Kevin Pelton joined ESPN as an NBA writer in 2013. He is the co-host of the Fabulous Peltoncast podcast talking Seattle sports and more with his brother Tristan Carosino as well as a contributor to ESPN's Hoop Collective podcast.

Previously, Pelton served as an author for BasketballProspectus.com since the site's inception in 2007 through 2012. Along with Bradford Doolittle, he co-authored four editions of the popular Pro Basketball Prospectus annuals. Pelton's NBA commentary also appeared on Hoopsworld.com, 82games.com, SI.com and in the Wall Street Journal. Pelton co-authored the paper "A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics" with Justin Kubatko, Dean Oliver and Dan T. Rosenbaum and contributed to the College Basketball Prospectus series. He also served as a statistical consultant to the Indiana Pacers from 2010-12.

Pelton covered the WNBA's Seattle Storm for the team's official site, StormBasketball.com, from 2003-12. He spent four seasons as the beat writer for Supersonics.com. Prior to joining the Sonics & Storm, he founded the fan site SonicsCentral.com.

links/archives

ESPN archive (2009-11, 2013-present)
The Fabulous Peltoncast (2012-13, 2016-present)
BasketballProspectus.com | Archive (2007-12)
Pro Basketball Prospectus 2009-10: Excerpts | Purchase on Amazon.com
Pro Basketball Prospectus 2010-11: Excerpts | Purchase on Amazon.com
Pro Basketball Prospectus 2011-12: Excerpts | Purchase on Amazon.com
Pro Basketball Prospectus 2012-13: Excerpts | Purchase on Amazon.com
StormBasketball.com
supersonics.com archive (2002-08)
Hoopsworld.com archive (2001-04)
82games.com archive (2005-06)
SI.com archive (2005-06)
CourtsideTimes.net archive (2005-06)

other resources

The WARP rating system explained
APBRmetrics message board - discussion of statistical analysis
"A Starting Point for Basketball Analysis" - a primer intended for academics

best of kevin pelton

The Sonics Play Moneyball, supersonics.com
A four-part series exploring the Sonics' use of statistical analysis en route to the 2004-05 Northwest Division Championship.

Celebrating the 2004 Storm, storm.wnba.com
A column on the Storm winning the 2004 WNBA championship and ending Seattle's quarter-century championship drought.

The Economically Efficient NBA Team, Hoopsworld.com
My in-depth look at the economics of building a team, including translating the Marginal $/Marginal Wins concept pioneered in baseball by the late Doug Pappas to the NBA.

Every Play Counts: The Phoenix Pick-and-Roll, 82games.com
Using video from a single game, I broke down how teams defended the Suns' vaunted pick-and-roll, explaining various strategies. That the evidence contradicted Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith was a side benefit.

The Value of Steve Nash, 82games.com
An attempt to quantify whether the two-time MVP truly "makes his teammates better," using on-court/off-court statistics.

Ref's whistle becoming a guard's best friend, SI.com
In the wake of Kobe Bryant's 81-point outburst, the first in what would become a series of columns on how the NBA's rules re-interpretations limiting contact on the perimeter affected the game.

Every Play Counts: The Lakers Defense, BasketballProspectus.com
Breaking down the trapping defense the L.A. Lakers adopted for the 2008-09 season. While the coaching staff dialed down the aggressiveness of the defense, it ultimately helped lead them to a championship.

Battier and the Box Score: Learning About the Game, BasketballProspectus.com
A follow-up to Michael Lewis' New York Times Magazine feature on the Rockets and Shane Battier explaining why box-score stats alone could not explain Battier's consistently positive impact.

Player Evaluation: A New Model, BasketballProspectus.com
Explaining my philosophy of balancing box-score and plus-minus statistics with scouting.

Why We Use Stats: For Love of the Game, BasketballProspectus.com
A look at the state of APBRmetrics that concludes the divide is not stats vs. scouting, but desire to learn about the game vs. closed-mindedness.

Learning to Fly, TheClassical.Org
During 2011-12, I followed the Seattle U men's basketball team's transition to D-I for a three-part series on The Classical highlighting the program's history, coach Cameron Dollar and star senior Aaron Broussard.

Ten NBA Questions Still to Solve, ESPN+
An attempt to create a basketball version of a "Hilbert list."