Fivethirtyeight, a political, economic and sports website owned by ESPN, unveiled a new NBA projections system last season. The backbone of the model is an "algorithm that uses the career arcs of similar historical players to predict today's stars, journeymen and scrubs."
The model came within 1 win of their WAR predictions -- Wins Above Replacement -- for 55% of the players in the league. However, it whiffed badly on Anthony Davis, missing his projection by such a wide margin that was only exceeded by the career years of Stephen Curry and Kyle Lowry.