[Winning_TimeParticipant]

 Hey draft.net community, 

I’m trying to find an internship for summer 2016 (related to basketball) and was wondering if you guys had any recommendations or past experiences to help guide me.

Thanks.

 

 

 

[esperanzafleet69Participant]

 i know some nba teams will have them, but its usually competitive and is selling individual/group tickets. send your resume to some of the companies that own your local team/stadium.

[esperanzafleet69Participant]

 i know some nba teams will have them, but its usually competitive and is selling individual/group tickets. send your resume to some of the companies that own your local team/stadium.

[T Rex]

 My advice would be to focus on a less glamourous field, where there’s less competition. If you can get passionate about some specialty field that is non-glamourous, you can have your own little glamour as a season ticket holder for your favorite basketball team.

Fields like music, film, sports, theater etc can basically get interns to work for free, and just when you’re getting the hang of the internship and feel ready for long term employment, your internship is ending and somebody else is thrilled to be working for free in a glamourous field.

But get an internship in some little known field, and that internship just might lead to a real job with upside.

Basketball is a seasonal job anyway. What’s so glamourous about working for free in a seasonal job, where it won’t even pay your bills for the year. Does doing odd jobs and/or temporary work for half the year sound like a good foundation for a career path?

Most of the spectators in even the good seats at basketball games work in non-glamourous fields, but they wouldn’t trade the security for a potentially exciting seasonal job.

That’s for amateurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 My advice would be to focus on a less glamourous field, where there’s less competition. If you can get passionate about some specialty field that is non-glamourous, you can have your own little glamour as a season ticket holder for your favorite basketball team.

Fields like music, film, sports, theater etc can basically get interns to work for free, and just when you’re getting the hang of the internship and feel ready for long term employment, your internship is ending and somebody else is thrilled to be working for free in a glamourous field.

But get an internship in some little known field, and that internship just might lead to a real job with upside.

Basketball is a seasonal job anyway. What’s so glamourous about working for free in a seasonal job, where it won’t even pay your bills for the year. Does doing odd jobs and/or temporary work for half the year sound like a good foundation for a career path?

Most of the spectators in even the good seats at basketball games work in non-glamourous fields, but they wouldn’t trade the security for a potentially exciting seasonal job.

That’s for amateurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IlladelphParticipant]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nba+internship

[IlladelphParticipant]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nba+internship

[TRC1991Participant]

Sports Management Worldwide. search it, 

[TRC1991Participant]

Sports Management Worldwide. search it, 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 If you don’t believe in yourself why should anyone else – I really admire anyone who has the courage to turn their passion into their profession – Good Luck to you! I’ll be pulling for you in my thoughts & prayers….

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 If you don’t believe in yourself why should anyone else – I really admire anyone who has the courage to turn their passion into their profession – Good Luck to you! I’ll be pulling for you in my thoughts & prayers….

[omphalosParticipant]

 A guy I know from Australia went to the US after finishing his law degree, did an internship with a team I think and now he’s a salary cap specialist or adviser for the Washington Wizards, he was involved in the Pierce signing I believe.

This guy didn’t know any more about basketball than me, but he took a risk and it paid off.

Go for it my man.

 

[omphalosParticipant]

 A guy I know from Australia went to the US after finishing his law degree, did an internship with a team I think and now he’s a salary cap specialist or adviser for the Washington Wizards, he was involved in the Pierce signing I believe.

This guy didn’t know any more about basketball than me, but he took a risk and it paid off.

Go for it my man.

 

[Robb_CParticipant]

I have three words for you, if you want to land a job in professional basketballl.

Las Vegas Summer League.  plenty of opportunities to network with teams out there, the reality is this though, its a long way to the top from an intern position, i spoke to a few guys from the Denver Nuggets when predraft camp was in Chicago, one told me he worked 3 years for free till he was on salary.. 

[Robb_CParticipant]

I have three words for you, if you want to land a job in professional basketballl.

