Nylon Calculus

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Nylon Calculus: Trae Young is more James Harden than Steph Curry

Nylon Calculus: How much draft capital do the Thunder, Rockets and Pelicans hold?

Nylon Calculus: KD, Kyrie and James Harden are a historic Big 3

Nylon Calculus: Who are the best NBA stat-stuffers at their dimensions?

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Nylon Calculus: How to build NBA lineups stronger than the weakest link

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Nylon Calculus: How does Mitchell Robinson block so many jumpers?

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Nylon Calculus: Where do catch-and-shoot 3s come from?

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NBA Draft 2020: Should we trust measurements from the virtual combine?

P.J. Tucker will play a lot of center for the Rockets in the playoffs. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: The NBA’s best low-reaching rebounders

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Nylon Calculus: Lakers and Nuggets powered by incredible shot-making

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Nylon Calculus: The NBA Draft class no one can agree on

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Nylon Calculus: How do we know if an NBA lineup will work?

Courtney Vandersloot, #22, Chicago Sky, (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Courtney Vandersloot is one of the best passers in WNBA history

Luka Doncic, (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Donovan Mitchell and Luka Doncic are offensive machines

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Nylon Calculus: Candace Parker is having a resurgent WNBA season

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Nylon Calculus: Deflection recovery rate as an element of luck

Danny Green, #14, Los Angeles Lakers, (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Spotting NBA market inefficiency

Napheesa Collier, #24, Minnesota Lynx defends , (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Napheesa Collier is the WNBA’s next two-way force

Luka Doncic, #77, Dallas Mavericks, (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Playoff seeding battles to watch in the NBA’s return

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Nylon Calculus: A brief history of LeBron James’ career assists

Andre Drummond, #3, Cleveland Cavaliers, (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Remember when Andre Drummond was a facilitator?

Anthony Edwards, #5, Georgia Bulldogs, (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Conjunction and disjunction bias in the NBA draft

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Nylon Calculus: Reactive teams in the NBA playoff bubble

Zion Williamson, #1, New Orleans Pelicans, Lonzo Ball, #2, New Orleans Pelicans, (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Zion Williamson and Lonzo Ball have special chemistry

Anthony Davis, #3, Los Angeles Lakers, (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: To crash the glass or get back on defense?

Austin Rivers, #25, Houston Rockets, (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: The rarest statistical combinations of NBA player traits

Russell Westbrook, #0, James Harden, #13, and Kevin Durant, #35, Oklahoma City Thunder, (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: How close was each team to an NBA title this decade?

Zion Williamson, #1, New Orleans Pelicans, (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus Rookie Review: What did the Pelicans see from Zion Williamson?