hiphopanonymous
03-27-2019, 11:07 AM
Swap LeBron with any of these players on the 2019 Lakers and they may have a better shot at making the Playoffs according to basketball reference as they had a greater impact on winning and plus minus particularly on the defense end.
According to winshares:
Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.5
James Harden 13.2
Rudy Gobert 13.1
Damian Lillard 11.3
Paul George 11.1
Nikola Jokic 11.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 10.4
Kevin Durant 10.0
Nikola Vucevic 9.8
Anthony Davis 9.6
Clint Capela 9.2
Kawhi Leonard 8.9
Kyrie Irving 8.7
Andre Drummond 8.5
Pascal Siakam 8.4
LaMarcus Aldridge 8.3
Stephen Curry 8.3
Steven Adams 8.2
Joel Embiid 8.2
Montrezl Harrell 8.2
Jimmy Butler 7.9
Ben Simmons 7.9
Mike Conley 7.8
Jusuf Nurkic 7.8
Eric Bledsoe 7.7
Derrick Favors 7.7
Danilo Gallinari 7.6
Blake Griffin 7.5
Bradley Beal 7.2
LeBron James 7.2
According to defensive win shares:
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.4
Rudy Gobert 5.1
Andre Drummond 4.9
Paul George 4.5
Nikola Vucevic 4.5
Russell Westbrook 4.5
Brook Lopez 4.1
Myles Turner 4.1
Marc Gasol 3.8
Nikola Jokic 3.8
Thaddeus Young 3.8
Steven Adams 3.7
Eric Bledsoe 3.6
Joel Embiid 3.6
Khris Middleton 3.6
Hassan Whiteside 3.5
Derrick Favors 3.4
Joe Ingles 3.3
Donovan Mitchell 3.3
Jusuf Nurkic 3.3
Ben Simmons 3.3
James Harden 3.2
Pascal Siakam 3.2
Anthony Davis 3.1
Aaron Gordon 3.1
Jerami Grant 3.1
Kawhi Leonard 3.1
Domantas Sabonis 3.1
Jayson Tatum 3.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 3.1
Jarrett Allen 3.0
DeAndre Jordan 3.0
Bam Adebayo 2.9
Willie Cauley-Stein 2.9
Darren Collison 2.9
Jae Crowder 2.9
Serge Ibaka 2.9
Jonathan Isaac 2.9
Cory Joseph 2.8
Marcus Smart 2.8
Bojan Bogdanovic 2.7
Al Horford 2.7
Kyrie Irving 2.7
Paul Millsap 2.7
Ricky Rubio 2.7
Draymond Green 2.6
Blake Griffin 2.6
JaVale McGee 2.6
P.J. Tucker 2.6
LaMarcus Aldridge 2.5
Malcolm Brogdon 2.5
Clint Capela 2.5
Luka Doncic 2.5
Kevin Durant 2.5
Danny Green 2.5
Montrezl Harrell 2.5
Tobias Harris 2.5
LeBron James 2.5
According to defensive box plus/minus
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.2
Rudy Gobert 5.0
Myles Turner 4.8
Russell Westbrook 4.0
Anthony Davis 3.8
Nikola Jokic 3.7
Mason Plumlee 3.7
Nikola Vucevic 3.7
Bam Adebayo 3.5
Jusuf Nurkic 3.5
Derrick Favors 3.3
Marc Gasol 3.3
DeAndre Jordan 3.2
Draymond Green 3.1
Jarrett Allen 3.0
Andre Drummond 3.0
Brook Lopez 3.0
Hassan Whiteside 2.9
Al Horford 2.7
JaVale McGee 2.7
Larry Nance 2.6
Ben Simmons 2.6
Willie Cauley-Stein 2.4
Royce O'Neale 2.3
Thaddeus Young 2.3
Steven Adams 2.2
Jonathan Isaac 2.2
Domantas Sabonis 2.2
Maxi Kleber 2.1
