Auburn’s Chuma Okeke tore the ACL in his left knee during the NCAA tournament in March, an injury that was one of a few reasons his selection by the Orlando Magic at No. 16 in last week’s NBA draft drew mixed reviews from online pundits.
But the Magic picked Okeke armed with potentially more data and information than any franchise has ever had. In February, Orlando signed an agreement with Chicago-based analytics provider STATS for exclusive use of its new AI-powered AutoSTATS tool for the next year and a half. The platform uses computer vision to mine through television broadcasts of college basketball games and compile player tracking data.