The nba data used to be much more interesting when you could retrieve the SportVU [1] data. With that data, you could do all sorts of interesting data analysis,

The nba data used to be much more interesting when you could retrieve the SportVU [1] data. With that data, you could do all sorts of interesting data analysis, like player vs player match ups, team tactics, changes in fatigue, etc. The possibilities were endless. But, now that data is only available via expensive subscription which isn’t worth it for hobby purposes. Data from previous seasons is still available. Check it out if you’re into that sort of thing. [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportVU https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportVU