Danny Parkins and Ben Kaplan unlock the hidden NBA potential of D3 alumni in the new book ‘Pipeline to the Pros’

Is there a new unbeaten path to the top of the NBA? That’s the question Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins aimed to answer with their book “Pipeline to the Pros,” which dives into the growing connection between Division III college programs and top positions in the NBA. The book began with a simple observation. In 2020, Kaplan noticed that 12 of the 30 NBA teams were helmed in one way or another — whether coach, general manager or top executive — by a Division III alumnus. When Kaplan called Parkins...