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-# NBA Stats API 0.1 Beta
+# NBA Stats API 2.0
+
+## 🔎 View the Interactive API Documentation
+**[Interactive Swagger Documentation](https://api.server.nbaapi.com/swagger/index.html)** - Complete API reference with live testing capabilities
 
 ## Introduction
 
-This documentation provides the necessary information to use the NBA Stats API. These APIs provide access to NBA season and playoff totals, advanced statistics, shot chart data, and more.
+This documentation provides comprehensive information for using the NBA Stats API. The API offers access to NBA season and playoff statistics, including player totals, advanced metrics, and historical data. All statistics are cross-referenced with [basketball-reference.com](https://www.basketball-reference.com/) and [NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/stats).
+
+# NBA Player Statistics API
+
+This API provides endpoints to query NBA player statistics, including both "Totals" data and "Advanced" statistical data. Each endpoint supports filtering, sorting, and pagination options to help you retrieve exactly the data you need.
+
+## Base URL
+
+All API endpoints are served from:
+
+```
+https://api.server.nbaapi.com/
+```
+
+## Authentication
+
+No authentication is currently required for these endpoints.
+
+## Available Endpoints
+
+- **Player Advanced Stats** (`/api/playeradvancedstats`)
+  
+  Provides advanced player metrics including Player Efficiency Rating (PER), True Shooting Percentage (TS%), Usage Percentage, Win Shares, VORP, and other advanced analytics.
+
+- **Player Totals** (`/api/playertotals`)
+
+  Provides season-based totals such as points, assists, rebounds, games played, shooting percentages, and more traditional statistics.
 
 ---
 
-# [View API Documentation](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/24232555/2s93shzpR3)
+## Common Query Parameters
 
+Both endpoints support the following query parameters:
 
+### Filtering Parameters
+- **season** *(integer, optional)*: Filter by a specific season (e.g., `2025`)
+- **team** *(string, optional)*: Filter by team abbreviation (e.g., `MIL`, `LAL`)
+- **playerId** *(string, optional)*: Filter by player's unique ID (e.g., `greenaj01`)
+- **isPlayoff** *(boolean, optional)*: Filter for playoff statistics (`true`) or regular season (`false`)
+
+### Pagination Parameters
+- **page** *(integer, optional)*: Page number to retrieve (default: `1`)
+- **pageSize** *(integer, optional)*: Number of records per page (default: `20`)
+
+### Sorting Parameters
+- **sortBy** *(string, optional)*: Field name to sort results by (see endpoint-specific options below)
+- **ascending** *(boolean, optional)*: Sort order - `true` for ascending, `false` for descending (default: `false`)
 
 ---
 
+## Player Advanced Stats Endpoint
 
-### Base URL
+**GET** `/api/playeradvancedstats`
 
-All URLs referenced in this documentation use the following base URL:
+Retrieve advanced player statistics with comprehensive filtering and sorting options.
 
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/
+### Sorting Options for Advanced Stats
 
-### Endpoints
+The `sortBy` parameter accepts the following values:
+- `games` - Games played
+- `minutes_played` - Total minutes played
+- `ts_percent` - True Shooting Percentage
+- `total_rb_percent` - Total Rebound Percentage
+- `usage_percent` - Usage Percentage
+- `offensive_ws` - Offensive Win Shares
+- `defensive_ws` - Defensive Win Shares
+- `win_shares` - Total Win Shares (default)
+- `win_shares_per` - Win Shares per 48 minutes
+- `offensive_box` - Offensive Box Plus/Minus
+- `defensive_box` - Defensive Box Plus/Minus
+- `box` - Total Box Plus/Minus
+- `vorp` - Value Over Replacement Player
+- `season` - Season year
 
