Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins has been one of the most confounding NBA players of the late 2010s. Despite being pegged as a superstar out of high school, going first in the 2014 draft and winning Rookie of the Year honors in 2015, Wiggins was largely seen as a disappointment over his first five pro […]
A handful of years ago, I analyzed which historical players LeBron James was most similar to in order to figure out how the legend might transition from his prime into the final phase of his career. As of his early 30s, James had played much like the perimeter stars of yesteryear, but his archetype had […]
In our latest installment of NBA Stat Battle, senior sportswriters Neil Paine and Chris Herring try to decide if James Harden’s new (well … newish) teammate, Russell Westbrook, is an upgrade over his former backcourt partner, Chris Paul. The Paul-Harden Rockets never quite figured it out, advancing only as far as the Western Conference Finals […]
It’s been a few weeks now since the NBA tipped off its 2019-20 schedule — plenty of time for each team to play a few games, and for some themes to emerge from the new campaign. So with the season in full swing, we’re thrilled to roll out our current RAPTOR player ratings, which you […]
Intro hed: The Best NBA Players This Season, According To RAPTOR dek: Our ratings use play-by-play and player-tracking data to calculate the value of every player in the NBA, updated daily. see_also.readin: More NBA: [see_also.links] * * [Player projections](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-player-projections/) * [Our 2019-20 NBA predictions](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-predictions/) [] Leaderboard {leaderboard} dek: Who are the top five players by […]