The opening minutes of NBA free agency are a period of mayhem that, for most fans, represent arguably the most exciting time of the whole season. The Twitter feeds of Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania are refreshed frantically to see who’s going where. But for the Washington Wizards, this year was about who was staying […]
The blockbuster trade that brought Russell Westbrook to Los Angeles hasn’t yet worked out as intended for the Lakers, who are just 12-11 after a Tuesday night win over Sacramento. Though Westbrook has been better of late than he was during his disaster of a start, he’s still at a -2.7 overall rating in our […]
Twelve NBA teams have already clinched their place in this year’s playoff field, but 10 others made the trip to the league’s Orlando bubble with the hopes of playing their way into the four remaining unfilled spots. Some of those bids have a better chance than others; for instance, our prediction model thinks the Dallas […]
Every NBA season has its moments. Some will dominate the “SportsCenter” conversation on a given night, like the Lakers’ hot start with Anthony Davis and LeBron James, and some will create longer-term ripple effects, like Steph Curry’s injury, and how abruptly the Warriors’ playoff hopes were tossed aside. But the best moments of a season […]
The 2018-19 NBA regular season is finally over, and the playoffs start this weekend. In anticipation — and in honor of our first season tracking the league with our new depth-chart forecasts — we wanted to share visualizations of the most interesting storylines of the regular season. These charts trace our projected seedings as the […]