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Episode 291: LaPhonso Ellis, Former NBA Veteran, Current NBA Analyst, Part 2
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Aug 17, 202634:16
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On this episode of the Rising Coaches Podcast, we’re back with part two of our conversation with LaPhonso Ellis, former NBA veteran, current basketball analyst, and head coach of Team Heartfire in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). In this second half, Ellis shifts into what he’s learned from both coaching and evaluating the game at the highest level. In this episode we discuss his perspective on the common traits he’s noticed across elite teams through his work as an analyst and what those teams consistently do in practice, his experience leading Team Heartfire in the TBT and the lessons that have come with it, and how he approaches building and managing a roster in a constantly changing tournament environment.
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"Episode 291: LaPhonso Ellis, Former NBA Veteran, Current NBA Analyst, Part 2" is an episode of The Rising Coaches Podcast. Runtime 34 min. Published August 17, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
