Basketball analytics
Subject in Basketball
Basketball analytics has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons suggested Brown may be the biggest advanced-metrics outlier in NBA history given his on/off numbers.
“I think he might be one of the great advanced metrics outliers in the history of the league, if not number one”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 27:07
Simmons said his viewing of Brown's season outweighs the negative advanced metrics.
“And I can't accept the advanced metrics telling me otherwise because I watched the season”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 23:37
Simmons reported that among 85 players averaging 28 points with a 30 usage rate, Brown had the worst win shares.
“But it's interesting. Jalen's win shares were the worst out of all 85 guys”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 21:15
Joe HouseRinger podcaster and longtime friend of Bill Simmons, known for sports betting talk
House said he rejects framing Brown through efficiency metrics while still valuing analytics generally.
“I reject the framing. I don't reject analytics. I think they are great. They are super helpful”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 11:11
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe HouseThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 9, 2026 · 1 h 56 min
Bill Simmons and Joe House discuss the paused Kawhi Leonard trade, Jaylen Brown's poor advanced metrics, a possible Joel Embiid trade, and mailbag questions.