Sneak Peek at ESPN’s Enhanced Basketball Power Index (BPI) Stats You’ll See During Saturday Primetime on ABC

ESPN’s elite team of data scientists who make up the network’s Stats and Information Group (SIG) recently launched an enhanced version of the Basketball Power Index – taking it to the next level.  
 
“Our Analytics Team took what was already a successful suite of metrics and rebuilt it on a foundation based on individual players,” said Allison Loucks, Director, SIG. “The ability to generate projections after moving players in and out of the lineup or to another roster not only makes our projections more accurate, but opens up a wealth of storytelling possibilities. 
 
“The NBA, more than any other league, is player driven and when someone like James Harden gets traded, we’re now able, with the new BPI, to quantify the impact of that trade to the [Brooklyn] Nets’ chances to win the title,” she said. “We can do some fun things with hypothetical trades and player movement as well, which should lend itself nicely to the upcoming trade deadline. Also, we’ve incorporated odds to allow for storytelling in the betting space – chance-to-cover and go-over/under-the-total is now part of BPI for each game too.”