Stories and discussion with special guests around their lives, careers and how they got to where they are.
ESPN's Cassidy Hubbarth on life as a mother, her new ESPN+ show SneakerCenter, Hoops Streams, the NBA season, her take on the Rockets, favorite on-air personalities to work with and more.
Greg Oden joins Positionless to talk about his early childhood, life and friendships he created. In this episode, Oden talks about where his passion for basketball came, being a father and how he became great friends with Mike Conley and other middle school teammates.
Director of Basketball Operations with the BIG3, Thomas Scott, joins Positionless on Ball Is Life to talk about hoops, the BIG3, his role, player development and training plus more.
Corey Maggette sits down in Chicago to discuss his early hoops days, BIG3 Season 3 and the progression of his team Power and more.
From comparisons to Stephen Curry to being one of the most consistent players in the BIG3, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf discusses his career, Gary Payton and the coaching/playing dynamic with him, his LSU days, his beliefs and feelings and much more.
NBA Hall Of Famer Alex English (@alexenglish_2) joins Positionless on Ball Is Life to talk about life after basketball, players he's compared to, his time with the Nuggets and the differences and similarities between his teams and the NBA today, plus much more.
On Ball Is Life's Positionless podcast hosted by Oliver Maroney, Charania came on to discuss the upcoming free-agent market, never-ending news-cycle, his new roles with Stadium and the Athletic, rumors and rumblings around the league and much more. In the show, Charania discussed his recent story on the
Basketball trainer Cuffs The Legend (@CuffsTheLegend) joins Positionless to discuss what a "trainer" is and isn't, the basketball culture, what the Lakers do this offseason and moving forward, the NBA Finals so far, North Carolina hoops and much more.
UNC great and NBA veteran Brandan Wright discusses his rehab over the past season or so, some of his best teammates, the changes that have happened in the NBA, NBA draft prospects that he likes and why, plus more.
BIG3 founder Ice Cube comes on the show to discuss the league, it's expansion, the goals and obstacles it has faced, his run-in with Priority Records, what success looks like, his son and more.
Errick McCollum and Romeo Travis join the show to discuss Ohio hoops, their friends and brothers like CJ McCollum and LeBron James, what it's like to make it out and play overseas, playing together in Israel and much more.
Number one pick in the BIG3 Royce White talks about his journey to the BIG3, meeting Ice Cube, mental health and common misconceptions about it, his team and chances of winning a championship with Gilbert Arenas, Lamar Odom, Rick Mahorn and company, his "I flew here" shirt and what it really means plus more.
Mike Conley sits down to discuss being a father, his early life and where basketball came in, his relationship with "grit and grind" Memphis teams, his legacy and career, toughest players for him to guard, best golfers in the NBA and more. We also bring in his old teammate and friend Brandon McDonald and try to surprise Mike with him on the line.
Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks discusses her transition to B/R, her interviews and relationships with players, why she feels the need to speak up on certain topics, NBA playoffs and more.
NBA trainer and CEO of PureSweat, Drew Hanlen, joins Positionless to discuss his time as a player, where he started training, how it turned into a business and his life, plus we discuss and debate the end of season NBA awards including all three All-NBA teams, plus his MVP and much more.
Former Cavaliers GM and current SiriusXM and NBATV analyst and host David Griffin discusses how he got into basketball, starting in Phoenix and growing into Cavaliers GM, the most difficult parts of being a general manager and what it takes, his thoughts on trades, communication and honesty. We also discuss Kevin Love's transformation as a player, current NBA teams he likes and how they're oper...
New mother and newly re-signed ESPN personality, host and sideline reporter Cassidy Hubbarth discusses becoming a mom, the help she received from peers like Ramona Shelburne, Doris Burke and Rachel Nichols, getting her new extension with ESPN, her journey into sports broadcasting, being a pioneer in sports social media and current NBA trends and topics.
New York Times culture writer Sopan Deb comes on Positionless to discuss his career path, childhood, covering the Trump campaign, writing about Arrested Development, NBA and Boston Celtics and much more.
During a hectic trade between the Mavs and Knicks, Keith Smith from RealGM and Yahoo Sports, comes on to discuss his journey in basketball journalism and reporting. The salary cap guru discusses how he gets sources, what he did to get to where he is, balancing family, basketball and his full-time career plus much more.
On the latest episode of Positionless, Max Bretos (@MBretosESPN) from ESPN and the voice of LAFC discusses his journey in sports from playing rugby growing up, watching cricket and announcing soccer games for free to what he's doing now. Then, Austin Mills (@austinjmills) discusses hosting with the NBA, winning $100k and more.
Trail Blazers broadcaster Lamar Hurd joins the show to discuss how he got into basketball, committing to college, coaching youth basketball, how he transitioned to broadcasting, the Trail Blazers team and organization plus more.
COPA90 Presenter Aaron West (@ayyy_west) joins Oliver to discuss his journey into soccer, interviewing Buffon, Klopp vs Pep, the MLS draft and US soccer systems and much more.
Romeo Travis takes us through his life. From growing up in Akron, Ohio to playing overseas and being a father, Travis discusses his journey as a professional basketball player, father and more.
Professional soccer player and YouTuber Matt Sheldon discusses his career, life, journey, how he got started and much more.
Jarrett Payton, former soccer player, NFL football player and son of NFL legend Walter Payton discusses his career and life around sports and more.
Bills player Jordan Poyer discusses his season, how he got into football, parenting, giving back to kids and much more.
Jorge Sedano of ESPN takes us through his life and career, what makes Dan LeBetard and Rachel Nichols special, why Dwyane Wade is meaningful to him and much more.
Former Sounders and Timbers player Steve Zakuani discusses everything in his career and beyond. From playing against Beckham to breaking his leg and overcoming unforeseen injuries, the former MLS number one overall draft pick talks about everything that made him and much more.
Former NBA and Kentucky basketball star Rex Chapman joins Positionless to discuss how he got into basketball, his decision to go to Kentucky, five-star basketball camp with Michael Rapaport, his time in the NBA and what the game has turned into, scouting and identifying talented players, his battle with opiod addiction and much more.
Malik Henry, star QB of the Netflix series "Last Chance U", discusses the impact that the show had on him, how he started playing football, his current playing status and much more.
Well known lawyer Mark Geragos discusses how he got into the business, his case with Kaepernick against the NFL and his excitement around the BIG3 basketball league.
Jemele Hill discusses her start in journalism, her time at ESPN and her new endeavors with The Atlantic and narration of LeBron's "Shut Up and Dribble" documentary.
Bonzi Wells talks about his early childhood, playing with the Trail Blazers during the late 90's and early 2000's, life after the NBA and more.
