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Featured method note · Player Evaluation
What does ‘best right now’ mean?
A current-quality estimate needs more than a single box-score season.
UB Value turns observed per-minute impact into a season-level value score by accounting for playing-time exposure. It deliberately stops short of predicting what a player will do next.
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How should a ranking separate per-minute impact from the season value created through playing time?
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Nominal dollars hide how a contract sits inside the NBA economy of its season.
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