Mitch Ford (Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets) on the legendary coach who helped him, working with stars, and winning credibility
In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with NBA Player development coach Mitch Ford about how a NBA coaching legend helped him get his start in the NBA, working first-hand with great NBA players Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic, and the commonalities among the best cultures in the NBA
Brittni Donaldson on being the youngest female coach in NBA history, the ignored factors with evaluating basketball players, and winning an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors
In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with former NBA assistant coach Brittni Donaldson about coaching across genders as a female NBA coach, the factors that are ignored when evaluating NBA talent, and winning an NBA championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors
29 | Alan Stein Jr. on strategies to improve performance, how NBA stars Kevin Durant and Victor Oladipo blend confidence with humility, and his new book, Sustain Your Game
In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with Alan Stein Jr. about how he embraced being “the warm-up guy” to set the foundation for his career, how great athletes raise their game by focusing on the basics, and how professional basketball players hone their mental management techniques to sustain their game in basketball and in life.
28 | Kevin Eastman on working with Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett's silent work ethic, winning an NBA Title with the 2008 Boston Celtics, and lessons from a career of working with the best of the best
In this conversation, Evan Burk talks with former NBA coach Kevin Eastman about what he learned working for with Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett’s “silent work ethic”, the team concept that separated the 2008 Boston Celtics NBA championship team, and the most important components to achieving success in basketball and in life.
14 | John Thomas on the Essence of Culture
John Thomas is a former NBA player and current team executive with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, where oversees basketball development for both Minnesota's NBA and WNBA franchises.