nba-draymond

This folder contains the data behind the story A Better Way To Evaluate NBA Defense.

draymond.csv contains the DRAYMOND ratings (Defensive Rating Accounting for Yielding Minimal Openness by Nearest Defender) for every player since the 2013-14 season.

Column	Description
season	The second year of the season; for example, 2018-2019 season would be listed as 2019
player	Name of the player
posessions	Number of possessions a player played during the season
DRAYMOND	Defensive Rating Accounting for Yielding Minimal Openness by Nearest Defender