-Top 20 Scorers by Season
-Method: `Get`
+### Example Request
 
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/api/playerdata/topscorers/total/season/2023/
-
-Success Response:
-
-`Code: 200`
-
-Content:
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=win_shares&ascending=false&season=2025&team=MIL' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
 ```
+
+### Response Format
+
+```json
 {
-    "count": 20,
-    "next": null,
-    "previous": null,
-    "results": [
-        {
-            "id": 40,
-            "player_name": "Jayson Tatum",
-            "age": 24,
-            "games": 74,
-            "games_started": 74,
-            "minutes_played": 2732,
-            "field_goals": 727,
-            "field_attempts": 1559,
-            "field_percent": "0.466",
-            "three_fg": 240,
-            "three_attempts": 686,
-            "three_percent": "0.350",
-            "two_fg": 487,
-            "two_attempts": 873,
-            "two_percent": "0.558",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.543",
-            "ft": 531,
-            "fta": 622,
-            "ft_percent": "0.854",
-            "ORB": 78,
-            "DRB": 571,
-            "TRB": 649,
-            "AST": 342,
-            "STL": 78,
-            "BLK": 51,
-            "TOV": 213,
-            "PF": 160,
-            "PTS": 2225,
-            "team": "BOS",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-        {
-            "id": 20,
-            "player_name": "Joel Embiid",
-            "age": 28,
-            "games": 66,
-            "games_started": 66,
-            "minutes_played": 2284,
-            "field_goals": 728,
-            "field_attempts": 1328,
-            "field_percent": "0.548",
-            "three_fg": 66,
-            "three_attempts": 200,
-            "three_percent": "0.330",
-            "two_fg": 662,
-            "two_attempts": 1128,
-            "two_percent": "0.587",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.573",
-            "ft": 661,
-            "fta": 771,
-            "ft_percent": "0.857",
-            "ORB": 113,
-            "DRB": 557,
-            "TRB": 670,
-            "AST": 274,
-            "STL": 66,
-            "BLK": 112,
-            "TOV": 226,
-            "PF": 205,
-            "PTS": 2183,
-            "team": "PHI",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-	...
-	]
-}		
-
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "id": 12345,
+      "playerName": "Giannis Antetokounmpo",
+      "position": "PF",
+      "age": 30,
+      "games": 65,
+      "minutesPlayed": 2205,
+      "per": 31.2,
+      "tsPercent": 0.614,
+      "threePAR": 0.156,
+      "ftr": 0.345,
+      "offensiveRBPercent": 11.2,
+      "defensiveRBPercent": 34.5,
+      "totalRBPercent": 22.8,
+      "assistPercent": 40.1,
+      "stealPercent": 1.8,
+      "blockPercent": 3.2,
+      "turnoverPercent": 16.7,
+      "usagePercent": 36.8,
+      "offensiveWS": 12.3,
+      "defensiveWS": 4.7,
+      "winShares": 17.0,
+      "winSharesPer": 0.370,
+      "offensiveBox": 8.9,
+      "defensiveBox": 2.1,
+      "box": 11.0,
+      "vorp": 9.2,
+      "team": "MIL",
+      "season": 2025,
+      "playerId": "antetgi01",
+      "isPlayoff": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "pagination": {
+    "page": 1,
+    "pageSize": 20,
+    "total": 450,
+    "pages": 23
+  }
+}
 ```
 
-Top 20 Scorers in Playoffs
-Method: `Get`
+---
 
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/api/playerdata/topscorers/playoffs/2022/
+## Player Totals Endpoint
 
-Success Response:
+**GET** `/api/playertotals`
 
-`Code: 200`
+Retrieve traditional player statistics including points, assists, rebounds, and shooting data.
 
