SSAC14: Basketball Analytics

Increasingly, GMs and coaches are employing advanced metrics and statistical techniques for scouting, drafting, trades, free agent acquisition and in-game strategy. Basketball analytics, utilized both on and off-court, bring teams marginal gains that in aggregate translate to competitive advantages. This panel, featuring NBA front-office staff, coaches and analysts, will explore a variety of crucial topics in the field. Where have we seen the biggest impact of analytics in the last 12 months? What are the emerging statistical tools gaining momentum? How does management measure the success of these approaches? What has been the effect of having player-tracking cameras in every arena? And what are the expectations and emerging trends for basketball analytics in the future?