New Orleans Pelicans

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
Anthony Davis: The roster bends round himDavisJrue Holiday: Average fitHolidayRyan Anderson: The roster bends round himAndersonAl-Farouq Aminu: Needs some shapingAminuAnthony Morrow: Hardest to fitMorrowDarius Miller: The roster bends round himMillerAlexis Ajinca: The roster bends round himAjincaTyreke Evans: Hardest to fitEvansJason Smith: Needs some shapingSmithGreg Stiemsma: Needs some shapingStiemsmaAustin Rivers: Hardest to fitRiversLuke Babbitt: Hardest to fitBabbittJeff Withey: The roster bends round himWitheyEric Gordon: Hardest to fitGordonJosh Childress: Offense-leaning, weak defenseChildressLance Thomas: The roster bends round himThomasBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEJames Southerland: Hardest to fitSoutherlandBrian Roberts: Hardest to fitRobertsMelvin Ely: One-way defenderEly

Season by season

2000-012026-27

12%

of the box filled, 21 of 30. 16 players in the box, worth 9.9 per 100 above replacement.

−0.6

team fit, points per 100 its lineups are predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O −0.2, D −0.4). 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 shooter0%
On-ball creator0%
Interior big6%
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.