Las Vegas Summer League.  plenty of opportunities to network with teams out there, the reality is this though, its a long way to the top from an intern position, i spoke to a few guys from the Denver Nuggets when predraft camp was in Chicago, one told me he worked 3 years for free till he was on salary.. 

[zcnumerounoParticipant]

I’m a freshman in college at Loras College– a college nationally renowned for its sport management program.

So I, too, am looking into a possibly career in the sporting world and from what I’ve learned through my class and through volunteering experience, it is ALL about connections. The people you know make and break you. The sport business world is so saturated that this is pretty much a necessity. So you’re probably going to get rejected a lot, so the important thing to remember is to keep your head up and to keep putting yourself out there.

Good luck to you, man! Hope I helped a little bit.

[zcnumerounoParticipant]

I’m a freshman in college at Loras College– a college nationally renowned for its sport management program.

So I, too, am looking into a possibly career in the sporting world and from what I’ve learned through my class and through volunteering experience, it is ALL about connections. The people you know make and break you. The sport business world is so saturated that this is pretty much a necessity. So you’re probably going to get rejected a lot, so the important thing to remember is to keep your head up and to keep putting yourself out there.

Good luck to you, man! Hope I helped a little bit.

[T Rex]

 It’s all about connections, and yet you’re paying top dollar to learn that simple fact. You could put that tuition money towards season tickets of your favorite team, and actually start making money in a different field, rather than paying tons of money and going into tons of dept to learn how arbitrary (and unfair) your field of study is. 

Just look at the Clippers. Steve Ballmer brought in his completely inexperienced side-piece to run the Clippers, where she uncerimoniously fired 10 long-time employees, just to show she was the boss.

There’s systemic tribal supremacism and cronyism in the NBA, and if any professor at your school taught students about it, they would be fired. And if you ever mention it, at any time in the future, your "career" in the NBA would be over. Blacklisted.

Do you know how many "top" film schools produce way more Starbucks baristas than people with a career in film? Same goes for "video game design" or any other highly lucrative, impractical college programs that generate tons of money for the colleges, who couldn’t care less if you actually make a career in your field of study.

Basic supply and demand should tell you that the vast majority of your fellow classmates in your "sports management" program are not going to have a real "career" in sports. There’s way too many people chasing way too few jobs, with a never-ending supply of eager interns willing to work for one, two, or five years FOR FREE at any given time.

Your college probably considers every internship placement as "success" in placing graduates in the field of sports management, but they’re not going to tell you what that "success" rate looks like five years down the line.

Sports management, video game design, film, and acting majors are as close to worthless as a college degree gets, and you’d be much better off learning that the semi-easy way than by continuing to live in carefully cultivated fantasy world that your college makes a fortune by creating for gullible students.

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 It’s all about connections, and yet you’re paying top dollar to learn that simple fact. You could put that tuition money towards season tickets of your favorite team, and actually start making money in a different field, rather than paying tons of money and going into tons of dept to learn how arbitrary (and unfair) your field of study is. 

Just look at the Clippers. Steve Ballmer brought in his completely inexperienced side-piece to run the Clippers, where she uncerimoniously fired 10 long-time employees, just to show she was the boss.

There’s systemic tribal supremacism and cronyism in the NBA, and if any professor at your school taught students about it, they would be fired. And if you ever mention it, at any time in the future, your "career" in the NBA would be over. Blacklisted.

Do you know how many "top" film schools produce way more Starbucks baristas than people with a career in film? Same goes for "video game design" or any other highly lucrative, impractical college programs that generate tons of money for the colleges, who couldn’t care less if you actually make a career in your field of study.

Basic supply and demand should tell you that the vast majority of your fellow classmates in your "sports management" program are not going to have a real "career" in sports. There’s way too many people chasing way too few jobs, with a never-ending supply of eager interns willing to work for one, two, or five years FOR FREE at any given time.

