We are incredibly excited to share this interview with Portland Trail Blazers star Anfernee Simons. Ant is such a bright young talent in the NBA and we were so impressed by his mindset. Topics include: JJ and Tommy open with Western Conference odds and the Darko Rajaković rant on the referees after the Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers game. Then Ant joins the show and opens up with a story about JJ Redick humbling him during his second year. Then Simons talks about Evan Turner as his team vet, being the only American player to go straight from high school to the pros, learning from Damian Lillard, developing a clutch mentality, his favorite "Dame Time" moments ever, what he considers to be the best scorers in the NBA and much more. Enjoy the episode!

0:00 Intro
1:55 Western conference breakdown
9:52 Darko Rajaković reaction and foul discussion
15:14 Anfernee Simons joins
17:09 The importance of vets in the league
21:43 Entering the NBA out of high school
25:19 Thoughts on the one and done rule
28:20 Learning curves in the NBA
31:50 How to analyze rookies and how young players develop
36:50 Learning from Dame and CJ
41:27 Playing in clutch games
44:45 Favorite Dame Time moments
47:20 The impact Dame had and still has on Anfernee's career
52:29 Paying knowledge forward in the NBA
56:11 State of the Blazers and Scoot and Shaedon thoughts
1:01:20 The average player moves differently in today's NBA
1:03:33 Amount of talent in the league and thoughts on the Western conference
1:13:40 Three level and Five level scoring

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