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nba-draft-2015

NBA Draft 2015

This folder contains data behind the story Projecting The Top 50 Players In The 2015 NBA Draft Class.

historical_projections.csv contains historical results of the NBA draft projection model, 2001-2015.

HeaderDefinition
PlayerPlayer name
PositionThe player's position going into the draft
IDThe player's identification code
Draft YearThe year the player was eligible for the NBA draft
Projected SPMThe model's projected statistical plus/minus over years 2-5 of the player's NBA career
SuperstarProbability of becoming a superstar player (1 per draft, SPM >= +3.3)
StarterProbability of becoming a starting-caliber player (10 per draft, SPM >= +0.5)
Role PlayerProbability of becoming a role player (25 per draft, SPM >= -1.4)
BustProbability of becoming a bust (everyone else, SPM < -1.4)

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