Derek Thompson

Well, you made me think of two very different things, but I love this idea. So first, a labor glut. if there aren't enough spaces for all the extraordinarily talented NBA players in today's league, a couple things can happen. One is that you rapidly add more teams.

Well, you made me think of two very different things, but I love this idea. So first, a labor glut. if there aren't enough spaces for all the extraordinarily talented NBA players in today's league, a couple things can happen. One is that you rapidly add more teams.

Well, you made me think of two very different things, but I love this idea. So first, a labor glut. if there aren't enough spaces for all the extraordinarily talented NBA players in today's league, a couple things can happen. One is that you rapidly add more teams.

But the other is, I wonder, could we reach a point where there are simply so many exceptional basketball players that a second league becomes popular enough, can populate itself with enough extraordinary... Like the ABA 60 years ago. With enough extraordinarily talented players, and it doesn't even need to be the exact same as the NBA. It could be a three-on-three league, a four-on-four league.

But the other is, I wonder, could we reach a point where there are simply so many exceptional basketball players that a second league becomes popular enough, can populate itself with enough extraordinary... Like the ABA 60 years ago. With enough extraordinarily talented players, and it doesn't even need to be the exact same as the NBA. It could be a three-on-three league, a four-on-four league.

But the other is, I wonder, could we reach a point where there are simply so many exceptional basketball players that a second league becomes popular enough, can populate itself with enough extraordinary... Like the ABA 60 years ago. With enough extraordinarily talented players, and it doesn't even need to be the exact same as the NBA. It could be a three-on-three league, a four-on-four league.

It could be a different kind of sport. But what you're saying is there are so many essentially B-plus to A-plus basketball players between the age of 19 and 40. that there aren't enough spots for them on an NBA court. And you can either add NBA teams, which will in some ways maybe dilute the quality of the NBA, or you can have an entirely separate product that some of these players actually go to.

It could be a different kind of sport. But what you're saying is there are so many essentially B-plus to A-plus basketball players between the age of 19 and 40. that there aren't enough spots for them on an NBA court. And you can either add NBA teams, which will in some ways maybe dilute the quality of the NBA, or you can have an entirely separate product that some of these players actually go to.

It could be a different kind of sport. But what you're saying is there are so many essentially B-plus to A-plus basketball players between the age of 19 and 40. that there aren't enough spots for them on an NBA court. And you can either add NBA teams, which will in some ways maybe dilute the quality of the NBA, or you can have an entirely separate product that some of these players actually go to.

Maybe it's funded by Saudi money. Maybe it's funded by, you know, UAE money. Maybe it's just some other- It's a six-team league, you know. Right, some other way for 19-year-olds who are like, I'm really good, but I'm also probably, like my peak might be like winning sixth man of the year. Am I better off competing for six man of the year for the next, you know, 12 years of my life?

Maybe it's funded by Saudi money. Maybe it's funded by, you know, UAE money. Maybe it's just some other- It's a six-team league, you know. Right, some other way for 19-year-olds who are like, I'm really good, but I'm also probably, like my peak might be like winning sixth man of the year. Am I better off competing for six man of the year for the next, you know, 12 years of my life?

Maybe it's funded by Saudi money. Maybe it's funded by, you know, UAE money. Maybe it's just some other- It's a six-team league, you know. Right, some other way for 19-year-olds who are like, I'm really good, but I'm also probably, like my peak might be like winning sixth man of the year. Am I better off competing for six man of the year for the next, you know, 12 years of my life?

Or should I be the star of a new league that is funded by, you know, some petro state? I'm not even trying to defend like some funded league.

Or should I be the star of a new league that is funded by, you know, some petro state? I'm not even trying to defend like some funded league.

Or should I be the star of a new league that is funded by, you know, some petro state? I'm not even trying to defend like some funded league.

Yeah, I'm more making a sketching out a prediction rather than saying what I hope happens. You could absolutely see something like that happen because to a certain extent, what makes it work in golf is that there's just enough

Yeah, I'm more making a sketching out a prediction rather than saying what I hope happens. You could absolutely see something like that happen because to a certain extent, what makes it work in golf is that there's just enough

Yeah, I'm more making a sketching out a prediction rather than saying what I hope happens. You could absolutely see something like that happen because to a certain extent, what makes it work in golf is that there's just enough

very good golfers that are like basically in this very crowded top tier so that's one possibility that we could definitely talk about the other is this question of like where does value flow

very good golfers that are like basically in this very crowded top tier so that's one possibility that we could definitely talk about the other is this question of like where does value flow