Which Teams Overpaid The Most In Free Agency?
The post Which Teams Overpaid The Most In Free Agency? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – MAY 26: Julius Randle #30 of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts against the … More Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on May 26, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Getty Images As much as we love to ordain players as hoopers or marvel at how “tuff” their game is, basketball is – and always has been – a game of numbers. Scoring efficiently matters. Valuing possessions matters. And in the offseason, spending money wisely matters. The best teams always get the most value for their dollar, and the worst ones tend to overspend on subpar production. Last season, the two best contracts belonged to the current defending-champions (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams). So, it is important to take stock of how well money is being spent across the league. That is way, in this two part mini-series, we are going to look at the best and worst contracts signed in free agency to this point (Monday, July 7). For this edition of the mini-series, we will be looking at the more curious finanical decisions of this offseason. Method For Assessing Player Value As a reminder, we are going to focus on a method inspired by Seth Partnow’s book, “The Midrange Theory.” In his book, the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks discusses a formula that teams use to estimate a player’s monetary value. In its essence, the formula involves multiplying how many points a player is “worth” by the amount a win “costs” in…
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – MAY 26: Julius Randle #30 of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts against the … More Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on May 26, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Getty Images As much as we love to ordain players as hoopers or marvel at how “tuff” their game is, basketball is – and always has been – a game of numbers. Scoring efficiently matters. Valuing possessions matters. And in the offseason, spending money wisely matters. The best teams always get the most value for their dollar, and the worst ones tend to overspend on subpar production. Last season, the two best contracts belonged to the current defending-champions (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams). So, it is important to take stock of how well money is being spent across the league. That is way, in this two part mini-series, we are going to look at the best and worst contracts signed in free agency to this point (Monday, July 7). For this edition of the mini-series, we will be looking at the more curious finanical decisions of this offseason. Method For Assessing Player Value As a reminder, we are going to focus on a method inspired by Seth Partnow’s book, “The Midrange Theory.” In his book, the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks discusses a formula that teams use to estimate a player’s monetary value. In its essence, the formula involves multiplying how many points a player is “worth” by the amount a win “costs” in…
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