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Introducing Adjusted Plus-Minus for College Basketball
This new data provides sharper evaluations of college players and draft prospects
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Stock Up/Stock Down: Updated Top 30 NBA Rookies after Summer League
New rankings after seeing the top prospects in action
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Jeremias Engelmann
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Good Money, Bad Contracts: Six New Deals NBA Teams Will Regret for Years
Ranking the worst contracts handed out this offseason
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The Luka Dončić Trade — My Perspective as an Ex-Mavericks Analytics Staffer Who Spent Two Years Pushing to Trade Him
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The Mavs Almost Traded for Tyrese Haliburton — Here’s Why, and Why It Didn't Work
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Alex Caruso Might Be the Greatest Inch-for-Inch Defender in NBA History
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​Why Boston Should Trade Jaylen Brown
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Why the Chicago Bulls Won the De’Aaron Fox Trade, and the Spurs Might Have Lost It
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What Stats & the Eye Test Reveal: Franz Wagner, Not Paolo Banchero, Is the Magic's True Franchise Player
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Rookies at Summer League: Who’s Thriving, Who’s Struggling, and Who’s a Mess So Far
My take on nine NBA rookies in summer league — plus video highlights showcasing my favorite player
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Jeremias Engelmann
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The Market Is Underrating These Five NBA Teams — And the Data Backs It Up
My predictions for five teams that will be better than most people think
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Jeremias Engelmann
Advanced Stats Are Betting Against These Five NBA Teams — Here’s Why
The market is too optimistic about these rosters — this is why I think they'll fall short of their win forecasts
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Jeremias Engelmann
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When LeBron & Giannis Hit the Trade Market, These Teams Should Be First in Line
Projecting the future for two superstars who care too much about NBA titles and their legacies to waste another season — and the best trade destinations
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Jeremias Engelmann
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The 5 Worst NBA Free Agent Moves So Far — What Were They Thinking?
These deals probably won't age well
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Jeremias Engelmann
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The 10 Smartest NBA Free Agent Moves So Far
Which teams killed it, according to advanced metrics
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Jeremias Engelmann
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Winners! Losers! Breaking Down the Biggest Trades and Picks in the 2025 NBA Draft
Three teams that blundered, and three teams that had a great night
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Jeremias Engelmann
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🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb
🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb
Fresh angles and insights in search of greater truths about basketball and a better version of the game — from Royce Webb, former ESPN NBA editor
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