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The National Basketball Association (NBA) first tracked all games at the start of the 2013-14 NBA season. [1] Second Spectrum is the current Official Optical Tracking Provider of the NBA and began league-wide tracking in the 2017-18 NBA season, replacing STATS SportVU which previously held the league-wide contract. [2]
Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver . [ 1 ]
DPR (short for Defensive Player Rating) is a stat that shows the Defensive prowess of a player showing their in game ability and defensive impact to their team by using a per game formula that equates for the amount of time spent on the court and taking into account position competition pace and era as well as other factors. This is the formula:
Contrary to popular belief, there HAS been some defense played in the NBA this season (it's just been tougher). ... Fewer fouls are being called on each team (down from 19.4 per game to 17.5 post ...
The 22-year-old was one of just 10 players (minimum 1,000 minutes) to average at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists per game this season. He bumped his shooting and playmaking ...
The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two five-man lineups, a first and a second team.
A small forward under 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) might play the shooting guard position some of the time while a small forward taller than 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) might play power forward some of the time. In the NBA, small forwards usually range from 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) to 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).
Thompson has stuffed the stat sheet through his first 13 games, averaging 11.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks as a 6-foot-7 wing.