Mike Prada
@mikepradanba.bsky.social
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Mike Prada
@mikepradanba.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hey, I'm here. Seems like a lot of you cool kids are, too.
You might enjoy this book about the NBA's three-point revolution. www.amazon.com/Spaced-Out-T...
You might enjoy this book about the NBA's three-point revolution. www.amazon.com/Spaced-Out-T...
Fired Nico www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Mavericks will fire Nico Harrison 9 months after Luka Dončić trade: Sources
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fired Nico www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
If the Wizards were playing for anything, this loss would've made me quite mad.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If the Wizards were playing for anything, this loss would've made me quite mad.
I love watching Ron Holland play. Has he Wally Pipped Jaden Ivey?
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I love watching Ron Holland play. Has he Wally Pipped Jaden Ivey?
The Kyshawn George secret is out.
Victor Wembanyama is conducting on-court experiments. The Wizards have a gem — maybe more than one. And a team down south has butter fingers.
Time for Friday’s around-the-NBA notebook.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Time for Friday’s around-the-NBA notebook.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Kyshawn George secret is out.
There's traveling discourse out there so you know I had to weigh in www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Why this Giannis Antetokounmpo move wasn't a travel — even if it (maybe) should be
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There's traveling discourse out there so you know I had to weigh in www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
It's nearly 2026 and Steph's gravity is still unparalleled.
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's nearly 2026 and Steph's gravity is still unparalleled.
Two Heat thoughts:
1. I dunno what happened to Jaime Jaquez last year but he looks liberated in this new offense.
2. Very curious to see how Tyler Herro fits into this style of play when he's healthy. Can he be decisive off the dribble, or will he bog it down by calling for lots of pick-and-roll?
1. I dunno what happened to Jaime Jaquez last year but he looks liberated in this new offense.
2. Very curious to see how Tyler Herro fits into this style of play when he's healthy. Can he be decisive off the dribble, or will he bog it down by calling for lots of pick-and-roll?
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Two Heat thoughts:
1. I dunno what happened to Jaime Jaquez last year but he looks liberated in this new offense.
2. Very curious to see how Tyler Herro fits into this style of play when he's healthy. Can he be decisive off the dribble, or will he bog it down by calling for lots of pick-and-roll?
1. I dunno what happened to Jaime Jaquez last year but he looks liberated in this new offense.
2. Very curious to see how Tyler Herro fits into this style of play when he's healthy. Can he be decisive off the dribble, or will he bog it down by calling for lots of pick-and-roll?
More Kyshawn, less CJ
More Kyshawn, less CJ.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
More Kyshawn, less CJ
More Kyshawn, less CJ.
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
More Kyshawn, less CJ.
Biggest FA signing of the season.
I'm so excited to announce that I'm now a senior writer with The Athletic! I'm going to be writing long-form NBA features. I’ll also dabble in other sports from time to time too! 💜💜💜I wrote a column introducing myself: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
From globetrotting with LaMelo to diving deep on Giannis, how Mirin Fader sees storytelling
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October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Biggest FA signing of the season.
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A deeper look at the NBA's memo about the FBI's gambling probe, and the issue of injury reporting, at
@theathletic.com
(including a look at the Luka Doncic example from last night)
W/ @joevardon.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
@theathletic.com
(including a look at the Luka Doncic example from last night)
W/ @joevardon.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
NBA reviewing injury reporting in light of FBI illegal gambling probe
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A deeper look at the NBA's memo about the FBI's gambling probe, and the issue of injury reporting, at
@theathletic.com
(including a look at the Luka Doncic example from last night)
W/ @joevardon.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
@theathletic.com
(including a look at the Luka Doncic example from last night)
W/ @joevardon.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
This is why it's so hard to beat Oklahoma City. They have such a consistent baseline of success with SGA and their defense that they can survive bad shooting nights and/or shaky spells of execution.
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This is why it's so hard to beat Oklahoma City. They have such a consistent baseline of success with SGA and their defense that they can survive bad shooting nights and/or shaky spells of execution.
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It's opening day! Here's a catchup thread for all my preseason content: 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's opening day! Here's a catchup thread for all my preseason content: 🧵
We back.
Twenty-plus years after losing its broadcast rights to the NBA, NBC is back, with a new era of NBA coverage starting tonight. And that means John Tesh’s iconic theme, “Roundball Rock,” synonymous with NBC’s package in the ‘90s, is back as well. In @theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
'Roundball Rock' returns to its sports theme mountaintop with the NBA back on NBC
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We back.
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Trae Young won’t sign an extension with the Hawks before the start of the regular season, league sources tell @joevardon.bsky.social and myself.
Young is still eligible to sign an extension after the 2025-26 season begins.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
Young is still eligible to sign an extension after the 2025-26 season begins.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trae Young won’t sign an extension with the Hawks before the start of the regular season, league sources tell @joevardon.bsky.social and myself.
