No Days Off: Creators and Players to Follow During the NBA Offseason
- Elsa Olano
- Jul 11
- 3 min read
The Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA Finals, which officially put an end to the 2024-2025 season. However, there’re still lots of action happening with free-agency deals, trades, summer camps and even Summer League, which just started. Offseason doesn’t mean an extended break for everyone, even for the people on teams who were cut early during the postseason. Many creators and players are giving fans the content they are looking for, and we are loving it!
Creators
Tianna-Marie Rosser (@tianna_marieeee)
Tianna-Marie Rosser works for the Detroit Pistons. While she started as a Social Media Coordinator, she was recently promoted to a Brand Experience Manager position. But Rosser never stopped creating digital content. She is very active on her own socials and doesn’t hesitate to share her whole journey from working in sports as a woman, to Detroit content, or anything lifestyle-related. Her series “days in my life: DET edition” is a people’s favorite and a must-watch! Rosser is such a boss babe that you don’t even need to be a basketball or sports enthusiast to be captivated by her content. She just founded The Creator Club of Detroit, which they describe as a “curated hub for influencers and digital creatives, designed to inspire, empower, and connect.”
Hannah Peery (@hannah.peery)
Hannah Peery is a Senior Social Media Coordinator & Content Creator working for the Houston Rockets. Like Rosser, she is very big on empowering women in sports and sharing her experience and knowledge. Other than her Instagram, you can follow it all through her TikTok page as well. Be ready to be charmed by her bond with some of the Rockets (former) players, especially Boban Marjanović and Jalen Green. Peery also shares useful advice on how to stay active, for people with a fast and busy lifestyle like hers, working nights, weekends, and traveling often.
Jordan Jimenez (@__jsquared)
Jordan Jimenez is a freelance photographer located in the Bay Area who is used to shooting for the Golden State Warriors, and he sometimes follows Jordan Poole on his game days, as he is one of his friends. He has also done content covering the WNBA on numerous occasions. On his YouTube channel, he regularly posts about his life. When the NBA season is on, you can find vlogs about his daily working life with insights on game nights, his travels, and the fast pace that comes with it. During the offseason, you can watch his travel vlogs (in Europe for the past few years) - and you can probably catch sight of one or more NBA players. At times, he also hosts photo walks as a way to bring people in the community together through his passion.
Players
Jared McCain (@jmac)
It would not be right to talk about creators and players and not even mention the master of it all: Jared McCain. The Philadelphia 76ers player was a social media phenomenon well before being drafted in the NBA. Lots of his TikTok's went viral during his college year and the NCAA Tournament. Since then, he has been posting regularly on YouTube, where he documents his life as an NBA player: from injuries to workouts, travels, and more. The league itself saw the potential of having a face and a persona like McCain and doesn’t miss an opportunity to show it. He was a correspondent on the NBA Draft red carpet a few weeks back, as well as during the NBA Finals Game 1.
Bilal Coulibaly (@bilal.clby)
This one is probably a lesser-known one, but it doesn’t take anything away from the level of fun that it offers! The Washington Wizards player began his YouTube journey earlier this year, and it has been quite the entertainment. He might not be the most active, but the content varies, and the quality is there. You can already find videos about the 2024 Paris Olympics, his first NBA preseason game, All-Star Weekend and a Q&A. As a French player progressing in the NBA, it’s giving a fresh and different perspective, making it the kind of content that any basketball fan would like.
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