🎙️ Inside the Numbers — Powered by RockDaisy

Host @RonMcKeefery sits down with Javair Gillett, Director of Performance for the Minnesota Timberwolves, to explore how MLB-to-NBA experience, data, and a health-science lens come together to drive long-term athlete development, return-to-play, and real-world behavior change.

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💡 What you’ll learn (quick hits)

  • MLB → NBA: universal principles vs. key differences
  • Data that drives buy-in (without overload)
  • Why he pursued a PhD + the future of performance roles
  • Integrated RTP: medical + S&C + skill + mental
  • Workload monitoring to maximize conditioning
  • Coaching sleep, nutrition, and daily habits

 

⏱️ Episode highlights
00:26 — Journey from MLB to NBA
01:58 — Squatting, tempo, and training differences
03:35 — Data-driven long-term athlete development
05:42 — Why a PhD in health sciences
08:10 — Transitioning from S&C coach to performance director
12:48 — Collaborative, connected return-to-play
15:03 — Simple workload reporting coaches actually use
18:12 — Conditioning  – resting everyone
23:18 — Lifestyle, sleep, and behavior change in pros

 

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