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
LeBron James: Average fitJamesAnthony Davis: Average fitDavisRussell Westbrook: Average fitWestbrookMalik Monk: Average fitMonkAustin Reaves: Needs some shapingReavesStanley Johnson: Needs some shapingJohnsonWayne Ellington: The roster bends round himEllingtonTalen Horton-Tucker: Hardest to fitHorton-TuckerDwight Howard: Hardest to fitHowardKent Bazemore: The roster bends round himBazemoreTrevor Ariza: The roster bends round himArizaBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEAvery Bradley: Hardest to fitBradleyWenyen Gabriel: Needs some shapingGabrielCarmelo Anthony: Hardest to fitAnthonyD.J. Augustin: Hardest to fitAugustin

Season by season

2000-012026-27

41%

of the box filled, 9 of 30. 11 players in the box, worth 13.3 per 100 above replacement.

−0.8

team fit, points per 100 its lineups are predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O −0.5, 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.

Balanced1%
Perimeter shooter1%
On-ball creator38%
Interior big0%
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.