🏆Hometown Heroes Tournament

Most Versatile Defensive Lineups

Each team's projected most versatile 5 man lineup, their projected net rating per 100 possessions, and the lineups synergy rating.

Short Story:

  1. Remove the least versatile defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
  2. Remove the horrible defenders, unless they happen to be a superstar.
  3. Spit out the four best defenders of the remaining PG's, SG's and SF's.
  4. Spit out the two most versatile defenders among the remaining PF's and Centers.
  5. Spit out the 5 best defenders among the remaining 6 players.

This weeds out the defenders who would likely be exposed in a playoff matchup as well as the least switchable players (think Trey Burke/Greg Monroe). The idea was to find the best/most versatile lineup for those tough playoff matchups.

*Some teams may not have 5 players meet these qualification. These teams are usually garbage, or they have a position of great weakness and therefore did not have 5 players qualify.

Versatility Rating comes from a project put together by both Krishna Narsu and Patrick Miller of Nylon Calculus. A quick, concise explanation of Versatility Rating (higher is better) can be found on the glossary page.

HOU

Alperen SengunAmen ThompsonTari EasonJosh OkogieDorian Finney-Smith

Versatility

84.54

Projected NetRating/100

8.4

3.3

NOP

Zion WilliamsonJordan PooleTrey Murphy IIISaddiq BeyHerbert Jones

Versatility

78.2

Projected NetRating/100

0.1

5.5

DEN

Aaron GordonJamal MurrayCameron JohnsonJalen PickettSpencer Jones

Versatility

75.44

Projected NetRating/100

3

7.4

LAL

LeBron JamesAustin ReavesMarcus SmartLuka DončićJarred Vanderbilt

Versatility

74.48

Projected NetRating/100

13

6.0

GSW

Draymond GreenDe'Anthony MeltonBrandin PodziemskiMoses MoodyJimmy Butler III

Versatility

73.78

Projected NetRating/100

9

6.2

BOS

Payton PritchardJaylen BrownSam HauserDerrick WhiteJordan Walsh

Versatility

72.12

Projected NetRating/100

10.1

7.2

DET

Isaiah StewartRonald Holland IICade CunninghamAusar ThompsonJavonte Green

Versatility

69.3

Projected NetRating/100

6.6

3.1

SAC

Zach LaVineDeMar DeRozanKeon EllisKeegan MurrayRussell Westbrook

Versatility

68.1

Projected NetRating/100

-3.5

3.5

POR

Caleb LoveRobert Williams IIIDeni AvdijaJrue HolidaySidy Cissoko

Versatility

67.46

Projected NetRating/100

0.3

4.8

PHX

Oso IghodaroDevin BookerGrayson AllenJordan GoodwinDillon Brooks

Versatility

61.74

Projected NetRating/100

4

5.0

OKC

Chet HolmgrenIsaiah JoeShai Gilgeous-AlexanderCason WallaceAlex Caruso

Versatility

61.22

Projected NetRating/100

22.1

6.8

CHI

Jalen SmithKevin HuerterCoby WhiteJosh GiddeyIsaac Okoro

Versatility

60.82

Projected NetRating/100

1.2

5.2

UTA

Walker KesslerSvi MykhailiukIsaiah CollierAce BaileyLauri Markkanen

Versatility

58.76

Projected NetRating/100

-1.5

4.7

CLE

Sam MerrillEvan MobleyDonovan MitchellLonzo BallJaylon Tyson

Versatility

57.98

Projected NetRating/100

12.8

6.2

SAS

Victor WembanyamaDylan HarperDevin VassellStephon CastleKeldon Johnson

Versatility

57.9

Projected NetRating/100

5.4

4.6

LAC

James HardenKris DunnBogdan BogdanovićKawhi LeonardJohn Collins

Versatility

57

Projected NetRating/100

9.7

7.5

WAS

Marvin Bagley IIIKhris MiddletonCorey KispertKyshawn GeorgeJustin Champagnie

Versatility

55.92

Projected NetRating/100

-5.2

4.9

CHA

LaMelo BallMiles BridgesKon KnueppelBrandon MillerSion James

Versatility

55.88

Projected NetRating/100

0.6

7.6

TOR

Immanuel QuickleyBrandon IngramRJ BarrettJa'Kobe WalterScottie Barnes

Versatility

55.36

Projected NetRating/100

2.3

4.9

DAL

Anthony DavisKlay ThompsonCooper FlaggD'Angelo RussellNaji Marshall

Versatility

54.88

Projected NetRating/100

0.3

3.7

BKN

Day'Ron SharpeTyrese MartinMichael Porter Jr.Terance MannZiaire Williams

Versatility

50

Projected NetRating/100

-1.3

5.6

PHI

Joel EmbiidVJ EdgecombeQuentin GrimesKelly Oubre Jr.Paul George

Versatility

46.92

Projected NetRating/100

3.9

6.1

NYK

Karl-Anthony TownsJalen BrunsonOG AnunobyMikal BridgesJosh Hart

Versatility

43.92

Projected NetRating/100

11.7

7.3

IND

Quenton JacksonAndrew NembhardPascal SiakamAaron NesmithJohnny Furphy

Versatility

42.8

Projected NetRating/100

1

4.0

MIN

Rudy GobertMike ConleyDonte DiVincenzoAnthony EdwardsJaden McDaniels

Versatility

41.7

Projected NetRating/100

12

7.2

MIL

Ryan RollinsGiannis AntetokounmpoAJ GreenCole AnthonyKevin Porter Jr.

Versatility

40.96

Projected NetRating/100

7.5

5.5

MIA

Bam AdebayoDru SmithTyler HerroPelle LarssonNorman Powell

Versatility

38.94

Projected NetRating/100

5.9

6.4

MEM

Jaylen WellsJaren Jackson Jr.Ja MorantCam SpencerCedric Coward

Versatility

36.62

Projected NetRating/100

1.8

5.0

ATL

Luke KennardNickeil Alexander-WalkerJalen JohnsonZaccharie RisacherVít Krejčí

Versatility

36.54

Projected NetRating/100

-0.7

6.9

ORL

Goga BitadzeDesmond BaneJalen SuggsFranz WagnerAnthony Black

Versatility

32.88

Projected NetRating/100

11

6.0