What's In Your Bag? Ep. 9 - Kyle Allman Jr.

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Kyle Allman Jr. (KJ) is a guard for Paris Basketball of the EuroCup and French Betclic elite league. He is undoubtedly one of the best guards in Europe, and after excelling this past summer with the Miami Heat summer league team, could be on the verge of an NBA opportunity very soon.

But that wasn't always the case. After his senior year of high school, KJ had no division one offers, and had to pay his own way to California for an opportunity to prove that he belonged on the division one level. Needless to say, four years later, he left many wondering how it was possible that this kid from New York had flown so outrageously under the radar.

KJ sat down with us to discuss his improbable journey from a Mid Major, to NBA Summer League and now becoming one of the leading scorers in the EuroCup, the second best professional basketball league across the Atlantic Ocean.

However, KJ is more than just an athlete. Recently he's embarked on a journey documenting his life overseas living in Paris, through a Youtube series entitled, "Life is Good". Through just the first two months, the series has already amassed over twenty five thousand views, and is undoubtedly one of the best insights into the behind the scenes life of a professional athlete that you're going to find.

We talk to KJ about his inspiration behind starting the Youtube series, his reaction to it's early success, as well as plans for the future!

We cap it off with some Paris fashion talk, style tips, and some absolute GEMS on how to get over shooting slumps as a pro athlete. This is an episode you don't want to miss, so make sure you subscribe and download the show, wherever you get your podcasts!