The NBA commonly uses five positions to group players: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. However, today's NBA is becoming increasingly position-less. Instead, teams care more about the specific skills and tendencies of players when making lineups. This has led to the need to create new grouping for players. One way … Continue reading Generating NBA Archetypes Using K-Means Clustering
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Finding the Gems of Free Agency
Teams in the NBA are always looking to get an edge over their opponent. They will seize opportunity of any chance to gain a competitive advantage over their rivals in order to bring their city a championship. Free agency is one event on the basketball calendar that these teams use to bolster their squads and … Continue reading Finding the Gems of Free Agency
The Bucks Shouldn’t Worry About Losing Giannis Antetokounmpo in Free Agency
Giannis Antetokounmpo's impending free agency has been a hot topic of discussion in the NBA recently. His decision on whether to stay or leave the team that drafted him, the Milwaukee Bucks, will shape the NBA for the next decade. If Giannis leaves the small market Bucks for a larger market such as Los Angeles … Continue reading The Bucks Shouldn’t Worry About Losing Giannis Antetokounmpo in Free Agency