Your college probably considers every internship placement as "success" in placing graduates in the field of sports management, but they’re not going to tell you what that "success" rate looks like five years down the line.

Sports management, video game design, film, and acting majors are as close to worthless as a college degree gets, and you’d be much better off learning that the semi-easy way than by continuing to live in carefully cultivated fantasy world that your college makes a fortune by creating for gullible students.

 

 

 

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 For the summer, well, that is not a busy time for the NBA.  Or even college ball.

Why not try the WNBA?  They are a summer league and they probably have less competition for jobs and things.  Not even sure if you can intern with a WNBA team but you might want to look into it.

If there is no NBA team in your area, you might as well try the D League for a job during the school year.  

If you wanna get paid and do something in the summer, try to the NBA store in NYC or something.

Or try the NBA Hall of Fame.  You might get to do some fun stuff during the induction ceremony.

If you want to work for the NBA headquarters, plan for that.  If you want to work for a specific team find ways to get there.

Other than that, get involved and MAKE GREAT GRADES!

Why don’t you start an NBA Club at your college?  Meet, watch games, hang out, and figure out how to get into the NBA.  Plus, it will look good that you founded, managed, organized, led, and grew a college organization.  I am thinking that you could organize a road trip to an NBA game and maybe you can get some discounted tickets or something.  Or, at least some free stuff for your club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 For the summer, well, that is not a busy time for the NBA.  Or even college ball.

Why not try the WNBA?  They are a summer league and they probably have less competition for jobs and things.  Not even sure if you can intern with a WNBA team but you might want to look into it.

If there is no NBA team in your area, you might as well try the D League for a job during the school year.  

If you wanna get paid and do something in the summer, try to the NBA store in NYC or something.

Or try the NBA Hall of Fame.  You might get to do some fun stuff during the induction ceremony.

If you want to work for the NBA headquarters, plan for that.  If you want to work for a specific team find ways to get there.

Other than that, get involved and MAKE GREAT GRADES!

Why don’t you start an NBA Club at your college?  Meet, watch games, hang out, and figure out how to get into the NBA.  Plus, it will look good that you founded, managed, organized, led, and grew a college organization.  I am thinking that you could organize a road trip to an NBA game and maybe you can get some discounted tickets or something.  Or, at least some free stuff for your club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 Here’s another tip: 

If you go to college for one or two years, you can get the "college experience", make new friends/connections, learn how to learn, learn how to teach yourself, and get your feet wet in your area of academic interest.

Even if you drop out after a year or two, you still have the foundation to basically learn the rest of the knowledge from your major, all on your own. There are so many resources out there, you now know where your college book store is, you can just buy the text books for some of the advanced classes in your major. Additionally, there are tons of online college lectures, of most classes in your major.

The last 2-3 of your undergraduate education are ultimately things you should already know how to learn on your own. 

The only thing you can’t do on your own is give yourself a college diploma, aka a piece of super-expensive paper.

Except here’s the thing, boys and girls: 

Most prospective employers will never actually call your college to confirm that you graduated.

You can literally just write on your resume that you graduated, and it’s very likely that no prospective employer will ever double check. And if you do lose out on a job once or twice in your lifetime, so what? 

Now, were those last 2-3 years of college REALLY worth it, all those 10s of thousands of dollars plus interest on any student loan payments, all so that nobody will even check to see if you actually graduated or not?

If you are motivated enough to teach yourself some of the advanced coursework, your prospective employers would much rather you actually be motivated and knowledgable than to be unmotivated but have a stupid piece of paper.

IF THE COLLEGE DEGREE ITSELF WAS ACTUALLY MORE IMPORTANT THAT MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION IN INTERVIEWS, AND BEING A MOTIVATED, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEE, THEN SURELY MOST EMPLOYERS WOULD CALL YOUR COLLEGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU GRADUATED.

But the piece of paper is actually just a stupid piece of paper, and nobody actually gives a F enough to double check that you graduated. It’s much more important that you impress them in your interviews, appear to be intelligent/educated, and appear to be highly motivated.

