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Patch Notes

A running log of updates, fixes, and new features shipped to Count The Bucket.

2.13.0

August 2026

Season Finder Overhaul, Win Shares & On/Off Court Impact

newSeason Finder now has three search modes — Single Season finds individual seasons matching your filters (same as before), Multi-Season finds the best consecutive-season stretches (for example, the best 3-year run where a player averaged 25+ PPG), and Career finds career totals across all seasons. Switch between modes using the tabs at the top of the page
newSeason Finder total stat filters — in addition to per-game averages, you can now filter by season totals like total points, total rebounds, total assists, and more. Results show both per-game averages and season totals side by side
newOn/Off Court Impact section added to the Advanced tab on player pages — see how a team performs with a player on the court vs. off the court, including offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating, and the net difference, broken out by season and season type
newWin Shares (WS), Offensive Win Shares (OWS), Offensive Box Plus-Minus (OBPM), and Defensive Box Plus-Minus (DBPM) added to the Advanced tab on player pages — these stats estimate how many wins a player contributes and break down their impact into offensive and defensive components
improvementMVP and Defensive Player of the Year projections on the Awards page are now smarter — the algorithm factors in on/off court impact, PER, BPM, VORP, and usage rate alongside traditional stats for more accurate rankings
improvementAward ballot sharing now shows the player's key stat and team colors on individual pick cards — previously the poster only showed stats for official winners, now projected picks get a stat line too
improvementSeason Finder filters are now organized into sections — Per Game, Totals, Shooting, and Advanced — making it easier to find the stat you want. Several new filters have been added including eFG%, AST%, TOV%, PER, and Pace
improvementSeason Finder now shows a loading skeleton while results are being fetched instead of a plain text spinner
improvementSeason Finder works better on phones — filters, dropdowns, and buttons now stack vertically and fill the screen width instead of getting cut off
fixNavigating between pages no longer sometimes leaves you scrolled partway down the new page — the page now scrolls to the top when you navigate to a different section of the site
fixShare graphics from the Awards page ballot no longer appear zoomed in or cropped incorrectly on certain screen sizes

2.12.0

August 2026

Dedicated Standings Pages, Share Graphic Fixes & Link Previews

newDedicated NBA and WNBA Standings pages — view conference standings, division standings, and the full playoff race on their own pages, accessible from the Teams and WNBA dropdowns in the navigation bar
newPlayer names now appear in link previews — when you share a player page on social media, iMessage, Slack, or Discord, the preview card now shows the player's name instead of the generic site title
newDeep links to player page tabs — you can now share a link that opens directly to a specific tab like Game Log, Advanced, or Splits; switching tabs updates the URL automatically so the link always points to what you're looking at
fixWNBA playoff race now correctly shows the top 8 teams league-wide instead of the top 4 from each conference — the standings page also includes the official WNBA tiebreak procedure
fixMinnesota Lynx abbreviation was invisible on share graphics — the team's primary and secondary colors were nearly identical blues, so the text blended into the background; the app now detects low-contrast color pairs and automatically switches to a visible alternate color
fixFixed an issue where some WNBA players who were traded mid-season showed their last team abbreviation instead of "TOT" (Total) on their combined stat line — for example, Jacy Sheldon's 2025 season was showing "CHI" instead of "TOT"
fixRemoved duplicate season entries for traded WNBA players in historical data — for example, Bridget Carleton's 2019 season was showing two identical rows for the same team
improvementTeams page simplified — NBA and WNBA team grids now live on a clean, focused page; standings have moved to their own dedicated pages

