Josh Powell rose up from being a homeless teenager to reach the NBA, where he played seven seasons, before playing overseas which included a stop with the Sydney Kings during the 2016-17 season.
He now plays for the Killer 3’s in the Big 3 competition under coach Charles Oakley and Powell joins Dan Boyce on the podcast the discuss overcoming the odds, his time playing for the University of North Carolina State, winning two NBA championships with the LA Lakers, his friendship with Kobe Bryant, highlights from his 17 years as a professional basketball player and what went wrong with the Sydney Kings in 2017.
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Podcast topics include;
- Playing in the Big 3 with the Killer 3’s under coach Charles Oakley (2:00)
- Being homeless as a teenager and how he overcome a rough home life in order to reach the NBA (6:00)
- Playing college basketball for North Carolina State (11:00)
- Going through the NBA draft and not being selected and his first years as a pro playing in Europe (14:00)
- Signing with the Dallas Mavericks and his experiences as a rookie in the NBA (17:00)
- The 2006 NBA championship, falling short to the Miami Heat and why Josh thinks this is one of the most controversial Finals in NBA history (21:00)
- Being traded to Indiana and then Golden State, how does being traded affect a player’s mindset (24:00)
- His best season in the NBA comes with the LA Clippers (25:30)
- Fighting to stay in the NBA and the mental toll it requires (27:00)
- Being signed by the LA Lakers and how their locker room was different to other NBA teams (28:00)
- His brotherhood with Kobe Bryant and stories from the times they spent together (30:00)
- The Lakers vs Celtics rivalry (35:00)
- Signing with the Atlanta Hawks and getting to play back home (38:30)
- Signing with the Houston Rockets only to be made their player development coach (40:00)
- Reaching Australia and his season with the Sydney Kings (42:30)
- Playing under Andrew Gaze and where things went wrong at the Kings (45:00)
- Retiring from professional basketball, how Josh knew it was time (54:00)
- The biggest mistakes and learning experiences Josh went through during his career (57:00)
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
