Joakim Noah (guest brief mention)

Great development system out there.

Great development system out there.

Great development system out there.

Big Cat, you're asking all the right questions. All the right questions. All the right questions. And you know what? I think it's time to start asking those questions.

Big Cat, you're asking all the right questions. All the right questions. All the right questions. And you know what? I think it's time to start asking those questions.

Big Cat, you're asking all the right questions. All the right questions. All the right questions. And you know what? I think it's time to start asking those questions.

Because you can tell. People around the world, they're leveling up right now. And I grew up playing in France until I was 12, and then I moved to New York City. So I played in two grassroots systems. The French grassroots system is interesting because the pro teams have, 10-year-old teams, 12-year-old teams, 14-year-old teams, 16-year-old teams. And then on Saturday, you can go see the pros play.

Because you can tell. People around the world, they're leveling up right now. And I grew up playing in France until I was 12, and then I moved to New York City. So I played in two grassroots systems. The French grassroots system is interesting because the pro teams have, 10-year-old teams, 12-year-old teams, 14-year-old teams, 16-year-old teams. And then on Saturday, you can go see the pros play.

Because you can tell. People around the world, they're leveling up right now. And I grew up playing in France until I was 12, and then I moved to New York City. So I played in two grassroots systems. The French grassroots system is interesting because the pro teams have, 10-year-old teams, 12-year-old teams, 14-year-old teams, 16-year-old teams. And then on Saturday, you can go see the pros play.

So every single time you play a game, the next level is playing right after you. So you get to see what it takes to play at the next level. And if you're good enough, the 10-year-old might play on the 12. You play up. You play up. And another thing that they do really well is... they coach it as a team sport. It's not the superstar thing.

So every single time you play a game, the next level is playing right after you. So you get to see what it takes to play at the next level. And if you're good enough, the 10-year-old might play on the 12. You play up. You play up. And another thing that they do really well is... they coach it as a team sport. It's not the superstar thing.

So every single time you play a game, the next level is playing right after you. So you get to see what it takes to play at the next level. And if you're good enough, the 10-year-old might play on the 12. You play up. You play up. And another thing that they do really well is... they coach it as a team sport. It's not the superstar thing.

And if you have a shot to be an NBA prospect, well, you have like the top French general managers coming to your house and coming to talk to the parents about what the expectations are. So they're ready now. And when we when we first got to the league, there was two or three French players playing in that sit.

And if you have a shot to be an NBA prospect, well, you have like the top French general managers coming to your house and coming to talk to the parents about what the expectations are. So they're ready now. And when we when we first got to the league, there was two or three French players playing in that sit.

And if you have a shot to be an NBA prospect, well, you have like the top French general managers coming to your house and coming to talk to the parents about what the expectations are. So they're ready now. And when we when we first got to the league, there was two or three French players playing in that sit.

And what Tony Parker did was was huge because it allowed the kids to be inspired and dream and And now we got Wenbin Yama.

And what Tony Parker did was was huge because it allowed the kids to be inspired and dream and And now we got Wenbin Yama.

And what Tony Parker did was was huge because it allowed the kids to be inspired and dream and And now we got Wenbin Yama.

Well, we're definitely in a in a in a transition period where something something different is going on, where these kids are getting paid a lot of money. So players have a lot of power right now. You know, you have a 16 year old kid who's making three, $4 million. What the fuck is a coach going to say?

Well, we're definitely in a in a in a transition period where something something different is going on, where these kids are getting paid a lot of money. So players have a lot of power right now. You know, you have a 16 year old kid who's making three, $4 million. What the fuck is a coach going to say?