Co-hosts Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner kick things off by taking on some heady Topics, ranging from Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter to NBA team valuations to Grant Williams’ Halloween press conference. Later in the episode, the hosts are joined by burgeoning NBA star Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland. Over the course of an extended conversation, Hyland shares about a childhood in Delaware, a house fire that changed–and almost took–his life, his side hustle as a musician and content creator, and the legacy he wants to leave. Hyland’s charisma and storytelling ability elevate this episode to new heights.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a group basically defined by wealth—NBA owners—Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer has the most of all. He also has an incredible family story that will move you. Listen to co-hosts Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner chop it up with him after welcoming us all back to season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from San Francisco, Andre & Evan bring you a special interview with the Co-CEO of Salesforce, Bret Taylor. The three of them sit down at Salesforce's massive tech conference Dreamforce as Bret shares the origins of the conference and the impact of Salesforce on businesses and communities worldwide. Additionally, Bret takes Andre & Evan on a journey through his career in the tech industry from becoming an inadvertent web designer to becoming integral in building google maps, creating the like button, and eventually becoming CTO of Facebook. Lastly, Bret talks about his role as Co-CEO and the importance of mentorship, access (and luck) to becoming the kind of leader that he has become.We're not back just yet!!! Stay tuned for Season 2 of Point Forward, with interviews here on YouTube and the complete podcasts available wherever you prefer to listen to your favorite pods.Subscribe and follow Point Forward to make sure you don't miss anything Andre, Evan, or their incredible casts of guests are saying!▶️ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/pointforwardpo...📸 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pointforward⏰ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@pointforward🏠 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pointforward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andre Iguodala, four-time NBA champion and co-host of the Point Forward podcast, spent the summer assessing whether or not he was going to return for his 19th NBA season. In this special edition of the Point Forward podcast with his close friend and co-host Evan Turner, Iguodala shares his decision, the reasoning behind it, and discusses who had an impact on the final call.Stay tuned for Season 2 of Point Forward, with interviews here on YouTube and the complete podcasts available wherever you prefer to listen to your favorite pods.Subscribe and follow Point Forward to make sure you don't miss anything Andre, Evan, or their incredible casts of guests are saying!▶️ SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/pointforwardpo...📸 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pointforward⏰ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@pointforward🏠 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pointforward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Awkward moments. Lessons learned. Memories made. Needless to say, it's been a wild, fruitful, engaging, and challenging ride to get the show to this point. From the biggest names in sports to the most influential figures in business and tech, we've spent the last 29 episodes pushing ourselves and our audience to dare to tap into their 1%. This week's episode will mark the end of our glorious inaugural season but we wanted to make sure to take the time to thank our fans, our guests, and our team while we recap the journey and look ahead to the next phase. We'll take be taking a brief hiatus to give the show a tune-up and return bigger and better just in time for the NBA season. Stay tuned! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Andre & Evan revisit the pro-am circuit as Chet Holmgren injures his foot and has to sit out the entire season. Should the league step in to regulate players' ability to participate? (1:00) With the NFL season just around the corner, the guys discuss how awkward the 49ers locker room will feel after the team restructures Jimmy Garroppolo's contract (10:03). Later Jay-Z's latest verse on DJ Khaled's new album is so exceptional that it deserves its own segment... You don't think it was that good? God Did! (17:36).Finally, Zoom Founder and CEO Eric Yuan joins the show to discuss his career origins as well as the challenges and adjustments his company endured during the COVID-19 pandemic. Later Eric discusses how important company culture has been to Zoom, his philosophies on leadership and philanthropy and why he feels that business and sports take similar sacrifices and dedication so that your short-term pains can lead to long-term gains (31:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Andre & Evan kick off the show with a spirited discussion of LeBron's newest contract extension and debate whether there should be an exception for the highest caliber players such that they can have salaries that aren't affected by the salary cap (1:00). Later they switch over to the FN Meka debacle and lament how Black culture is disrespected yet again (11:33). Our Guns & Butter segment this week focuses on the enormous success of Nike and how they have built a storytelling brand that has allowed itself to stay ahead of its competition for so long. And if Kyrie's contract with them doesn't get renewed, what should he do? (17:25).Finally, NBA Legend and current governor of the Utah Jazz Dwyane Wade joins the show to cover a wide range of topics. From his origins in Chicago and Robins Illinois to being an undervalued talent and growing his profile during his college career at Marquette. Later he takes a deep dive into his NBA career -- winning a championship early and the sacrifices (& hate) necessary for him, Lebron, and Chris Bosh to create the Big 3 era with the Miami Heat. DWade also talks about the modern player and gives high praise to Anthony Edwards. Looking ahead Wade discusses his current endeavors, including his position as an NBA governor of the Utah Jazz as well as the sheer joy he felt being honored by the NBA as one of the top 75 players in league history (32:27). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should the NBA change the 82-game schedule? This week, Andre & Evan kick off the show with a debate about load management and NBA tradition (1:00), leading to an honest evaluation of the newly released Christmas Day NBA schedule (10:56). After sharing their wishlist last week they get to see how close dreams came to reality. Later, Hall of Fames is the topic of conversation as Deion Sanders critiques the NFL's HOF as being a "free for all" which begs the question, are Hall of Fames too generous with their inductees these days? (18:14). In our Guns & Butter segment, Andre breaks down the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum giving a deep dive for fans and new investors (32:18). Finally sneaker exchange company GOAT Founder Eddy Lu joins the show to give fans a truly honest depiction of the journey from start-up to a thriving business. Going from being a software engineer for the finance industry to deciding to work for himself developing iPhone apps and building a company designed to answer the frustration experienced when purchasing a pair of fake Jordan 5 grapes, Eddy covers it all. From expanding his business to acquiring the brick-and-mortar sneaker haven Flight club and potentially going public, this conversation is one you can afford to miss. (37:14) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Andre & Evan dive into the latest news surrounding the Durant trade talks and his reported comments aimed at Joe Tsai & Steve Nash (1:00). Later they discuss the in-game confrontation between Paolo Banchero & Dejounte Murray (11:43) as well as share their respective dream schedules for the NBA Christmas games this year (18:34), Finally CEO & Founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried joins the show to chat with Andre about his origins in business, thoughts on crypto and altruism, and just why his company has tried to maintain such a close tie to sports (40:38). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the debate for the greatest overall NBA team ever assembled heats up with Andre & Evan taking on a match-up between the 2012 USA Olympic team (Kobe, Melo, Bron, KD...) vs the 1992 Dream Team (Jordan, Bird, Magic, Barkley). Its the ONE team with Michael Jeffrey Jordan that Andre decides to choose against (8:01), the guys also share thoughts on the nuances of player tampering (27:06), but not before they give tribute to one of the greatest to ever grace a basketball court, Bill Russell (1:00). Finally, Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison joins the show to talk influences, his tenure at Nike, the decision to join Mavericks, his thoughts on Luka Doncic and the Mav's offseason additions and his philosophy on the game of basketball (35:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices