Seth Partnow was formerly the Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, and he now writes for The Athletic and is the Director of Basketball for the data company StatsBomb. Last November he released a book titled: The Midrange Theory, Basketball’s Evolution in the Age of Analytics. In this conversation, Seth talks about…

• His book The Midrange Theory, Basketball’s Evolution in the Age of Analytics

• The first two games of the 2022 NBA Finals

• How he watches games and looks at data afterwards

• The state of NBA analytics in general

• His path from law school to the NBA

• Advice for anyone interested in basketball analytics

• His Luc Longley story

Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Seth.

Show Links

• Follow Seth on Twitter: @SethPartnow.

• To read Seth’s writing on The Athletic, click here.

• To buy Seth’s book The Midrange Theory, click here.

• To buy Thinking Basketball, click here.

• To buy Basketball on Paper, click here.

• To check out Cleaning the Glass, click here.

• To catch up on Kevin Pelton’s writing, follow him on Twitter: @kpelton.

• For more information on Seth’s favorite Milwaukee spot The Vanguard, click here.

• Follow @TruMediaSports on Twitter.

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