1
Stephon Castle
SAS · G · 33.5 MPG
RisingCurrent +63Δ +4.7
Castle is rising because the role is stable and the trend is improving.
PLAYOFF PULSE
Advanced NBA Playoff Intelligence
A compact seeded command center for matchup stress, player waves, shot quality, lineups, and pressure signals.
Updated around 5:00 AM ET
Seeded playoff intelligence model
Daily cache adapter planned
Stats are for analysis and entertainment
Mobile intelligence feed
Default: All teams · daily cache plus modeled signals · rankings are not official NBA rankings
NYK
activeNew York Knicks
Seed 2 · 8-4
Net Rating
+5.8
↗ +12
Form #1 · Pressure #2
NBA Finals · Game 1 pending
NYK's form is climbing while pressure sits at #2.
SAS
activeSan Antonio Spurs
Seed 4 · 6-5
Net Rating
+2.8
↗ +1
Form #2 · Pressure #1
NBA Finals · Game 1 pending
SAS sits form #2; the profile is stable, not official.
Matchup watch rank
Next Games
#1 Knicks vs Spurs
Game 1NBA Finals · Game 1 pending · San Antonio Spurs
Game 1 watch: pace, turnovers, and shot quality matter more than one hot stretch.
#2 Knicks vs Spurs
Game 1NBA Finals · Game 1 pending · New York Knicks
Game 1 watch: pace, turnovers, and shot quality matter more than one hot stretch.
#3 Knicks vs Spurs
Game 1NBA Finals · Game 1 pending · New York Knicks
Game 1 watch: pace, turnovers, and shot quality matter more than one hot stretch.
Daily snapshot + modeled trend signal
Player Wave Board
Advanced player impact trends across the remaining playoff field.
Daily cached stats + model-derived trend signal
Current value and trend delta are separate; Playoff Impact Score is site-created, not official.
Current Impact Leaders
Wembanyama +90Brunson +86Anunoby +78
Current Drag Risks
Vassell Drag 31Towns Drag 38Castle Drag 41
Rising Impact
Last 52
Josh Hart
NYK · G/F · 32.6 MPG
RisingCurrent +73Δ +4.2
Hart's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
3
Victor Wembanyama
SAS · C · 32.8 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +90Δ +2.6
Wembanyama's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
4
OG Anunoby
NYK · F · 33.6 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +78Δ +2.0
Anunoby's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
5
Jalen Brunson
NYK · G · 36.2 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +86Δ +1.4
Brunson's creation load is high without a major efficiency drop.
Falling Trend
Last 51
Devin Vassell
SAS · G/F · 33.9 MPG
Drag riskCurrent +54Δ -8.3
Vassell's shot efficiency is dragging down the current profile.
2
Mikal Bridges
NYK · G/F · 31.5 MPG
CoolingCurrent +64Δ -6.7
Bridges's current value is usable, but the trend is moving the wrong way.
3
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK · C/F · 30.5 MPG
High impact, coolingCurrent +76Δ -5.1
Towns still drives value, but the selected trend is starting to cool.
Repaired site-created player signals
Created Stat Leaders
Who is carrying offensive responsibility? High score means a larger current role built from minutes, scoring volume, playmaking, and usage responsibility. Not official.
#1 Jalen Brunson
NYK · G · sample cleared
Brunson ranks high because NYK leans on 36.2 minutes, scoring, and playmaking load; usage is the modeled piece.
#2 Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK · C/F · sample cleared
Towns's creation score is driven by ESPN-derived scoring volume (61.1 per 75) in real minutes, with usage modeled.
#3 De’Aaron Fox
SAS · G · sample cleared
Fox's score blends ESPN-derived minutes and scoring with modeled usage responsibility.
#4 Stephon Castle
SAS · G · sample cleared
Castle's score blends ESPN-derived minutes and scoring with modeled usage responsibility.
#5 OG Anunoby
NYK · F · sample cleared
Anunoby's creation score is driven by ESPN-derived scoring volume (61.8 per 75) in real minutes, with usage modeled.
Site-created scores from daily cached ESPN inputs; not official
Ranked by recent net rating
Team Form
Active series radar
Matchup Stress Test
Ranked by shot quality signal
Shot Profile Battle
Ranked by creation burden / usage load
Star Burden Meter
Burden is model-derived from daily cached box-score inputs; not official.
#1 Jalen BrunsonNYK · 32.6% usage
89/100: NYK is leaning on Brunson's minutes and creation more than any tracked offense. Creation 94 · Workload 92.
#2 Victor WembanyamaSAS · 23.6% usage
66/100: Wembanyama's burden comes from steady usage plus a large share of creation. Creation 76 · Workload 58.
Highest pressure, not best team
Pressure Index
Site-created; not official.
No overlap between hot signals and drag risks
Hot / Cold Players
Hot players
#1 Jalen Brunson
NYK · sample cleared
Brunson's impact score is holding up with a stable role.
PTS/75
56
TS
57.8%
On/Off
+8.3
#2 Victor Wembanyama
SAS · sample cleared
Wembanyama is hot because efficient scoring is matching positive minutes.
PTS/75
53.3
TS
62.4%
On/Off
+10.5
#3 Josh Hart
NYK · sample cleared
Hart is trending up through role stability and useful shot output.
PTS/75
25
TS
52%
On/Off
+5.8
#4 Devin Vassell
SAS · sample cleared
Vassell is trending up through role stability and useful shot output.
PTS/75
28.2
TS
53.5%
On/Off
+4.9
Drag Risk / Cooling
No major drag risks in the current snapshot.
Unavailable in daily cache
Lineup Radar
Lineup/on-off data is not available from the current ESPN public sports APIs daily cache yet. Stale seeded lineups are hidden in daily cached mode instead of shown as current players.
Daily snapshot model
Data trust
Rankings are model-derived from the morning cache plus seeded fallback fields. They are not official NBA rankings, not real-time data, and not affiliated with the NBA or any NBA team.