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NBA glossary

Basketball definitions in plain language. Each entry explains what the number measures, how to read it, and where its evidence stops. Open a definition for the formula, source boundary, evaluation notes, and implementation details.

Published definitions

Metrics used across the boards

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  • Metric · Impact

    UB Impact

    Provide a transparent, season-relative descriptive index from available box-score production.

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  • Metric · Impact

    Offensive Impact

    Publish the offensive component of the same role-relative, minute-shrunk descriptive index used by UB Impact.

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  • Metric · Impact

    Defensive Impact

    Publish the defensive component of the same role-relative, minute-shrunk descriptive index used by UB Impact.

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  • Metric · Hidden value

    DAWG

    Measure hidden disruption, advantage creation, and grit contributions in NBA play.

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  • Metric · Impact

    Value Added

    Convert the per-minute impact index into a season total, so that durability and role are priced in.

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  • Metric · Valuation

    Contract Surplus

    Say how much more, or less, a player is paid this season than the league pays players who produced what he produced last season, in dollars and with an honest range.

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Traditional box-score terms remain available in the stat reference on the NBA metrics pages. This glossary prioritizes measures that shape Beyond the Box rankings and analysis.