02.29.2016
ANALYTICS OF THE NBA BODY IF THE MATRIX TAUGHT US ANYTHING, IT’S THIS: Our universe is binary. Believe all you want that matter is solid and reality is real. But until you appreciate that literally everything can be converted to 0s and 1s, rendered in simulations and wrung through algorithms, you’re failing to grasp the potential of our datadriven world. • Rest assured, this is not a thing the NBA has failed to grasp. The league has brought the metric revolution to the human molecular level, remaking the bodies of its players through analytics. Now, in partnership with TrueHoop, we reveal the depths of this revolution, from Kawhi Leonard’s biometrically engineered rise and the radical rebuild of Steph Curry’s ankles to the science behind big man longevity and the daily medical miracle that is Kobe Bryant. • Someday the robots will revolt. And then all bets are off. But for now, sit back and appreciate today’s NBA: the synchronous ballet of man, metrics and machine.
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