Paolo Banchero's Mom Rhonda on WNBA Experience & Raising a NBA Star!
Rhonda Smith Banchero made a name for herself in basketball long before her son Paolo earned 2023 NBA Rookie of the year! Smith Banchero graduated from University of Washington as the leading scorer and rebounder. She went on to play in the American Basketball League, overseas, and the early years of the WNBA. She's taken the lessons she learned on the court to raise her three athletics kids alongside her husband. Today we dive in to:
Journey to basketball & professional career
Parenting high-level performers (sports, music, academics, etc!)
Is there a roadmap to parenting a kid to the NBA?…
The skinny
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