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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