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The Best NBA Players, According To RAPTOR https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 39 comments 11/5/2023 nba

According to 538's RAPTOR the best defensive player is Caruso, give my man the MVP! https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 10 comments 22/3/2023 nba

Lauri Markkanen has scored 20+ in 16 straight games. Over that span, he's averaging 29 / 10 on 51/44/90 splits https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 124 comments 24/1/2023 nba

Top 10 players in the NBA according to RAPTOR: 1) Nikola Jokic 2) Anthony Davis 3) Luka Doncic 4) Steph Curry 5) Joel Embiid 6) Paul George 7) Jose Alvarado 8) Donovan Mitchell 9) Ja Morant 10) Jrue Holiday https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 472 comments 12/12/2022 nba

Anthony Davis is currently having his best season as a Laker https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 42 comments 1/12/2022 nba

According to the 538 RAPTOR WAR, Tari Eason is the most impactful rookie to winning (+0.9). Desmond Bane is the most impactful early career player, between years 1-4 (+2.0). Nikola Jokic is the most impactful mid-career player, between years 5-9 (+3.5). Steph is the most impactful vet (+3.5) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 115 comments 14/11/2022 nba

19th pick Jake LaRavia leads all rookies in the 538 Total RAPTOR (Offense and Defense) index. LaRavia (Grizzlies), Andrew Nembhard (Pacers), Banchero (Magic), Tari Eason (Rockets), and Benedict Mathurin (Pacers) are the only 5 rookies who have played at least 100 minutes and have a positive score. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 21 comments 9/11/2022 nba

Tre Jones has the 3rd best defensive RAPTOR rating so far this season, whereas his brother Tyus Jones has the worst defensive RAPTOR rating in the league https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 13 comments 1/11/2022 nba

Derrick White vs. Klay Thompson? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 73 comments 3/6/2022 nba

Ja Morant averages against the Golden State Warriors in this series: 38.3/6.7/8.3 and 3 steals on 62.3%TS (51%FG and 43 from 3) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 135 comments 11/5/2022 nba

Sometimes advanced stats are weird... or broken ? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 21 comments 30/3/2022 nba

The Best NBA Players, According To RAPTOR. Nobody is even in Jokic's league. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 95 comments 29/3/2022 nba

All-stars, if chosen by fivethirtyeight’s Wins Above Replacement math. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 22 comments 27/1/2022 nba

Memphis Grizzlies Mid-Season Player Grades https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 27 comments 15/1/2022 nba

Genuine Question: Why isn't Fred VanVleet being talked about more? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 31 comments 11/1/2022 nba

Most Valuable NBA Players This Season According to FiveThirtyEight's RAPTOR WAR: (effort post) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 45 comments 20/12/2021 nba

According to the RAPTOR Metric, which ranks players based on two-way WAR impact, these are the top 12 players in the East and West and would deserve to play in an All-Impact All-Star Game. West starters (Curry, Murray, Bridges, Jokic, Gobert). East (Giannis, Collins, FVV, LaMelo, Caruso). (538) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 52 comments 4/12/2021 nba

Westbrook won the MVP in the 2016-17 season, ranking 9th in RAPTOR per 100 possessions. In 2017-18, he dropped to 15th. Then to 76th. Then to 175th. Then to 199th. This season... currently at 228th. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 121 comments 7/11/2021 nba

Of all the players who have played over 130 minutes this season, Andre Drummond leads the league in Defensive RAPTOR (+8.9) and is 2nd in the league in total RAPTOR (11.1) behind Jokic (13.0) https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 40 comments 6/11/2021 nba

[538] The Best NBA Players, According To RAPTOR; Updated as of 5/31/2021 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 37 comments 31/5/2021 nba

According to the 538 RAPTOR metric, the biggest All-Star snubs were Fred Van Vleet, Mike Conley, Jamal Murray, and Clint Capela. The softest All-Star inclusions were Ben Simmons, Vucevic, and Zion. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 117 comments 24/2/2021 nba

NBA All-Star Voting began today. If you use the 538 RAPTOR metric to pick your team, the Western starters would be (Conley, Doncic, Leonard, Davis, and Jokic) and the Eastern starters would be (Van Vleet, Beal, Durant, Collins, and Embiid). Van Vleet is ranked 10th in RAPTOR. Conley is #1. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 161 comments 28/1/2021 nba

Jokic is dominating 538’s RAPTOR metric this season https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ 124 comments 12/1/2021 nba