…and the best 5-man lineup in the NBA so far this season goes to… Charlotte
Bridges • LaMelo • Diabaté • B. Miller • Knueppel
+30.4 (193 mins)
140.2 ORTG / 109.7 DRTG
Who saw this coming?
Full leaderboard + filters here:
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The dust hasn’t even settled on free agency, but we’re already looking ahead.
See how your squad looks right now—or mess around with trades, signings, and more:
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Ladies and Gentleman...
The Milwaukee Bucks
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Refresh the page throughout the night for instant analysis on every pick.
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🏀 As we wrap up the 2025 NBA season, here's how this year's teams stack up in NBA history!
OKC finishes as the 6th best team of ALL TIME, while the Pacers finish as the 3rd best in franchise history (behind the '98 & '94 squads)
All 1,605 NBA Teams ranked ⬇️
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🚨 2025 NBA DRAFT RANKINGS DROPPED 🚨
✅ Player Comps based solely on data
✅ Top Prospects since 2010
✅ Historical draft class comparisons
✅ Player development projections
Check it out ⬇️
Jokic in the playoffs:
• 8th in points per game
• 2nd in rebounds per game
• 4th in assists per game
• 2nd in steals per game
The kicker? He's doing this against the Thunder and Clippers — #1 and #3 ranked defenses in the NBA.
STUD!
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The Top 10 Playoff Performers relative to their regular season performance
*DIFF = playoff game score average vs regular season game score average
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Want to run your own player comparisons like this? Check out craftednba.com/similarity to explore statistical similarities between players across NBA history. Perfect tool for identifying development paths and hidden player comps. Jarace Walker's PJ Washington connection is just the start! #NBAStats
Breaking down Jarace Walker's CraftedNBA report:
Two-way potential jumps off the page with 88th percentile STL and 70th BLK%. Shooting and passing both 80th+. Two of the 5 most similar players in history are PJ Washington at ages 21-22, which just feels right.
Awesome to see @MichaelVPina highlighting our Basketball IQ metric in @ringer! Especially appreciate you including the detail about Jokic 'breaking the scale'
Do read the full article, and check out our Basketball IQ stat here -> craftednba.com/player-trait...
Nuggets: 45% (⬆️ 6%)
Rockets: 30% (⬇️ 16%)
Lakers: 29% (⬇️ 15%)
Bucks: 26% (⬇️ 10%)
Pistons: 13% (⬇️ 7%)
Magic: 5.3% (⬇️ 3%)
Grizzlies: 4.6% (➡️ Flat)
Heat: 3% (⬇️ 1%)
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NBA First Round Series Odds & Shifts (Post-Game 1s)
Cavs: 97% (⬆️ 1%)
Celtics: 95% (⬆️ 3%)
Thunder: 95% (➡️ Flat)
Knicks: 87% (⬆️ 7%)
Pacers: 74% (⬆️ 10%)
Timberwolves: 71% (⬆️ 15%)
Warriors: 70% (⬆️ 16%)
Clippers: 55% (⬇️ 6%)
Lakers' Game 1 home loss reduced their series win probability from 44% to 29%. A significant shift in the numbers as they look to adjust for Game 2.
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NBA Championship Odds with an outer space theme, because why the heck not!
The bigger the rings the greater the odds.
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Playoff Projections
10,000 simulations based on projected playoff depth charts for each team. Updates Daily.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have the 4th-best title odds at 2.6%, per our model.
Only the Cavs, Celtics, and Thunder rank higher—and together, they hold a combined 90.8% chance of winning it all. 📊
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On the flip side, guys like Jalen Suggs (45%), Deni Avdija (46%), and Jordan Poole (48%) are near the bottom.
Probably means:
– They’re not setting up a ton of layups or dunks
– Their teammates aren't knocking down shots — especially from deep
NBA logs "potential assists" — any pass that leads to a shot within 1 dribble.
If you divide assists by potential assists, you get the % of those passes that turn into made shots.
Mike Conley leads this list:
📈 66% of the time he finds a guy, they score.
We now have live playoff and seeding probabilities on the site. How likely is your team to make the playoffs, make the finals, or win the championship?
Updating several times each day and based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season/playoffs.
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According to our Season Finder app, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's current season shows similarities to some impressive company: several Michael Jordan seasons, along with campaigns from Butler, Mitchell, Wade, and Kobe.
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Building an NBA spread model 🏀
Started tracking performance on March 13. Model is 20-11 vs Vegas (64.5%).
Still in development, just sharing the journey.
Workin' on a little sumthin sumthin 👀
Created a real-time NBA forecast engine that simulates every possible season outcome. Here's a sneak peek at the Warriors' outlook + full standings...
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Twins. Biological and basketball. #NBA
Most used My 5 players over the last 10 days 📈
Any surprises?
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Who's trending in My Five? 📈
• Powell (+3440%)
• Ware (+1700%)
• Collier (+1400%)
• Quickley (+500%)
• Carter Jr (+400%)
Full top 10 trending players ⬇️
Amen Thompson's statistical twins: 15 most similar seasons since 1978 (age 21-23).
Projection model based on these comps suggests All-Star upside (3.6 peak), with defense being his strongest attribute. Floor/ceiling spread is fascinating here 📈
Run your own queries ->
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2024 All-Stars based on Crafted +- Wins Above Replacement:
Numbers only. No narrative. No fan votes. 📊
All CraftedNBA Awards can be seen here ->
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Paolo vs. Franz—who's been more impactful? 📊
The Magic's Offensive Rating tells an interesting story:
• Paolo on, Franz off: 108.2
• Franz on, Paolo off: 114.3
Franz continues to be an analytics darling, while Paolo's advanced metrics paint a different picture than his box scores.
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