Blog #5 How I Built This

3 takeaways?

JJ Reddick was a former star basketball player that went to Duke University and played many years in the NBA playing for the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Dallas Mavericks. JJ Reddick started his podcast, The Old Man and The Three in January, 2016. When he was still playing in the NBA. JJ was the first active NBA player to pursue a podcast, which shows viewers you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it. Don't let anyone hold you back. JJ's whole idea of the podcast was to get current and former players on the show so they could talk about the background of basketball and the NBA, with stories no one has heard before. This led to a large fanbase because basketball fans everywhere wanted to listen in on the stories and advice. Be creative. The third takeaway is that no matter what there will always be new journeys for you in your life, you never have to stick to one path. JJ played basketball for many years, then realized in his later life he would like to create this podcast to intrigue others.