Atticus O'Brien-Pappalardo

Expertise:
NBA, Basketball
Education:
Union College
Location:
New York, New York

Experience

Atticus Pappalardo covers the NBA for Heavy.com.

He is a data analyst and basketball fanatic who is passionate about letting numbers tell a story. His NBA data visualizations can be found on X @AOP_NBA.

 

Education

Atticus O'Brien-Pappalardo graduated from Union College in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in English.

Latest Articles From Atticus O'Brien-Pappalardo

Doc Rivers Deflects Blame to Travel Staff Following Bucks Loss to Grizzlies

Doc Rivers Deflects Blame to Travel Staff Following Bucks Loss to Grizzlies

Insiders Reveal Massive Update on Joel Embiid’s Meniscus Injury

Insiders Reveal Massive Update on Joel Embiid’s Meniscus Injury

Miles McBride Drops 29 Points, Displays Growing Confidence

Miles McBride Drops 29 Points, Displays Growing Confidence

Jrue Holiday Gets Candid on How Milwaukee Handled Trading Him

Jrue Holiday Gets Candid on How Milwaukee Handled Trading Him

The Celtics’ Post Game Has Been Dominant This Season

The Celtics’ Post Game Has Been Dominant This Season

Alex Caruso Tops List of NBA’s Best 3-and-D Players

Alex Caruso Tops List of NBA’s Best 3-and-D Players

LeBron James Calls Steph Curry One of NBA’s ‘Most Influential’ Players

LeBron James Calls Steph Curry One of NBA’s ‘Most Influential’ Players

LeBron James Praises Jayson Tatum’s ‘Elite’ Accomplishments

LeBron James Praises Jayson Tatum’s ‘Elite’ Accomplishments

Spencer Dinwiddie Sounds Off on His Role With the Lakers

Spencer Dinwiddie Sounds Off on His Role With the Lakers

Dennis Schroder Fires Back at Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell: ‘Shows Off Immaturity’

Dennis Schroder Fires Back at Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell: ‘Shows Off Immaturity’

Al Horford’s Reliability, Voice on Full Display in Win Over Suns

Al Horford’s Reliability, Voice on Full Display in Win Over Suns

Kevin Durant Predicts Jayson Tatum Will ‘Control the League’ for Next 10 Years

Kevin Durant Predicts Jayson Tatum Will ‘Control the League’ for Next 10 Years

Orlando Magic Announce New Deal With Head Coach Jamahl Mosley: Report

Orlando Magic Announce New Deal With Head Coach Jamahl Mosley: Report

A Deep Dive Into Domantas Sabonis’ Potentially Historic Season

A Deep Dive Into Domantas Sabonis’ Potentially Historic Season

Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns Suffer Huge Blow With Playoffs Looming

Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns Suffer Huge Blow With Playoffs Looming

Reliving Some of Shaquille O’Neal’s Greatest Games on His 52nd Birthday

Reliving Some of Shaquille O’Neal’s Greatest Games on His 52nd Birthday

Cavaliers Provide Injury Update on Donovan Mitchell

Cavaliers Provide Injury Update on Donovan Mitchell

Steph’s 60-Point Game, Wemby’s Historic Stat Line: NBA February in Review

Steph’s 60-Point Game, Wemby’s Historic Stat Line: NBA February in Review

Monty Williams Slams Refs After Controversial No-Call Against Knicks

Monty Williams Slams Refs After Controversial No-Call Against Knicks

JJ Redick Goes Off on Bucks Coach Doc Rivers for ‘Always Making Excuses’

JJ Redick Goes Off on Bucks Coach Doc Rivers for ‘Always Making Excuses’

A Look at Some of the Top Upcoming NBA Free Agents: LeBron, Harden, More

A Look at Some of the Top Upcoming NBA Free Agents: LeBron, Harden, More

Timberwolves Sign Mike Conley to $21 Million Extension

Timberwolves Sign Mike Conley to $21 Million Extension

Brooklyn Nets Fire Jacque Vaughn: Report

Brooklyn Nets Fire Jacque Vaughn: Report

NBA Stars Sound Off on Competitiveness of 397-Point All-Star Game

NBA Stars Sound Off on Competitiveness of 397-Point All-Star Game

Sixers Tried to Trade for Former All-NBA Center Before Deadline: Report

Sixers Tried to Trade for Former All-NBA Center Before Deadline: Report

A Look at Every MVP Candidate’s Case for Winning

A Look at Every MVP Candidate’s Case for Winning

Karl-Anthony Towns Could be Traded This Summer: Report

Karl-Anthony Towns Could be Traded This Summer: Report

Giannis, Jabari Smith Jr. Among Players With Biggest Shooting Leaps This Season

Giannis, Jabari Smith Jr. Among Players With Biggest Shooting Leaps This Season

76ers Tried to Trade for LeBron James, Could Target Him Again: Report

76ers Tried to Trade for LeBron James, Could Target Him Again: Report

Social Media Reacts to Victor Wembanyama’s Historic 27-14-10 Line

Social Media Reacts to Victor Wembanyama’s Historic 27-14-10 Line

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