November 5, 2025

This week I interview Aaron Blackshear from the Houston Rockets. Aaron switched careers midstream, going from being an actuary to working in NBA data analytics departments. Here is a timeline of the interview if you’d like to jump around:

* Intro / Get to know Aaron.

* Changing careers.

* Spurs / Pistons.

* What is it you actually do here?

* Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant, & multi-team trades.

* CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).

* Sloan Conference.

* Proprietary data.

**$100 Bet

* Lost our parlay last week. Season totals: -$96, 5-5 parlays, 17-7 games.

* This week: USC (-600) + Memphis (-200): $100 bet gets you $75.

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