Mind the Game
An entry into the heralded basketball minds of LeBron James and JJ Redick. The two sit down weekly to discuss the state of the game, dissect X’s and O’s, and wax poetic about the game they love.
7. Jalen Brunson, Nikola Jokić and The Evolution of the Player
0.0May 19, 2025 · 45 min
The modern NBA playmaker looks like a little of things in 2025. They can be a smaller guard like Jalen Brunson or a bigger center like Nikola Jokić. But it wasn't always like that. In the past, the scorer and the passer were two different positions assigned by specific NBA archetypes.