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Paper title
The Role of Analytics in Sports: Evidence from the NBA
Authors
Kirk Goldsberry and co-authors (conference working paper style)
Year
2010s (analytics era case study)
Main topic
Impact of analytics on NBA decision-making
Sport / context
NBA teams and front offices
Key idea in one line
Teams that lean into data reshape shot profiles, rotations, and roster building.
Level to read
Intermediate – some econ/metrics language but very digestible charts.
My take
Basically the origin story for why everyone takes threes and layups now. Reads like the before-and-after montage of the league’s glow‑up.

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