EPISODE · Jun 15, 2018 · 59 MIN
Episode 67: Amin Elhassan | ESPN NBA Analyst and Front Office Insider
from Rich Take On Sports
Episode 67: Amin Elhassan | ESPN NBA Analyst and Front Office Insider Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Play | Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Amin Elhassan Moved back to Sudan at 8-years old and remembers his first time starting to understand sports was watching his dad play in a soccer league Became a basketball fan through watching videos of NBA bloopers and Michael Jordan Returned to the US at 14-years old and eventually enrolled at Georgia Tech to become an engineer and escape the cold NY winters Simply choose Georgia Tech because it was in the south and Stephon Marbury and Kenny Anderson had made it there from NY Early on Amin was NY Knicks fan until he interned with Knicks and saw the dysfunction of the organization Worked for the Atlanta Hawks while at Georgia Tech and eventually transferred to Arizona State Eventually was hired by the Phoenix Suns and promoted to Assistant Director of Basketball Operations before leaving to be an NBA Analyst for ESPN Currently is on multiple shows at ESPN… The Jump, Sportsnation, Sportscenter and on ESPN radio with The Dan Le Batard Show The biggest change that he’s seen in the NBA is the advent of analytics and how certain teams understand how to use analytics properly Believes that Charles Barkley is the preeminent NBA Analyst right now He owes everything to sports Social Media: To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Twitter: @richtakesports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Twitter: @richmondweaver To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Instagram: @richtakeonsports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Instagram: @richmondweaver93 To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Facebook: @richtakeonsports To Follow Amin Elhassan on Twitter: @DarthAmin Featured Image Photo Credit: ESPN
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Episode 67 features Amin Elhassan, ESPN NBA Analyst and Front Office Insider. He shares his journey from Sudan to the United States and how sports was a way to connect even though he could never have imagined a career in sports. After realizing that he didn't have a passion for engineering, Amin embarked on a sports journey through the NBA front office of the Phoenix Suns before an unexpected turn led to ESPN.
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