Praise for Betaball: How Silicon Valley and Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History

“A smart, breezy read.”

— Wall Street Journal

“A compelling and important case study of how startup-style thinking can be applied outside the tech industry.”

— Wired, named one of 2017's top tech books

“Instructive reading for every coach and every player in every sport — and fun, too.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“A book for fans of all sports and science, business and analytics, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, front offices and locker rooms, money and winning. And it’s a helluva lot of fun. Buckle up for the sports book of the year.”

— Don Van Natta Jr., ESPN investigative reporter, New York Times bestselling author, and Pulitzer Prize-winner

“Betaball chronicles the best NBA story of the last 20 years thoroughly, but with humor, grace and detail. The Warriors deserved a great book written about them. Now they have one.”

— Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and God Save The Fan, and founder of Deadspin

“Impressively researched and skillfully crafted, Betaball will open your eyes to all that it takes to build a winning culture.”

— George Dohrmann, senior editor at The Athletic and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Play Their Hearts Out

“Malinowski describes the on-court action with humorous flair while also capturing the sophistication required to properly run a professional sports team.”

— Publishers Weekly

“A must-read narrative for any serious basketball fan.”

— Jonathan Abrams, New York Times reporter and the bestselling author of Boys Among Men