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Life in the NBA G-League with Alex Squadron
Hardwood Knocks
English - December 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 394 ratingsBasketball Sports sports history sports basketball nba Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dan is joined by Alex Squadron (@alex_squadron), the author of Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA. They get into the process and inspiration behind Alex writing this book, some wild G-League stories, the different lifestyles led by minor league basketball players versus NBA players and MUCH more. BUY LIFE IN THE G HERE! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:00 - INTRO
4:37 - The Birmingham Squadron
5:58 - Inspiration for the book
8:45 - Betting on yourself
11:37 - Getting access to the G-League
13:35 - What was the most surreal part of the access
18:23 - Gaining the trust of G-League players, coaches, management, etc.
25:26 - Player background stories
26:27 - Wild G-League stories
36:06 - The concept of team-building and winning in the G-League
42:09 - Camaraderie in the G-League
46:56 - Covering the G-League during Omicron
53:46 - G-League lifestyle vs. NBA lifestyle
1:03:14 - Writing another book
1:09:23 - Closing thoughts on "Life in the G..."
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