David Samson

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312 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 6d ago

David Samson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Pablo Torre Finds Out · The Sporting Class: Private Equity, Salary Caps and Whether Players Should Want a Piece · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

Players already get that. voice-verified

It is not the case on Wall Street or at your local rental car company that when the stock price goes up, if you do not own shares of stock, your salary does not go up in lockstep with the revenue of the rental car company. voice-verified

In sports, because of the union and the CBA, in a capped league, and even in baseball, frankly, as revenue goes up, salaries are going up in lockstep. voice-verified

And our view was always voice-verified

That is a big enough concession where it is like players have a vested interest in the health of the underlying team. voice-verified

But they obviously don't. voice-verified

But I disagree. voice-verified

I mean it's they obviously do. voice-verified

Look at what Jalen Brown will make more money in one year than Walt Frazier made in his career. voice-verified

So and there's crappy players on the end of the bench in the NBA because of the salary cap. voice-verified

I call 'em the Concax. voice-verified

The Concax are players who are so overpaid because teams have to You're referring to John Concack. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

Listen, if you don't get the reference. voice-verified

Google it and just let's move on. voice-verified

So disrespectful. voice-verified

And he got a huge contract, totally overpaid. voice-verified

And in a salary cap league, there's a floor. voice-verified

And NBA, because of that floor, you've got end-of-bench players right now making millions of dollars more than they were previously because the salary cap has gone up so much. voice-verified

And that's been a huge benefit to a large part of that union, Dominique, in my opinion. voice-verified

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