Haymaker Presents... NBA legend Nick Van Exel

Nick Van Exel sits down with Ben & Skin for one of the realest basketball conversations you’ll hear all year. From Kobe and Shaq, to Jerry West, Dirk & the Mavs, ref beef, draft-night chaos, parenting, coaching, and meeting Greg Maddux — nothing is off limits! Haymaker is here. Welcome to the Metroplex Sportsparty. Say Hay!: ► Follow us Instagram:   / haymakernetwork   ► Follow us X:   / haymakernetwork   ► Like us Facebook:   / haymakernetwork   00:00 Intro 02:40 Dean Blandino, Sports Memories & Meeting Athletes 06:36 Why Nick Was a Packers Fan 08:00 Swagger, Style & Video Game Nick 10:37 Childhood: Baseball, Football & Finding Basketball 16:05 Dreaming of March Madness 18:53 1993 NBA Draft: Sliding to 37 24:29 Cincinnati, Huggins & Becoming a Point Guard 32:15 Kobe’s Mindset & Early Lakers Years 33:49 Leaving LA & Being Traded to Denver 36:04 “Lake Show” Branding & Showtime Culture 37:03 Referee Beef: The Ron Garretson Incident 51:47 Early Dirk: “You’re Gonna Be a Bad Man” 52:25 Mavs Trade, Big Three & 2003 Run 57:04 Rivalries, Memory & Competitors 58:43 Coaching His Daughter 01:01:26 Coaching Career 01:05:04 Life After Basketball 01:09:20 Evolution of the NBA & Three-Point Era 01:10:56 Fatherhood