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October 22, 2015Matt Moore joins the WFNY podcast for the second time ever, and it just happened to be the night that Tristan Thompson got his deal done for 5 years and $82 million. What awesome timing. You know Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm, CBS Sports, and from his @hpbasketball Twitter account.
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Here’s what we talked about.
- Tristan Thompson gets a deal done with the Cavs for $82 million
- Eric Bledsoe and comparing his deal to Tristan Thompson
- Rich Paul shows that he’s not going to back down
- Big contracts and how they become unlikely assets down the road
- Tristan Thompson and how much better he can get over the next five years
- The Cavs being unable to get anyone else to replace Tristan Thompson
- Dan Gilbert’s willingness to pay the luxury tax is commendable
- The window with LeBron James and his age
- The weird changes around sports media business
- ESPN layoffs and the increasing costs of rights fees
- Ad sales people who need to understand the value of the Internet
- When Internet ad revenue will exceed TV ad revenue
- Pre-roll auto play ads
- The saturation point of media and Netflix kids
- What are the big things going on in the NBA that aren’t related to the Cavs?
- The NBA’s rookie class this year is really talented and interesting
1 Comment
Great podcast, Craig. Moore is smart, articulate and interesting. That’s a winning combo for an interviewee.