Joel Embiid 2.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0
LeBron James 1.9
What do you guys think? Stats all thanks to basketball-reference
According to winshares:
Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.5
James Harden 13.2
Rudy Gobert 13.1
Damian Lillard 11.3
Paul George 11.1
Nikola Jokic 11.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 10.4
Kevin Durant 10.0
Nikola Vucevic 9.8
Anthony Davis 9.6
Clint Capela 9.2
Kawhi Leonard 8.9
Kyrie Irving 8.7
Andre Drummond 8.5
Pascal Siakam 8.4
LaMarcus Aldridge 8.3
Stephen Curry 8.3
Steven Adams 8.2
Joel Embiid 8.2
Montrezl Harrell 8.2
Jimmy Butler 7.9
Ben Simmons 7.9
Mike Conley 7.8
Jusuf Nurkic 7.8
Eric Bledsoe 7.7
Derrick Favors 7.7
Danilo Gallinari 7.6
Blake Griffin 7.5
Bradley Beal 7.2
LeBron James 7.2
According to defensive win shares:
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.4
Rudy Gobert 5.1
Andre Drummond 4.9
Paul George 4.5
Nikola Vucevic 4.5
Russell Westbrook 4.5
Brook Lopez 4.1
Myles Turner 4.1
Marc Gasol 3.8
Nikola Jokic 3.8
Thaddeus Young 3.8
Steven Adams 3.7
Eric Bledsoe 3.6
Joel Embiid 3.6
Khris Middleton 3.6
Hassan Whiteside 3.5
Derrick Favors 3.4
Joe Ingles 3.3
Donovan Mitchell 3.3
Jusuf Nurkic 3.3
Ben Simmons 3.3
James Harden 3.2
Pascal Siakam 3.2
Anthony Davis 3.1
Aaron Gordon 3.1
Jerami Grant 3.1
Kawhi Leonard 3.1
Domantas Sabonis 3.1
Jayson Tatum 3.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 3.1
Jarrett Allen 3.0
DeAndre Jordan 3.0
Bam Adebayo 2.9
Willie Cauley-Stein 2.9
Darren Collison 2.9
Jae Crowder 2.9
Serge Ibaka 2.9
Jonathan Isaac 2.9
Cory Joseph 2.8
Marcus Smart 2.8
Bojan Bogdanovic 2.7
Al Horford 2.7
Kyrie Irving 2.7
Paul Millsap 2.7
Ricky Rubio 2.7
Draymond Green 2.6
Blake Griffin 2.6
JaVale McGee 2.6
P.J. Tucker 2.6
LaMarcus Aldridge 2.5
Malcolm Brogdon 2.5
Clint Capela 2.5
Luka Doncic 2.5
Kevin Durant 2.5
Danny Green 2.5
Montrezl Harrell 2.5
Tobias Harris 2.5
LeBron James 2.5
According to defensive box plus/minus
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.2
Rudy Gobert 5.0
Myles Turner 4.8
Russell Westbrook 4.0
Anthony Davis 3.8
Nikola Jokic 3.7
Mason Plumlee 3.7
Nikola Vucevic 3.7
Bam Adebayo 3.5
Jusuf Nurkic 3.5
Derrick Favors 3.3
Marc Gasol 3.3
DeAndre Jordan 3.2
Draymond Green 3.1
Jarrett Allen 3.0
Andre Drummond 3.0
Brook Lopez 3.0
Hassan Whiteside 2.9
Al Horford 2.7
JaVale McGee 2.7
Larry Nance 2.6
Ben Simmons 2.6
Willie Cauley-Stein 2.4
Royce O'Neale 2.3
Thaddeus Young 2.3
Steven Adams 2.2
Jonathan Isaac 2.2
Domantas Sabonis 2.2
Maxi Kleber 2.1
Joel Embiid 2.0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0
LeBron James 1.9
What do you guys think? Stats all thanks to basketball-reference