2.11.0

July 2026

Game Finder Tally Mode, Playoff Poster Sharing & Pagination

newTally Mode in Game Finder — instead of seeing every individual game log that matches your search, you can now flip to a "Tally" view that counts how many times each player has hit your thresholds. For example, search for PTS ≥ 30 and switch to Tally to see which players have the most 30-point games, ranked from most to fewest. The tally table also shows each player's averages across those qualifying games. To use it: set your filters on the Game Finder page, then click the "Tally" button next to "Game Logs" before or after searching
newShare Playoff Stats as a poster — you can now create and download a shareable image of any player's playoff averages, the same way you already could for regular season stats. To use it: go to any player's page, scroll down to the Playoffs section under either the Traditional or Advanced tab, and click the "Share Poster" button next to the Playoffs heading. From there you can pick a layout, choose which playoff season to feature (or Playoff Career for all-time averages), and save the image
improvementGame Finder results are no longer capped at 200 — previously, searches that matched more than 200 games would silently cut off at 200 with no indication that results were missing. The Game Finder now shows the full count of matching games (e.g., "Showing 1–100 of 4,312 games found") and lets you page through all of them
improvementGame Finder sorting now works on every column including Date, Season, Player, and W/L — clicking any column header re-sorts the full result set from the database instead of only reordering the current page

2.10.0

June 2026

Interactive Award Race, Ballot Posters, Defensive Stats & Game Finder Upgrades

newTappable award race pills on the home page — if a winner has been announced, tapping the pill takes you to the Awards page; if the race is still projected, tapping opens a modal showing the top 7 contenders with the key stats driving the projection
newAward race modal works across all viewports — desktop, tablet, and mobile each get a layout optimized for the screen size with horizontal scroll for stat columns on smaller devices
newBallot poster sharing on the Awards page — create a shareable image of any award ballot showing vote totals, player headshots, and team colors; save or share it directly from the modal
newDefensive stats added to the data pipeline — Defensive Win Shares, opponent points off turnovers, opponent second chance points, opponent fast break points, opponent points in the paint, and team defensive share percentages for steals, blocks, and rebounds are now tracked for every NBA and WNBA player
fixRookie of the Year projection was ranking players with missing advanced stats — players without VORP data are now excluded so the ladder only shows rookies with a full stat profile
fixWNBA DPOY modal was showing hustle stat columns (deflections, contested shots, charges drawn, box outs) that are not available for the WNBA — the modal now only shows stats that exist for the league
fixClicking a projected award pill on the home page was still navigating to the Awards page instead of opening the race modal — fixed so only confirmed winners navigate away
newBuild your own ballot for the current season — when awards haven't been officially announced yet, the Awards page now lets you search for any active player and pick them for each award category; fill out as many or as few as you like and share the result as a poster
fixLive scoreboard ticker restored — scores were not loading due to a change on the NBA's end; both NBA and WNBA scores now display correctly again
fixUpcoming games on the scoreboard now show which channel they're on — broadcast info was only appearing for completed games
fixBallot poster cleanup — the "Sportsmanship" award label no longer overflows its card or overlaps the player name, MVP headshots are no longer cropped too aggressively, and stray text behind player photos has been removed

2.9.0

June 2026

Award Badges, WNBA Award Race & WNBA Draft

newWNBA Draft History is now live — browse every pick from every WNBA draft class going back to the inaugural 1997 draft; toggle between NBA and WNBA on the Draft History page and click any player name to jump straight to their profile
newWNBA Award Race added to the home page — the NBA/WNBA toggle now switches both the "Who's Cookin'" leaderboard and the Award Race sidebar at the same time; when no winner has been announced yet, projected leaders for WNBA MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year appear based on current stats
newMore award badges on player detail pages — player profiles now show NBA Champion, WNBA Champion, Finals MVP, ECF MVP, WCF MVP, DPOY, All-Defense team selections, All-Rookie team selections, Rookie of the Year, 6th Man of the Year (6MOY), 6th Woman of the Year (6WOY), NBA Cup MVP, and WNBA Commissioner's Cup MVP alongside the existing MVP, MIP, All-NBA, All-WNBA, and All-Star badges
newAward badges on player cards — the player cards on the Players page now highlight career award winners; a player who has won MVP, DPOY, ROY, 6MOY, 6WOY, or MIP gets a colored badge on their card; award badges take priority over the existing 1st Pick and Veteran badges
fixJaylen Brown was showing "2× Finals MVP" — he has one NBA Finals MVP and one Eastern Conference Finals MVP, which are now shown as two separate badges (Finals MVP and ECF MVP)
fixLeBron James was showing "2× ROY" — the Rookie of the Year badge was accidentally also matching the older "Sporting News Rookie of the Year" award; it now only counts the official ROY
fixLeBron James was showing "25× All-Star" — All-Star Game MVP appearances were being counted alongside All-Star selections; the count now reflects selections only
fixVeronica Burton was showing "2× MIP" — a duplicate data entry was causing the extra count; she correctly shows 1× MIP now
fixDPOY, 6MOY, and ROY badges on player detail pages were never appearing for anyone — a typo in the award name filter meant no matches were ever found; all three now display correctly
improvementPlayer cards: jersey number is now a faded watermark behind the player's name instead of sitting on top of it
improvementPlayer cards: long last names like Antetokounmpo no longer push the jersey number and badge off the edge of the card
improvementWNBA Award Race projections automatically use lower game-count thresholds early in the season so picks appear from opening night; once every team has played 25 games the full-season thresholds kick in

