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Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

A Day in the Life: Amber Nichols, Assistant GM of the Capital City Go-Go

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Nate Duncan

Sports

4.53K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Amber Nichols, assistant GM of the Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards’ G-League affiliate, takes us through a typical work day. We discuss: Her considerable logistical responsibilities as a young executive; What she does during games and practices; How she learned to watch film Her evaluation and reporting process for G-League and NBA scouting The hardest thing about her job and the best thing about her job,   Then Ben Taylor joins for the COVID Daily News. Please subscribe to that show on its own feed via Apple, Spotify  or RSS Feed. You can subscribe to the basketball feed by searching “Dunc’d On” on your favorite podcast player.  And if you like this pod and want additional bonus content, please subscribe to support Nate and Danny at Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux.  Merchandise available at NateDuncanNBA.com, sponsors list also available at NateDuncanNBA.com. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA and Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux).

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0:00.0

So we wanted to change things up today and have a guest on that I've been wanting to have on for a long time

0:06.1

And that's Amber Nichols we first met at sports is this classroom was that 2016?

0:13.6

Yes, I think that was

0:15.6

20 actually it might have been

0:19.6

2017 I believe so and where were you working at at that point you at the

0:24.9

the NBA so at that point I was

0:28.5

Entering at the players association, but I was interviewing for my job at the league office

0:34.0

Oh, yeah, yeah, and that's perfect and then after you after you got that job

0:38.4

We were able to take credit for that at sports business classroom, right?

0:41.2

for sure I was

0:43.2

For sure, I was the I think first alum maybe to get hired at the league office after that so perfect timing

0:50.4

Yeah, so Amber you may not know her, but you are going to I think in the next 10 years

0:57.4

If you continue on your path, but you are the assistant GM this year for the go-go, is that right?

1:03.1

Yes correct. Yeah, and so last year you were the

1:08.8

in player development and

1:11.2

You can just tell me what your title is because I don't remember I should have prepared better, but

1:15.5

So last year I was the director of basketball lots and player development before getting promoted to assistant general manager for this past season

1:24.8

So yeah, so as a assistant general manager of a G league

1:31.0

Franchise part of why I wanted to have you on is because we don't get a chance to hear from people whose careers are

1:37.8

Just starting a lot of people

1:40.3

Want to get jobs in the G league it as a springboard

1:44.7

potentially, so what are you doing on your day-to-day

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