Preparing to be the next Brit in the NBA – with Jeremy Sochan – Ep. 108

With less than 2 weeks until the NBA draft, we sit down with projected lottery pick Jeremy Sochan to discuss how his preparation is going and ask him questions submitted from the fans via our Instagram page. Sochan is set to become the first Brit drafted since Ryan Richards in 2010, and only the second to go in the lottery, following on from Luol Deng. The former MK Trojan and Solent Kestrel left the UK at 16 to attend La Lumiere High School before returning to Europe to play in Germany at OrangeAcademy. From there he signed with Baylor where he has risen draft boards over the course of the season to become a projected lottery pick on June 23rd. In this 15 minute interview we spoke about how the draft process has been and answered questions for Jeremy from fans via our Instagram page. Timestampes: 00:00 Intro 03:21 Interview start 03:45 What the last 8 weeks have been like since declaring 04:28 When he knew he was going to declare for the draft 05:26 What a typical day looks like for Jeremy at the moment 06:30 How is he feeling about it all 07:22 His own assessment on his game 08:15 Dealing with internet trolls 10:09 Biggest thing he's learned from his journey to the draft 10:59 Which coach has had the biggest impact on his game 11:21 When he was at Itchen did he think he would make the NBA 11:43 Best players he played against in England 12:24 What colour is he going to dye his hair next 12:40 Does he consider himself British, American or Polish 13:16 Who he wants to dunk on the most 13:29 How many pairs of basketball shoes he owns and favourite brand 13:46 Who he would compare his game to in the NBA 14:17 Does he remember the MK Trojans 14:45 Was going to the Solent Kestrels the right move for him 15:13 What is he most excited about 15:42 Approaching the financial side of things with NBA money 16:29 Would he consider owning an AAU team 17:10 What advice he would give to the next young player from the UK