2.8.0

May 2026

WNBA Awards & Leaderboard Fixes

newWNBA Award History page is now live — browse every WNBA award winner going back to 1997, including MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Woman of the Year, Finals MVP, All-WNBA teams, All-Defensive teams, All-Rookie teams, All-Star selections, and more; use the season picker to jump to any year
newAward ties are now handled correctly — when two players share an award in the same year, both names appear on the award card instead of just one
newRookies tab added to the WNBA Leaders page — see how first-year players stack up against each other in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and three-pointers made
fixWNBA stat leaderboards now use the official WNBA qualification thresholds — the right minimums for games played, field goal attempts, three-point attempts, and free throws made are now applied to each category so only truly eligible players appear
improvementEarly-season mode for WNBA leaderboards — until every team has played at least 20 games, all players with at least one game appear so you can see who's off to a hot start right from opening night

2.7.0

May 2026

Game Log Range Averages

newGame log range selection — click any row in a player's game log to mark a starting game, then click a second row to select everything in between; the highlighted stretch shows exactly which games are included in your range
newRange averages calculator — after selecting a game range, a panel appears asking if you want to calculate the averages over those games; confirm and it instantly shows points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and turnovers per game, plus total made-attempt shooting lines and percentages for field goals, two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws across all the games in the range
newDate range label — the range averages panel displays the start and end dates of the selected stretch (e.g., 05-20-2026 – 05-09-2026) so it's always clear which portion of the season you're looking at
newShare range averages as a poster — a Share Poster button inside the range averages panel lets you build and download a Full Stat poster for that stretch; the poster shows points, rebounds, and assists on one row, steals, blocks, and turnovers on a second row, and the four shooting splits below, with the date range printed at the bottom
newPER, BPM, and VORP are now available in the Advanced tab on the Explore Stats page — sort and browse the full league by Player Efficiency Rating, Box Plus/Minus, and Value Over Replacement Player across any season
fixEvery player was appearing twice on the Explore Stats page — each player now shows up exactly once
fixSwitching to the Playoffs tab on Explore Stats showed zero players for every category — playoff stats now load correctly

2.6.0

May 2026

PER, BPM & VORP, Per-Team Stints, and WNBA Fixes

newPlayer Efficiency Rating (PER), Box Plus/Minus (BPM), and Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) are now available in the Advanced tab on every player page — PER measures overall per-minute production on a scale where 15 is league average, BPM estimates how many points per 100 possessions a player contributes above a typical player, and VORP captures total value added over a full season
newPer-team breakdowns for traded players — any season where a player suited up for multiple teams now shows a clickable expand arrow on the player detail page; tapping it reveals their stats split out by team so you can see exactly how they performed with each squad
fixPER was showing as "—" for players who were traded during the season — this is now fixed and all players show their correct rating regardless of how many teams they played for
fixWNBA team pages were displaying 2025 season data instead of the current 2026 season — team stats, standings, and roster information now load the correct year by default
fixWNBA player pages were showing duplicate season rows for historical seasons — the extra incorrect entries have been removed and each season now appears exactly once

