Andre Drummond and Don Peebles both know an awful lot about hotels. Drummond has stayed in too many to count during his NBA career, while Peebles has made millions of dollars developing them.
While Drummond, a two-time All-Star center who currently plays for the 76ers, will be back for a 14th season this fall, he’s definitely thinking about what he’ll do when his career comes to an end. He’d like to get into real estate, so who better to talk to than Peebles, who has been involved in it for decades? In 1996, Peebles became the first African-American to develop a major hotel when he secured the rights to the Royal Palm in Miami, and three years later he purchased the city’s historic Bath Club after becoming its first Black member.
