Category: Research Features
Key Highlights: Basketball, like all aspects of life, is cyclical. And as a result, trends are constantly going in and out of style The giant centers we see in the 1990s/2000s were dying down in the 2010s, but it seems like they are making a comeback In the 1990s/2000s (and today) the best centers are […]
Key Highlights: In sports, we use archetypes to help us understand player skill sets, but sometimes, those categorizations can be overly simplistic Jarrett Allen’s skillset goes beyond that of conventional norms for traditional centers Jarrett Allen is a better scorer, passer, and switch big than other traditional centers In sports, we use archetypes to group […]
Key Highlights: When analyzing a trade, you need to look at it from an on-court and asset perspective Terry Rozier is a great on-court fit for what the Miami Heat need The Heat may have paid less than they needed to here (depending on when the pick ends up conveying) Terry Rozier is now a […]
Key Highlights: To understand how much stars are worth on the open market, you need to look at trades for stars from the recent past You need to factor in things like length of contract, annual amount, player age, injury history, and caliber of star (All-Star, All-NBA, MVP, etc.) Since 2021-22, 12 “star” caliber players […]
After falling to the Miami Heat in the second round of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the New York Knicks entered the 2023 offseason knowing they needed more spacing/shooting and more size. So, what did the Knicks do to address that need? They signed a 6’4 guard who was fresh off shooting just 34.1% from three in the playoffs. Initially, that decision […]
Hey yo! What’s up? It’s your favorite NBA writer, Mat Issa. I’m here to bring you the very first edition of my (hopefully) new column at Basketball Insiders: Matty Ice’s Mailbag. This mailbag isn’t too different from other mailbags you’ve consumed in the past. You ask me questions on Twitter (@matissa15), and I answer them […]
Key Highlights: Isaiah Joe is wildly important to the Thunder because of his shooting and synergy with Gilgeous-Alexander Joe may need to be a part of the Thunder’s best five man lineup if they are going to make a deep playoff run There are questions about how Joe’s defense will translate to a playoff setting […]
Key Highlights: In sports, having good spacing makes everything easier But just because you don’t have good spacing doesn’t mean you can’t win The Pelicans showed us that you can combat bad spacing through effort, physicality, and tough shot-making I’ve been watching basketball for a long time. And usually, when you do something for a […]
Key Highlights: Tyrese Maxey, Terry Rozier, and Anfernee Simons are all having great offensive seasons. Meanwhile, Jordan Poole is struggling heavily. CJ McCollum is having a surprisingly good defensive season. Simons is having a rough defensive year. Maxey has a strong case as the best offense-first combo guard in the NBA. They say that the […]
Key Highlights The regular season is important, in part, because it gives us glimpses of schemes/tactics that could be used in the playoffs Michael Porter Jr. is a better low man defender than Jamal Murray If you attack Jamal Murray on defense, you can defang the Murray/Jokic two-man tandem A common complaint I hear from […]
