Episode #42 | From Big Baller League to Germany - Curtis Hollis' unique path to the NBA Draft - a podcast by Rafael Barlowe

In this interview Curtis Hollis speaks on his unconventional path to fulfill his dream to become and NBA player. We discuss his high school and JUCO career along with his experience playing in LaVar Ball's JBA league where he played with LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball while traveling across Europe.  After a successful tour in the JBA, Hollis landed a job in Germany where he averaged 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game in 18 games.  Now back in back in the Dallas area, Hollis is preparing for the NBA draft with his train Tim Martin. 

 1:35 - Who is Curtis Hollis 

 2:06 - Joining the JBA (Big Baller Brand League) and playing with Melo and Gelo  

4:35 - Transitioning from JBA to playing professionally in Germany  

7:54 - High school career 

 10:29 - Playing with future NBA players at Prime Prep and Advanced Prep International  

13:26 - Turning down football scholarships from Power 5 schools  

17:09 - Juco career  

20:07 - Life in JBA and competition   

23:08 -  Adjusting to Germany and playing in Europe  

31:53 - The differences between player development in USA vs Europe  

39:30 - Preparing for NBA Draft  

41:26 - How playing professionally gives him an advantage over the college players in 2020 draft class  

44:21 - What role and value he would bring to an NBA team 

45:34 - Typical day preparing for draft  

48:08 - Area for improvement   

49:05 - Team interviews and the draft process 

 51:18 - Speaks on if the non traditional route from JBA to Germany has helped or hurt his draft stock..

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