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With the NBA Playoffs underway, here is a list of recommended NBA folks to follow on Twitter, with a specific emphasis on “national” NBA pundits who cover any (or every) game and who might enhance your in-game and between-game experience.
Add all. Add some. Tweak/unfollow at your discretion (as with many Twitter talents, some of the folks may tweet prolifically and not necessarily all about the NBA, all the time).
Of course, you can always count on Quickish to showcase the best of the best (and for handy reference, bookmark/check out our judiciously updated NBA Playoffs stream of recommendations).
X’s and O’s/Nuance
Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com | @kevinarnovitz
Mark Deeks, ShamSports.com | @shamsports
Kelly Dwyer, Yahoo! Sports | @KDonhoops
John Krolik, ESPN.com TrueHoop Network | @johnkrolik
Rob Mahoney, ESPN.com TrueHoop Network | @robmahoney
Mike Prada, SBNation | @MikePradaSBN
Sebastian Pruiti, NBA Playbook | @SebastianPruiti
Funny (and Smart, too)
Katie Baker, Grantland.com | @katiebakes
Russ Bengtson, Complex Mag | @russbengtson
Myles Brown, ESPN.com TrueHoop Network & SLAM Magazine | @mdotbrown
Dan Devine, Yahoo! Sports' | @DevineBoston
Not Walt Frazier, Twitter exclusive | @notwaltfrazier
Trey Kerby, The Basketball Jones | @treykerby
Joey Litman, StraightBangin | @straightbangin
Tas Melas, The Basketball Jones | @tasmelas
Marcel Mutoni, SLAM Magazine | @marcel_mutoni
Neil P., Got ‘Em Coach | @gotem_coach
Rob Peterson, Former NBA.com and AOL NBA editor | @ShotDrJr
Bill Simmons, ESPN.com | @sportsguy33
J.E. Skeets, The Basketball Jones | @jeskeets
Andrew Ungvari, SirCharlesInCharge.com | @drewunga
Thinking Fan
Eric Freeman, Yahoo! Sports | @freemaneric
Clarence Gaines, CGScoutsPerspective | @clarencegaines2
Mark Haubner, The Painted Area | @mhaubs
Nate Jones, Goodwin Sports | @JonesOnTheNBA
Beckley Mason, ESPN.com TrueHoop Network | @BeckleyMason
Bethlethem Shoals, Free Darko | @freedarko
Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN.com TrueHoop Network | @SherwoodStrauss
Lang Whitaker, SLAM Magazine | @langwhitaker
Reporters
JA Adande, ESPN.com | @jadande
Sam Amick, SI.com | @sam_amick
Howard Beck, NYT | @howardbeckNYT
Ken Berger, CBSSports.com | @KBerg_CBS
Chris Broussard, ESPN | @chris_broussard
Rich Bucher, ESPN | @RicBucher
Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated | @SI_LeeJenkins
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated | @ChrisMannixSI
Holly MacKenzie, The Score | @stackmack
Chris Palmer, ESPN.com | @thechrispalmer
Sekou Smith, NBA.com | @SekouSmithNBA
Marc J Spears, Yahoo! Sports | @YahooNBASpears
Marc Stein, ESPN.com | @STEIN_LINE_HQ
Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports | @WojYahooNBA
Ringmasters
Henry Abbott, ESPN.com | @truehoop
Zach Harper, ESPN.com Daily Dime Live | @talkhoops
Kurt Helin, NBCSports.com | @basketballtalk
Zach Lowe, SI.com | @zachlowe_si
Matt Moore, CBSSports.com | @HPbasketball
Tom Ziller, SBNation | @teamziller
More Than Just Stats
Tom Haberstroh, ESPN.com | @tomhaberstroh
John Hollinger, ESPN.com | @johnhollinger
Kevin Pelton, Basketball Prospectus | @KPelton
John Schuhmann, NBA.com | @johnschuhmann
“Did You Just See That!?” (Instant YouTube / Gifs / Screen shots)
Jose3030, Independent | @Jose3030
Tim Burke, Mocksession | @bubbaprog
Ben Golliver, SB Nation | @blazersedge
Chris Jackson, Get Banged On | @getbangedon
James Herbert, Outside The NBA | @outsidethenba
See any great “national” NBA Twitter pundits we are missing? (Team-specific Twitter follow recommendations coming next.) Send a recommendation to tips-[at]-quickish-[dot]-com.
