Applying the Synergy Graph Model to Human Basketball

Synergy Graphs model team performance as a function of individual capabilities and inter-agent compatibility. Synergy Graphs have previously been applied to team formation problems in multi-agent systems, physical robot teams, and selecting modules for multi-robot teams. In this extended abstract, we describe how the Synergy Graph model is applied to human teams. In particular, we focus on basketball, and use data from games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), in order to predict the game outcomes.