Date of Award
8-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Economics
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Raymond Sauer
Committee Member
Dr. Devon Gorry
Committee Member
Dr. Robert Fleck
Abstract
The NBA introduced a rule change for the 2021/22 season to stop shooters from drawing fouls from “non-basketball moves.” This paper seeks to determine how the 2021 Rule Change has impacted productivity in the NBA and investigate whether it has caused teams to make strategic adjustments. My analysis reveals evidence that the rule change has limited offensive players’ abilities to draw fouls on 3- point shots. While the rule change has rendered non-basketball moves ineffective, there is no evidence of strategic adjustments beyond this arena. I find only limited evidence that the rule change has impacted worker productivity. The findings imply that the rule change’s impact on the game of basketball is localized to the foul rate on 3-point shots, and it has only a minute impact on other facets of the game.
Recommended Citation
Long, Jeremy, "The 2021 NBA Rule Change: Analyzing Strategic Adjustments and Changes in Worker Productivity" (2022). All Theses. 3857.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3857