In July, Sports Illustrated predicted 2015/16 records for all 30 NBA teams using win shares. The Toronto Raptors came out favourably, predicted to win 52.9 games, which would be the best record in the Eastern Conference. Obviously, there are a lot of flaws to looking unilaterally at win shares, but it is still nice to see that the team has good players with proven track records of success.
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For background, win shares quantify how many wins each player contributes to his team in a given season. So, a team’s total number of wins should come close to the sum of its players’ win shares.