How an NBA team flexed its analytics muscles – and won

Two years ago, Brad Pitt starred in Moneyball, an Academy Award-nominated story about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane bringing the power of advanced analytics to the sport. Beane wasn’t the first to use statistical analytics to build a successful team and keep its payroll in check. Baseball and political [...]

How an NBA team flexed its analytics muscles – and won was published on SAS Voices by Scott Batchelor