Los Angeles Lakers

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

Projected. Rosters, minutes per game and games come from the 2026-27 depth charts (contract book dated 2026-09-10). Each player is drawn from his 2025-26 DPM and style; nobody has played a 2026-27 minute yet.

Size value over replacementOutlinePlugs in anywhereHardest to fitColourBalancedPerimeter shooterOn-ball creatorInterior bigDisruptor / connectorWhite what a perfect team would add
Luka Dončić: His diagram: octagonDončićAustin Reaves: His diagram: diamondReavesSandro Mamukelashvili: His diagram: 5-point starMamukelashviliWalker Kessler: His diagram: squareKesslerJarred Vanderbilt: His diagram: spiky burstVanderbiltCollin Sexton: His diagram: 4-point starSextonJake LaRavia: Needs some shapingLaRaviaMatisse Thybulle: His diagram: cloudThybulleZiaire Williams: The roster bends round himWilliamsQuentin Grimes: His diagram: long hexagonGrimesKevon Looney: Average fitLooneyDalton Knecht: The roster bends round himKnechtJaden Hardy: Hardest to fitHardyAdou Thiero: The roster bends round himThieroBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEBronny James: Hardest to fitJames

Season by season

2000-012026-27

35%

of the box filled, 9 of 30. 14 players in the box, worth 14.4 per 100 above replacement.

−3.2

first-unit fit, points per 100 the projected first unit is predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O −1.4, D −1.8). 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 creator27%
Interior big2%
Disruptor / connector3%
PlayerMPGDPMBox

Not drawn: Cameron Carr (no 2025-26 row).

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.