And if you actually went to college for a year or two, or three or four, but didn’t graduate, but did do a lot of extra study/self-education, the lie that you graduated becomes much more of a white lie. Because you’re not lying about your knowledge, and you’re not lying about your motivation level, and you’re not lying about having gone to college, you’re just lying about having officially graduated.

That’s the kind of tip that could save you tens of thousands of dollars of debt slavery, acquired mostly just to be able to avoid telling a "white" lie on your resume.

You could better spend that money supporting yourself while working an internship for even 3 years. Your living expenses for 3 years are actually lower than one single year of college.

Or you could try to put that money towards a down payment on an apartment building. Boom, you now have experience in real estate management, will actually learn a lot from it, and will eventually have a nice supplemental source of income. The kind that can fund regular trips to watch your favorite NBA team in person.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 Here’s another tip: 

If you go to college for one or two years, you can get the "college experience", make new friends/connections, learn how to learn, learn how to teach yourself, and get your feet wet in your area of academic interest.

Even if you drop out after a year or two, you still have the foundation to basically learn the rest of the knowledge from your major, all on your own. There are so many resources out there, you now know where your college book store is, you can just buy the text books for some of the advanced classes in your major. Additionally, there are tons of online college lectures, of most classes in your major.

The last 2-3 of your undergraduate education are ultimately things you should already know how to learn on your own. 

The only thing you can’t do on your own is give yourself a college diploma, aka a piece of super-expensive paper.

Except here’s the thing, boys and girls: 

Most prospective employers will never actually call your college to confirm that you graduated.

You can literally just write on your resume that you graduated, and it’s very likely that no prospective employer will ever double check. And if you do lose out on a job once or twice in your lifetime, so what? 

Now, were those last 2-3 years of college REALLY worth it, all those 10s of thousands of dollars plus interest on any student loan payments, all so that nobody will even check to see if you actually graduated or not?

If you are motivated enough to teach yourself some of the advanced coursework, your prospective employers would much rather you actually be motivated and knowledgable than to be unmotivated but have a stupid piece of paper.

IF THE COLLEGE DEGREE ITSELF WAS ACTUALLY MORE IMPORTANT THAT MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION IN INTERVIEWS, AND BEING A MOTIVATED, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEE, THEN SURELY MOST EMPLOYERS WOULD CALL YOUR COLLEGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU GRADUATED.

But the piece of paper is actually just a stupid piece of paper, and nobody actually gives a F enough to double check that you graduated. It’s much more important that you impress them in your interviews, appear to be intelligent/educated, and appear to be highly motivated.

And if you actually went to college for a year or two, or three or four, but didn’t graduate, but did do a lot of extra study/self-education, the lie that you graduated becomes much more of a white lie. Because you’re not lying about your knowledge, and you’re not lying about your motivation level, and you’re not lying about having gone to college, you’re just lying about having officially graduated.

That’s the kind of tip that could save you tens of thousands of dollars of debt slavery, acquired mostly just to be able to avoid telling a "white" lie on your resume.

You could better spend that money supporting yourself while working an internship for even 3 years. Your living expenses for 3 years are actually lower than one single year of college.

Or you could try to put that money towards a down payment on an apartment building. Boom, you now have experience in real estate management, will actually learn a lot from it, and will eventually have a nice supplemental source of income. The kind that can fund regular trips to watch your favorite NBA team in person.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 I have a few more tips, as somebody who worked in sports broadcasting for three years.

1) Most jobs related to any particular sport are seasonal. That’s not a career, that’s a seasonal job that you hope is still there next season. That’s not a career, even if that seasonal job pays very well, like my jobs did.

