We’ve got an exciting episode this week featuring one of our most requested guests ever, New York Knicks star RJ Barrett. Topics include: Kevin Durant's struggles against that Boston Celtics defense, how defenses change in general during the NBA playoffs. We also dig into his childhood in Europe, learning French, obligatory Duke talk and Coach K stories, the emotions of his NBA draft night experience, getting drafted with Zion Williamson and Ja Morant, his first impressions of Knicks fans and their interactions with Trae Young, his relationship with Tom Thibodeau, that unbelievable game winner against The Celtics and so much more. This is a fantastic conversation start-to-finish and we’re thrilled to share it with you all.
Timecodes below:
00:01 - Intro
02:00 - Playoff talk (Celtics / Nets)
05:20 - How much different playoff defense is vs. regular season
08:56 - Trae Young vs. Knicks fans
10:36 - JJ on getting boo'd by Philly fans
12:52 - RJ's game winner against The Celtics
15:35 - RJ's relationship w/ Thibs
18:45 - The Duke experience
23:18 - Growing up in Europe
24:56 - Relationship w/ Steve Nash
26:03 - Coach K stories
31:14 - The NBA draft night experience
35:45 - When RJ first knew Ja Morant was for real
42:19 - Where he sees himself growing next year
43:30 - The midrange game and learning from DeMar
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