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Author Alex Squadron discusses his new book "Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA" plus live NBA card pack break challenge!
01 Feb 2024
0:00 Intro 0:57 Ross introduces special guest Alex Squadron author of “Life in the G” 2:01 What sparked Alex’s interest in writing this book & why he chose the Birmingham Squadron 4:46 Alex on how unique it was to cover a G-League team in their first season 7:02 How big of an impact did the G-League coming to Birmingham have on the surrounding community 9:29 Alex on how grateful he was to have the top players in Birmingham buy into sharing their time/lives 12:12 What was Alex’s big takeaway from his whole experience covering the G-League for a full season 15:22 The major differences between a call up in G-League compared to a call up from minor league baseball 18:19 Alex on how NBA teams reward G-League players with call ups for financial purposes 20:32 What was the biggest challenge Alex faced writing this book 22:13 Covering the G-League season during the Covid outbreak across the league 26:15 Alex’s impression on what it’s like to be a G-League coach 31:24 What adjustment in the G-League stood out to Alex the most 34:32 Alex on the relationship between the NBA Head Coach & G-League Head Coach 37:20 If Alex could make 1 change to the G-League what would that be? 39:51 Live NBA Card Break Challenge 40:24 Tyrese Hailburton 41:55 Jaylin Williams 42:56 Evan Mobley 43:51 Emoni Bates 46:00 Brandon Miller 47:23 RJ Barrett 49:44 Lonnie Walker 53:13 Alex shares where you can purchase his new book: Life in the G Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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