2.5.0

May 2026

Compare Fixes & WNBA 2026 Updates

fixComparing three or more players now works correctly — selecting a third or fourth player loads their stats, the player search dropdown appears as expected, and the Add Player button responds when two players are already loaded
fixWNBA game logs now update reliably each night with the previous day's results — game results were previously not being picked up during the nightly data sync
fixThe 2026 WNBA season is now available to select in the Game Finder and Season Finder season dropdowns
fixStat charts now render correctly on first page load without any flickering or delay

2.4.0

May 2026

Splits Upgrades & Ticker Box Score

newLive ticker box score now includes a Team Stats tab — the same shooting splits, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, fast break points, points in paint, fouls, and largest lead panel available in the full scoreboard
newShare Poster from the live ticker — completed games in the top ticker now show a Share Poster button, including a player picker to feature any active player from either team
newSplits season selector — choose any season a player appeared in (or Career for all-time) from a dropdown at the top of the Splits tab; the splits recalculate instantly for that season's game log
newBy Opponent split — new section in the Splits tab showing per-game averages against every opponent the player has faced, sorted by most games played (so division rivals appear first)
fixSplits tab tables on mobile were overflowing off the right edge of the screen with no way to scroll — fixed by adding the correct CSS grid constraint so each table scrolls horizontally within its card

2.3.0

May 2026

WNBA 2026 Season, Combined Ticker & Bug Fixes

newCombined live ticker — NBA and WNBA scores now scroll together in the top bar with no toggle; WNBA games are labeled with a "W" badge so you can tell them apart at a glance
newToronto Tempo and Portland Fire added as the two 2026 WNBA expansion teams — appear in the Teams grid, standings, and playoff race with their team colors
improvementWNBA 2026 is now the default season across the Teams, Players, Leaders, and Fantasy pages — no more manually selecting the current year after the season rollover
improvementTeams page WNBA headline updated to "Fifteen Dynasties" to reflect the expanded 15-team league
improvementFantasy Basketball WNBA mode now defaults to Min GP = 1 so early-season players appear immediately without having to manually change the filter
fixWNBA box scores were returning a 403 error — fixed by routing WNBA game IDs (which start with "10") through the WNBA CDN with the correct Referer and Origin headers instead of the NBA CDN
fixFantasy Basketball z-scores showed −1.00 for every player across all counting stats (PTS, REB, AST, etc.) — root cause was PostgreSQL NUMERIC columns being returned as strings by the database driver, causing string concatenation instead of addition when computing the mean; fixed at the database layer and guarded in the z-score calculation
fixScoreboard date picker showed the wrong date when switching between NBA and WNBA — UTC midnight dates were being converted to the previous calendar day in Eastern Time; fixed by anchoring date construction to noon UTC throughout
fixFantasy Basketball WNBA subtitle was still showing "2025 WNBA Regular Season" after the season rollover

2.2.0

May 2026

Team Stats, Full Stat View & WNBA Fixes

newTeam Stats tab in box score — third tab alongside Away/Home player tables showing shooting splits, rebounds (offensive/defensive), assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, points off turnovers, fast break points, points in paint, fouls, technical fouls, and largest lead
newFull Stat View poster layout — new Share Studio option showing a complete stat line (PTS, REB, AST, MIN, STL, BLK, TO, TS%/+/-, FG, 3PT, FT splits with percentages), available from player pages and scoreboard box scores
newSeason picker in Share Studio — when sharing from a player page, switch between any season or Career averages directly in the side panel
improvementWNBA player headshots now load correctly on the Compare page
improvementPlayer name in Full Stat View now stacks first name and last name on separate lines alongside the headshot
improvementShooting percentages in Full Stat View now display to one decimal place (e.g., 64.4% instead of 64%)
fixWNBA season dropdowns corrected — 2025 is now the current WNBA season across Leaders, Players, and Teams pages
fixWNBA player career stats no longer show duplicate season rows caused by mixed season format (e.g., "2024-25" vs "2025")
fixPlayer name was not appearing in Full Stat View when sharing from the scoreboard box score

