Welcome to "Aaron Gordon's Quest For Enlightenment". In our third episode, hosts Aaron Gordon, David Vaughns & Burton Chawla are joined by Calvin Andrews (20 year NBA Agent) to discuss: Career hurdles for a black agent & looking out for clients, mental gymnastics & balance, being even keeled, "anger" as a black man in society & psychology, mental health in the NBA, how the league looked out for mental health in The Bubble & if they're doing enough, experiences that Calvin has seen his clients go through, the family paradigm shift, family expectations of when a player makes the league, the fatherly figure aspect of an agent, NCAA inhibiting athletes, expectations & not seeing the worst in people, taking time out of your day for meditation, an opportunity, the theory of structural family therapy, an athlete who needed structure, peeling back the onion, the quality of a client, if the NBPA should be involved, best business practices, challenges & perspective and so much more.
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