NEW EPISODE!
(EP#89)

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“Luka”:

Luka Bassin is a Slovenian basketball coach, player-development specialist, and scout known in regional European basketball circles. He has coached at youth and senior club levels, including currently as an Assistant coach of KK Ilirija in Ljubljana. He is especially recognized for player development—particularly with young prospects and big men—as well as scouting and tactical basketball education. Overall, he is respected in Slovenia for helping develop talent and contributing to the game behind the scenes.

Today, we talked about the Slovenian basketball system and how it all comes together, the involvement of the Slovenian federation by hiring coaches like him to work with some clubs and try to explain how the Slovenian basketball has evolved over the years.
We also covered the player development part as well as the current NIL/NCAA dynamic with investing in players.

Topics:
00:00 Intro
2:50 Luka’s beginnings
8:10 Where does the player development start?
15:35 How much training is too much?
19:15 Best pathway to develop for young guys
22:00 How to gain the player’s trust?
25:20 Structure and view of Head Coach
29:40 ProBallers.com
34:10 Impact of Luka Doncic & Development
44:20 NIL & NCAA pathway
51:30 Slovenia Basketball Pyramid
59:40 ATOs

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