The 5th Factor

Welcome to The 5th Factor - a site built by David Lee with the aim to provide nuanced and informative NBA & draft analysis that's useful for every type of basketball fan. The 5th Factor is dedicated to making it easier to enjoy this beautiful game, by simplifying the process of tracking emerging talent while providing digestible insights to help contextualize their development.

Whether you're just looking for a watchlist of highlight performances or a draft sicko who wants to dive deep into a prospect's profile, my hope is that this site helps to spark insightful & quality discussions.

This site references statistics you may not be familiar with, but don't worry - I've included a glossary to help explain key terms and metrics used throughout the site. You can also persue through my deep dive article on Substack that details the methodology and findings from the production (DRE) & consistency metrics (COV%) I'm displaying here: The 5th Factor: A Basketball Analytics Deep Dive.

Expect multiple updates to be added throughout this cycle, inlcuding a full 2026 board, data-driven player comparisions, a playstyle projection draft model and various NBA statistics I've been tracking in Google Sheets for years. Please reach out via my social links below with any questions, feedback, or feature requests!