Patrick Beverley on Growing Up in Chicago's West Side & Unlikely Journey to the NBA

On today's episode we are joined by professional podcaster and NBA player Patrick Beverley. We get into his early life on growing up in Garfield Park, Chicago, his experience being one of the great high school basketball players in Chicago, and his unconventional path to the NBA.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
1:54 - Pat Growing Up on Chicago's West Side
10:31 - Avoiding The "Wrong Path" & Breaking the Cycle
15:25 - Being One of The Few to Make NBA from West Chicago
21:49 - Playing for the Chicago Bulls
24:20 - Pat's Illinois High School Basketball Class
32:54 - Derrick Rose
35:07 - Pat's College Career & Being Draft into the NBA
40:25 - Pat's First Big NBA Contract
42:25 - Best Coaches and Teammates Pat's Played With


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