Episode 5: Nate Valentine (North Laurel HS Basketball Coach, home of Reed Sheppard) - High school basketball coach of Reed Sheppard (Former Kentucky men's basketball player and 3rd pick in the NBA draft) sheds light on the story of a kid who decided to stay home and play for his hometown team. - The value of playing for your community - If you're good, they'll find you. More pathways than ever exist today... - Valuable lessons can be learned from high school sports and your role within a team - Are we turning teenagers into professionals too soon with things like NIL, transferring at will, bypassing traditional high school programs, etc.? - If high school basketball is good enough for Reed Sheppard... it's good enough for "Little Johnny" - 3 of the top 4 NBA draft picks in 2024 who played college basketball also played high school basketball in their hometown.

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