Darrell Armstrong on Playing in Orlando with Shaq and Penny, Coaching Luka and Kyrie for Mavs & More

It’s NBA Finals week and we got the longest tenured assistant coach in the league on to talk shop. Mavs’ coach Darrell Armstrong joins Q and D to break it all down. Darrell discusses his journey from undrafted to playing overseas to having a 13-year NBA career. He talks about transitioning from player to coach, what it’s been like working with Luka and Kyrie, and how much he respects J Kidd. Darrell’s story is one of a kind and now he’s in the Magic Hall of Fame and coaching in the NBA Finals — tune in!

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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:44 Bust Yo' Ass
00:01:55 Growing Up in North Carolina
00:13:06 Walk-on at Fayetteville State
00:18:04 Journey Before Orlando Magic
00:22:45 Getting the Call to Play with Magic
00:29:46 94-95 Playoff Run
00:40:46 High Energy
00:43:51 Dunk Contest
00:47:06 Winning Sixth Man and Most Improved Same Year
00:53:52 Tracy McGrady
01:03:04 Longest Tenured Coach
01:08:30 Luka Dončić
01:11:42 Jalen Brunson
01:16:26 Kyrie Irving
01:19:20 Dante Exum and PJ Washington
01:24:20 Jason Kidd
01:27:10 Starting Five
01:30:35 Biggest Purchase
01:36:02 Magic Hall of Fame
01:40:30 Orlando Retiring Shaq's Jersey
01:43:25 Outro