Okay, so I wanted to get a better handle on the Wizards’ player lineup and who was likely to get the most playing time. I figured the best way to do that was to create a depth chart. Here’s how I did it.
First, I started by just listing out all the players. You know, just a simple brain dump of everyone on the roster. I used the Wizards’ official website, just to be sure I didn’t miss anybody. I wrote the name and position of everyone.
Then, I went position by position. Point guards first, then shooting guards, and so on. For each position, I tried to figure out who the starter would be. I looked their game recorder data to find the anwser.
After the starters, I thought about who the main backup would be – the guy who would get the most minutes off the bench. And then, I considered who the third-string player might be, the guy who might only play if there are injuries or if the game is already decided.
- Point Guard: Tyus Jones, Delon Wright, …
- Shooting Guard: Jordan Poole, Landry Shamet, …
- Small Forward: Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert, …
- Power Forward: Kyle Kuzma, Danilo Gallinari,…
- Center: Daniel Gafford, Mike Muscala, …
The process was pretty straightforward. Just a lot of looking at player stats, reading recent news articles, and, honestly, using a bit of my own basketball knowledge. It’s not perfect, of course, things change all the time in the NBA,but I am satisfied with the result I archieved.
