On NBA Stats dashboard, there are 10 different types of plays listed under “playtype.” In other words, there are 10 different categories, one of which every single NBA possession must fit into. The categorization is as follows: transition, pick-and-roll (ball handler), pick-and-roll (roll man), post up, spot up, handoff, cut, off screen, putbacks, miscellaneous.
Can you guess which one of these play types has the best efficiency among the average NBA team? Which play – put more simply – gives a team the best chance of scoring the highest number of points on any given possession?