The Only Community Built By Pros Still Playing.

Your player is putting in the work. They just don't have anyone who's actually made it standing in their corner. Until now.

Three current professionals. NBA and G-League experience. Still competing at the highest level in Europe. HoopLink is the only basketball community where the people teaching the game are still playing it. Film breakdowns, live calls, recruiting guidance, and direct access — from players who earned it.

We don't sell dreams. We give you what we wish we had.

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3 Current Pros

NBA + G-League + EuroCup Exp

$59 Founding Rate

50 Spots Only

What You Get

What The Next Level
Actually Requires

Most players work hard their entire career and never understand why they got overlooked. Every part of HoopLink was built to make sure that never happens to you.

Your Personalized Starting Point

You've put in the work. You just don't know if it's the right work. Answer five questions at onboarding and every piece of content you receive is routed to your position, your level, and your specific gaps. No more grinding in the dark.

Basketball IQ Curriculum

The player who reads the game always gets minutes over the player who's just athletic. Start reacting and reading the game in a moment's notice. Spacing, off-ball movement, defensive rotations. The mental side of basketball that separates good players from great ones. Taught by players running these exact systems right now at the pro level.

Pro Film Breakdowns

Every coach is watching film on you. The question is whether you're watching it on yourself. Weekly film breakdowns of real game footage. The reads, the habits, the decisions that determine who plays and who watches. From players still on the court.

Mental Game Training

Most players lose the mental battle before they ever touch the ball. Never walk into a big game feeling unprepared again. Pre-game routines, slump-breaking frameworks, and visualization techniques used at the pro level. Built for your specific situation. The difference between the player who folds under pressure and the one who takes over.

Monthly Pro Q&A Drop

Every serious player has questions they can't get answered because they don't have access to anyone who's actually been there. Every month all three of us record a session answering the real questions our members submit. Your question. Real answers. From players currently competing professionally. Submit your question, we answer it on camera.

Private Community Access

Stop training alone. Connect with serious players across the country on the same path. Daily check-ins, film sharing, peer accountability, and a network that grows with your career.

What's Included

Every Detail Considered.

Every member of HoopLink walks in with more than a membership. These are the touchpoints built into your experience from day one.

The First Read

Your first 48 hours. Choose your founder. Ask your most pressing question about your game. Receive a personal voice note answer within 48 hours. This is how HoopLink starts.

The Film Library

A curated vault of pro game breakdowns assembled personally by the three founders. Available from day one. Yours for the length of your membership.

The Pre-Game Protocol

The exact mental preparation framework used by three current pros. Build your personal version in under 20 minutes. Use it the rest of your career.

The Recruiting Field Manual

Everything three current pros wish they'd been handed before the recruiting process started. Timeline by grade year. Coach outreach templates. Highlight video guidance. NIL fundamentals.

The Founding Wall

The first 50 members of HoopLink will be named permanently on the website. Your rate. Your number. Your place in the story.

The HoopLink Standard

HoopLink is for players and families who are serious about development. If you're looking for shortcuts, guaranteed outcomes, or a money-back safety net in month one, this isn't built for you. We're three current pros putting real time and energy into this community. What we ask in return is the same commitment from the people we let in.

Monthly members can cancel anytime. Annual members have 14 days to decide. After that we're committed to each other. That's how real development works.

What Our Members Are Saying

“Before HoopLink I used to go to the gym and just shoot around, pretend there was a defender in front of me and shoot shots I would never shoot in game — then wonder why I wasn’t scoring. Now there’s a structured plan. I know what I’m working on before I’m even getting on the court. I’ve learnt more from these guys than I have from anyone else. I couldn’t find that info from unc at my local park.”

Class of 2026 · London, UK

More stories coming. We’re just getting started.

The Team

Current Pros.
Real Experience.
Still Playing.

We built HoopLink because nobody built it for us. Three players who've navigated the recruiting process, signed NBA contracts, and played professionally across three continents. Giving you access while it's still relevant.

