Los Angeles Lakers

Also known as Wyman Diagrams. Created by @taylormetrics on TikTok, where they became a viral trend.

Size value over replacementOutlinePlugs in anywhereHardest to fitColourBalancedPerimeter shooterOn-ball creatorInterior bigDisruptor / connectorWhite what a perfect team would add
Shaquille O'Neal: Fits most rostersO'NealKobe Bryant: The roster bends round himBryantGary Payton: Average fitPaytonDerek Fisher: Needs some shapingFisherKarl Malone: Average fitMaloneDevean George: Needs some shapingGeorgeRick Fox: Hardest to fitFoxLuke Walton: The roster bends round himWaltonKareem Rush: Hardest to fitRushBryon Russell: Hardest to fitRussellHorace Grant: Needs some shapingGrantBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEBrian Cook: Hardest to fitCookIme Udoka: Hardest to fitUdokaJamal Sampson: Needs some shapingSampsonSlava Medvedenko: Hardest to fitMedvedenko

Season by season

2000-012026-27

45%

of the box filled, 3 of 29. 11 players in the box, worth 19.0 per 100 above replacement.

−0.1

team fit, points per 100 its lineups are predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O −0.4, D +0.3). An estimate.

What fills the box

Share of the box by kind of player. The tick is the average of the season’s five fullest rosters.

Balanced4%
Perimeter shooter0%
On-ball creator11%
Interior big27%
Disruptor / connector3%
PlayerMPGDPMBox

This version uses Taylormetrics’ Wyman Diagram and Justin Liu’s model and packer. Size is DPM above a −2.0 replacement level to the power 2.2, times minutes per game. Outlines are an estimate: they predict the hand-drawn originals only weakly, so read them as a lean, not a stat. Playoff-adjusted moves each player by his career playoff offense change and playability.