2) Most big time athletes/basketball players, both pro and in college, are rather &$#%#&@! human beings. It might sound cool to be around them, but their public personas are carefully crafted by agencies and shoe companies. Recall the Clippers trainer who got publically humiliated when Blake grabbed his head and similated forced oral sex, in front of an arena full of people, and millions more watching the humiliation on their high definition TVs in close up. Now just imagine how team/arena employees are treated when the camera isn’t rolling, and the arena isn’t filled with spectators. What seems glamourous from a distance can quickly lose its luster. Even in college, most of these guys expect somebody else to write their papers, and wait on them hand and foot.

3) My first boss in sports broadcasting told me that if you really like sports, you should be working in a different field, so that you can sit back and enjoy the games, whether from home or from the stands. And there’s a lot of truth to that. As a spectator you get to enjoy the glamour of the game, without dealing with the seedier side behind the scenes, and without having to be working while your favorite game is on.

Also, when working in sports you often/always have to work on major holidays. Your family’s at home wishing you were there, and you’re at work wishing you were home. It might be fine for a year or two, but I got sick of it after three years.

It’s mostly seasonal work, and then you have to work most/all holidays as well. Does that sound glamourous? To wonder how you are going to pay the bills in the offseason, and knowing that you should only apply to other temporary jobs so that you are free for the next season?

That’s not a career path, and career decisions shouldn’t be made based on what sounds glamourous/like a good time when you are 18. 

It’s much, much better to major in something more practical, realistic, and lucrative financially.

Most/all of the fans you see in the good seats at NBA games didn’t major in sports management, and they wouldn’t trade their life for a couple seasons of towel boy or errand boy or kissing the butts of season ticket holders, if you’re lucky enough to ever get paid a dime while pursuing your silly high school dream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 I have a few more tips, as somebody who worked in sports broadcasting for three years.

1) Most jobs related to any particular sport are seasonal. That’s not a career, that’s a seasonal job that you hope is still there next season. That’s not a career, even if that seasonal job pays very well, like my jobs did.

2) Most big time athletes/basketball players, both pro and in college, are rather &$#%#&@! human beings. It might sound cool to be around them, but their public personas are carefully crafted by agencies and shoe companies. Recall the Clippers trainer who got publically humiliated when Blake grabbed his head and similated forced oral sex, in front of an arena full of people, and millions more watching the humiliation on their high definition TVs in close up. Now just imagine how team/arena employees are treated when the camera isn’t rolling, and the arena isn’t filled with spectators. What seems glamourous from a distance can quickly lose its luster. Even in college, most of these guys expect somebody else to write their papers, and wait on them hand and foot.

3) My first boss in sports broadcasting told me that if you really like sports, you should be working in a different field, so that you can sit back and enjoy the games, whether from home or from the stands. And there’s a lot of truth to that. As a spectator you get to enjoy the glamour of the game, without dealing with the seedier side behind the scenes, and without having to be working while your favorite game is on.

Also, when working in sports you often/always have to work on major holidays. Your family’s at home wishing you were there, and you’re at work wishing you were home. It might be fine for a year or two, but I got sick of it after three years.

It’s mostly seasonal work, and then you have to work most/all holidays as well. Does that sound glamourous? To wonder how you are going to pay the bills in the offseason, and knowing that you should only apply to other temporary jobs so that you are free for the next season?

That’s not a career path, and career decisions shouldn’t be made based on what sounds glamourous/like a good time when you are 18. 

It’s much, much better to major in something more practical, realistic, and lucrative financially.

Most/all of the fans you see in the good seats at NBA games didn’t major in sports management, and they wouldn’t trade their life for a couple seasons of towel boy or errand boy or kissing the butts of season ticket holders, if you’re lucky enough to ever get paid a dime while pursuing your silly high school dream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VRod305Participant]

I wouldn’t get into any kind of athletics. I had a great government internship as a senior in college and when the semester was up, decided to pursue an internship in athletics. Biggest mistake I made. I have got to do a lot of cool things because of that internship, but I could have a really good government job right now.

