Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Derik Queen — NOP, 2025-26

How did this NOP lineup perform in 2025-26?

Over 584 possessions together in 2025-26 this NOP five was −10.3 net points per 100, against −2.3 expected from the sum of its parts.

NOP lineup, 2025-26: measured against the sum of its parts

Measure	Value
Possessions together	584
Net points per 100	−10.3
Expected from the parts	−2.3
Synergy per 100	−8.0

What this does not measure: lineup synergy does not persist out of sample, so it describes what happened rather than predicting what will. Treat it as description.

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