World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Svi Mykhailiuk - Former Jayhawk and Detroit Pistons Guard

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by former Kansas fan-favorite and Detroit Pistons guard Svi Mykhailiuk. The two discuss his rise to becoming one of the best shooters in the world, what he learned from LeBron James, how he found out he got traded from the Lakers, how he made his way to Kansas, his first impressions of Bill Self, and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by former Kansas fan-favorite and Detroit Pistons guard Svi Mykhailiuk. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Svi on Detroit’s mini-camp
• Svi on missing out on playing in the NBA bubble
• Svi on playing with confidence
• Svi on working out by himself
• Svi on the surreal nature of performing in the NBA
• Svi on opposing players recognizing how good of a shooter he is
• Svi on what he learned from LeBron
• Svi on Alex Caruso
• Svi on finding out he got traded from the Lakers
• Svi on becoming an NBA fan while growing up in Ukraine
• Svi on Pat Beverley and other NBA players playing in Ukraine
• Svi on how he made his way to Kansas and his first impression of Bill Self
• Svi on the older players at Kansas
• Svi on earning Bill Self’s trust
• Svi on the KU crowd
• Svi on his greatest memories from his days at KU
• Svi on Devonte Graham
• Svi on the KU fans
• Svi on what his relationship with Bill Self is like now
• Svi on playing for Mike Fratello at the 2014 World Championships
• Svi on Luka Doncic
• Svi on Giannis
• Svi on what he’s looking to improve this off-season
• Svi on the popularity of basketball in Ukraine 
• Svi on playing for the National Team