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: Fits most rostersDavisJrue Holiday: Average fitHolidayTyreke Evans: The roster bends round himEvansOmer Asik: Average fitAsikRyan Anderson: Hardest to fitAndersonEric Gordon: Average fitGordonAlexis Ajinca: The roster bends round himAjincaQuincy Pondexter: Average fitPondexterDante Cunningham: Needs some shapingCunninghamLuke Babbitt: The roster bends round himBabbittJimmer Fredette: Hardest to fitFredetteJeff Withey: The roster bends round himWitheyToney Douglas: The roster bends round himDouglasDarius Miller: One-way defenderMillerBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALENate Wolters: Hardest to fitWoltersElliot Williams: Hardest to fitWilliamsNorris Cole: Hardest to fitColeGal Mekel: Primary engine, weak defenseMekelJohn Salmons: Hardest to fitSalmons

Season by season

2000-012026-27

23%

of the box filled, 9 of 30. 14 players in the box, worth 15.0 per 100 above replacement.

−0.3

team fit, points per 100 its lineups are predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O −0.4, D +0.1). 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.

Balanced1%
Perimeter shooter4%
On-ball creator3%
Interior big14%
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.