-Content:
+### Sorting Options for Player Totals
+
+The `sortBy` parameter accepts the following values:
+- `games` - Games played
+- `minutes_pg` - Minutes per game
+- `three_fg` - Three-point field goals made
+- `three_attempts` - Three-point field goal attempts
+- `two_fg` - Two-point field goals made
+- `effect_fg_percent` - Effective Field Goal Percentage
+- `ft` - Free throws made
+- `total_rb` - Total rebounds
+- `assists` - Assists
+- `steals` - Steals
+- `blocks` - Blocks
+- `points` - Points scored
+- `season` - Season year
+
+### Example Request
+
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=points&ascending=false&season=2025' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
 ```
+
+### Response Format
+
+```json
 {
-    "count": 20,
-    "next": null,
-    "previous": null,
-    "results": [
-        {
-            "id": 16,
-            "player_name": "Jayson Tatum",
-            "age": 23,
-            "games": 24,
-            "games_started": 24,
-            "minutes_played": 983,
-            "field_goals": 201,
-            "field_attempts": 472,
-            "field_percent": "0.426",
-            "three_fg": 77,
-            "three_attempts": 196,
-            "three_percent": "0.393",
-            "two_fg": 124,
-            "two_attempts": 276,
-            "two_percent": "0.449",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.507",
-            "ft": 136,
-            "fta": 170,
-            "ft_percent": "0.800",
-            "ORB": 24,
-            "DRB": 137,
-            "TRB": 161,
-            "AST": 148,
-            "STL": 29,
-            "BLK": 21,
-            "TOV": 100,
-            "PF": 72,
-            "PTS": 615,
-            "team": "BOS",
-            "season": 2022
-        },
-        {
-            "id": 178,
-            "player_name": "Stephen Curry",
-            "age": 33,
-            "games": 22,
-            "games_started": 18,
-            "minutes_played": 764,
-            "field_goals": 202,
-            "field_attempts": 440,
-            "field_percent": "0.459",
-            "three_fg": 91,
-            "three_attempts": 229,
-            "three_percent": "0.397",
-            "two_fg": 111,
-            "two_attempts": 211,
-            "two_percent": "0.526",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.563",
-            "ft": 107,
-            "fta": 129,
-            "ft_percent": "0.829",
-            "ORB": 11,
-            "DRB": 104,
-            "TRB": 115,
-            "AST": 129,
-            "STL": 29,
-            "BLK": 8,
-            "TOV": 57,
-            "PF": 59,
-            "PTS": 602,
-            "team": "GSW",
-            "season": 2022
-        },
-	...
-	]
-}		
-
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "id": 67890,
+      "playerName": "Luka Doncic",
+      "position": "PG",
+      "age": 26,
+      "games": 70,
+      "gamesStarted": 70,
+      "minutesPg": 36.2,
+      "fieldGoals": 11.2,
+      "fieldAttempts": 23.1,
+      "fieldPercent": 0.485,
+      "threeFg": 4.1,
+      "threeAttempts": 11.3,
+      "threePercent": 0.363,
+      "twoFg": 7.1,
+      "twoAttempts": 11.8,
+      "twoPercent": 0.602,
+      "effectFgPercent": 0.574,
+      "ft": 7.8,
+      "ftAttempts": 9.2,
+      "ftPercent": 0.848,
+      "offensiveRb": 1.8,
+      "defensiveRb": 7.4,
+      "totalRb": 9.2,
+      "assists": 8.9,
+      "steals": 1.4,
+      "blocks": 0.5,
+      "turnovers": 4.1,
+      "personalFouls": 2.8,
+      "points": 34.3,
+      "team": "DAL",
+      "season": 2025,
+      "playerId": "doncilu01",
+      "isPlayoff": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "pagination": {
+    "page": 1,
+    "pageSize": 20,
+    "total": 500,
+    "pages": 25
+  }
+}
 ```
 
-Top 20 Assists by Season
-Method: `Get`
+---
 
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/api/top_assists/totals/2023/
+## Response Codes
 
-Success Response:
+- **200 OK**: Request successful; returns requested data
+- **400 Bad Request**: Invalid query parameters
+- **404 Not Found**: No matching records found
+- **500 Internal Server Error**: Server encountered an error
 
