Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is with Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications, Euroleague Basketball. We discuss the new Euroleague production “Back to Basketball” about the 2020-21 EuroLeague playoffs and Final Four which is being shown on Amazon Prime; moving the EuroLeague Final Four from Berlin to Belgrade; innovations that fans at home and in Belgrade can expect at the Stark Arena for the Final Four; and ways the Euroleague is trying to change and develop in terms of digital transformation.
Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three
2:50 - Story we are watching - Nike Hoop Summit will take place on Friday, April 8 in Portland, Oregon at 7pm (0400 CET).
5:50 - Young player of the week - Victor Wembanyama had a great game against Le Portel with 25 points, 3 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks.
8:40 - Up-coming event we are watching - I will be actually heading to a game - this weekend will be checking out the IBAM kickz vs FC Bayern Munich NBBL quarter-finals playoffs Game 1.
Before we get into the talk with Alex Ferrer Kristjansson Ramirez , we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Greek guard Alexandros Nikolaidis of Lavrio on loan from Olympiacos Piraeus - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
10:40 - Sneak preview of interview
Alex Ferrer Kristjansson - Senior director, Marketing and Communications, Euroleague Basketball - 18:35
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Taking The Charge Podcast: Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications, Euroleague Basketball