Great point from @davedufour.bsky.social on the pod this morning about Bam and Giannis sharing the floor. The response seemed to be that the Heat have Norm Powell, but that isn't really a solution to the core issue.

The shots not taken: When Wemby was on the floor this season, OKC took 35% fewer shots in the restricted area per 100 possessions than when he was not on the floor.

If you like sports data, be sure to check out espnanalytics.com @deanolytics.bsky.social @sethwalder.bsky.social and the entire ESPN Analytics team have put together some very cool and insightful data products.

The Celtics shot 13-of-49 from three in their Game 7 loss. The Rockets went 7-of-44 in 2018 — including 0-of-14 in the third quarter. Everyone says: high 3PT volume = high variance = this is why they lost. But what does the data actually say? 🧵

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Got to join the Wharton Moneyball podcast yesterday to talk about the state of the NBA and why @deanolytics.bsky.social belongs in the basketball hall of fame. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

We are so close to our goal!!! Help us get there now!! Overwhelmed by the support.

Syracuse plays UNC tonight and you can get a statistical preview from our Net Pts metrics. For example, here are the ACC's top transition players - Cuse has Donnie Freeman in the top 10 - UNC has Trimble and Wilson espnanalytics.com/mcbb-award-l...

Interesting to compare the NFL not being at all concerned about this to the constant hand wringing about the NBA all-star game.

My older son is a 49ers fan. My younger son is a Seahawks fan. The family chat is a little tense today.

The way this is going, that FG might have just put this game out of reach for the Chargers

in baseball, we call this a wheeeeeeeee!

Another disaster. This one has actual harmful consequences for trans kids and their families.

This is great!

Great work here by @mikevorkunov.bsky.social @johnhollinger.bsky.social @amirarose.bsky.social @fredkatz.bsky.social and @davidaldridgedc.bsky.social Proud to see my first 2 NBA hires (Jesse Gould (OKC) and Jon Nichols (CLE)) rise to VPs and mentioned as impactful. www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

Any chance the CFP Committee moved Miami over Notre Dame because they were threatened by the Secretary of State? www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Wrote today about how novel research from @benalamar.bsky.social and @deanolytics.bsky.social on the impact of teammate chemistry helps explain why Desmond Bane and other high-profile newcomers got off to slow starts, as well as the implications going forward: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

How important is it to have a strong offensive line in the NFL? 7 Teams have lines that are above average in pass and run blocking according to ESPN Block Win Rate stats. None of those teams has a losing record and they have an avgwin% of 70%. The remaining 25 teams have an avg win% of 44%.

Top 10 Net Points/100 Possessions according to ESPN Analytics & @deanolytics.bsky.social Interesting to see Victor 10th overall, but dominating on the defensive end. espnanalytics.com/nba-net-pts100

Curry was incredible, but the Spurs gave the game away by not using more of the Shot Clock in their 2nd to last possession. Didn’t need to shoot with that much time left.

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3 of the top 4 active scorers drafted by Sam Presti.

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Wizards had this one put away several times — but not quite.

One more crazy early season Wemby stat: Wemby is creating more shots for his teammates per 100 possessions (14.3) than Steph (14.1). Both are significantly outpaced of course by Jokic (35.5) and CP3 (37.5) min 30 shots created

Obscured by Wemby's magical performance, Stephon Castle had the third best game of his career last night, adding +5.8 net points despite going 5/10 from the line. It becomes his best game if he makes 7/10. espnanalytics.com/nba-box?id=2...

At 39 yrs old, Chris Paul led the NBA last season in passes to shooters per 100 possession at 32.6 (min 1000 shots created). He starts off this season defending his crown, creating 13 shots in 15 min or 44.8 shots per 100. (Harden not far behind with 43.1 shots/100).

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Drake Maye out here doing Josh Allen things

Wrote this for the New York Times today (hope this link works!) W.N.B.A. is doing immensely well! Time to pay the players!! Thanks to Sara Chodosh for asking me to write this (helping with the writing) and making the cool graphics!! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

As everyone has said but it's still worth saying again: this is incredible from Collier. Holy moly.

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Hey #NBASky: I highly recommend DunksAndThrees.com, for all your analytics needs, and access to the best public all-in-one stat, EPM.

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Ha, ha, This didn't age well.

For the record.

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Matt Prater looks like a dad on the sidelines of his kids soccer game.

Model recommendation: STRONG GO.

Is the Khalil Mack deal the best comp for the Micah deal? Cowboys got more than the Raiders did in that trade.

Wonder how Myles Garrett is taking the news.

Per @deanolytics.bsky.social and ESPN Analytics, Napheesa Collier is #1 in both Offense and Defense Net Points per 80 Possessions. A’ja Wilson (2, 6) and Nneka Ogwumike (10, 0) are the only other players in the top 10 of both. #wnba www.espnanalytics.com/wnba-net-pts80

First thing we do, fire all the economists.

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Time to get a new hat.

This is a great story about analytics and Tom Thibodeau.