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Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports· 2026Q2

Is Stephen Curry really a guard? A new perspective on player typologies using functional data analysis

Steven Golovkine, Edward Gunning

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A novel Functional Data Analysis (FDA) approach represents NBA players' shooting patterns as smooth functions over the half-court, revealing a data-driven player taxonomy that shows low agreement with traditional position labels.

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