2016-2017 Regular Season NBA Tracking Data

A few years ago the NBA installed special SportVU cameras in each arena that allow teams to track the movements of every player on the court.  The new data points that these cameras provide offer insights into whether or not a player is getting enough touches, what types of shots a player tends to take, and how much energy is being used during the course of a game.  I was able to pull some of the player tracking data for the 2016-2017 season and created a quick Tableau scatter plot to show how some of these data points may be correlated.  I also highlighted the four main contenders for this season's MVP award (in my opinion, there is only one contender).  The majority of the data points listed in this dashboard should have very little to no influence on whether that player should or should not win the MVP award this season but it does give a reference as to where they stand among their peers.