J. Jerebko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +6 | -0.3 | -0.4 | |||||||
| Andrew Bogut | A. Bogut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -3.2 | +3.2 | |||||||
| Jacob Evans | J. Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -2.2 | -0.7 | |||||||
| Damian Jones | D. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.3 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Damion Lee | D. Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.3 | -1.0 | |||||||
| Marcus Derrickson | M. Derrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.6 | -1.4 | |||||||
| 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. | +5.7 | +4.2 | |||||||||||||
| 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. | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | 1754 | ||||||||||||||
| Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||
| Stephen Curry | S. Curry | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | +6.5 | +0.1 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | K. Durant | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 37 | +4.1 | +0.5 | ||||
| Klay Thompson | K. Thompson | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | +1.4 | -1.5 | ||||
| Draymond Green | D. Green | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 35 | -0.1 | +3.7 | ||||
| Andre Iguodala | A. Iguodala | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 | +0.1 | +1.8 | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | D. Cousins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | +1.2 | +2.8 | ||||
| Kevon Looney | K. Looney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +0.7 | +2.0 | ||||
| Shaun Livingston | S. Livingston | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alfonzo McKinnie | A. McKinnie | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.5 | -1.3 | ||||
| Quinn Cook | Q. Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | -3.0 | ||||
| Jordan Bell | J. Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 | +1.2 | ||||
| Jonas Jerebko | J. Jerebko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ||||
| Andrew Bogut | A. Bogut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.2 | +3.2 | ||||
| Jacob Evans | J. Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 | -0.7 | ||||
| Damian Jones | D. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | +1.2 | ||||
| Damion Lee | D. Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | -1.0 | ||||
| Marcus Derrickson | M. Derrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | -1.4 | ||||
| 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. | +9.4 | +4.9 | |||||||||
| 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. | 71 | ||||||||||
| 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. | 1862 | ||||||||||
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