Ben Alamar
Former NBA analytics executive and author of Sports Analytics: A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers, noted for early analytics work with NBA teams and media organizations.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 1h 4min
NBA Analytics, Tanking, and the Future of Team Building
Ben Alamar, former NBA analytics executive and author, breaks down modern NBA trends and the reshaped incentives from lottery reform. He discusses radical alternatives to tanking, how teams build without top draft picks, and Dean Oliver’s legacy. Short takes also cover figure skating judging bias, Olympic event redundancy, the Lakers’ Pythagorean paradox, and historic athlete performance runs.
