Exclusive Interview With Eddie Jordan

I was able to chat with new Sixers head coach Eddie Jordan about how he feels the players are doing at picking up the Princeton offense, his thoughts on having two young point guards looking to average significant minutes this season and he talked about how Jrue Holiday’s defensive presence will help him secure some [...]

Exclusive Interview With Maurizio Gherardini

While the Raptors stole most of the headlines in Toronto this summer due to the teams flurry of roster moves, it was the Canadian National Team that stole the hearts of basketball fans. When the team left for Puerto Rico few fans cared about the team but once they returned with a third place finish in the FIBA America’s Tournament the team was the talk of the country.

One of the many men behind the scenes responsible for assembling the team, Maurizio Gherardini, took some time to talk with Hoops Addict about what the plans are for the team leading up to the World Championships next summer.

Exclusive Interview With Amir Johnson

During the Raptors media day on Monday afternoon, I had the chance to chat with new forward Amir Johnson about being dealt twice this summer, how the Raptors coaching staff plan to play him a bit at small forward, if he feels any pressure entering the last year of his contract and his goals for the upcoming season.

Exclusive Interview With Marcus Banks

This summer Marcus Banks seemed to be a lightning rode for controversy and speculation. Between not playing in Las Vegas for the Raptors to being rumored as part of a deal involving the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran combo guard seemed to continually see his name in the newspaper for all the wrong reasons.

Because of that during the Raptors media day on Monday he was one of the players I targeted to talk with about what went down this summer.

Banks had a grin from ear-to-ear as he got the chance to explain the truth behind why he didn’t participate in Las Vegas, rumors about him being dealt to Dallas and his goals for the upcoming season.

Catching Up With Charles Smith

Former NBA lottery pick and 10-year veteran Charles Smith is in Atlanta this weekend running an event for retired NBA players with Julius “Dr. J” Erving. I had the pleasure of talking with him about a wide range of topics, including how he got started with the National Basketball Retired Player’s Association, his role with the NBA’s Rookie Transition program, the Broadcast Technology Patent he developed and the event he’s running this weekend for over 200 NBA legends.

Using Basketball To Help Children In Africa Affected By HIV/AIDS

What were you doing when you were nine years old? Austin Gutwein started a program that has raised more than $1 million to help children in Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS.

Talk about stepping up and making good use of your time instead of wasting countless hours playing video games.

I recently had a chance to speak with his father, Dan Gutwein, about how Hoops of Hope got started, the amazing success it’s had over the past five years and the book his son Austin is about to release.

Exclusive Interview With Leo Rautins

Last week I had the chance to chat with Leo Rautins - the head coach of the Canadian National team - at an event hosted by Basketball Canada. During our chat we talked about about the strong play from the cadet and junior teams so far this summer, what kinds of things he would like to see within Basketball Canada, how having well known high school and college players take part in a recent training camp has helped with their growth, the benefit his deep bench will provide during the World Championships qualifying tournament and he talked about the lack of pressure he’s feeling despite being in the last year of his current contract.

Exclusive Interview With Robin Lopez & Eric Gordon

Robin Lopez and Eric Gordon took some time out of their busy schedule to talk with me about why they were involved with the adidas Nations camp, what they have been doing this summer, Robin talked about how the trade of Shaquille O’Neal will effect him, Eric talked about the Clippers drafting Blake Griffin, they both talked about what they learned during their rookie season as well as a wide range of other topics.

Exclusive Interview With Michael Malone

Last week I had the chance to chat with Michael Malone - an assistant coach with the Canadian National team and the Cleveland Cavaliers - at an event hosted by Basketball Canada. During our chat we talked about about why he would give up so much of his summer break to coach at the World [...]

Exclusive Interview With Andy Rautins

Last week I had the chance to chat with Andy Rautins at an event hosted by Basketball Canada about his goals for the upcoming World Championships qualifying tournament, what his veteran teammates are teaching him, his thoughts on being a veteran leader at Syracuse this season, what it’s like to have his dad as a coach and he shared his thoughts on the tough competition he’ll face in the upcoming tournament.

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