Adam Schefter on Becoming the Guy, NBA/NFL Comparisons, Growth of the League

Pull Up with CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum & Cadence13

Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

John Wall and the Rockets are working on a deal to trade Wall, where could he land and what will he bring to a new deal? Aaron Gordon gets the bag on a new 4-year deal, how the Nuggets are shaping up in the West especially when Murray returns. Plus, the 2021 Hall of Fame class is inducted, CJ shares his thoughts on a few of the members. Then, ESPN’s Adam Schefter joins CJ for a side of him you won’t get on any NFL shows. The guys talk about the importance of relationships in business and life, how knowledge is power, the biggest stories of his career, how the NFL has changed over the years (and where it’s going), and much more. Plus, Schefter gives his CJ NFL player comparison, CJ talks about his High Rollers fantasy league, and obviously gets in some Browns talk on when OBJ could return and Baker’s contract extension. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did you become Adam Schefter, the guy who breaks news before it happens?
0:05.2	Well, I don't think about it like that.
0:07.3	What I do think about is just trying to do my job every day and to do it as hard as I
0:12.7	can and to treat people fairly.
0:14.7	And I think anybody who's been in any industry for 31 years by wasn't making inroads and
0:21.3	getting to know people, then I wouldn't be doing my job right.
0:25.6	Which NFL player would you say most resembles my game?
0:29.7	First guy to pop into my mind would be Chris Godwin.
0:32.8	Because Mike Evans is Damien Lillard.
0:36.0	You're Chris Godwin.
0:37.1	Chris Godwin is fast, quick, elusive.
0:40.9	The sport grows in popularity.
0:43.0	It feels like every year.
0:44.4	As maxed out as it may be here in this country, the league sees other opportunities to grow
0:49.0	it overseas.
0:50.0	So you're going to see it be growing internationally.
0:52.4	The gambling element, the fanciness element continues to rise every single year.
0:57.9	Think about all that happening.
0:59.6	And the way that gambling and fanciness changing the industry, social media changing the industry.
1:11.6	Welcome to episode number 121.
1:13.5	Let's write you listening to the pull up pie.
1:16.1	And on this date, September 16th and 1934, 11th time NBA All-Star Elgin Baylor was born.
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