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Jared Weiss

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Celtics and NBA Staff Writer at The Athletic

"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees." Covering the NBA for @TheAthletic

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  • 4 days ago | nytimes.com | Mike Vorkunov |Jared Weiss |Fred Katz |Josh Robbins

    By Fred Katz, Law Murray, Eric Nehm, Josh Robbins, Mike Vorkunov and Jared WeissThe Oklahoma City Thunder are the new kings of the NBA, and their reign figures to be a long one. OKC is a case study in roster construction, asset acquisition, short-term tactics and long-term strategy. The Thunder’s NBA Finals foe was built in a more traditional yet equally patient and prescient manner, an Indiana Pacers team that wore teams down with seemingly endless actions and breakneck pace.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jared Weiss

    It’s never too late to make a change in life — or at least in the most important moment of one’s professional life. The Indiana Pacers are all about chaos. They’ve made this run to the 2025 NBA Finals by amplifying games to a blurring speed their opponents can’t control. That includes a strategy that’s rare in the NBA: A full-court press designed to wear out opposing ballhandlers.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jared Weiss

    Patrick “Packie” Turner had seen enough. He has trained Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu. He knows what a great shot-maker looks like. It’s why Jalen Williams’ agents, William Morris Endeavor’s Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes, wanted him in for workouts leading up to the 2022 NBA Draft. At the time, Williams wasn’t projected to be a first-round pick. He played well in his junior season at Santa Clara before declaring for the draft but didn’t stand out enough on the national stage to garner much interest.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jared Weiss

    NowYoung Italian artists created these striking works for the Milano Cortina Games. The official posters for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were revealed today, and they’re designed to introduce the world to some of Italy’s foremost emerging artists. For next year’s Milano Cortina Games, 10 …

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jared Weiss

    There was so much talk before Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals about how Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton needed to be more aggressive for the Pacers to win this series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But solving the stifling Thunder defense needed more than a mindset shift. It's not that simple at this level. It's the NBA Finals, and these teams are more prepared for these games than any they've ever played in their lives.

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
13 Jun 25

Everyone said Tyrese Haliburton needs to be more aggressive, but it’s not as simple as just putting your head down and driving hard in the NBA Finals. On @TheAthleticNBA I broke down how Rick Carlisle’s adjustments opened up the Pacers offense: https://t.co/XYcb2SnPhC https://t.co/0RqKuIaTof

Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
12 Jun 25

This was a wild hit with my brother @ChrisVernonShow so tune in

Grind City Media
Grind City Media @grindcitymedia

"This was Rick Carlisle figuring it out." @JaredWeissNBA joins the @ChrisVernonShow LIVE: https://t.co/h63ZZb4XtS https://t.co/Dy4nRpQVnL

Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
12 Jun 25

RT @JaredWeissNBA: This is a vintage Rick Carlisle win. The way he reconfigured Haliburton's pick & roll to kill the Hartenstein drop cover…