The Courtside View is a data-first NBA analytics platform. We build visual tools, editorial stories, and proprietary metrics for fans who want more than the box score — people who understand that points per game is only the beginning of the conversation.
Everything on this site is built around one central question: who is actually the best player on the floor, and how do we know? Our answer is the Courtside Rating — a composite metric built from ten underlying data inputs sourced directly from the NBA Stats API.
CR is our proprietary player impact metric. It combines offensive and defensive RAPM, box score efficiency metrics, shot quality indicators, and creation statistics into a single 0–100 score. The methodology is documented in full on the Methodology page. Component weights are proprietary. All underlying data is publicly available from the NBA.
All player and team data is sourced from the NBA Stats API via the swar/nba_api Python library. This is the same data that powers NBA.com. We pull, clean, and process it through our own pipeline, storing it in a PostgreSQL database and serving it through a Supabase backend. Nothing on this site is scraped, estimated, or fabricated.
We are not a betting platform. We do not publish odds, picks, or gambling recommendations. Fantasy tools on this site are analytical aids, not financial advice. All content is for informational and entertainment purposes only.
The Courtside View is an independent publication. Built and run by a single founder with a background in data and a deep interest in basketball analytics. No outside funding, no advertising, no editorial compromise.
We read everything. Reach us at hello@thecourtsideview.com