Diamond Rating is a metric which is invented by Kevin Broom who devised a simple general formula that works with any per-minute statistics. Formula subtracts the player’s rating per game from his rating per 40 minutes to figure out how much his per game stats undervalue his potential contributions. He then subtracts league average from the player’s per-40 minute rating and …

Effective Field Goal Percentage, aka eFG%, is a player or team evaluation metric that measures the effectiveness of 2-point shots and 3-point shots. In terms of FG% and eFG%, two players can be compared. Two players with the same FG% should not be evaluated as they have the same performance. When you bring eFG% on the table, you’ll find out …

Estimated Plus Minus (EPM) is a new kind of adjusted plus-minus metric created by Taylor Snarr. According to the creator, when compared to other ADVANCED metrics, EPM has the smallest error. I compared the latest NBA player metrics and wrote about it here! https://t.co/DQMGJ5V3WH More work to be done but I'm pleased with how EPM stacks up so far. Prediction …

Rules for DraftKings Classic Contests – 8 Players in your lineup whose salaries must not exceed $50K. – Players in your lineup must be from at least 2 teams – Players in your lineup must be from at least 2 separate games. – Players in your lineup must have these positions: PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G*, F**, and UTIL***. …

Rules for FanDuel Classic Contests – 9 Players in your lineup whose salaries must not exceed $60K. – Maximum 4 players from the same team are allowed to be in your lineups. – 9 Players in your lineup must have these positions: 2*PG + 2*SG, 2*SF, 2*PF + C. Fantasy Points (FPTS) Calculation + Points * (1) + Rebounds * …

Floor Impact Counter aka FIC is a metric that is supposed to to fix flaws at PER, and PIE. Invented by the guys at RealGM, FIC weights more to assists, shot creation and offensive rebounding. As the Floor Impact Counter has been based on box score data, it never became trustable in the NBA ecosystem. It heavily favored triple-double players …

Game Score is a player evaluation metric which can be considered John Hollinger‘s simple and linear version of the Player Efficiency Rating. Game Score does not make any adjustments like PER does for team pace. It simply adds and subtracts the box score statistics, according to the various weights Hollinger has chosen.

Individual Floor Percentage is a metric that indicates the ratio of a player’s scoring possessions by his total possessions. When a player ends his team’s possession, it would be a possession charged to him. This gives the player’s total possessions. When a player scored or assisted on a score, a scoring possession would be charged to him.

Individual Player Value (IPV) is a Plus/Minus model, created by Talking Practice blog. IPV employs a robust machine learning model by running the standard RAPM procedure and regressing that to the Bayesian prior. Individual Player Value incorporates boxscore, play-by-play, video tracking stats, and a variety of information such as player demographics. With standard regression techniques, you worry too much about …

LEBRON, the statistical metric, stands for “Luck -adjusted player Estimate using a Box prior Regularized ON-OFF”, which is developed by the guys over BBall-Index. Besides being an ON-OFF metric, LEBRON also includes box score elements for an impact score measured per 100 possessions. LEBRON uses weights from PIPM (Player Impact Plus-Minus) and luck adjusted RAPM. To distinguish itself from other …