Okay, so I’ve been playing NBA fantasy basketball for years, and I always hated manually calculating scores. It’s such a pain, especially when you have multiple leagues going on. So, I finally decided to do something about it and build my own NBA fantasy score calculator. I figured it would save me a ton of time and headaches, plus I get to learn a little bit something along the way.
Getting Started
First, I needed to figure out where to get the data. I’m not a programmer or coder, just doing what I know. I knew I needed player stats and I needed them in a format that’s easy to work with. Finally, I chose to just manually copy and paste them, because its my first time to do that.
The Process
I started by listing down all the scoring categories in my fantasy league. We use the standard ones:
- Points
- Rebounds
- Assists
- Steals
- Blocks
- Three-Pointers Made
- Field Goal Percentage
- Free Throw Percentage
- Turnovers (as a negative)
Next, I just key in every player’s stats from the box scores. It’s a bit tedious, but I don’t have to look up the stats individually.
Calculating the Scores
Then I started the calculations.
I typed in the formula for each player, multiplying their stats by the corresponding values. For example:
- Points 1
- Rebounds 1.2
- Assists 1.5
- Steals 3
- Blocks 3
- Three-Pointers 1
- Turnovers -1
For Field Goal and Free Throw Percentages, I had to calculate them by multiplying them with the corresponding attempts.
Finally, I just added everything for a Total score, and BOOM, got my result.
Wrapping Up
It’s not perfect, and it still needs some manual input, but this simple setup has already saved me so much time.
I’m pretty happy with how this turned out. It’s a simple solution to a problem that’s been bugging me for years. Maybe later I’ll look into automating the data input, but for now, this works great! Now I can get back to trash-talking my league mates with accurate, up-to-the-minute scores. Good luck to everyone’s fantasy!
