Atlas of Basketball: The Birth of Modern NBA in Maps and Diagrams

Every few years, a superstar emerges who turns everything we know about the NBA upside down. Whether it's scoring, combinations, or shots — players and tactical moves fundamentally change the perception of what greatness looks like on the basketball court. For a certain period, each such player becomes an Atlas for the NBA, bearing its weight on their shoulders while paving the way forward for the league. Over the past few decades, it has been these superstars who have created the modern NBA. In the book «Atlas of Basketball», Kirk Goldsberry explores how and why the NBA made a colossal leap in the 21st century. He traces the league's journey from Michael Jordan to Nikola Jokic, not overlooking the revolutionary changes brought by other stars: Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, and of course, LeBron James. Goldsberry played a crucial role in the statistical revolution of the NBA and created a vivid way to compare and assess players' contributions to the transformation of basketball without defining the best or worst among the greatest. «Atlas of Basketball» — a unique example of how analytics can be not dry, but bright and visual thanks to maps and diagrams.