On today's episode of the podcast, we talk to Shriek Abdul Rahim about his career and

also be from the President of the G-League and Life Advice. Enjoy Augustine.

The new documentary is Destination NBA, a G-League Odyssey, and joining us, a long-time

NBA player. Now, President of the G-League, Shriek Abdul Rahim. Thanks for doing this. How

you doing? I'm doing well, all right. Thank you. So, I think anybody that's ever played

at any single level of basketball, whether it be in the pros like yourself or just a guy

trying to not break his ankles and pick up, you'll meet that one guy that was pretty

good, and he'll say, like, oh, the coach screwed me, all right. I screwed up my knee, had

a transfer, right? Everybody thinks that plays basketball. They were this close. And when

I've watched the G-League over the years, there's a lot of guys playing going, if I just

get my opportunity, but you play in the league, you put up big numbers. What do you think is

the biggest separation between the 450 plus the play in the NBA and all the other players

trying to get a chance? Yeah, I think, I think, you know, if you watch, you speak of the

documentary, I think Spencer Dunwoody really well, well, I'll line it, but when you're

close, as close as guys are that play in the G-League, it's really, you know, taking advantage

and understanding, you know, what it is in your situation and your role that makes you

an NBA player. But I think there are guys with talent, I think there's, you know, guys with

ability, but I think a lot of times the separator adjusts those that understand, you know, what

their role is, you know, what are the kind of tangible things that will allow them to have

an NBA career. And, you know, that, you know, we see that in our league, you know, day in

and day out. You watch the finals, it's, you know, guys like Duncan Robinson and Gabe Benson,

but you know, Miami, they started in the G-League or Bruce Brown, they played a lot his first

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