Author Alex Squadron discusses his new book "Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA" plus live NBA card pack break challenge!

0:00 Intro

0:57 Ross introduces special guest Alex Squadron author of “Life in the G”

2:01 What sparked Alex’s interest in writing this book & why he chose the Birmingham Squadron

4:46 Alex on how unique it was to cover a G-League team in their first season

7:02 How big of an impact did the G-League coming to Birmingham have on the surrounding community

9:29 Alex on how grateful he was to have the top players in Birmingham buy into sharing their time/lives

12:12 What was Alex’s big takeaway from his whole experience covering the G-League for a full season

15:22 The major differences between a call up in G-League compared to a call up from minor league baseball

18:19 Alex on how NBA teams reward G-League players with call ups for financial purposes

20:32 What was the biggest challenge Alex faced writing this book

22:13 Covering the G-League season during the Covid outbreak across the league

26:15 Alex’s impression on what it’s like to be a G-League coach

31:24 What adjustment in the G-League stood out to Alex the most

34:32 Alex on the relationship between the NBA Head Coach & G-League Head Coach

37:20 If Alex could make 1 change to the G-League what would that be?

39:51 Live NBA Card Break Challenge

40:24 Tyrese Hailburton

41:55 Jaylin Williams

42:56 Evan Mobley

43:51 Emoni Bates

46:00 Brandon Miller

47:23 RJ Barrett

49:44 Lonnie Walker

53:13 Alex shares where you can purchase his new book: Life in the G