The Standard
This isn't motivation. This is a movement. The Standard Podcast™ calls out the lies culture sold athletes and raises a new standard in sports, leadership, and life. Hosts Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe brings raw, truth-packed conversations with athletes, coaches, and leaders about identity beyond performance, discipline that lasts, and legacy that matters. 20-25 minutes of hard-hitting truth you won't hear anywhere else. Raise the bar. Rebuild the culture. Become the standard.
The Standard
Corsley Edwards: Last Pick in the Draft, First in Resilience
Corsley Edwards's journey proves that your path doesn't have to look like everyone else's.
Drafted 58th overall — the last pick in the 2002 NBA Draft — Corsley played just 10 games for the New Orleans Hornets before his NBA journey took a different turn. But instead of walking away, he built a career that lasted over a decade.
Corsley won a CBA Championship with the Sioux Falls Skyforce and was named Finals MVP. He was the first overall pick in the 2006 D-League Draft. He played professionally across eight countries — Turkey, Italy, Spain, China, Croatia, Poland, Bosnia, and Lebanon — winning championships and proving that "making it" means something different than what culture sold us.
After over a decade of professional basketball, Corsley transitioned into coaching, serving as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets and the Greensboro Swarm in the NBA G-League.
In this episode of The Standard Podcast™, we dive into:
- The biggest lie culture sold athletes about what "making it" means
- How being the last pick shaped Corsley's understanding of identity and success
- What playing professionally across 8 countries taught him about resilience
- Building legacy beyond just "making the NBA"
- The moment he realized the NBA wasn't going to be his path — and what he did next
- Transitioning from player to coach and what he tells young players now
Corsley's story is a masterclass in perseverance, redefining success, and building a legacy that goes far beyond 10 NBA games.
This is raw. This is real. This is the truth athletes need to hear.
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ABOUT THE STANDARD PODCAST™: This isn't motivation. This is a movement. Hosted by Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe, co-founders of Blueprint to Bluechip™, The Standard Podcast™ calls out the lies culture sold athletes and raises a new standard in sports, leadership, and life. We bring raw, truth-packed 20-25 minute conversations about identity, discipline, and legacy that goes beyond the scoreboard.
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