From Training NBA Players to Coaching Miami's Kids | Reese Wood

Reese Wood has trained NBA players like Kyle Lowry and Joe Johnson — and now he's using that experience to develop Miami's next generation of basketball talent. In this episode he shares his journey from growing up in Philly to moving to Miami, switching from therapy to coaching, and building the Reese Wood Foundation to give kids real opportunities in the sport.

We get into how he judges a child's skill level, how parents can sign their kids up for training, how he helps low-income families cover costs, getting trainees in front of college recruiters, and his free basketball clinics for kids with autism. Plus the differences between Miami and Philly basketball, his take on the WNBA and the current state of the NBA, and his top 3 Miami restaurants.

This is what giving back through basketball actually looks like.

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0:00 Intro
1:14 About Reese
2:17 How He Found His Passion for Basketball
3:59 How He Moved to Miami
4:59 Beginning of Coaching Career in Miami
6:25 Switching to Non-Profit
8:07 Getting His Master’s Degree and Coming Back to Philly
10:14 Growing Up in Philly
13:44 How Has Wynwood Changed Since He Moved Here
15:50 Transition from Therapist to Coaching
19:01 Remembering People’s Names
20:33 How People Play Basketball Differently in Miami vs Philly
24:27 Training with Kyle Lowry and Joe Johnson
26:02 Dominoes Game vs Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry
28:03 How Parents Can Sign Up Their Child for Training with Reese
29:54 How He Judges Child’s Skill Level
32:28 Helping Low-Income Families with Cost of Training and Travel Team
34:14 Getting His Trainees in Front of Recruiters
35:42 Reese’s Thoughts on WNBA
40:36 Current State of the NBA
42:17 NIL in College
43:52 Meeting Fui from Courtside
45:45 What He Learned from Training NBA Players
48:24 Basketball Clinics for Kids with Autism
50:27 Top 3 Restaurants
53:05 Outro