NBA Africa's Biggest Success | The Khaman Maluach Story

About this episode

The episode features Khaman Maluach, a South Sudanese refugee and basketball player, discussing his journey to being drafted into the NBA.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qoA105xnIpU Khaman Maluach was just drafted 10th overall in the NBA Draft. He’s a South Sudanese refugee who grew up in Uganda and only started playing basketball when he was 13 years old. After first playing the game at Luol Deng’s basketball camp, Maluach played at the NBA Academy in Senegal, and played three seasons in NBA Africa’s Basketball Africa League, before signing with Duke University. He’s the first player from the BAL to be drafted into the NBA. And as we continue to invest in talent on the African continent, there will be more players like Khaman Maluach playing in the league in the future. Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica 💻 Website - https://theflip.africa 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica 👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/ 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

People in this episode

Guest: Khaman Maluach

Topics covered

• NBA
• basketball
• African talent
• sports success
• refugee story
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Khaman Maluach
• NBA Draft
• South Sudan
• basketball
• African players
• Duke University
• Basketball Africa League

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBA, Duke University, Basketball Africa League, The Flip Media

Places: South Sudan, Uganda, Senegal

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