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CourtsideIQ Player Intelligence

The NBA, decoded by role.

One basketball job for every player. Five proprietary lenses for impact, efficiency, possession value, finishing, and contract value.

REI VSE PIV PFE CVR
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23 player roles 5 scoring lenses 30 team contexts
REI--Role-relative impact score
Featured Profile
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PFE--Finishing efficiency
PIV--Possession impact
VSE--Scoring efficiency
Smart CVR--100 = fair contract value

Interactive Role Map

Where every role lives.

Explore players by offensive impact, defensive impact, role, and REI strength.

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What CourtsideIQ does

Role first. Box score second.

01

Classify the job

Every player gets one role first: creator, spacer, stopper, anchor, finisher, connector, or developmental profile.

02

Grade the right stats

Each role has its own inputs and weights, so a floor spacer is not judged like a primary creator.

03

Show the value

REI, VSE, PIV, PFE, and CVR explain who creates impact, who scores efficiently, and who outplays the contract.

Players Indexed582

All current NBA players

REI Roles20

One role per player

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All qualified players

Rankings

Leaderboards with context

PFE Leaders Formula

    Smart CVR Report

      PIV Leaders Formula

        VSE Leaders Formula

          Featured Insights

          Stories inside the numbers

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          CourtsideIQ

          Building stories from live player data.

          Metric System

          Five lenses. One profile.

          REI

          Role Efficiency Index

          The main score. It grades a player against the expectations of his assigned role and shows the role-specific inputs on player pages.

          VSE

          Volume Scoring Efficiency

          Shows scoring value by balancing points, usage, true shooting, and role context, then translates that into a scorer tier.

          CVR

          Contract Value Rating

          100 means fair value. Higher means the player is outperforming his salary slot after contract noise is controlled.

          PIV

          Possession Impact Value

          Captures how much a player helps a possession through scoring, passing, and turnover control.

          PFE

          Player Finishing Efficiency

          Measures how well a player finishes plays through scoring efficiency and clean decisions, not total scoring reputation.

          DEF

          Defensive Context

          Defensive stats like DRtg and DFG% are inverted because lower is better, and missing inputs are flagged.

          REI Roles

          23 roles to grade impact

          Primary Creator Secondary Creator Floor General Point Forward Defensive Anchor Two-Way Threat 3&D Specialist Off-Ball Scorer Stretch Big Lob Threat Switchable Defender Floor Spacer Microwave Scorer Glue Guy Versatile Defender Perimeter Stopper Developmental Prospect Score-First Guard Rebounding Big Connector Wing Slasher Movement Shooter Isolation Scorer
          Latest Report

          Why role context changes the conversation

          One player. One role. Five scores.

          RolesTwenty-three archetypes define how players are evaluated

          MetricsREI, VSE, PIV, PFE, and CVR explain different kinds of impact

          RanksLeaderboards show players who are strongest inside their role

          CourtsideIQ+

          Go beyond the leaderboard.

          Unlock scouting reports, role projections, team fit analysis, contract projections, and trade targets.

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