In the intersecting fields of data mining (DM) and sports analytics, the impact of
socioeconomic, demographic, and injury-related factors on sports performance and …

This article considers an adjustment to the method of determining the order of draft picks in
the Australian Football League (AFL). Rather than pure reverse order based on the end-of …

To ensure uncertainty in match outcomes, professional sporting leagues have used various
competitive balance policies, including player salary caps, revenue sharing among teams …

The NBA installed the draft mechanism to fairly distribute young amateur players among its
franchises. As this policy hinges on appropriate talent evaluation skills of the respective …

Trading picks is a common transaction observed in sporting leagues that employ player
drafts. However, many current and revised draft formats employed by professional leagues …

This book cuts through the jargon and complicated formulae to focus on the key concepts in
sports economics, introducing the fundamentals in a concise and engaging way to give the …

The paper defines the practice of tanking in regard to sport organizations and differentiates
this approach from activities such as match fixing and team building. Thereafter, the ethical …

Every year, professional basketball franchises convene for an entry draft to select the next
generation of talent for their respective teams. This article describes an experiential exercise …

Purpose The NBA Draft policy pursues the goal to provide the weakest teams with the most
talented young players to close the gap to the superior competition. But it hinges on …

While previous research has found support for the existence of tanking in professional sport,
attitudinal complexities surrounding the phenomenon have yet to be investigated. This study …