Jonas Valanciunas, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, Jaxson Hayes, Herbert Jones — NOP, 2021-22

How did this NOP lineup perform in 2021-22?

Over 508 possessions together in 2021-22 this NOP five was +14.8 net points per 100, against +5.1 expected from the sum of its parts.

NOP lineup, 2021-22: measured against the sum of its parts

Measure	Value
Possessions together	508
Net points per 100	+14.8
Expected from the parts	+5.1
Synergy per 100	+9.7

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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