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EuroLeague efficiency-boost landscape as of today 📊

Lately I like this way of visualizing efficiency.
Instead of ORTG vs DRTG, I flipped it to ORTG vs NETRTG.
And by adding some TS% sauce on top (reflected by the size of each circle), we are ready to go!

With the EuroLeague standings this tight, this is the table everyone should be looking at right now.

Strength of Schedule
(higher = tougher remaining schedule)

😮‍💨 Barça, Baskonia and Valencia still have a rough road ahead
😉 Virtus and Dubai have already left the toughest games behind them

EuroLeague players who keep scoring exactly as many points as their jersey number 👀

Cavaliere 4️⃣ - 5 games with 4 points
Ajinca 8️⃣ - 4
Cordinier 🔟 - 4
Clark III 2️⃣ - 4
Theis 🔟 - 4
Marinković 9️⃣ - 4
Bacot Jr. 0️⃣ - 4

Plus:
Vezenkov (14), Thompson (13) & Brooks (12) - 3 games each

Bonzie Colson of Fenerbahce is the EuroLeague leader in corner-threes made.
Here is how he is doing it 📽️

That's how Mike James has scored the most mid-range jumpers this season.

Strength of Schedule in EuroLeague.
🫣Baskonia: Hardest path
😎Dubai: Easiest schedule

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SoS = aggregated opponents win rate, adjusted for whether each future game is played at home or on the road.

Offensive rating in EuroLeague over time
Alternative title: A blend of colors 🎨

Most teams move up and down throughout the season.
Hapoel doesn't: they stay elite.
ASVEL doesn't either: they stay last.

That's the EuroLeague story so far.

✔️Nobody wants to be on the left side anymore.
✔️Some teams didn't even stay in the frame for long.

What do you see?

EuroLeague - most points created per game (3 games):

🏀 Wade Baldwin 37 (18 scored + 19 assisted)
🏀 Trent Forest 32 (13.3 + 18.7)
🏀 Omari Moore 31 (16 + 15)
🏀 Mike James 30.7 (18.7 + 12)
🏀 Nadir Hifi 30.3 (21.3 + 9)

Jawohl 🇩🇪

Dennis Schröder is the 🐐 of summer tournaments - no debate.

EuroBasket final line:
PTS: 16
FG: 45.5%
Plus/Minus: +11
AST: 12 | TOV: 6
REB: 3
STL: 1

#EuroBasket points scored by country:

🇩🇪 826
🇺🇸 774 🙃
🇫🇮 697
🇬🇷 660
🇸🇮 644

USA ruled 2022, but in #EuroBasket2025 Germany leads, and the scoring crown finally sticks to Europe.

Note: country = player’s first passport (as listed by their last club).

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👀 5. Use it for scouting, game prep, or player development

Whether you're prepping for an opponent, tracking your own team, or analyzing prospects - this tool adapts to what you need.

This tool is build to support decisions, not just curiosity.

⚙️ 4. Advanced filters that change everything

You can filter by:
⚪️Last N games
⚪️Home/away
⚪️Game period (e.g. 4th quarter only)
⚪️Player or lineup ON/OFF court

Want to see how a team shoots only when Player X is off? Done.

📊 3. League-wide bench-marking

We don't use vague labels like "above average".

We compare every zone performance to every other player or team in the league.
You’ll know who really dominates a spot - and who’s just mediocre.

📍 2. Court zones

Shots are grouped into 11 consistent spots - so you don't get any blurry heat-map.
You get clean, structured data to actually compare across players or teams in the spots that matter.

🔍 1. Multiple stat modes

You can analyze:
⚪️ Shooting %
⚪️ Made shots
⚪️ Attempted shots (volume)
⚪️ Assisted baskets (made after a pass - this one’s gold!)

Choose what matters for your case: efficiency, volume, or role context.

🚨🆕 Just launched what I believe is the most advanced shooting analysis tool on the market.

It goes way beyond what you're used to - and probably beyond what you thought was possible. It also supports 18 competitions.

Let me show you why 🧵

So those super-inflated assist numbers and perfectly "clean" baskets don't come from a coaching strategy, but from a tracking problem!
It's also the reason why it takes a bit longer for the LNB games to be uploaded to 3StepsBasket website (clean up first)🤷‍♂️

Of course, we did the deep dive for you, to reveal this new strategy.
The results?
LNB started counting assists for both the basket AND the free throw when a player gets an "and-one" foul (see screenshot).
Yeap.
They're systematically double-counting assists on those plays. 😂

During the playoffs, many players are logging an increased number of assists. It's as if players are operating on a higher plane of unselfishness and precision.
Simply incredible.

Prepare yourselves, basketball analytics world.
The #BetclicElite has quietly revolutionized the game - and they even did it during playoffs time.
It seems that the coaches have unlocked unprecedented levels of team play and offensive efficiency.
It's truly a paradigm shift. 🤯🇫🇷

The impact of Rudy Gobert on Minnesota’s defense is massive.

Opponents’ FG% in the paint:
✋ With Rudy: 53%
🗑️ Without Rudy: 60%

The full EuroLeague season in less than 40 seconds.

Panathinaikos is the king of the 4th quarter.

EuroLeague stats -4th quarter only- sorted by NETRTG - by 3StepsBasket PRO.

📊 The rolling EuroLeague efficiency landscape!

Crazy how Partizan and Efes are not in the top standings spots despite their efficiency.

EuroLeague offensive and defensive rating.
I think that Olympiacos and Panathinaikos really love each other.
❤️💚 They have been standing side-by-side since the beginning of the season (actually since last season).

The EuroLeague upsets (A non-EuroLeague team winning the cup)

🇩🇪 MBC 🏆
❌ Alba Berlin, Bayern Munich

🇫🇷 Le Mans 🏆
❌ AS Monaco, ASVEL Villeurbanne, Paris

🇪🇸 Malaga 🏆
❌ Barcelona, Baskonia, Real Madrid

🇮🇹 Trento 🏆
❌ Milan, Bologna

The winners (EuroLeague teams winning the domestic cup)

🇹🇷 Fenerbahce
🇷🇸 Crvena Zvezda
🇮🇱 Maccabi Tel Aviv
🇬🇷 Panathinaikos Athens
🇱🇹 Zalgiris Kaunas

EuroLeague clubs represent 9 different domestic leagues across Europe. This weekend, all of them held their cup finals.

Yet, only 5 out of 9 leagues saw a EuroLeague team lift the trophy.

🏆A breakdown⤵️