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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. +/- | |||||||
| Chris Paul | C. Paul | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | SAME | +3.3 | -0.5 | |||||||
| Danilo Gallinari | D. Gallinari | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 32 | SAME | +1.8 | -0.8 | |||||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 37 | SAME | -1.2 | +0.5 | |||||||
| Steven Adams | S. Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | SAME | -0.9 | +1.5 | |||||||
| Luguentz Dort* | L. Dort* | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | SAME | -3.4 | +1.5 | |||||||
| Dennis Schroder | D. Schroder | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | SAME | -0.2 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Darius Bazley | D. Bazley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 20 | SAME | -3.8 | +0.5 | |||||||
| Hamidou Diallo | H. Diallo | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | SAME | -3.2 | +0.6 | |||||||
| Nerlens Noel | N. Noel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | SAME | -2.3 | +2.8 | |||||||
| Terrance Ferguson | T. Ferguson | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | SAME | -3.2 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Abdel Nader | A. Nader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -3.0 | -0.9 | |||||||
| Andre Roberson | A. Roberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | SAME | -2.5 | +2.5 | |||||||
| Mike Muscala | M. Muscala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | SAME | -1.3 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Deonte Burton | D. Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -2.9 | -0.8 | |||||||
| Kevin Hervey | K. Hervey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -0.9 | -0.7 | |||||||
| Isaiah Roby | I. Roby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAME | -2.2 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 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. | -2.8 | +2.5 | |||||||||||||
| Adj. rotation ratings | A flagged (*) player is on the court more than we expected. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | Adj. rotation ratings A flagged (*) player is on the court more than we expected. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | -3.0 | +2.3 | |||||||||||||
| Points per game | We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 97.7 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 — 97.7 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | 103-104 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | 1487 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | 1489 | ||||||||||||||
| Expected minutes per game | PLAYER RATING | Exp. min. per game | PLAYER RATING | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | TOTAL | Off. +/- | Def. +/- | |||||
| Chris Paul | C. Paul | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | +3.3 | -0.5 | ||||
| Danilo Gallinari | D. Gallinari | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 32 | +1.8 | -0.8 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 37 | -1.2 | +0.5 | ||||
| Steven Adams | S. Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | -0.9 | +1.5 | ||||
| Luguentz Dort* | L. Dort* | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -3.4 | +1.5 | ||||
| Dennis Schroder | D. Schroder | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | -0.2 | +0.3 | ||||
| Darius Bazley | D. Bazley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 20 | -3.8 | +0.5 | ||||
| Hamidou Diallo | H. Diallo | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3.2 | +0.6 | ||||
| Nerlens Noel | N. Noel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | -2.3 | +2.8 | ||||
| Terrance Ferguson | T. Ferguson | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3.2 | +0.2 | ||||
| Abdel Nader | A. Nader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | -0.9 | ||||
| Andre Roberson | A. Roberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2.5 | +2.5 | ||||
| Mike Muscala | M. Muscala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Deonte Burton | D. Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 | -0.8 | ||||
| Kevin Hervey | K. Hervey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | -0.7 | ||||
| Isaiah Roby | I. Roby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 | +0.4 | ||||
| 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. | -2.8 | +2.5 | |||||||||
| Adj. rotation ratings | A flagged (*) player is on the court more than we expected. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | Adj. rotation ratings A flagged (*) player is on the court more than we expected. As a result, a penalty is applied to the rotation’s ratings. | -3.0 | +2.3 | |||||||||
| Points per game | We combine the team’s efficiency with its pace — 97.7 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 — 97.7 possessions per game — to project the score of a game against an average NBA team. | 103-104 | ||||||||||
| 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. | 39 | ||||||||||
| 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. | 1487 | ||||||||||
| 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. | 1489 | ||||||||||
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