Why the Midrange Still Matters

Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick

UNINTERRUPTED | Wondery

Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to another episode of Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash. Today we’re diving into the divisive midrange shot. In a world of 3-pointers and lay-ups where does the midrange fit in and who should be taking them? From Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to James Harden, we also dive into the midrange masters of the NBA and how the shot has evolved over time. Thanks for watching and listening to Mind the Game and be sure to follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	I want to put start the blender on a hat.
0:03.0	The goal is 20 years down.
0:05.0	Chanting.
0:06.0	Start the blender.
0:08.0	By the way, you know the funny thing is,
0:10.0	every time I play international basketball,
0:12.0	we play against Serbia, we play it against all these other countries,
0:15.0	and they're in there, all the type of chants.
0:17.0	Like going crazy, no matter if they're up 20, no matter if they're down 20.
0:22.6	Welcome back to Mind the Game, presented by Uninterrupted and Wondery.
0:41.5	We're still in Indiana.
0:43.5	Having a great time here discussing the game.
0:46.1	This episode, we dug into the mid-range.
0:48.8	It's so common for people to think the mid-range has left the game of basketball, which
0:52.8	is actually not true.
0:54.0	It's only part of the truth. So we talked about the positive and the negative of the mid-range has left the game of basketball, which is actually not true. It's only part of the truth.
0:54.8	So we talked about the positive and the negative of the mid-range and why the mid-range has never been important.
1:01.0	Now let's get to the episode. We hope you enjoy it.
1:09.0	You know, one of the things I wanted to talk about is a mid-range shot.
1:13.1	We talk about it so much generally, right?
1:16.1	We talk about it.
1:17.4	I think the average fan knows, like, the mid-range shot's gone away, three-point shot
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