Spencer Jones [#68]: How Denver Nugget's Forward Applies Himself Both On and Off-the-Court [Performance with Rich Buchanan]

This is the fourth episode in a series of 5 focused on #Performance and hosted by Rich Buchanan, a former Performance Director at Swansea City FC in the Premier League and Human Performance Consultant for DC United in the MLS.

On today’s episode of the Sports Pundit Performance Podcast, Andy was joined by Spencer Jones of the Denver Nuggets.

On a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League, Spencer has continually beat the odds. From being a last minute admission to Stanford to captaining the team for three seasons, and initially going undrafted, only to now find himself in the NBA. 

What is most interesting about Spencer is how he continually applies himself both on and off the court. This includes actively engaging with and investing in startups, particularly in the human performance space, as well as being one of very few NBA players active on LinkedIn.

Filling in on this episode for Rich, Andy does his best to address the conversation from a performance lens, however, I also took an interest in how he thinks about investing and leveraging his position as a professional athlete.

Timestamps

4:00 - Spencer's Journey to the NBA

7:00 - Leveraging Access and Opportunity

14:00 - Angel Investing in Sports and Health Tech

18:00 - Applying Off-Court Investments into On-Court Performance

23:00 - Maximising Sleep and Recovery

27:00 - Future Ambitions

Additional Links

Connect with Spencer on LinkedIn - Here

Connect with Rich on LinkedIn - Here

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