On a per-minute (or per-possession) basis, Jerome is one of the NBA’s most impactful offensive players, as measured by metrics like xRAPM. Assuming good health, Jerome is on pace to garner lots of ...

The NBA has some of the best-paid coaches in sports. Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra and Ty Lue all rank among the top 25 in the world in salary. But which NBA coaches actually make their teams better, and ...

Last week, Nate Silver published his “NBA Future of the Franchise” rankings — his semiannual feature at Silver Bulletin covering all 30 teams and how they rank in NBA championship equity over the next ...

If you’ve followed NBA win-total predictions in the past, you’ll notice that this year is a strange one, and the reason is simple: The newly implemented anti-tanking rules have one major and several ...

Bob Dylan sang, “Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.” And it’s true: I had no idea just how much Dylan is into basketball.1 He might have been The Voice of a Generation, but he ...

Today I want to provide a look at what I’ve been working on this offseason — and a preview of coming attractions. While the NBA world is awash in advanced metrics, including my own family of adjusted ...

An NBA basketball game is not just a series of random, disconnected events. Instead, players and teams are influenced by the game itself. The score matters, as does the clock. This is the rubber band ...

When a player has gaudy box-score stats but less impact on winning — according to plus-minus data — then he ranks higher in empty calories, or fluff. Team success is at stake: The players with the ...

The 2026 draft is shaping up to be an extraordinarily talented one, particularly at the top. That’s especially true if you believe the numbers. The 2026 draft is shaping up to be an extraordinarily ...

I’ve done deep dives on nine of the top NBA prospects, from Darryn Peterson to Kingston Flemings. Let’s take a closer look at two of the most exciting draft prospects: Keaton Wagler and Mikel Brown Jr ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the best defenses of all time. They force tough shots and generate lots of turnovers, leading the NBA in both categories. While some credit goes to the coaching ...

Today I’m introducing a new metric — one that captures the gap between how much a player appears to contribute and how much he actually contributes to winning NBA games. This column by Jeremias ...