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All things NBA basketball through the lens of data; stories told through visuals

Evolution of the NBA offence by geography

Visualising the dramatic changes to the NBA offences over the last 15 years to see how it has changed and where it might be going.

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What does data tell us about ageing in the modern NBA?

A data-driven look at how ageing affects the modern NBA. How old are the league's best players? Are modern players getting younger? Who's getting playing time? With visuals.

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Interactive basketball data visualizations with Plotly

Analyze sports data with hexbin shot charts and bubble charts with Plotly and Plotly Express (source code & my own data for all 30 teams included in my GitLab repo)

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The link between NBA assists and scoring efficiency

Are assists good? In this article, I assess the link between NBA assists and scoring efficiency.

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NBA's Catalysts - players powering teammates' offences

A look at the players whose presence most help their teammates' offence (or... not).

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Visualising basketball shots in 2020 - the (big) fundamentals.

Where shots come from in modern basketball, and why - in visuals.

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Brilliance of the 18-19 Golden State Warriors' offence, in data

Was it the "final ride" for this dynasty? What made them so great (until the disasters struck), and a look at the future.