Guest: Popeye Jones, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach
 
Denver Nuggets assistant coach Popeye Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how to teach a routine to become a pro.
 
Popeye Jones was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks. After playing professionally in Europe for a season, he played for the Mavericks for three seasons until being traded to the Toronto Raptors. Jones also played with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors.
 
After spending 11 seasons in the NBA as a player, he pursued his career as a basketball coach. He started as a player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks. After three seasons (2007-10) as a player development coach, Jones got a real job as a coach with Brooklyn Nets.
 
On August 14, 2013, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Jones worked with All-Stars like Roy Hibbert and Paul George and reached the Eastern Conference Finals his first two years with the team. On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jones as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. On August 23, 2021, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had hired Jones as assistant coach.
 
Breakdown
1:00 - Learnings From Hockey
3:00 - Onboarding
6:30 - Necessities in a Routine
12:30 - Team Culture
14:15 - 14:53 - JUST PLAY AD
15:30 - Referring to Other Players
17:30 - Rookie Moving From NCAA to NBA
22:30 - Evaluating Process
27:30 - Branding of Players
30:00 - How to Motivate his Players
32:45 - 33:28 - DR. DISH AD
33:30 - Importance of Mentor
36:00 - Shooting Routine
38:30 - Modern Game
41:00 - Dallas New Practice Facility
44:30 - Financial Planning
46:00 - Adding Value
50:00 - Don Nelson
54:00 - Leonard Hamilton
55:00 - Doc Rivers
 
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