Mat Issa - Breaking into Sports Media, NBA Scouting/Writing Process, Appreciating Paolo Banchero+Magic Twitter, NBA Rapidfire - Denver Nuggets/Portland Trailblazers/Golden State Warriors/Miami Heat

Learning Basketball with Mat Isa, NBA Writer with Forbes, OptaAnalyst, Fansided, Sportscasting and Podcast co-host of The Media Pass with @AlexHoops Timestamps:
 2:00 What goes into an NBA team’s Media Day? 3:28 Mat Isa’s career path and advice to people trying to break into basketball sports media 12:52 What inspires ideas for stories and questions for interviews with players and coaches around the basketball? 16:10 What goes into your scouting process as an analyst and NBA writer? 18:40 Going viral on Magic Twitter - is Paolo’s tough midrange shotmaking a sustainable scoring method in the playoffs? 27:40 NBA Rapidfire Denver Nuggets - Are the young players good enough to contribute to a contender? 32:49 NBA Rapidfire Portland Trailblazers - Who is vital to the young core? Which prospects are they building around? 39:24 NBA Rapidfire Golden State Warriors - Do the Warriors still have their fast ball? 43:34 NBA Rapidfire Miami Heat - How good is this team? Low playoff seeds with Deep playoff runs