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More NBA:2019-20 RAPTOR player ratingsOur preseason player projections

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. +/- | |||||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | G. Antetokounmpo | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 36 | SAME | +3.8 | +2.1 | |||||||
| Khris Middleton | K. Middleton | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 35 | SAME | +2.4 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Eric Bledsoe | E. Bledsoe | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | SAME | +1.3 | +1.3 | |||||||
| Brook Lopez | B. Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | SAME | -1.2 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Wesley Matthews | W. Matthews | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | SAME | -1.7 | +0.9 | |||||||
| George Hill | G. Hill | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | SAME | +0.5 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Marvin Williams | M. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 | SAME | -1.2 | -0.4 | |||||||
| Donte DiVincenzo | D. DiVincenzo | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | SAME | -0.1 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Pat Connaughton | P. Connaughton | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | SAME | -0.9 | -0.2 | |||||||
| Kyle Korver | K. Korver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | SAME | -0.2 | -1.2 | |||||||
| Robin Lopez | R. Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -4.0 | -0.3 | |||||||
| Ersan Ilyasova | E. Ilyasova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAME | -0.4 | +1.1 | |||||||
| Sterling Brown | S. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -1.5 | -0.3 | |||||||
| D.J. Wilson | D. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -2.6 | -0.9 | |||||||
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | T. Antetokounmpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -2.4 | -0.3 | |||||||
| Frank Mason | F. Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -0.1 | -1.5 | |||||||
| Cameron Reynolds | C. Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | 0.0 | -0.8 | |||||||
| 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. | +2.9 | +3.5 | |||||||||||||
| Points per game | We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 100.3 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | Points per game We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 100.3 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | 112-105 | ||||||||||||||
| Rotation wins | We use these projected scores to estimate this rotation’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Rotation wins We use these projected scores to estimate this rotation’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Team rating | Then we convert the rotation’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | Team rating Then we convert the rotation’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1657 | ||||||||||||||
| Playoff rating | Finally, we adjust the team’s rating based on the amount of playoff experience on the roster. | Playoff rating Finally, we adjust the team’s rating based on the amount of playoff experience on the roster. | 1661 | ||||||||||||||
| Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | G. Antetokounmpo | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 36 | +3.8 | +2.1 | ||||
| Khris Middleton | K. Middleton | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 35 | +2.4 | +0.2 | ||||
| Eric Bledsoe | E. Bledsoe | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | +1.3 | +1.3 | ||||
| Brook Lopez | B. Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | -1.2 | +1.4 | ||||
| Wesley Matthews | W. Matthews | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1.7 | +0.9 | ||||
| George Hill | G. Hill | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ||||
| Marvin Williams | M. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -1.2 | -0.4 | ||||
| Donte DiVincenzo | D. DiVincenzo | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -0.1 | +1.4 | ||||
| Pat Connaughton | P. Connaughton | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -0.9 | -0.2 | ||||
| Kyle Korver | K. Korver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ||||
| Robin Lopez | R. Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.0 | -0.3 | ||||
| Ersan Ilyasova | E. Ilyasova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 | +1.1 | ||||
| Sterling Brown | S. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | -0.3 | ||||
| D.J. Wilson | D. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.6 | -0.9 | ||||
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | T. Antetokounmpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 | -0.3 | ||||
| Frank Mason | F. Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ||||
| Cameron Reynolds | C. Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ||||
| 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. | +2.9 | +3.5 | |||||||||
| Points per game | We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 100.3 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | Points per game We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 100.3 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | 112-105 | ||||||||||
| Rotation wins | We use these projected scores to estimate this rotation’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | Rotation wins We use these projected scores to estimate this rotation’s expected wins in an 82-game season, assuming an average schedule strength. | 56 | ||||||||||
| Team rating | Then we convert the rotation’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | Team rating Then we convert the rotation’s expected wins into a score for team strength — 1500 is about average. | 1657 | ||||||||||
| Playoff rating | Finally, we adjust the team’s rating based on the amount of playoff experience on the roster. | Playoff rating Finally, we adjust the team’s rating based on the amount of playoff experience on the roster. | 1661 | ||||||||||
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