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Predicting Full Retirement Attainment of NBA Players

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  • Giorgos Foutzopoulos
  • Nikolaos Pandis
  • Michail Tsagris

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The aim of this analysis is to predict whether an NBA player will be active in the league for at least 10 years so as to be qualified for NBA’s full retirement scheme which allows for the maximum benefit payable by law. We collected per game statistics for players during their second year, drafted during the years 1999 up to 2006, for which information on their career longetivity is known. By feeding these statistics of the sophomore players into statistical and machine learning algorithms we select the important statistics and manage to accomplish a satisfactory predictability performance. Further, we visualize the effect of each of the selected statistics on the estimated probability of staying in the league for more than 10 years

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  • Giorgos Foutzopoulos & Nikolaos Pandis & Michail Tsagris, 2024. "Predicting Full Retirement Attainment of NBA Players," Working Papers 2403, University of Crete, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:crt:wpaper:2403
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    Keywords

    NBA; career duration; exit discrimination;
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    JEL classification:

    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
    • C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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