Practical Basketball Build Attribute Optimizer: How to Read It

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Why a build optimizer?

Rarity does not reliably predict combat power, and the third-party Practical Basketball rankings disagree by several archetypes. The Build Attribute Optimizer is a deterministic scorer you can run in your browser. It does not invent data: every rating is computed from the archetype weight vector, per-attribute priorities, the four-pillar composition, and a meta-index.

Inputs

• archetype — one of sharpshooter, slasher, defender, playmaker, stretch_big, slasher_defender_hybrid.
• height_in — 60 to 90 in.
• attribute_budget — 100 to 350 total points.
• priorities — per-attribute priority 0-5.
• is_mobile — applies a +0.10 bias to Mid-Range and Driving Layup, -0.10 to Three-Point.

Outputs

• ratings — per-attribute integer rating (0-99).
• pillar_score — shooting, finishing, defense, playmaking scores.
• meta_index in [0, 100] — blind spot for absolute power.
• weakest_pillar — one of shooting, finishing, defense, playmaking.
• total_spent — total points allocated.
• warnings — list of edge-case flags.

How the four pillars compose

Edge cases

• Budget < 100 → “under-budget build” warning.
• Budget > 350 → capped at 350 (community-inferred game hard cap).
• All priorities = 0 → default to priority 3.
• Slasher + height < 72 → -15 to Standing Dunk.
• Hybrid archetype → average the two closest archetype vectors and renormalize.
• Single-attribute focus (priority 5, others 0) → cap maximum share at 70% of budget.

How to chain the tools

1. Run the Shot Release Timing Analyzer to confirm your release band on a stationary 3PT rep.
2. Run the Build Attribute Optimizer with the optimizer’s archetype to set ratings.
3. Take the weakest_pillar output and feed it into the Practice Drill Generator.
4. The Drill Generator’s readiness_score should climb week-over-week as you execute the curriculum.