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MINNEAPOLIS -- The NBA will have a new distributor for its statistical information and its player tracking data starting in the 2017-18 season under a deal that will also spread real-time statistics to legal betting houses around the world.The league announced deals with Sportradar and Second Spectrum on Thursday that it said will greatly expand the distribution of its statistics. Sportradar, a global company with domestic headquarters in Minneapolis, will distribute statistics for the NBA, WNBA and the D-League to people in more than 80 countries.In addition, the NBA will switch from SportVU to Second Spectrum for player tracking information. Second Spectrum will spend this season installing tracking cameras in every arena in the league. It can provide highly detailed data on player movement, including how much ground they cover, where they touch the ball most and the ability to guard the pick-and-roll.If you just consider how sports data was presented or what was available five years ago, the amount of data is simply exploding, said Ulrich Harmuth, Sportradars managing director of digital sports. In these days when you have tracking information and you know the exact position of every player on the court, you have a huge amount of data. But the data itself doesnt have a meaning yet. So we will invest significantly into science and machine learning tools in order to distill story telling elements and meaning out of the core data that makes it accessible to the fans.Sportradar, which provides statistical data for the NBA and other major sports to The Associated Press, has expanded into a company with more than 1,500 employees across the world on the strength of its dealings with sports gambling. It also has deals with the NFL and NHL and distributes that data to media, fans and bookmakers internationally.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been as progressive as any leader in sports when it comes to sports betting, calling the legalization and regulation of the industry inevitable. But the current agreement prohibits Sportradar from sending the data to domestic bookmakers, which adheres to the current laws governing gambling in the United States.All the betting content is only applicable outside of the U.S. markets, Harmuth said. There were no discussions around what might happen in the U.S. markets going forward.Sportradar also has integrity services that include widespread monitoring of betting patterns at more than 550 bookmakers worldwide to try to detect any irregularities in betting habits that could indicate match fixing. The NBA has had similar measures in place for more than a decade.This NBA deal really kind of cements the position and the credibility of what we do in the integrity sports space for sports around the world, said Alex Inglot, director of global communications and public affairs for Sportradar.Sportradar will start distributing data to international bookmakers beginning with the upcoming season, but wont start distributing statistics to media and fans until 2017.The two sides started negotiating when Sportradar expanded to the U.S. two years ago, and part of the negotiations included the NBAs desire for Sportradar to bring a player tracking system with it. In 2013, the NBA became the first American sports league to use player tracking in every game.Were thrilled to partner with a forward-thinking league like the NBA, Second Spectrum CEO Rajiv Maheswaran said. As a former professor, its great to live in a time when machines can deeply understand sports. 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Not to mention he is already looking forward to talking nutrition and sport science with Hunter Pence, his former Houston teammate and yoga pal.I think we get a kick out of one another, Melancon said Tuesday, a day after reaching a $62 million, four-year contract with the Giants, the richest contract so far for a closer.San Francisco felt right to Melancon -- and the Giants needed him to stabilize the ninth inning.It was obvious that this organization knows how to win, and thats their top priority, Melancon said. Theyre set up with the Gold Glovers up the middle, Buster Posey, (Brandon) Crawford, (Joe) Panik. Being a groundball guy, thats a huge priority. Just the character, being on the other side, you could tell how much character there is in that other clubhouse, so be able to join it and join a group of guys that are veterans in winning, it was the total package in my opinion.He also gets to finish games following ace starters such as 2014 World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija. With a better bullpen this year, the Giants might have added another even-numbered year championship following titles in 2010, 12 and 14.San Francisco blew 32 saves, including nine in September. Five relievers combined to squander Game 4 of the NL Division Series against the eventual champion Cubs, who scored four runs in the ninth inning to win 6-5.The Giants were willing to keep their payroll above the luxury-tax threshold for a third straight year to land Melancon. After paying $1.3 million for 2015 and about $3 million more for this year, their 2017 tax payroll already projects to $196 million, with plenty of moves left to make.One of the prices of ggetting Mark was paying the tax, as well, said CEO Larry Baer, who will have an overall payroll of more than $200 million for the first time.dddddddddddd. That was a pretty easy decision because of the value we believe Mark brings to the Giants.Melancon has saved at least 30 games in each of the past three seasons, recording a majors-best 51 in 2015. He went 47 for 51 in save opportunities in 75 relief appearances last season with Pittsburgh and Washington, tied for second-most saves with Baltimores Zach Britton and the Los Angeles Dodgers Kenley Jansen.The man gets big outs! Clint Hurdle, Melancons former manager with the Pirates, wrote in an email.Melancons three young children -- Brooklyn, 5; Jack, 2 +; and 1-year-old Ella -- are already learning about the iconic, bright orange Golden Gate Bridge and their soon-to-be new home. For Melancon, having some job security for four years means so much for his family to feel settled in a city and community.I saw the reason that they are such a good organization and why they want to win so much and the effort they will put in to winning, Melancon said. Im a huge proponentHe was traded from Pittsburgh to Washington midway through last season.A true professional in all aspects of the game and a class act off the field, Hurdle said. Always hunting for an edge or a way to improve his craft.Also Tuesday, general manager Bobby Evans said the Giants were finalizing a minor league deal with right-hander Bryan Morris that includes an invitation to big league spring training. Morris was 0-0 with a 3.06 ERA in 24 appearances for the Marlins in 2016 over 17 2/3 innings.---AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '