Topic: Thunder crew welcome guest Brady Trantham of The Franchise to discuss the OKC Thunder heading into the 2018-19 season.
Brady Trantham of the Franchise joins the guys to talk about his media journey, his article on Hamidou Diallo, the OKC Thunder in general, as well a little bit about himself.
Dwight Eisenhower addressed the soldiers prior to the invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France an event most know as “D-Day”.
During this address, he said something that applies to the OKC Thunder, “I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory!”
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This quote, Brady said, is one of his favorite quotes of all time. He talked about how it was used to fire up the troops. Perhaps Billy Donovan could use those words to encourage the Thunder players. I mean heck, its enough to fire me up while I’m typing this sentence.
Brady talks about how he went from a banker, to a bartender, to an OKC Thunder media personality. He also takes us behind the scenes of his latest feature article about Hamidou Diallo, how it came about, and what he had to do in order to get access to the people he contacted.
During the interview Brady drops rare insight behind the curtain of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Taking us behind the scenes of classic Thunder moments, what we aren’t able to see on the practice floor, and his take on the current and past players on the roster.
But most importantly we learned more about Brady as a person. Including the (alleged) explanation for his broken jump shot.
Click the link to listen to Dylan’s and Steven’s conversation with Brady on the latest episode of Topic: Thunder. Any feedback is welcome and appreciated, we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
The Topic: Thunder crew will be back to offer insight following the season opener at Oracle on Tuesday, October 16.