Pacific Rims

By Ric Bucher

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Image by Ric Bucher

Category: Sports

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 25

Description

Pacific Rims is a weekly basketball podcast from the United We Cast Network that delivers smart, authoritative coverage of professional hoops across the Pacific Rim and the growing influence of the region on the global game. Hosted by long-time NBA analyst and Yao Ming biographer Ric Bucher alongside former overseas professional player and Asia-based NBA executive Greg Stolt, Pacific Rims connects the dots between Asia-Pacific leagues and the highest levels of basketball in the United States.

Each episode breaks down the need-to-know stories shaping professional basketball in Australia (NBL), China (CBA), Korea (KBL), and Japan (B.League)—from league trends and front-office decisions to coaching philosophies, player development pipelines, and the business of basketball in the region. The show also spotlights players from the Pacific Rim making an impact in the NBA and U.S. college basketball, examining how international prospects transition to the American game and how NBA teams evaluate and invest in Asia-Pacific talent.

Blending insider reporting, executive perspective, and global basketball context, Pacific Rims is essential listening for fans, scouts, coaches, executives, and anyone interested in international basketball, Asian leagues, NBA global strategy, and the future of the game across the Pacific Rim. Watch the entire show on YouTube's United We Cast network.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


Episode Date
Mongolia’s Basketball Boom: Garrett Kelly Is Building a Winner by Breaking the Rules
Oct 29, 2026
Japan’s Basketball Boom: Shawn Dennis on the B.League’s Rise and What Comes Next
Oct 09, 2026
From Jeremy Lin to Japan’s Biggest Turnaround: Ryan Marchand’s Unlikely Road Toward the NBA
Sep 28, 2026
Why Ryan Richman Left the NBA to Coach in Japan—and His Plan to Return
Sep 22, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: AUBL Expands to 18 Teams — Jay Li’s Plan to Build Asia’s Answer to March Madness
Sep 15, 2026
Miela Sowah’s Long Road to the WNBA: Shooting, Sacrifice and Staying Ready
Jul 19, 2026
Inside China's Basketball Revolution: Guy Molloy, Enzo Li and the Jilin Tigers' Bold New Vision
Jun 23, 2026
Brian Goorjian on China, Japan’s Basketball Boom and Why Australia’s Best Days Are Still Ahead | Pacific Rims
Jun 09, 2026
Inside NBA International Scouting: How Hansen Wong Went from Hong Kong to the Indiana Pacers Front Office
May 23, 2026
How Mongolia Became Basketball’s Fastest-Rising Power | Tenuun Otgonbayar on Pacific Rims
May 15, 2026
Can College Basketball Unite Asia? Inside the Explosive Rise of the AUBL with Isaac Low | Pacific Rims
May 08, 2026
How China, Serbia and NIL Are Reshaping Global Basketball | Nenad Hrvoic on Pacific Rims
May 01, 2026
The Coaching Unicorn: How Enzo Li Cracked the NBA Pipeline from China to the G League | Pacific Rims
Apr 24, 2026
Inside Global Hoops: Shocking China Coaching Stories, NIL Disruption & Why Mongolia Could Be Basketball’s Next Power
Apr 17, 2026
Inside India’s Basketball Revolution: Scott Flemming on NBA Academies, Untapped Talent & the Fight for Global Relevance
Apr 10, 2026
Stanley Johnson’s REDEMPTION in Japan 🇯🇵 | From NBA Setback to B.League DOMINANCE
Apr 03, 2026
Kyle Anderson’s China Journey: From Team USA Cut to Leading Team China 🇨🇳 | Identity, Culture & Hoops
Mar 27, 2026
Andrew Gaze EXPOSES Global Hoops Reality: Why Asia Is Catching the NBA Faster Than You Think
Mar 20, 2026
From England to the NBA to Japan's Women's League — Coach Tim Lewis Has Done It All (And Has No Plans to Stop)
Mar 06, 2026
Inside Asia’s Basketball Boom: Why China Isn’t Dominating, The Philippines’ Rise & The NBA’s Global Talent Hunt | Pacific Rims
Feb 20, 2026
KBL Culture Shock: Tyler Gatlin Explains Korea’s High-Pressure Hoops, Military Curveballs & Why Top Talent Leaves for Japan
Feb 13, 2026
Coaching Asia’s Hoops Cultures: Bruce Palmer on Japan’s “No Questions” Rule, China’s Chaos, Korea’s Blueprint | Pacific Rims
Feb 05, 2026
Why Yuta Watanabe Quit the NBA for Japan’s B.League — and What It Says About Asian Hoops NOW
Jan 30, 2026
Yao Ming Was the “Gateway”… So Why Didn’t China Produce the Next NBA Wave? | Pacific Rims (Ric Bucher + Greg Stolt)
Jan 23, 2026
Pacific Rims Ep. 1: The Asia Hoops Gold Rush — Why the NBA Still Can’t Find the “Next Yao”
Jan 15, 2026