-`Code: 200`
+---
 
-Content:
-```
-{
-    "count": 20,
-    "next": null,
-    "previous": null,
-    "results": [
-        {
-            "id": 529,
-            "player_name": "Trae Young",
-            "age": 24,
-            "games": 73,
-            "games_started": 73,
-            "minutes_played": 2541,
-            "field_goals": 597,
-            "field_attempts": 1390,
-            "field_percent": "0.429",
-            "three_fg": 154,
-            "three_attempts": 460,
-            "three_percent": "0.335",
-            "two_fg": 443,
-            "two_attempts": 930,
-            "two_percent": "0.476",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.485",
-            "ft": 566,
-            "fta": 639,
-            "ft_percent": "0.886",
-            "ORB": 56,
-            "DRB": 161,
-            "TRB": 217,
-            "AST": 741,
-            "STL": 80,
-            "BLK": 9,
-            "TOV": 300,
-            "PF": 104,
-            "PTS": 1914,
-            "team": "ATL",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-        {
-            "id": 203,
-            "player_name": "Nikola Jokić",
-            "age": 27,
-            "games": 69,
-            "games_started": 69,
-            "minutes_played": 2323,
-            "field_goals": 646,
-            "field_attempts": 1022,
-            "field_percent": "0.632",
-            "three_fg": 57,
-            "three_attempts": 149,
-            "three_percent": "0.383",
-            "two_fg": 589,
-            "two_attempts": 873,
-            "two_percent": "0.675",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.660",
-            "ft": 341,
-            "fta": 415,
-            "ft_percent": "0.822",
-            "ORB": 167,
-            "DRB": 650,
-            "TRB": 817,
-            "AST": 678,
-            "STL": 87,
-            "BLK": 47,
-            "TOV": 247,
-            "PF": 174,
-            "PTS": 1690,
-            "team": "DEN",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-	...
-	]
-}		
+## Usage Examples
 
+### Get Top Win Shares Leaders (Advanced Stats)
+
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=win_shares&ascending=false&season=2025' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
 ```
 
-Top 20 Assists in Playoffs
-Method: `Get`
-
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/api/top_assists/playoffs/2022/
-
-
-Success Response:
-
-`Code: 200`
-
-Content:
-```
-{
-    "count": 20,
-    "next": null,
-    "previous": null,
-    "results": [
-        {
-            "id": 16,
-            "player_name": "Jayson Tatum",
-            "age": 23,
-            "games": 24,
-            "games_started": 24,
-            "minutes_played": 983,
-            "field_goals": 201,
-            "field_attempts": 472,
-            "field_percent": "0.426",
-            "three_fg": 77,
-            "three_attempts": 196,
-            "three_percent": "0.393",
-            "two_fg": 124,
-            "two_attempts": 276,
-            "two_percent": "0.449",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.507",
-            "ft": 136,
-            "fta": 170,
-            "ft_percent": "0.800",
-            "ORB": 24,
-            "DRB": 137,
-            "TRB": 161,
-            "AST": 148,
-            "STL": 29,
-            "BLK": 21,
-            "TOV": 100,
-            "PF": 72,
-            "PTS": 615,
-            "team": "BOS",
-            "season": 2022
-        },
-        {
-            "id": 179,
-            "player_name": "Draymond Green",
-            "age": 31,
-            "games": 22,
-            "games_started": 22,
-            "minutes_played": 703,
-            "field_goals": 69,
-            "field_attempts": 144,
-            "field_percent": "0.479",
-            "three_fg": 8,
-            "three_attempts": 39,
-            "three_percent": "0.205",
-            "two_fg": 61,
-            "two_attempts": 105,
-            "two_percent": "0.581",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.507",
-            "ft": 30,
-            "fta": 47,
-            "ft_percent": "0.638",
-            "ORB": 26,
-            "DRB": 133,
-            "TRB": 159,
-            "AST": 138,
-            "STL": 25,
-            "BLK": 22,
-            "TOV": 59,
-            "PF": 87,
-            "PTS": 176,
-            "team": "GSW",
-            "season": 2022
-        },
-	...
-	]
-}		
+### Get Leading Scorers (Player Totals)
 
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=points&ascending=false&season=2025' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
 ```
 
