Episode 136 :Curtis Oakley Jr. - NBA Basketball Analytics & League Ops, Bryant Basketball Alumni
BEERS: If you are a grape soda lover, you'll love what Will just had at The Patio on Broadway in Providence. Grape by Evil Twin Brewing is a "soda-style" sour ale with milk sugar, grape syrup, and a fizzy texture...basically, a grape soda in beer form. Jake reviews a solid light pilsner, T-Shirt Weather, from Trustworthy Brewing Company's taproom location at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.
BUSINESS: We cover a lot in this week's business segment. It's Prime Day, and all of a sudden it feels like everyone is in the party - Target, Walmart, and so many other big players are slashing prices left and right. We break down some of the best deals, and when it makes sense to get something on Prime. In quasi-business news, the New York Times announced their intention to strike their sports sections, replacing it with their talent from The Athletic, which they acquired last January. What does this mean for the sports journalism world in this time of rapid change? In a similar vain, layoffs are affecting ESPN - some of their top talent was canned over the past few weeks. We go over which sports outlets might snatch them up.
BALLS (46.25): Curtis Oakley Jr. grew up with high expectations. The nephew of NBA All Star and 19-year veteran Charles Oakley, Curtis had basketball in his blood - the question became, where would it lead him? Curtis discusses his journey with basketball - from Charles Brush High School in the Cleveland area, to getting recruited by a small D1 school on a hill in Smithfield, Rhode Island. We discuss some of his favorite moments at Bryant, "The Shot Heard 'Round Smithfield," and getting to play against future NBA talent at UConn, Duke, and Indiana. Curtis, who is currently excelling in an NBA career as an analytics manager with the League Operations group, takes us through his decision to chase his dream in professional basketball, and what went into his decision to get involved in the NBA. We discuss his role with the up-and-coming Basketball Africa League, his dream job within the NBA, and advice for former college athletes that were once in his shoes.
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