Assessing value on the Orlando Magic roster: Introduction and Role Players

Andrew Nicholson, Blake Griffin, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles ClippersFinding out how to predict and assess value is the Holy Grail of NBA analytics. As the Magic begin their season, we take a deep look at one measure of value

It is the great holy grail in basketball analysis: How do you translate statistical value into a monetary figure? Can you predict what a player should be paid?

That would help solve a lot of the calculus of knowing when to let go of and keep players. How much to pay them and how much not to pay them. A lot of teams would love to know exactly how much to pay a player.

Really assessing value comes down to comparing players and figuring out whose productions is worth more or…