I am so grateful that this dream came true. Through the tough times, l use the mantra "Basketball is Fun". It's a reminder of why I play the game and it takes some stress off of it all.

Right now, I’m giving myself the space to explore. For the first time in a long time, I’m not on a set path—and that’s both exciting and a little intimidating.

For our conversation, I wanted to find out what retirement looks like for Coach Dorrance and pick his brain on the state of the game and what changes could be made going forward. That proved to be a rather easy endeavor. Dorrance was incredibly thoughtful, and you can wind him up and let him go on a number of topics and get deep, thorough answers...