Nylon Calculus

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 19: LaMarcus Aldridge

Nylon Calculus: Warriors-Spurs win probabilities, style, matchups and more

Nylon Calculus: Evaluating preseason win predictions

Nylon Calculus: Presenting the 2017-18 NBA Anti-Awards

Nylon Calculus: AAU basketball state of the union

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 19: Rudy Gobert

Nylon Calculus: Looking for an NBA Defensive Player of the Year

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 1: Kevin Love

Nylon Calculus Week 24 in Review: LeBron’s defense, 76ers, and Raptors playoff rotation

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY - JANUARY 07: Shake Milton

Nylon Calculus: College basketball historical plus-minus data

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 26: Trey Burke

Nylon Calculus: Trey Burke is finally making jumpers

MILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 25: Pau Gasol

Nylon Calculus Week 23 in Review: Spurs, Raptors, and reader questions

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 16: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up prior to the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 16, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: The evolution of Stephen Curry

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 15: Joel Embiid

Nylon Calculus: Joel Embiid has your sample size right here

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: George Hill

Nylon Calculus Week 22 in Review: George Hill, Joel Embiid’s free throws, and other questions

MILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 07: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets handles the ball during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center on March 7, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: The continuing evolution of NBA shot selection

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 15: Ben Simmons

Nylon Calculus: Ben Simmons is one of the NBA’s most versatile defenders

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 13: Damian Lillard

Nylon Calculus Week 21 in Review: Lillard, JaVale McGee, and reader questions

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 4: Serge Ibaka

Nylon Calculus: Offensive style changes for the 2017-18 season

HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 14: DeMar DeRozan

Nylon Calculus Week 20 in Review: Raptors, Boban, and NBA questions

CLEVELAND, OH - MARCH 1: LeBron James

Nylon Calculus: Who is the best LeBron-stopper in the NBA?

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Raymond Felton

Nylon Calculus: Going to great lengths — height and defensive matchups

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 6: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics has a few words to say to DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Toronto Raptors in an NBA game at the Air Canada Centre on February 6, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Raptors defeated Celtics 111-91. NOTE TO USER: user expressly acknowledges and agrees by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Licence Agreement. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus Week 19 in Review: Sloan Conference!

Credit: Julia Zhogina

Nylon Calculus: 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Recap, Day 2

The Shadow Dexterous robotic hand, manufactured by The Shadow Robot Company, touches the keyboard of an Apple Inc. MacBook Pro computer during a demonstration of its agility in an arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The hand with ultra-sensitive touch sensors on the fingertips, including the thumb and even the flex of the palm for the little finger, provides unique capabilities for problems that require the closest approximation of the human hand currently possible. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nylon Calculus: 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Recap, Day 1

HOUSTON, TX - June 1: Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey is interviewed as the Rockets announce D'Antoni as their new head coach on June 1, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Previewing the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Devin Booker

Nylon Calculus: A look at player consistency

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell

Nylon Calculus Week 18 in Review: All-Star Weekend 2018

MILWAUKEE, WI - JANUARY 12: Klay Thompson

Nylon Calculus: Simulating the 2018 3-point contest

SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 02: George Hill

Nylon Calculus: Diminishing returns on the step back jumper

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 4: Demarre Carroll

Nylon Calculus: Exploring the Bucks’ defensive improvement