Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience is back with a brand new “Professional Series” hosted by Howard Beck. Howard (previously with Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, NY Times) is joined by ESPN writer Kevin Pelton. Kevin brings advanced experience in basketball analytics. Kevin brings advanced experience in basketball analytics, including past work with the Indiana Pacers and supersonics.com.

In this episode Howard and Kevin discuss:

• The new age of stats and analytics in basketball
• How to assess team offense and defense from a statistical analytics perspective?
• Dean Oliver’s 4 factors of offense and defense
• Scoring efficiency and how to judge high usage players?
• How to measure team success past a win-loss record?
• Advice for anyone looking to increase their knowledge about NBA data and analytics

Kevin Pelton joined ESPN as an NBA writer in 2013. He is a contributor to ESPN’s Hoop Collective podcast and the co-host of the Fabulous Peltoncast podcast. Previously, Pelton served as an author for BasketballProspectus.com since the site’s inception in 2007 through 2012. He also served as a statistical consultant to the Indiana Pacers from 2010-12. We are excited to have Kevin join the podcast and share his knowledge on the analytical side of basketball.