Young is still eligible to sign an extension after the 2025-26 season begins.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
Young is still eligible to sign an extension after the 2025-26 season begins.
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
We talked to the guy who won that viral Knicks tic tac toe game the other night. www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
New York Knicks fan laid it 'all out on the line' in viral tic-tac-toe game
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October 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We talked to the guy who won that viral Knicks tic tac toe game the other night. www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Becky Hammon coached a hell of a game. Negated the Alyssa Thomas middle pick-and-roll with the zone and by having the guard reach into AT's dribble.
That kept Dana Evans on the floor, and you saw the offensive benefits.
That kept Dana Evans on the floor, and you saw the offensive benefits.
October 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Becky Hammon coached a hell of a game. Negated the Alyssa Thomas middle pick-and-roll with the zone and by having the guard reach into AT's dribble.
That kept Dana Evans on the floor, and you saw the offensive benefits.
That kept Dana Evans on the floor, and you saw the offensive benefits.
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Jake LaRavia might be the only NBA player with a hobby where Nikola Jokic, LeBron James and Luka Doncic can stink and where Ryan Rollins is a find! I ripped some packs this summer with the Lakers' new forward and wrote about his collecting www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
From wax packs to rated rookies, success is in the cards for Lakers' Jake LaRavia
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October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jake LaRavia might be the only NBA player with a hobby where Nikola Jokic, LeBron James and Luka Doncic can stink and where Ryan Rollins is a find! I ripped some packs this summer with the Lakers' new forward and wrote about his collecting www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
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Everybody Eats Episode 1: @mikepradanba.bsky.social joins the show to take a big picture look at the Wizards rebuild. Check it out!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/cl/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7AXv...
Youtube: youtu.be/JlQCDohloNg
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/cl/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7AXv...
Youtube: youtu.be/JlQCDohloNg
State of the Wizards Rebuild with Mike Prada
Episodio de podcast · Everybody Eats: A Washington Wizards Podcast · 01/10/2025 · 51 min
podcasts.apple.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Everybody Eats Episode 1: @mikepradanba.bsky.social joins the show to take a big picture look at the Wizards rebuild. Check it out!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/cl/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7AXv...
Youtube: youtu.be/JlQCDohloNg
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/cl/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7AXv...
Youtube: youtu.be/JlQCDohloNg
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This is fascinating stuff. Really well done by @jaredweissnba.bsky.social
What if "muscle memory" is a myth? What if the very basis for how humans learn new skills is wrong?
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
What is ‘the CLA?’ Inside the revolutionary coaching method quietly fueling the world’s best athletes
This radical coaching method was once a secret. Now, it’s reimagining athletic training and powering champions all over the world.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is fascinating stuff. Really well done by @jaredweissnba.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Prada
CLA is a concept I teach in my undergraduate motor learning class. It’s a counterintuitive approach because the athletes often struggle with performance during practice, but the science is telling. Worse performance in practice that leads to better performance during competition.
What if "muscle memory" is a myth? What if the very basis for how humans learn new skills is wrong?
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
What is ‘the CLA?’ Inside the revolutionary coaching method quietly fueling the world’s best athletes
This radical coaching method was once a secret. Now, it’s reimagining athletic training and powering champions all over the world.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
CLA is a concept I teach in my undergraduate motor learning class. It’s a counterintuitive approach because the athletes often struggle with performance during practice, but the science is telling. Worse performance in practice that leads to better performance during competition.
What if "muscle memory" is a myth? What if the very basis for how humans learn new skills is wrong?
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
What is ‘the CLA?’ Inside the revolutionary coaching method quietly fueling the world’s best athletes
This radical coaching method was once a secret. Now, it’s reimagining athletic training and powering champions all over the world.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What if "muscle memory" is a myth? What if the very basis for how humans learn new skills is wrong?
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
A growing number of coaches and athletes see a problem with the way we train.
And they're solving it with a new method called CLA.
Read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
Reposted by Mike Prada
We've been busy....
Who is Uncle Dennis?
A profile of Dennis Robertson — Kawhi Leonard's uncle and a man also in the middle of the Clippers/Kawhi/Aspiration investigation — and how he operates.
From @danwoikesports.bsky.social @samamick.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
A profile of Dennis Robertson — Kawhi Leonard's uncle and a man also in the middle of the Clippers/Kawhi/Aspiration investigation — and how he operates.
From @danwoikesports.bsky.social @samamick.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
What we know about ‘Uncle Dennis’: A central figure in the Kawhi Leonard, Clippers investigation
The Athletic conducted interviews with 17 different sources, league and team personnel to learn about Kawhi Leonard's uncle and advisor.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We've been busy....
Reed Sheppard SZN is upon us.
September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Reed Sheppard SZN is upon us.