Brandon Paul (Adelaide 36ers) shares San Antonio Spurs stories and plans for the NBL Season

Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast

Earlier this month the Adelaide 36ers signed former San Antonio Spurs swingman Brandon Paul as a replacement for Donald Sloan.

He's set to debut with the 36ers after spending two weeks in quarantine and he joined us on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to share stories of playing overseas, his time with the Spurs and plans for his time in Australia and the Adelaide 36ers.

• Brandon's quarantine routine (2:00)
• Thoughts on the Adelaide 36ers (8:00)
• What he thinks he can bring to the 36ers line-up (9:00)
• Growing up in Illinois and attending the University of Illinois (11:00)
• Lessons learnt from his basketball mentor and 3-time NBA champion Dickey Simpkins (14:00)
• Memories from playing at the University of Illinois (16:00)
• The impact his family had on his basketball journey (18:00)
• Going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft and his experiences playing in Europe (19:00)
• The role Brett Brown played in bringing Brandon to Australia (24:00)
• Tim Duncan, Gregg Popovich and Patty Mills stories from playing with the Spurs in 2013 (25:00)
• Finishing up with the Spurs and playing in China (35:00)
• What his role will look like with the 36ers (40:00)
• NBA plans for the future (42:00)
• The biggest mistakes he made during his career and what he learnt from them (45:00)
• Career highlights (46:00)

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