NBA MATH The One Stop Shop for New NBA Metrics
During the 2014-15 season, Joe Ingles’ first in the NBA, I remember sitting in a hotel room with some fellow door-to-door salesmen, watching the Utah Jazz play and listening to those coworkers laughing about the rookie small forward. “How is this guy in the NBA?” served as the evening’s general refrain. Two years later, answering that question …
It’s no secret NBA Math loves Nikola Jokic. He was a statistical darling during his rookie season and finished No. 19 in Total Points Added (TPA), sandwiched between DeAndre Jordan and Isaiah Thomas. Now, he’s proving his scoring efficiency, slick passing and defensive acumen weren’t the least bit fluky. After Christmas Day, he ranked No. 20 in TPA, and he …
During the first month of the NBA season, 39 different players have populated the 15 spots on the All-TPA teams. We’ve seen plenty of stars showing up, but also a few surprises—Mike Muscala, Larry Nance Jr. and Lucas Nogueira chief among them. Only one has made the podium during each of the four relevant segments: …
Stephen Curry is back in the three-point business, while superstars such as Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and James Harden continue to shine. We’ve even got LeBron James re-entering your life after his brief Week 2 hiatus. Plus, there are more surprises. Last week, it was Larry Nance. Now, if you’d bet on Lucas Nogueira making …