He is also a basketball executive for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA working as Director of International Pro Player Personnel.

After having spent 4 years with the team from Istanbul, Ermal moved to the United States to continue his studies and play in college.

After his sophomore season at Seminole State College, Kuqo signed a Letter of Intent with Texas Tech University in the NCAA to play for the legendary Bobby Knight,[13] but because of his previous European pro career, he got ruled ineligible.

[14] In the summer of 2003 Ermal signed a two-year contract with the Turkish powerhouse Efes Pilsen, coached by Oktay Mahmuti, where he had an immediate impact both in the EuroLeague as well as in the Basketball Super League (Turkish: Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), establishing himself as one of the premier players of the team, winning back to back championships in 2004 and 2005.

In late January he suffered a calf injury that put a stop to his playing time for at least a month, and that took Ermal out of the rotation.

In the summer of 2014, Kuqo signed with Darüşşafaka & Doğuş for the 2014–15 season, once again reuniting with his former coach Oktay Mahmuti and serving as the team's captain.

[23][24] In the summer of 2004, facing a choice of national teams he selected Turkey, which gave him the opportunity to compete in the highest level competitions, such as EuroBasket and World Championships.

Kuqo started to work closely with the EuroLeague media department after finishing his playing career and is a regular fixture on the league's website's Experts Round Table series for the last 4 seasons.

The documentary featured Ermal having conversations with several prominent names leading and representing Turkish basketball in several hotspots around the city of Istanbul.

The highlight of the documentary is the casual dinner with two of the greatest coaches in the history of the Euroleague, Željko Obradović and David Blatt.