re: Massive ESPN article on analytics - Pelicans segment

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But teams have been slow to recognize the sandbox they're now playing in. The analytics community worked hard to be accepted and learn the language of the NBA, but maybe we did too good a job fitting in. Entry-level analysts are viewed not much differently from entry-level video assistants: lucky to be in the NBA and worth a salary not much higher than $35,000. Teams are used to competing with high school and college athletic departments for staff, not with McKinsey and Bain. Realistically, aspiring NBA analysts must be willing to take at least a 50 percent pay cut from what they could earn elsewhere.

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I have a friend that works in the industry. He wouldn't accept a job with the Pels because the salary they are offering is laughable compared to what he makes now. He doesn't work for a team in any of the 3 major sports. That kind of tells you what you need to know as far.