[1] Second Spectrum is the current Official Optical Tracking Provider of the NBA and began league-wide tracking in the 2017-18 NBA season, replacing STATS SportVU which previously held the league-wide contract.
The cameras receive and update data at a rate of 25 frames per second.
The cameras feed the data into proprietary software, where computer vision algorithms extract positional data for all players on the court and the ball.
[4] In addition, more sophisticated and detailed tools are available to teams and broadcasters that are not currently available to the public.
[5] Player tracking systems introduce many new statistics, automate the collection of data and provide precision which would be impossible without the use of camera technology and tracking software.