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NBA Draft Model FAQs
Written by Max Savin
Overview
Tiers
EPM Projections
Comps & Skills
Data
Logistics
Overview
Tiers
EPM Projections
Comps & Skills
Data
Logistics
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Overview
What am I looking at?
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What are your actual rankings?
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What are the Y1 through Y5 basketballs?
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Tiers
What are the tiers?
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How do you predict prospect tiers?
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How accurate are your tier projections?
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What are the limitations or weaknesses of your tiers model?
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EPM Projections
What even is EPM?
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How do you predict EPM?
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How accurate are your EPM projections?
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What are the limitations or weaknesses of your EPM model?
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Comps & Skills
How do you compute the player-comps (similarity scores)?
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How do you produce the skills graphs?
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Data
What data are you using?
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Are there any prospects you can't project?
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How do you account for differences across leagues (ex. NCAA vs International)?
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How do you account for age disparities?
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How do you determine a prospect's position/role?
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What kind of predictors do you use for your models?
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Logistics
Why are you so high/low on _______ prospect?
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Do you watch tape/film?
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Which programming language did you use?
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Why does your board look so nice visually?
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Who helped you do this? (acknowledgements)
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Who is Max Savin and how can I contact him?
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