“Empty Tanks: The Hidden Cost of Star Absences on NBA Team Performance Revealed!”
In this instance, we found a strong positive correlation (r = 0.67) between a teamâs overall win percentage and the win percentage in games when itâs without at least two of its three best players. There was also a strong positive correlation (r = 0.71) between a teamâs overall win percentage and the win percentage in games when the opponent is playing without at least two of its three best players.
(Note: This correlation is telling us about teams’ relationships to each other, not the relationship between their overall record and starless/opponent starless records. So with the Team Starless category, we have a sturdy correlation between how good a teamâs overall record is and how well it performs without its stars, such as the 2024-25 Thunder performing so well without their top players.)
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