Change is constant and game-changing AI technologies are no exception even in the world of NBA championships. Something revolutionary happened in the year 2013; every NBA game was being recorded with specialized cameras in the game arena. These cameras were placed strategically, tracking not only the movement of the ball but how the players moved. The cameras started recording every game in a digitized format. With every game, data is being gathered.

It's no secret that one of the most crucial parts of building a successful sports franchise is acquiring the most talented players possible. For NBA teams, the most surefire way to acquire this talent is with a selection in the NBA draft. Once a year, NBA teams and their fans get filled with the hope that they can bring in a college star who can translate their success to the professional level. However, in reality, the NBA draft is a very inexact science and one that often leads to players with high expectations failing to live up to them. As an avid fan of the NBA draft, I wanted to determine if it was possible to utilize a draft prospect's college career to assist in the decision-making process when evaluating their NBA future.

As hot as stories about artificial intelligence (AI), augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR), blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) have been in recent months, we often can't help but think of these technologies as a long way off from mainstream adoption. Movies like Ready Player One and Avengers: Infinity Wars only perpetuate this perception by mixing real technologies with fantasy, making the tech we wield in the real world seem primitive in the process. AI, AR/VR, blockchain, and IoT are already playing an important role in our everyday lives, with countless examples hiding in plain sight. In this first article, we're going to look at Artificial Intelligence (AI). In pop culture, AI is often represented as a highly-evolved and self-aware artificial "brain" in a robot capable of overthrowing the human race, as in Ex Machina or The Terminator movies.

There is nothing unusual about how little he knows about his own history. Almost everyone in the NBA today came of age in the final years that sports were more art than science. But the game has been transformed since then. A technological revolution has swept through basketball and made it possible for high-schoolers to have more data about themselves than even the most progressive NBA teams had until recently. Lin is now an investor in the latest product that's spreading through the sport and getting attention from the league's brightest minds, a new app called HomeCourt, which comes from a tech company focused on mobile artificial intelligence that was founded not long ago by former Apple engineers who were obsessed with basketball and have spent the last year developing the sort of weapon that Jeremy Lin never had.

There is nothing unusual about how little he knows about his own history. Almost everyone in the NBA today came of age in the final years that sports were more art than science. But the game has been transformed since then. A technological revolution has swept through basketball and made it possible for high-schoolers to have more data about themselves than even the most progressive NBA teams had until recently. Lin is now an investor in the latest product that's spreading through the sport and getting attention from the league's brightest minds, a new app called HomeCourt, which comes from a tech company focused on mobile artificial intelligence that was founded not long ago by former Apple engineers who were obsessed with basketball and have spent the last year developing the sort of weapon that Jeremy Lin never had.

Amazon's Alexa is already helpful for broadcasting sports scores upon request. For the upcoming NBA season though, the virtual assistant will serve up more detailed information on every team in the league. All 30 teams will have their own Alexa Skills, which means you can ask for things like the date of the next home game, who your teams plays on a specific date, if they're winning, stats leaders, standings and the latest team news. "Alexa, ask the Charlotte Hornets..." is the phrasing you'll need to speak to initiate the request. And of course, saying "Alexa, enable (insert team name here)" will activate the skill for that particular team on your compatible device.

Indiana Pacers star Paul George appears on the cover of NBA 2K17. Fall is here, which means we're inching closer to sports fan paradise. The NFL and college football are back, with pro basketball and hockey around the corner. If you also love sports-focused video games, fall is even better. Electronic Arts rolls out a new edition of Madden NFL, not to mention its annual NHL and FIFA titles.