Fall 2024

SS PODCAST: Nuggets coach Ryan Saunders on winning NBA title, growing in his faith

THIS IS THE SPORTS SPECTRUM PODCAST
WITH JASON ROMANO, FEATURING RYAN SAUNDERS

Ryan Saunders is an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets. In 2022-23, he helped lead the team to the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship. Prior to arriving in Denver, Saunders was the head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2018-21. At age 33, he was the youngest coach in the NBA following his hiring with Minnesota.

Saunders began his NBA coaching journey in 2009 with the Washington Wizards at the age of 23, and spent six seasons there before moving to Minnesota to be an assistant coach under his father, Flip Saunders.

Today on the podcast, we talk to Ryan Saunders about the experience of winning an NBA title, his journey of faith, lessons learned from his father, misconceptions on failure, his unique relationship with Kevin Garnett, and how he defines success.

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