Top 50 Players According to Win Shares: #46-50
Methodology:
- Score = .5*PlayerPTS*(W/GP)^.25 + .75*PlayerAST*(W/GP)^.5 + .4*PlayerREB*(W/GP)^.5 - .2*PlayerFGA - .1*PlayerFTA - .2*PlayerTOV + .25*`Player+/-`
- TeamScore = Sum of each player's Score
- WS = Total Team Wins * (Score/TeamScore)
- Final Score = 30 * (WS_regularSeason/GP_regularSeason) * GP_regularSeason^.25 + WS_postSeason
***Some years' results are excluded due to TeamScore being negative or less than one of the player's scores. This is a flaw in the metric and I am looking into it.
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50. Mike Conley (24.554)
Regular Season Record: 652W - 520L (0.556)
Postseason Record: 55W - 53L (0.509)
Regular Season WS: 102.12
Postseason WS: 9.26
Conley was always right there but could never put up the big time stats that people often associate with superstardom. But otherwise, very consistent, very steady player.
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49. Andre Iguodala (24.603)
Regular Season Record: 736W - 495L (0.598)
Postseason Record: 107W - 66L (0.618)
Regular Season WS: 92.97
Postseason WS: 11.18
Without a doubt, the Warriors' 4th best player on three different title teams. Won another with the Warriors in 2022 as a savvy veteran. Win Shares doesn't capture defense completely but Iguodala is a great defender so I think he is deserving of this spot.
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48. Michael Jordan (24.731)
Regular Season Record: 198W - 108L (0.647)
Postseason Record: 30W - 10L (0.750)
Regular Season WS: 41.48
Postseason WS: 7.72
Yeah, I know it doesn't sit right to have him this low but I am including plus-minus in my WS formula and plus-minus wasn't available since 1996-97. So this is based on just four seasons for Jordan.
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47. Lamar Odom (25.066)
Regular Season Record: 537W - 424L (0.559)
Postseason Record: 62W - 46L (0.574)
Regular Season WS: 88.16
Postseason WS: 9.74
Solid role-player. Cleaned up the boards for Kobe and acted as a secondary/tertiary playmaker.
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46. Jaylen Brown (25.234)
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Regular Season Record: 393W - 210L (0.652)
Postseason Record: 80W - 55L (0.593)
Regular Season WS: 53.45
Postseason WS: 12.06
Playmaking is his main weak point but otherwise he is pretty strong in all other facets of the game. Very dependable 2nd/3rd option.
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Posted Jul 9, 2025, 11:10 PM UTC