Data & Analytics Intern

About The NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.

About the Role

The 2027 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program that runs from June 7 – August 13, 2027. The program gives participants the opportunity to learn about the business of basketball, develop critical career skills, and contribute to meaningful projects across a range of departments in the NBA and its affiliate leagues (WNBA & G League). In addition to on-the-job experience, interns are invited to participate in a broad array of professional development programming as well as community and social experiences. The program prioritizes rising seniors, with limited exceptions for graduate students, based on business need.

Selected interns will support data collection and analysis across one of the following areas: content, media, fan engagement, digital products, and basketball-related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating with data engineers, data analysts, and BI developers on end-to-end model development and deployment to the wider NBA business infrastructure
• Designing statistical analysis and visualizations that relate to league structure, rule changes, game play, improvements to the competition format
• Implementation of technologies to improve player health, game integrity, and fan engagement across all NBA properties, including the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, and NBA 2K League
• Performing various cross-departmental quantitative analyses regarding on-court activities and trends, which are used to evaluate the NBA’s core product
• Working with data governance managers to ensure NBA data meets all safety and privacy requirements
• Collaborating with digital content and reporting teams to assess NBA content performance across social and digital platforms, shaping key strategic decisions
• Contributing to a cross-functional strategy and operations project in collaboration with the Basketball Technology & Innovation team
• Researching potential applications of advanced tools and technologies to help expand our technical and analytical offerings
• Updating CRM system with relevant sports tech-related news and contacts
• Publishing and maintaining customized interactive reports and dashboards using Tableau Server

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Foundational mastery of AI technologies in driving project execution and achieving business objectives
• Experience or coursework with SQL, Python, or R
• Preferred experience with Snowflake tools and DBT
• Preferred knowledge of statistics and best practices in model development
• Exposure or experience using Tableau Desktop, including calculations, visualizations, and knowledge of the practices and techniques of dashboard development
• Skilled presenter and facilitator
• Strong project management skills
• Strong proficiency in drafting documents and creating presentations (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Demonstrated passion for sports industry and the game of basketball
• High attention to detail, design, and innovation

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate program and entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship
• These roles are open to all but typically best suited for individuals in the following majors: Business or Data Analytics, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Sports or Technology Management, or Statistics
• Interns should reflect excellent academic standing and have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Candidates who possess leadership skills as demonstrated through relevant extracurricular or community activities

Work Option

• The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.

Salary

• $32/hr