Houston Rockets

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
Tracy McGrady: The roster bends round himMcGradyYao Ming: Average fitMingMike James: Average fitJamesBob Sura: Average fitSuraJon Barry: The roster bends round himBarryDikembe Mutombo: Average fitMutomboScott Padgett: The roster bends round himPadgettDavid Wesley: Average fitWesleyRyan Bowen: Average fitBowenCharlie Ward: Needs some shapingWardRod Strickland: Hardest to fitStricklandBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEJuwan Howard: Hardest to fitHowardMoochie Norris: Hardest to fitNorrisClar. Weatherspoon: Needs some shapingWeatherspoonTorraye Braggs: Offense-leaning, weak defenseBraggsBrandin Knight: Primary engine, weak defenseKnightVin Baker: Needs some shapingBaker

Season by season

2000-012026-27

33%

of the box filled, 8 of 30. 11 players in the box, worth 17.6 per 100 above replacement.

+0.5

team fit, points per 100 its lineups are predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O +0.2, 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.

Balanced3%
Perimeter shooter4%
On-ball creator17%
Interior big8%
Disruptor / connector0%
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.