World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

A Breakdown of European Basketball with David Hein

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by European basketball journalist David Hein (heinnews.com // @heinnews). The two break down everything you need to know about European Basketball, including how the various leagues work, why it's a good environment for young players to grow, how he knew Luka Doncic was going to be a star, and a whole lot more. You can find episodes of David's podcast "Taking The Charge" HERE: https://bit.ly/3jhuknU

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by European basketball journalist David Hein (heinnews.com // @heinnews). The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• David on the different routes young players take in Europe
• David on German basketball
• David on Berlin basketball
• David on the benefits of playing underage in Europe
• David on what it Is about European basketball that helps players transition to the NBA 
• David on Facundo Campazzo
• David on young European players being less star-struck
• David on relegation in European basketball
• David on the difference between college basketball, European basketball
• David on the Luka Doncic draft
• David on Mario Nakic and loaning players out to other teams
• David on how the various competitions across Europe work
• David on the European schedules
• David on the early European players in the NBA
• David on Maxi Kleber
• David on Aleksej Pokusevski