Duke University · McDonald's All-American

DJ Steward

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I've played at every level of professional basketball including a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls. This past season I competed in the Italian League and EuroCup with Trento. I know what it takes to make it — and stay — at the highest level.

I built HoopLink because I know exactly what information changes careers. You deserve access to it while I'm still in the game.

Chicago Bulls — Two-Way Contract

Trento — Italian League + EuroCup (2024-25)

McDonald's All-American 2020

Oregon State · California Mr. Basketball

Ethan Thompson

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I earned a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic and this past season I dominated the G League before earning another two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers, playing meaningful minutes at the NBA level. I know exactly what the path from college to the pros looks like.

The path from college to the pros is navigable. I'm living proof. Now I'm making sure you have the map.

Indiana Pacers — Two-Way Contract (2024-25)

Orlando Magic — Two-Way Contract

Pac-12 Champion · Elite 8 · California Mr. Basketball

San Diego State · Business School Graduate

Jordan Schakel

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I played on a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards and spent four seasons in the NBA and G-League. This past season I competed in Germany's BBL and EuroCup with Chemnitz. I lead HoopLink's strategy because the right guidance at the right time changes careers.

The right guidance at the right time changes everything. I didn't always have it. You will.

Washington Wizards — Two-Way Contract

4 Seasons NBA + G-League

Chemnitz — BBL + EuroCup (2024-25)

How It Works

Simple. Structured.
Built For Serious Players.

Lock In Your Founding Rate

Secure $59/month before the 50 spots are gone. Your rate never increases. Ever. When founding spots close they close forever.

Tell Us About Your Game

Answer five questions at onboarding. Choose your founder. Ask your most pressing question. From that point on every piece of content you receive is shaped around where you are and where you're trying to go.

Show Up And Watch Yourself Change

Every Monday a new week drops. Follow the work. Engage with the community. Submit your questions. Get feedback from people who've lived the path you're chasing.

For The Parents

You've spent thousands on AAU seasons, private trainers, and camps. You've watched your player outwork everyone in the gym and still get overlooked. The problem was never effort. It was access.

Access to people who actually know what the path looks like from the inside. Not trainers who peaked in college. Players who signed NBA contracts, competed in Europe, and remember exactly what they needed and didn't have at your kid's age.

That's what HoopLink gives your family. A clear roadmap. Real answers. Three current professionals genuinely invested in what comes next for your player.

For less than one private training session per month.

Pricing

Less Than One Private Training Session Per Month.

Built by three current pros. Trusted by the players who've seen the work.

If you're here, you already know. We built this to finish what Instagram started.

0 of 50 founding spots claimed

Founding Member

The Program

$59/mo

Locked forever. Never increases. Only 50 spots.

Weekly content drops every Monday
Weekly Film Room for basketball IQ development
Monthly recorded founder Q&A call
Weekly founder Pulse video
Private community access
Founding member badge — your rate locked forever

Best Value

Annual Founding Member

The Program

$579/yr

Commit To The Process. $48.25/mo — founding rate locked forever.

Everything in the founding membership
Pay once. Train all year.
Founding member badge — rate locked forever
Save $129 versus monthly founding rate

Opens After Founding Spots Fill

Public Monthly

The Program

$99/mo

The Standard Rate. $99/mo — after founding spots fill.

Weekly content drops every Monday
Weekly Film Room for basketball IQ development
Monthly recorded founder Q&A call
Weekly founder Pulse video
Private community access

Public Rate Opens Soon

The First 25 Founding Members

The first 25 founding members receive an additional personalized film review from one of the three founders within their first 30 days. Submit one game or workout clip. Get it broken down on camera by a current pro. This is only available to the first 25. When they're gone, the film review becomes exclusive to Inner Circle in the future.

The program, inclusions, and direct access included here exceed $600 in comparable professional coaching and development resources. Your founding rate is $59.

50 Founding Members. Then The Door Closes.

The founding membership exists for players who move first. Fifty spots. One locked rate. Permanent access to three current professionals at a price that will never be offered again. When they're gone, they're gone.

The Only Community Built By Pros Still Playing.

Find Out Where You
Actually Stand.