NBA Teams That Have Analytics Departments

Analytics at the NBA Headquarters

Evan Wasch (Senior VP of Basketball Strategy & Analytics),
Hao Meng (Director of Basketball Strategy),
Jason Cheung (Team Strategy & Analytics Manager),
Arup Sen (Game Integrity & Referee Analytics),
Samantha Garofalo (Data Scientist),
Patrick Harrel (Basketball Strategy Senior Analyst),
Maksim Horowitz (Basketball Strategy Senior Analyst)

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Professionals Working at the NBA Franchises

The list below includes NBA basketball analytics professionals who are assigned to various analytics jobs inside the franchises.

When using analytics, each team might put different emphasis on;

Player development & roster construction,
Game-planning (including in-game decision making),
Physical training including injury avoiding methods such as usage of sleep monitors and wearable data-collecting devices to track fatigue level.

Atlanta Hawks:
Dwight Lutz (Director of Basketball Strategy & Analytics)

Boston Celtics:
Mike Zarren (Assistant General Manager & Team Counsel),
Dave Lewin (Director of Scouting),
David Sparks (Director of Basketball Analytics),
Drew Cannon (Basketball Operations Analyst)

Brooklyn Nets:
Glenn DuPaul (Director of Basketball Analytics),
Logan MacPhail, (Director of Coaching Analytics),
Rami Antoun (Basketball Analyst)

Charlotte Hornets:
Scott Bullock (Director of Basketball Information Systems),
David Kaplan (Manager of Basketball Analytics)

Chicago Bulls:
Miles Abbett (Basketball Analytics Coordinator),
Steve Weinman (Basketball Operations and Analytics Manager)

Cleveland Cavaliers:
Jon Nichols (Director of Analytics),
Michael Hartman (Basketball Analytics)

Dallas Mavericks:
James Brocato (Director of Basketball Analytics),
Chris Newell (Basketball Analytics & Strategy),
Mondrick Jones (Player Analytics Manager)

Denver Nuggets:
Tommy Balcetis (Director of Basketball Strategy & Analytics),
Layne Vashro (Senior Analyst)

Detroit Pistons:
Sachin Gupta (Assistant General Manager),
Jorge Costa (Director of Research and Technology),
Samuel Gelfand (Director of Coaching Analytics),
Zach Bradshow (Basketball Analytics Manager),
Aaron Blackshear (Analytics Systems Coordinator)

Golden State Warriors:
Pabail Sidhu (Director of Basketball Analytics and Innovation)

Houston Rockets:
Daryl Morey (General Manager),
Winston Lin (Director, Strategy & Analytics),
Eli Witus (Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations),
Monte McNair (Vice President of Basketball Operations),
Fan-Hal Koung (Director of Basketball Analytics),
Sergio Santamaria (Lead, Department of Statistics & Analytics),
Jason Roman (Basketball Operations Analyst)

Indiana Pacers:
Spencer Anderson (Basketball Analytics Director),
Ryan Renteria (Basketball Analytics Coordinator)

Los Angeles Clippers:
Jud Winton (Director of Research and Analytics),
Gregory Peim (Manager of Strategic Planning),
Rishabh Desai (Basketball Operations Manager)

Los Angeles Lakers:
Philip Chang (Basketball Analytics Manager)

Memphis Grizzlies:
John Hollinger (Vice President of Basketball Operations),
Daniel Marcus (Director of Basketball Analytics)

Miami Heat:
Shane Battier (Director of Basketball Development and Analytics),
Zac Robertson (Basketball Analytics Manager),
Bob Chaikin (Basketball Analyst)

Milwaukee Bucks:
Seth Partnow (Analytics Consultant),
Faizan Subhani (Basketball Analytics Manager),
Mason Yahr (Data Analyst),
Ashley Brio (Data Analyst),

Minnesota Timberwolves:
Matt Bollero (Manager of Basketball Analytics),
Dwight Lutz (Basketball Operations Analyst),
Nick Restifo (Basketball Operations Analyst)

New Orleans Pelicans:
Shane Kupperman (Director of Basketball Operations),
Dan Purcell (Basketball Operations Manager),
Somak Sarkar (Basketball Operations Analyst)

New York Knicks:
Michael Arcieri (Director of Basketball Strategy),
Mike Smith (Director of Analytics and Pro Scout),
Richard Dry (Director of Sports Technology)

Oklahoma City:
Jesse Gould (Director of Basketball Research & Analysis),
Wynn Sullivan (Basketball Data Analyst),
Ryan Shea (Basketball Data Analyst),
Thomas Perry (Data Scientist)

Orlando Magic:
Jay Riola (Vice President of Strategy),
David Bencs (Basketball Analytics Manager),
Justin Jacobs (Senior Basketball Researcher),
Matthew Devita (Basketball Data Analyst),
Ryan Chen (Basketball Operations Analyst),
Anna Zhao (Basketball Operations Analyst)

Philadelphia 76ers:
Dr. Lance Pearson (Coordinator of Coaching Analytics),
Alex Rucker (Vice President – Analytics and Strategy),
Sergi Oliva (Director of Basketball Analytics & Innovation),
Alex Franks (Senior Researcher),
Alex D’Amour (Senior Researcher),
Andy Miller (Senior Researcher),
Grant Fiddyment (Data Scientist),
Michael Lai (Data Scientist),
Ivana Seric (Data Scientist),
Tica Lin (UX Designer)

Phoenix Suns:
Jake Loos (Director of Basketball Analytics & Technology),
Anthony So (Basketball Analytics Manager),
Ryan Resch (Basketball Operations Analyst)

Portland Trail Blazers:
Zach Williams (Director of Basketball Analytics),

Sacramento Kings:
Luke Bornn (Vice President of Strategy and Analytics),
Tom Duncan (Senior Analytics Manager),
Christopher Pickard (Basketball Analyst),
Nathan Sandholtz (Basketball Analyst),
Matthew van Bommel (Basketball Operation Analyst)

San Antonio Spurs:
Gabe Farkas (Director of Basketball Analytics),
Kirk Goldsberry (Vice President of Strategic Research),
Joshua Fink (Basketball Operations Data Scientist)

Toronto Raptors:
Keith Boyarsky (Director of Analytics),
Eric Khoury (Manager of Analytics),
Brittni Donaldson (Data Analyst)

Utah Jazz:
Cory Jez (Coordinator of Basketball Analytics),

Washington Wizards:
Gregory Kershaw (Basketball Operations Coordinator)

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Last updated: August 16, 2018.

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