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+# DB Indexes
+
+```SQL
+-- =========== Indexes for the 'player_advanced_stats' table ===========
+
+-- This single composite index will make filtering by season AND playoff status extremely fast.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_season_playoff ON public.player_advanced_stats (season, is_playoff);
+
+-- This index will make sorting by win_shares much faster.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_win_shares ON public.player_advanced_stats (win_shares DESC);
+
+-- These are good to have for other potential queries.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_player_id ON public.player_advanced_stats (player_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_team ON public.player_advanced_stats (team);
+
+
+-- =========== Indexes for the 'player_total_stats' table ===========
+
+-- A composite index for season and playoff status on the totals table.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_season_playoff ON public.player_total_stats (season, is_playoff);
+
+-- This index will make sorting by points much faster.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_points ON public.player_total_stats (points DESC);
+
+-- These are good to have for other potential queries.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_player_id ON public.player_total_stats (player_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_team ON public.player_total_stats (team);
+
+
+
+-- ======================================================= Indexes PART 2 =======================================================
+
+-- =========== Indexes for the 'player_advanced_stats' table ===========
+
+-- To make searching for a specific player by their name fast.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_player_name ON public.player_advanced_stats (player_name);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting for leaderboards based on Player Efficiency Rating (PER).
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_per ON public.player_advanced_stats (per DESC);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting by Value Over Replacement Player (VORP).
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_vorp ON public.player_advanced_stats (vorp DESC);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting by Usage Percentage.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_usage_percent ON public.player_advanced_stats (usage_percent DESC);
+
+
+
+
+-- =========== Indexes for the 'player_total_stats' table ===========
+
+-- To make searching for a specific player by their name fast.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_player_name ON public.player_total_stats (player_name);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting for leaderboards based on total rebounds.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_total_rb ON public.player_total_stats (total_rb DESC);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting for leaderboards based on assists.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_assists ON public.player_total_stats (assists DESC);
+
+-- To allow fast sorting for leaderboards based on blocks.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_blocks ON public.player_total_stats (blocks DESC);
+```
+
+## Advanced Tip: For Better Text Searches
+
+The standard index on `player_name` is great for exact matches. If you ever want to implement a feature like "search for players whose name *contains* 'davis'", a standard index won't be very effective.
+
+For that, PostgreSQL offers a powerful extension called `pg_trgm` for "trigram" matching.
+
+**Example (Optional, for future use):**
+
+```sql
+-- Step 1: Enable the extension (only needs to be run once per database)
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;
+
+-- Step 2: Create a GIN index on the player_name column
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_advanced_stats_player_name_trgm ON public.player_advanced_stats USING gin (player_name gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_total_stats_player_name_trgm ON public.player_total_stats USING gin (player_name gin_trgm_ops);
+```
+
+With this type of index, queries using `ILIKE '%davis%'` become extremely fast. This is something to keep in mind as you add more features.
+
+For now, running the standard `CREATE INDEX` commands listed above will give you excellent, comprehensive performance for a wide variety of common queries and sorting operations. You've built a truly robust and high-performance API.