2.1.0

May 2026

Transactions

newNBA Transactions page — browse every trade, signing, waive, and waiver claim this season, grouped by day with filters for season, transaction type, and team
newWNBA Transactions page — full transaction history for the WNBA, accessible from the WNBA section of the nav
fixAwards page now displays awards in the correct order

2.0.0

May 2026

WNBA Support

newWNBA section launched — dedicated pages for WNBA Player Stats, Team Stats, and Leaders covering every season from 1997 to present
newNBA / WNBA toggle on the Homepage Leaders section — switch between NBA and WNBA top performers
newNBA / WNBA toggle on the Teams page — separate grid, standings, conference, and playoff race views for both leagues; WNBA playoff cutline reflects the top-4-per-conference format
newLeague selector added to Season Finder and Game Finder — search WNBA seasons and game logs with the same stat filter tools
newNBA / WNBA toggle added to the Fantasy scout tool
newNBA / WNBA toggle added to the Scoreboard page — view WNBA scores and box scores alongside NBA (WNBA 2026 season tips off May 8)
newWNBA player pages — full career stat history, game logs, splits, and similar players for every WNBA player
newWNBA team detail pages — each WNBA team now has a dedicated page with Roster, Season Stats, and Player Stats tabs
newWNBA team links wired up across the site — team cards, conference standings, and playoff race on the Teams page now navigate to the team detail page
newWNBA players mixed into the homepage hero banner — scoring, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, and 3PM leaders from the WNBA join the rotation
improvementHero banner now rotates every 12 hours instead of once per day
newShareable Compare URLs — player comparisons are now fully encoded in the URL (players, compare mode, season/span range, active tab) so any comparison can be copied and shared
fixPlayer URL slugs now strip special characters — accented letters like in Dončić and Jokić are transliterated to clean ASCII (doncic, jokic)
improvementExplore all stats button on the hero banner routes to WNBA Players when a WNBA player is featured

1.6.0

May 2, 2026

Explore Overhaul & Player Page Fixes

newExplore Stats page rebuilt as a full league-wide table — browse every player's stats for any season with sortable columns across Traditional, Advanced, Hustle, Clutch, and Play Type categories
newRegular Season / Playoffs toggle and "Qualified only" filter added to Explore Stats
newGame finder and season finder added advanced stat filters - filter games and seasons by any stat category to find specific performances
improvementPlayer page stat tabs now scroll horizontally on desktop with left/right arrow buttons
fixShot Chart tab no longer times out

1.5.0

April 30, 2026

Stats Depth & Compare

new2P% (two-point field goal percentage) column added to traditional stats tables and game log
new2PM-2PA column added to game log alongside 2P%
newrTS% (Relative True Shooting %) added to advanced stats — shows how a player's TS% compares to the league average that season, color-coded green/red
newPlayoff stats on Compare page — toggle between Regular Season and Playoffs across all stat tabs and range modes
fixPosition filter on Players page now correctly filters by Guards, Forwards, and Centers (including hyphenated positions like G-F and F-C)
improvementPlayer card badges (Veteran, 1st Pick) moved below the jersey number so they no longer cover the player's name

1.4.0

April 30, 2026

Resources & Navigation

newAdded Resources section to navigation with Patch Notes and About Us pages
newPatch Notes page for tracking version history and site changes
newAbout Us page with information about Count The Bucket

1.3.0

April 2026

Box Score & Sharing

newPlayer names in box score are now clickable — navigate directly to a player's profile
improvementShare poster layout refinements for better visual output
fixFixed display issues on the Coaches page
fixFixed Awards page rendering edge cases
fixFixed live ticker behavior on certain game states

1.2.0

April 2026

Policies & Light Mode

newLight mode support — toggle between dark and light themes from the nav bar
newPrivacy Policy page
newTerms of Use page
improvementTheme preference is persisted across sessions