Observed arrival · 2026-09-26
The Marginal Player’s NBA value board and Trade Lab
An NBA analytics site estimates player value in wins above replacement, prices it against salary, and offers boards for contracts, drafts, and trades.
- For
- NBA fans comparing player contracts and trades
- Worth noticing
- It excludes rookie-scale deals from market comparisons because league rules set them, but still flags underwater max contracts.
Field notes
The methodology says a great season reads around 20 wins on this scale, versus 10 in public win statistics, and places replacement level at −1.77 RAPM. The site says its market comparisons cover negotiated contracts; rookie-scale and maximum deals are set by the league’s collective bargaining agreement, though underwater max deals still count as overvalued. Its displayed trade example includes picks from several future drafts, not just a player-for-player swap.
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