You can always go to games and not kill yourself working 70 hours a week (for free). I have several friends and mentors that did it and got out. I actually saw someone I worked with at the internship and he stayed in sports, but went to something less glamorous. I asked him what he was up to at his previous job and his exact response was…"I left, I didn’t want to work 60 hours a week for 17 grand a year."

Even SIDs at Power 5 schools…People think they make a ton of money. A woman I worked with worked 117 hours in a week preparing to host and NCAA Tournament. Whoever did the payroll thought it was a joke.

[VRod305Participant]

I wouldn’t get into any kind of athletics. I had a great government internship as a senior in college and when the semester was up, decided to pursue an internship in athletics. Biggest mistake I made. I have got to do a lot of cool things because of that internship, but I could have a really good government job right now.

You can always go to games and not kill yourself working 70 hours a week (for free). I have several friends and mentors that did it and got out. I actually saw someone I worked with at the internship and he stayed in sports, but went to something less glamorous. I asked him what he was up to at his previous job and his exact response was…"I left, I didn’t want to work 60 hours a week for 17 grand a year."

Even SIDs at Power 5 schools…People think they make a ton of money. A woman I worked with worked 117 hours in a week preparing to host and NCAA Tournament. Whoever did the payroll thought it was a joke.

[VRod305Participant]

You have to know people. Volunteer somewhere for a semester and get to know people. I actually got the internship I did because I had a class and we had to do a feature story on a particular athlete. I actually decided to do it on a volleyball player. The woman that was the volleyball SID that I had to work with to do the story ended up bringing me in for the internship because she got to know me and the professor recommended me. The same professor (a sports writer) actually got about half of our class some sort of job or internship.

[VRod305Participant]

You have to know people. Volunteer somewhere for a semester and get to know people. I actually got the internship I did because I had a class and we had to do a feature story on a particular athlete. I actually decided to do it on a volleyball player. The woman that was the volleyball SID that I had to work with to do the story ended up bringing me in for the internship because she got to know me and the professor recommended me. The same professor (a sports writer) actually got about half of our class some sort of job or internship.

[T Rex]

6 Reasons Americans May Want To Get Their College Degree Abroad And not just because you want to save a pretty penny. In America, the average tuition rate for freshmen at a private, four-year college is $31,231, a dramatic increase from the $1,832 paid in 1971-1972 (in current dollars), according to the College Board. The cost to attend many top-notch institutions is even higher, often upwards of $60,000 a year. But in Europe, many countries are helping students — including foreign students — pick up the tab. In Germany, for example, the government has been fully funding university costs since October 2014. More than 900 undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in English at dozens of German universities that consistently place near the top of international rankings. According to the BBC, at least 4,600 U.S. students are currently enrolled at German universities, an increase of 20 percent in the past three years. Many other countries also offer classes in English at incredibly low costs. Finland currently charges no tuition fees to students, regardless of their nationality, although students do have to cover their living expenses. International students in Norway also pay no tuition fees at institutions that include the University of Oslo, although the country’s cost of living is one of the highest in the world.  

[T Rex]

6 Reasons Americans May Want To Get Their College Degree Abroad And not just because you want to save a pretty penny. In America, the average tuition rate for freshmen at a private, four-year college is $31,231, a dramatic increase from the $1,832 paid in 1971-1972 (in current dollars), according to the College Board. The cost to attend many top-notch institutions is even higher, often upwards of $60,000 a year. But in Europe, many countries are helping students — including foreign students — pick up the tab. In Germany, for example, the government has been fully funding university costs since October 2014. More than 900 undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in English at dozens of German universities that consistently place near the top of international rankings. According to the BBC, at least 4,600 U.S. students are currently enrolled at German universities, an increase of 20 percent in the past three years. Many other countries also offer classes in English at incredibly low costs. Finland currently charges no tuition fees to students, regardless of their nationality, although students do have to cover their living expenses. International students in Norway also pay no tuition fees at institutions that include the University of Oslo, although the country’s cost of living is one of the highest in the world.  

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