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Category: 2021

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Executive

#17 Daniele Baiesi – Sports Director Job, Crisis Management, Building A Roster, Internal Communication & Lessons from Joe Dumars

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#17 Daniele Daniele Baiesi is currently a successful Sports Director at FC Bayern Munich. After leading Brose Bamberg to multiple […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Player Development

#16 Stefan Weissenboeck – Player Development, Shooting Slump, Brose Bamberg, Brooklyn Nets & Why Nail Length Matters!

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#16 Stefan Stefan Weissenboeck is a player development coach at Brose Bamberg since 2010/11 season and has worked under the […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Head Coach

#15 Giannis Sfairopoulos – Mindset, Professionalism, Sharing Info and taking-over teams mid-season

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#15 Giannis: Giannis Sfairopoulos has been a successful Head Coach since taking over Kolossos Rhodos in 2008 after being a […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Head Coach

#14 Andrea Trinchieri – Life, Basketball, Conflict, Communication & Culture of Accountability

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#14 Andrea Firstly, I apologize for the slight delay in our conversation. The audio and video was not synced perfectly […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Executive

#13 Nicola Alberani – What is a Sports Director? Value Systems, Daily Challenges & Firing a Coach

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#13 Nicola Nicola is a dedicated Sports Director at SIG Strasbourg and to me the most underrated at his profession. […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Ex-Player

#12 Andrew Bogut – Going Rogue with Bogues

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#12 “Bogues”: Andrew Bogut doesn’t need much introduction for all sports fans. He grew up in Melbourne, went on to […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Ex-Player

#11 Nikos Zisis – A Pro’s Pro

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#11 Nikos: Nikos finished his glorious career this summer after playing 21 years professionally. He started off at AEK as […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Ex-Player

#10 Martynas Pocius – Life After Retirement (NBA Front Office)

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#10 “Marty”: Martynas Pocius, one of the most electric and fun players to watch in Lithuanian basketball history, joined my […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Ex-Player

#9 Antanas Kavaliauskas – Life After Retirement (Player Development / Wake Forest University)

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#9 Antanas: Antanas’ story is a unique one, grindin’ his way up from a small team in Lithuania, through Barton […]

Posted in: 2021 Episodes Ex-Player

#8 Sammy Mejia – Life After Retirement (Agent)

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#8 Sammy: Sammy Mejia, my good friend whom I met during our time in Moscow and happened to stay in […]

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