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In 2022, the value of NBA teams is $74.4 billion in total. Even though the Covid-19 outbreak affected the league by reducing the league's revenue by 19%, NBA teams' value increased by 11.7%. We analysed present and historic data to present you 56 stats about NBA team values. NBA team values by year In 2022, the average NBA team value stands at $2.48 billion. Every team in the NBA is worth at least $1.5 billion, the first time in league history. 14 NBA teams are worth ove[…]

We spent 3 months collecting and analysing 15,161 NBA salaries of 2,516 NBA players from 1990-91 to 2021-22 season. The research presents the most comprehensive analysis of salaries in the NBA league. Top NBA salary statistics The average salary in the NBA league is $7.90 million for the 2020-21 season and is projected to be $8.25 million in the 2021-22 season. The median NBA salary for the 2020-21 season is $3.83 million, rising to $4.02 million in 2022. Adjusted for 19[…]

“You can’t teach height” -  Red Auerbach We spent 2 months analysing 24,841 records of 4,504 NBA players during 69 NBA seasons in order to show how the game of basketball evolved through the evolution of players’ height. Special note to Kirk Goldsberry, whose book “Sprawlball” inspired the creation of this research. This article is a height spinoff of “Sprawlball”.     Key findings: The average NBA player is 6'6.3'' tall and has never been shorter over the past 39 season[…]

After an unpredictable 2019 World Cup in China, we decided to once again gather the opinions of top basketball journalists for the Olympic tournament in Tokyo. 83 basketball journalists and analysts answered the 11-question survey to predict medalists, over/underachievers, and best players of the men's Tokyo tournament. Key Findings Winner: USA (72.3%), Australia (10.8%), Spain (9.6%) Runner-up: Spain (34.9), Slovenia (20.5% ), Australia (19.3%) Best offence: USA (75.9%)[…]

After analysing the influence and continued growth of American players in the EuroLeague, we decided to look at the evolution of domestic players in the highest European basketball competition. We analysed 2,634 EuroLeague players over 21 seasons to see how domestic players’ overall numbers and contributions changed in recent years compared to early seasons. Key findings Domestic players’ time on the court over the last 3 EuroLeague seasons declined 36% compared to the f[…]

We analysed 2,581 players from 85 Euroleague teams from 2000-01 to 2019-20 season. The focus was on players from the USA, and their continued growth over the years. Summary: USA players dominate the Euroleague:  Share of Americans in the Euroleague grew by 119% since the 2000-01 season. Their minutes share in the league grew by 84%, and points share by 76% since the first EL season. Europeans are declining in the Euroleague, dropping by 27% since the 2000-01 season. Sinc[…]

"I always used slam-dunking as a tool for intimidation." - Dominique Wilkins The purpose of this page is to provide detailed stats about dunks in the NBA league. Feel free to use this information as long as you link to the original source.  The page stats are taken from RunRepeat's database of 169,734 dunks made in the NBA since the 2000-01 season. Navigation League trends Dunks in the NBA over time Player impact on team dunks Share of dunks in team points Distribution o[…]

172 games were played in the Orland bubble, 89 seeding, and 83 playoff games. We analysed the first 89 games of each of the past 5 seasons (corresponding with 89 bubble seeding games), along with 5 previous playoffs. We counted the total number of games NBA players missed due to injury during this period and compared the bubble with “outside”. Key findings NBA bubble turned out to be the safest on-court environment for the NBA players: Players in the bubble missed 28% fe[…]

"Basketball is like poetry in motion; cross the guy to the left, take him back to the right, he's fallin back, then just J right in his face. Then you look at him and say, "What?" " - Jesus Shuttlesworth, He Got Game (1998) As a truly global sport, basketball has spread its influence way above the sports sphere. The game has become a part of the music culture, fashion, and cinema, among others. We collected every single basketball movie in one place. If you are a fan of[…]

We decided to dive into statistics and create visual head-to-head comparisons of the World Cup quarterfinalists. Radar charts are created for easier H2H comparison of the opposing teams through offensive and defensive metrics. 1 Argentina - Serbia Argentina is still undefeated in the WC, while Serbia suffered its first loss (Spain). However, looking at the numbers, Serbia is a clear favourite in this game. Let's look at the charts:  ***All Units on the Charts are present[…]