3: Why players move back to Europe, Robert Sarver, Dealing with unfortunate owners and managers, and a deep dive on support systems and basketball culture in Europe!

Sports and Psychology Podcast

In today's third episode of the Sports & Psychology Podcast coming to you every Saturday morning, we're doing a deep dive into European basketball players like Tomas Satoransky and Dzanan Musa, who’ve recently decided to come back to Europe and play in Spain and the Euroleague. We’ll jump into some of the lesser-known psychological reasons behind why these decisions are made, and some of the cultural differences that Americans just aren’t aware of. If you're someone who works with European athletes, are an expat, or in general, are just interested in the psychology behind both sports and bridging the cultural gap to pursue one’s career, then you’re right where you want to be.

I believe that it’s great that players are more often choosing where they want to play, including moving closer to home when financially and for the role they want it makes sense. This isn’t some reason to say they couldn’t make it in the NBA. I hate when I hear someone say that European players choosing to come back to Europe couldn’t cut it. That’s not the reality. As it’s not the reality for many Americans who chose to stay and play in Europe. It’s just a better situation for them. They have different goals than the fans of a given team who think that every player’s biggest goal should be to play for their favorite or the most famous team. News flash! It’s not. So let’s congratulate these players the same way we did Jimmy Butler when he finally reached Miami, the place where he had been wanting to go for years it seemed like.

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