-Top 20 Rebounders (Total Rebounds) by Season
-Method: `Get`
-
-> https://nba-stats-db.herokuapp.com/api/top_rebounds/totals/2023/
-
-Success Response:
-
-`Code: 200`
-
-Content:
-```
-{
-    "count": 20,
-    "next": null,
-    "previous": null,
-    "results": [
-        {
-            "id": 405,
-            "player_name": "Domantas Sabonis",
-            "age": 26,
-            "games": 79,
-            "games_started": 79,
-            "minutes_played": 2736,
-            "field_goals": 577,
-            "field_attempts": 938,
-            "field_percent": "0.615",
-            "three_fg": 31,
-            "three_attempts": 83,
-            "three_percent": "0.373",
-            "two_fg": 546,
-            "two_attempts": 855,
-            "two_percent": "0.639",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.632",
-            "ft": 325,
-            "fta": 438,
-            "ft_percent": "0.742",
-            "ORB": 251,
-            "DRB": 722,
-            "TRB": 973,
-            "AST": 573,
-            "STL": 65,
-            "BLK": 39,
-            "TOV": 230,
-            "PF": 279,
-            "PTS": 1510,
-            "team": "SAC",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-        {
-            "id": 346,
-            "player_name": "Nikola Vučević",
-            "age": 32,
-            "games": 82,
-            "games_started": 82,
-            "minutes_played": 2746,
-            "field_goals": 597,
-            "field_attempts": 1148,
-            "field_percent": "0.520",
-            "three_fg": 121,
-            "three_attempts": 347,
-            "three_percent": "0.349",
-            "two_fg": 476,
-            "two_attempts": 801,
-            "two_percent": "0.594",
-            "effect_fg_percent": "0.573",
-            "ft": 132,
-            "fta": 158,
-            "ft_percent": "0.835",
-            "ORB": 159,
-            "DRB": 744,
-            "TRB": 903,
-            "AST": 265,
-            "STL": 60,
-            "BLK": 57,
-            "TOV": 139,
-            "PF": 179,
-            "PTS": 1447,
-            "team": "CHI",
-            "season": 2023
-        },
-	...
-	]
-}		
+### Get Boston Celtics Players Advanced Stats
 
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?team=BOS&season=2025&page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=vorp&ascending=false' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
 ```
 
-## Plan
+### Get Playoff Statistics
 
-1. Data collection - Selenium - live data from dyanic websites. - Beautiful soap/scrapy - historical static data. - Live data - websocket connections or periodic updates.  
-    
+```bash
+curl -X GET \
+  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?isPlayoff=true&season=2024&sortBy=points&ascending=false' \
+  -H 'accept: application/json'
+```
 
-2. Backend API - Django (Python): A more comprehensive framework that includes an ORM and admin panel out-of-the-box. - Django REST Framework
-    
+---
 
-3. Backend DB
-   -Initially SQL lite, but it quickly met its limitations when trying to scrape data for 30 teams at once. It could not handle all the simulataneous connections.
+## Additional Resources
 
-   - PostgreSQL is the new DB.
+- **Interactive Documentation**: [https://api.server.nbaapi.com/swagger/index.html](https://api.server.nbaapi.com/swagger/index.html)
+- **Postman Collection**: Use the "Run in Postman" button above
+- **Data Sources**: Statistics cross-referenced with Basketball Reference and NBA.com
 
-4. Frontend - React/Redux - D3.js - Chart.js - Highcharts - Websockets or Server-Sent Events
-    
+---
 
-5. Deployment
+## Contact & Support
+
+If you encounter any issues or have questions about the API, please open an issue in the repository or contact the development team. 🏀🚀
+
+---
+
+**Note**: This API is currently in public beta. Features and endpoints may be updated based on user feedback and requirements.