New Orleans Pelicans

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
Zion Williamson: Average fitWilliamsonHerbert Jones: Average fitJonesTrey Murphy III: Average fitMurphy IIISaddiq Bey: Hardest to fitBeyDejounte Murray: Needs some shapingMurrayDerik Queen: The roster bends round himQueenJeremiah Fears: Hardest to fitFearsYves Missi: Average fitMissiKarlo Matković: Needs some shapingMatkovićMicah Peavy: Needs some shapingPeavyBryce McGowens: Hardest to fitMcGowensTrendon Watford: Hardest to fitWatfordJordan Poole: Hardest to fitPooleDeAndre Jordan: Average fitJordanBELOW REPLACEMENT · NOT IN THE BOX · SAME SCALEChristian Koloko: Average fitKolokoKobe Bufkin: Hardest to fitBufkinJordan Hawkins: Hardest to fitHawkins

Season by season

2000-012026-27

11%

of the box filled, 26 of 30. 14 players in the box, worth 9.5 per 100 above replacement.

+0.5

first-unit fit, points per 100 the projected first unit is predicted to gain or lose by playing together (O +0.1, 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.

Balanced1%
Perimeter shooter2%
On-ball creator5%
Interior big0%
Disruptor / connector3%
PlayerMPGDPMBox

Not drawn: Caleb Houstan (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.