Economy
Where This Season's NBA Players Come From: L.A., New York and ... Saginaw, Michigan?
Big cities may produce the most players, but the smaller ones have much higher efficiency ratings.
L.A. produced the most players in this year's NBA, but it didn't produce the most per 100,000 residents—that honor goes to Saginaw, Michigan.
This little fact comes from the statistical gurus at Best Tickets, who last week released The Unofficial 2013 NBA Player Census. It contains a wealth of visualized data about the entire NBA, including average salary by position (centers and forwards bring in the big bucks) and the average height and weight of each team (the 76ers took first in both categories).