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Joe McLean

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2026-06-08
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  1. “Did you play in? I played in Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, Cyprus. I moved to Ireland for a year to try to get dual citizenship because then I wouldn't be counted as one of those Americans. So the equivalent of probably Division III basketball. I was sponsored by a pub Lived in a town called Balana, which was 8,000 people, 84 pubs. We were sponsored by Team Longnecks. I made $300 a week, and I have family for life there. Really? It was a great way. That sounds good.”

    2026-06-08 · Masters in Business · NBA Finals Bonus: MAI Capital's Joe McLean on Being the NBA's 'Money Whisperer' · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “Traveling by bus and then decided to go to Europe for the years after that. So I played in 11 countries because there's only two Americans per team, no binding contracts. You lose a couple games, they'll rip up your contract and send you home.”

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  3. “So you would basically, I would try out for an NBA team and then get cut, and then you had two decisions to make one, go to the minor leagues, which is now the NBA G League. It was the CBA at the time. So you go to Bismarck, North Dakota. I lived there for a year, living in Bismarck Hotel.”

    2026-06-08 · Masters in Business · NBA Finals Bonus: MAI Capital's Joe McLean on Being the NBA's 'Money Whisperer' · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “Shooting guard and guarded the small forward and big forward positions. I had to learn very quickly how to hold on to a guard's jersey because everybody was getting much quicker, much faster than me.”

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  5. “Because everybody, I remember, I'm fast forwarding, but I was in an NBA pre-draft camp. And I was six foot six. I think it was Ron Artess, was right around the same height as me. And then we were standing in our underwear and he extended his arms. And I was in proportion, and he was not in proportion. I think he had a wingspan wingspan. I was like, I don't know if I'm going to make it.”

    2026-06-08 · Masters in Business · NBA Finals Bonus: MAI Capital's Joe McLean on Being the NBA's 'Money Whisperer' · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  6. “I did. I was always 6'3, 6'4", and then grew another two inches in college. Was a But at full disclosure, I peeked around 19”

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  7. “And I got seen by all the right people, and my mom was the one who decided, which really what college I was going to go to because during the recruiting visit, Lood Olsen and Bobby Olson, his wife showed up. And she really connected with his wife. And she said, that's who you're going to go play for. I want you to be in that environment”

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  8. “100% to play professional basketball. Time I was eight years old, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird posters on the wall. I remember when the ball was put on my hand. That's all I wanted to do. I was super blessed, grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then my dad, T-Boon Pickens in 84-85. He worked for golf oil. We either had to move to Houston or San Francisco Bay Area. And so we chose the Bay Area and it became Chevron. And I met a point guard named Jason Kidd, who was my high school AAU point guard. And so I was going to bless to be put in that position. The whole world would come watch him play.”

    2026-06-08 · Masters in Business · NBA Finals Bonus: MAI Capital's Joe McLean on Being the NBA's 'Money Whisperer' · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source