Juwan Howard on His Journey to Nets Coaching Staff, Developing Bigs & Toughest Opponents

About this episode

Juwan Howard discusses his transition to coaching with the Brooklyn Nets and shares insights on player development and his NBA experiences.

In Episode 8 of Nets Pod, presented by Ticketmaster, Sarah Kustok is joined by 19-year NBA veteran, two-time NBA Champion, and Brooklyn Nets Assistant Coach Juwan Howard. Juwan discusses his transition into the coaching world, working with Nets Head Coach Jordi Fernández and the coaching staff, and his approach to player development with Day’Ron Sharpe and Nic Claxton. He also shares what it’s like watching his son live out his NBA dream and reveals the five toughest players he guarded during his career.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Kustok

Guest: Juwan Howard

Topics covered

• coaching
• player development
• NBA journey
• basketball
• tough opponents

Keywords

• Juwan Howard
• Brooklyn Nets
• coaching
• NBA
• player development
• Jordi Fernández
• Day’Ron Sharpe
• Nic Claxton
• tough opponents

Sponsors

Ticketmaster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brooklyn Nets

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