Data Sources

This page explains the main source types TankOdds uses for its basketball tools, analysis pages, and simulations. Because the site covers a few different products, the exact inputs can change by page. The basic rule is simple: public source material goes in, then TankOdds adds its own modeling, organization, and judgment on top.

NBA Lottery Odds

Lottery simulations use the NBA's published lottery odds as the base weighting system for modeled outcomes. Those official tables define the probability structure TankOdds samples from when it builds simulated draft-position distributions.

Standings and Team Records

Current standings and team records come from public standings feeds used to power live or near-live context on the site. Those inputs may be cleaned up or reformatted for presentation, comparison, and simulation logic.

Protected Picks and Trade Rules

Protected-pick scenarios and conveyance logic are built from public trade information, league reporting, and published draft-asset records. Those rules are coded into TankOdds so the site can evaluate whether a pick conveys or stays put in the scenario being modeled.

When trade language gets messy, TankOdds may simplify the live model to the condition that matters right now instead of trying to model every future branch. These pages are meant to be useful and transparent. They aren't legal documents.

Bracket and Championship Simulators

Bracket-oriented tools may use sportsbook-derived probabilities, title odds, or game-market inputs as model ingredients. Those prices are used as a practical market-based proxy for team strength in the specific simulation being run. If market inputs move, the corresponding simulation assumptions may also change when the page is updated.

Prospect Pages

Draft prospect pages use publicly available information such as school context, listed measurements, game results, season performance, recruiting history, tournament outcomes, and widely discussed scouting themes. TankOdds doesn't treat those sources as the end of the job. The site uses them as input for an original written read that reflects its own framing and judgment.

Explanatory and FAQ Pages

Methodology pages, FAQ pages, and explanatory articles are based on the site's own tools, the math behind them, and the public rules or inputs those tools depend on. The point is to make the site understandable and easy to check.

Limitations

No public data source is perfect, and no model captures every real-world contingency. TankOdds may update pages when source data changes, when an input assumption needs correction, or when new information makes a page better. Readers should treat the site as independent analysis, not as an official league record.

Questions About Sources

If you want clarification about how a specific page was sourced or modeled, please use the Contact page or email prescient@tankodds.com.