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Most Versatile Defensive Lineups

Each team's projected most versatile 5 man lineup, their projected net rating per 100 possessions, and the lineups synergy rating.

Short Story:

  1. Remove the least versatile defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
  2. Remove the horrible defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
  3. Spit out the four best defenders of the remaining PG's, SG's and SF's.
  4. Spit out the two most versatile defenders among the remaining PF's and Centers.
  5. 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.

UTA

Lonzo BallLauri MarkkanenVince Williams Jr.Elijah HarklessJohn Konchar

Versatility

88.8

Projected NetRating/100

1.7

4.6

LAL

LeBron JamesMarcus SmartLuka DončićAustin ReavesJarred Vanderbilt

Versatility

82.06

Projected NetRating/100

13.7

6.1

WAS

Bub CarringtonD'Angelo RussellJustin ChampagnieBilal CoulibalyJamir Watkins

Versatility

77.2

Projected NetRating/100

-6.3

2.8

GSW

Stephen CurryBrandin PodziemskiDe'Anthony MeltonGary Payton IIJimmy Butler III

Versatility

76.68

Projected NetRating/100

9.8

5.8

NOP

Zion WilliamsonJordan PooleTrey Murphy IIISaddiq BeyHerbert Jones

Versatility

73.12

Projected NetRating/100

1

5.6

BKN

Terance MannBen SarafMichael Porter Jr.Ziaire WilliamsOchai Agbaji

Versatility

72.38

Projected NetRating/100

-8

4.4

DEN

Aaron GordonChristian BraunJamal MurrayJalen PickettBruce Brown

Versatility

72.12

Projected NetRating/100

2.2

6.0

LAC

Kris DunnJohn CollinsJordan MillerBogdan BogdanovićDerrick Jones Jr.

Versatility

69.46

Projected NetRating/100

1.4

6.1

POR

Robert Williams IIIShaedon SharpeDeni AvdijaJrue HolidayKris Murray

Versatility

66.84

Projected NetRating/100

4.4

4.2

SAC

Devin CarterMalik MonkNique CliffordKeegan MurrayRussell Westbrook

Versatility

66.6

Projected NetRating/100

-6.3

3.1

DET

Tobias HarrisCaris LeVertAusar ThompsonCade CunninghamJavonte Green

Versatility

66.28

Projected NetRating/100

7.7

5.2

HOU

Reed SheppardAlperen SengunKevin DurantAmen ThompsonJosh Okogie

Versatility

61.24

Projected NetRating/100

7.1

4.4

CHA

Josh GreenCoby WhiteKon KnueppelGrant WilliamsBrandon Miller

Versatility

59.4

Projected NetRating/100

3.9

7.4

OKC

Chet HolmgrenIsaiah JoeShai Gilgeous-AlexanderCason WallaceAlex Caruso

Versatility

58.82

Projected NetRating/100

23.5

7.3

PHX

Oso IghodaroDevin BookerGrayson AllenJalen GreenJordan Goodwin

Versatility

58.8

Projected NetRating/100

4.8

4.8

SAS

Victor WembanyamaDylan HarperDe'Aaron FoxStephon CastleKeldon Johnson

Versatility

57.06

Projected NetRating/100

10.3

5.3

MIN

Bones HylandDonte DiVincenzoAnthony EdwardsNaz ReidJaden McDaniels

Versatility

56.16

Projected NetRating/100

10

8.2

BOS

Neemias QuetaPayton PritchardJayson TatumDerrick WhiteBaylor Scheierman

Versatility

53.12

Projected NetRating/100

16.4

7.5

TOR

Jamal SheadImmanuel QuickleyJa'Kobe WalterRJ BarrettScottie Barnes

Versatility

52.6

Projected NetRating/100

2.9

5.4

NYK

Jalen BrunsonLandry ShametJordan ClarksonOG AnunobyJosh Hart

Versatility

52.22

Projected NetRating/100

4.1

6.2

MIL

Giannis AntetokounmpoTaurean PrinceAJ GreenKevin Porter Jr.Cam Thomas

Versatility

51.06

Projected NetRating/100

1.6

5.2

CHI

Jalen SmithAnfernee SimonsCollin SextonJosh GiddeyIsaac Okoro

Versatility

51

Projected NetRating/100

-0.7

5.4

PHI

Tyrese MaxeyQuentin GrimesVJ EdgecombePaul GeorgeJustin Edwards

Versatility

49.92

Projected NetRating/100

3.1

7.1

ATL

Jalen JohnsonNickeil Alexander-WalkerCorey KispertBuddy HieldDyson Daniels

Versatility

48.78

Projected NetRating/100

1.2

5.5

MIA

Bam AdebayoDru SmithNorman PowellTyler HerroPelle Larsson

Versatility

47.9

Projected NetRating/100

7.9

6.1

DAL

Brandon WilliamsRyan NembhardKlay ThompsonMax ChristieCooper Flagg

Versatility

45.32

Projected NetRating/100

-6.6

4.4

ORL

Jevon CarterDesmond BaneFranz WagnerTristan da SilvaAnthony Black

Versatility

45.02

Projected NetRating/100

2.3

5.8

CLE

Evan MobleyJames HardenCraig Porter Jr.Donovan MitchellKeon Ellis

Versatility

43.74

Projected NetRating/100

12.3

5.3

MEM

Ja MorantSanti AldamaTy JeromeCam SpencerCedric Coward

Versatility

37.98

Projected NetRating/100

2.9

6.1

IND

Ivica ZubacAndrew NembhardPascal SiakamJohnny FurphyAaron Nesmith

Versatility

34.3

Projected NetRating/100

2.1

3.8