Elijah BryantProfessional Basketball Player

At the end of the day I’m grateful to have experience playing for both - the NBA and the Euroleague

Name: At the end of the day I’m grateful to have experience playing for both - the NBA and the Euroleague
Uploaded: 2023-03-19T18:28:13+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Elijah Bryant
Description: In this personal vlog, the speaker reflects on his experience playing EuroLeague basketball, specifically a recent game against Red Star Belgrade in…

19 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this personal vlog, the speaker reflects on his experience playing EuroLeague basketball, specifically a recent game against Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. He argues that EuroLeague games offer a better fan experience and strategic, low‑scoring style compared to the NBA, while acknowledging the NBA’s higher athleticism. He describes the passionate, almost religious devotion of Red Star fans and notes the league’s structure—fewer games, top‑8 playoff format, and no salary cap. The speaker also shares his daily road‑trip routine (morning flow, breakfast, cold shower, shootaround) and uses a recent loss as a lesson in consistent learning and growth. Finally, he promotes the “1 Cent Club” Discord community for habit building and accountability, directing viewers to the link in his bio.

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EuroLeague basketball games are better than the NBA. The travel is not as good, but the fans and style of game is better in my opinion. Or am I just salty I'm not in the NBA? Obviously the NBA is way more skilled and athletic. We are playing Red Star located in Belgrade, Serbia, who have some of the best fans in Europe. These fans will die for their team. It's a religion more than a sport for them. The style of play is low scoring and more strategy since there are fewer games. Only the top 8 make it to the playoffs, so everyone is fighting. You will feel the devotion. There's no salary cap though, so teams can spend as much as they want the roster. I have grown to respect the game even more after coming to Europe. I usually like to start with the morning flow on the road to wake my body up. After, I'll eat breakfast and do a cold shower before shootaround. Unfortunately, we lost against Red Star, but I learned a lot because in life you never lose, you only learn if you are consistent over time. If you're looking for a community to build good habits and people to hold you accountable, join the 1 Cent Club Discord server. The link is in the bio. Hope to see you guys there.