NBA's most valuable players in 15 categories: Scoring, shooting, more
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By Dean Oliver
Published on April 10, 2026.
The article discusses the NBA's most valuable players in 15 categories, including scoring, shooting, and more. The author uses Net Points, a metric that balances volume with efficiency to add up to teams' scoring margin. The rankings were compiled using data from almost 60,000 minutes of basketball played in the NBA season, which included 40-plus days straight of no sleep. The article suggests that statistics can tell stories about what players are good at in different areas of the game, such as midrange shooting, floaters, passing, clutch play and so forth. Players such as Luka Luka Camara and Andre Luka Cunningham are ranked No. 1 and are ranked based on their performances in various categories. Players ranked in the second and third categories include best off-the-bench player (plus-2.0 per game), plus-83 total (off the bench), and best overall player (including Gilge-Alexander).
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