What Made Kobe Bryant Special, The Redeem Team, All-Time Lefty Hoopers, Ohio State vs. Michigan and More with Michael Redd

NBA All-Star, Hall of Famer with the legendary Redeem Team and all-time lefty hooper Michael Redd joins the show to talk about playing against Kobe Bryant and later learning from him in their secret workouts away from the team as members of the Redeem Team in 2008. Redd looks back on his days with the Milwaukee Bucks, including his rookie season with Ray Allen, Glen Robinson, Tim Thomas, Sam Cassell and more as they made a run to the Eastern Conference Finals. Redd also talks about his favorite players from the current era, the hardest players he ever had to guard and picks his all-time best left-handed players. Then, Matt and Jerry draft their all-time lefty starting 5, with a sixth man off the bench to boot. New episodes of Throwbacks drop every Thursday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also, make sure you’re locked in on social @ThrowbacksShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys & the Throwbacks community. (http://throwbacksshow.com/) 00:00 Show open 03:52 Michael Redd Joins! 06:40 The Ohio State vs. Michigan Rivalry in Basketball 09:04 The toughest part of the transition from college to the NBA 11:45 What was Michael Redd’s Welcome to the NBA moment? 14:07 What made Kobe Bryant special? 14:57 Secret workouts with Kobe on the Redeem Team 15:35 What defenders kept Michael Redd up at night? 20:20 LaMelo Ball got a bad rap 21:20 Michael Redd’s 3 favorite Lefty Hoopers 24:35 Building the Redeem Team 27:45 Golf taking over the NBA 31:00 Mike’s great NBA golfers 31:40 Can dynasties exist in the current NBA? 34:20 Matt and Jerry draft their all-time lefty basketball lineups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices