This week on The Edge, we talk to Chris Ebersole, the Senior Director of International Basketball Operations and Elite Basketball at the NBA. We spoke with Chris about his responsibilities at the NBA, where he oversees two of the NBA’s largest international programs, Basketball Without Borders (which has produced players like Joel Embiid and Pascal Siakam) and the NBA Academies (a newer program of elite basketball training centers around the world).

Chris told us about the NBA’s Global Games initiative, his favorite international prospects in this year’s NBA draft, and the new G League Selects team. He also shared his thoughts NBA’s partnership with Nex Team and Homecourt, and how it has enabled his staff to stay in touch with their international players during the COVID-19 pandemic.