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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

88.88

Projected NetRating/100

1.8

4.4

LAL

LeBron JamesMarcus SmartLuka DončićAustin ReavesJarred Vanderbilt

Versatility

82.76

Projected NetRating/100

12.1

5.8

WAS

Bub CarringtonD'Angelo RussellBilal CoulibalyJustin ChampagnieJamir Watkins

Versatility

77.96

Projected NetRating/100

-6.1

2.8

GSW

Stephen CurryBrandin PodziemskiDe'Anthony MeltonJimmy Butler IIIGary Payton II

Versatility

77.38

Projected NetRating/100

9.7

5.8

NOP

Zion WilliamsonJordan PooleTrey Murphy IIISaddiq BeyHerbert Jones

Versatility

72.76

Projected NetRating/100

0.8

5.5

LAC

Kawhi LeonardJordan MillerBogdan BogdanovićJohn CollinsDerrick Jones Jr.

Versatility

71.2

Projected NetRating/100

7.8

6.6

BKN

Egor DëminTerance MannMichael Porter Jr.Ziaire WilliamsOchai Agbaji

Versatility

68.1

Projected NetRating/100

-5

5.4

DEN

Julian StrawtherChristian BraunAaron GordonJalen PickettJamal Murray

Versatility

66.6

Projected NetRating/100

2.5

6.0

DET

Tobias HarrisCaris LeVertAusar ThompsonCade CunninghamJavonte Green

Versatility

66.46

Projected NetRating/100

8

5.1

POR

Robert Williams IIIShaedon SharpeDeni AvdijaJrue HolidayKris Murray

Versatility

65.82

Projected NetRating/100

4.4

4.3

DAL

Brandon WilliamsKlay ThompsonMax ChristieCooper FlaggNaji Marshall

Versatility

59.66

Projected NetRating/100

-4.4

4.6

HOU

Alperen SengunReed SheppardKevin DurantAmen ThompsonJosh Okogie

Versatility

59.36

Projected NetRating/100

7.4

4.6

SAS

Victor WembanyamaDylan HarperDe'Aaron FoxStephon CastleKeldon Johnson

Versatility

58.4

Projected NetRating/100

11

5.4

OKC

Chet HolmgrenIsaiah JoeShai Gilgeous-AlexanderCason WallaceAlex Caruso

Versatility

58.24

Projected NetRating/100

23.7

7.2

PHX

Oso IghodaroDevin BookerJalen GreenGrayson AllenJordan Goodwin

Versatility

57.62

Projected NetRating/100

5.2

4.7

MIN

Mike ConleyDonte DiVincenzoAnthony EdwardsNaz ReidJaden McDaniels

Versatility

57.46

Projected NetRating/100

8

7.9

SAC

Zach LaVineDevin CarterMalik MonkNique CliffordKeegan Murray

Versatility

55.4

Projected NetRating/100

-5.8

3.1

CHA

LaMelo BallMiles BridgesCoby WhiteKon KnueppelBrandon Miller

Versatility

53.22

Projected NetRating/100

7.2

7.5

PHI

Tyrese MaxeyQuentin GrimesVJ EdgecombePaul GeorgeJustin Edwards

Versatility

52.42

Projected NetRating/100

3.2

7.0

MIL

Giannis AntetokounmpoAJ GreenTaurean PrinceKevin Porter Jr.Cam Thomas

Versatility

51.26

Projected NetRating/100

1.1

5.6

NYK

Jalen BrunsonLandry ShametJordan ClarksonOG AnunobyJosh Hart

Versatility

51.04

Projected NetRating/100

4.3

6.2

CHI

Jalen SmithAnfernee SimonsCollin SextonJosh GiddeyIsaac Okoro

Versatility

50.98

Projected NetRating/100

-0.8

5.3

TOR

Jamal SheadImmanuel QuickleyJa'Kobe WalterRJ BarrettScottie Barnes

Versatility

50.1

Projected NetRating/100

3.5

4.8

ATL

Jalen JohnsonCJ McCollumCorey KispertBuddy HieldDyson Daniels

Versatility

48.16

Projected NetRating/100

0.9

5.3

MIA

Bam AdebayoDru SmithNorman PowellTyler HerroPelle Larsson

Versatility

47.52

Projected NetRating/100

7.7

6.1

BOS

Neemias QuetaPayton PritchardJayson TatumDerrick WhiteBaylor Scheierman

Versatility

47.48

Projected NetRating/100

16.4

7.8

CLE

Evan MobleyCraig Porter Jr.James HardenDonovan MitchellKeon Ellis

Versatility

46.54

Projected NetRating/100

12.2

5.7

ORL

Jalen SuggsDesmond BaneFranz WagnerTristan da SilvaAnthony Black

Versatility

43.1

Projected NetRating/100

7.2

6.0

MEM

Ja MorantSanti AldamaTy JeromeCam SpencerCedric Coward

Versatility

38.36

Projected NetRating/100

2.9

6.1

IND

Ivica ZubacAndrew NembhardPascal SiakamJohnny FurphyAaron Nesmith

Versatility

34.28

Projected NetRating/100

2

3.8