NBA In-Depth

  Credit: Kaileyn Mulcahy / Getty Images Projected Record: 34-48 With the impending signing of Rajon Rondo, the 2021-2022 Los Angeles Lakers roster should look something like this: 1st team 2nd team Deep Bench PG Russell Westbrook Kendrick Nunn Rajon Rondo SG Kent Bazemore Malik Monk Wayne Ellington SF LeBron James Talen Horton-Tucker PF Anthony Davis Carmelo Anthony Trevor Ariza C Marc Gasol Dwight Howard 🟩 = new signing That's 9 new players for this year.  It's fairly safe to assume that this team will likely struggle out of the gate due to lack of familiarity.  Whether or not they finish strong, however, is indeed the question. Based on the average production (and minutes) of each player on the roster over the past two seasons, the expected win total for this team (without taking into account age) is 41 . Proj Minutes RAPTOR +/- Projected WAR LeBron James 2350           7.15 11.2 Anthony Davis           2103 ...

     In this series I will be breaking down every impactful transaction in the NBA to better understand the performance of the average NBA GM.  Since the vast majority of decisions made by GMs cannot be proven to be good or bad immediately, we will start in the year 2018.  Weight = how impactful the action is/was for the franchise.  Rating = quantifying the decision in hindsight from 1-10, 10 being excellent and 1 being terrible. GM - Koby Altman (2017-present) Credit: Erik Drost The Cavs were 25-12 at the start of 2018.  They had LeBron, and were coming off 3 straight Finals appearances.  However, rumors were swirling about LeBron's offseason plans and Cleveland, having been burnt once before, was preparing for the worst. Overall RAPTOR Minutes Offense Defense Total WAR LeBron James 3,948           7.5 -1.7 5.8 17.4 Kyle Korver 2,079           1.7           ...

    In this series I will be breaking down every impactful transaction in the NBA to better understand the performance of the average NBA GM.  Since the vast majority of decisions made by GMs cannot be proven to be good or bad immediately, we will start in the year 2018.  Weight = how impactful the action is/was for the franchise.  Rating = quantifying the decision in hindsight from 1-10, 10 being excellent and 1 being terrible. GM - Gar Forman (2009-2020) Credit: Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images After 2 seasons of 41 and 42 wins, the Bulls were in the clutches of NBA mediocrity.  With a record of 13-24 to greet the new year and their best player a toss up between Jerian Grant and Justin Holiday, Chicago was poised for a solid tank year and a high lottery pick. Feb 1 2018 Omer Asik, C Traded to Chicago (CHI) from New Orleans (NOP)  with 2018 1st round pick, Tony Allen and Jameer Nelson for Nikola Mirotic CHI give receive Nikola Mirotic (exp $12.5m...