The NBA’s Minnesota
Timberwolves have hired Sachin
Gupta as the team’s executive
vice president of basketball operations.
A graduate of MIT, Gupta
is known for his expertise in basketball analytics.
He began his career at ESPN where he helped
foster basketball’s analytical movement with the
advent of advanced NBA metrics. He also developed
the popular NBA Trade Machine.
He has worked for three other NBA teams:
the Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Detroit
Pistons. He began his NBA career in 2006 with the
Rockets, laying the foundation for the team’s analytics
department while assisting with strategy and salary
cap management.
“Sachin is an extremely talented basketball mind
who brings a diverse and unique background to our
staff,” said Gersson Rosas, president of basketball
operations for the Timberwolves.
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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