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🏀 Basketball Recruitment Intelligence

[Melon Sports @melonsports]

NBL Australia. CEBL Canada. Underpriced talent. Different calendars from Europe.
The clubs paying attention now will have a head start.
MelonIQ now tracks both leagues.
#NBL #CEBL #EuropeanBasketball
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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

One number. Every stat that matters.
Game Score above 15 = strong starter.
Above 20 = elite.
We compute it for 10,000+ players across 38 leagues.
#Basketball #Analytics #Recruiting
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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

The G League isn't a reject bin.
It's hundreds of 23-26 year old professionals who competed for 450 NBA roster spots and came up just short.
Most European clubs ignore them entirely.
#GLeague #EuropeanBasketball #Recruiting
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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

The NBA drafts 60 players a year. NCAA D1 has 4,000+.
European clubs scouting NCAA now are ahead of a market about to get very crowded.
6,800+ college players on MelonIQ. Full advanced stats.
#NCAA #EuropeanBasketball #Recruitin

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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

Most European clubs scout by flying somewhere and watching 3 games. Total coverage: a fraction of one league. Total cost: thousands of euros. There is a better way. Read the article below for more👇
#BasketballAnalytics #EuropeanBasketball
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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

Twenty years ago, the best European wings posted up and scored in the mid-range. Today, clubs are competing to sign players who do two things: shoot threes and defend. The 3-and-D wing has changed basketball. #BasketballAnalytics #EuropeanBasketball

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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

A club signed one of the best scorers on the market. He spent the season standing in the corner. He wasn't a bad player. He was the wrong player. New post on why role fit predicts success. #BasketballAnalytics #EuropeanBasketball

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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

There's a player having one of the best seasons in European Basketball right now. Nobody is watching him. Not because he isn't good enough. Because the eye test only works for players you actually watch. #BasketballAnalytics #EuropeanBasketball

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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

Points per game is a lie. A player averaging 18 PPG on 48% TS% is hurting your team. A player averaging 14 PPG on 61% TS% is a weapon. New post explaining why True Shooting % is the most important metric in basketball recruitment. #BasketballAnalytics
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[Melon Sports @melonsports]

Most European clubs are still signing players based on agent calls and gut instinct. The ones gaining a competitive edge are doing something different. New post on data-driven recruitment in European basketball. #BasketballAnalytics #EuropeanBasketball
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