Dan Directly Asks, "ESPN Is Dead?" | Hour 1 (feat. Nick Wright)
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What is the opening premise and who is the guest on today’s show?
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Nick Wright going to join us here, host of FS1's First Things First and What's Right with Nick Wright, the podcast. Amin, what are your thoughts on what Kevin Durant is doing, the known and sworn enemy of Nick Wright? What is Kevin Durant doing saying that the 76ers are better than his Warriors?
He's not saying that. He's just comparing the idea of adding a great scorer or a great player to an already great collection of players. And he's trying to kind of tie in and loop in what happened to him and Golden State. Kevin Durant's thing seems to be, and I know he doesn't like it when we psychoanalyze it, but it seems to be like, why did everyone make it a big deal when I do something, but now it's not a big deal when LeBron does something?
of equal stature but of course we all understand the argument might be a little disingenuous because lebron is 41 years old versus kevin durant who is a couple years removed from being an mvp when he joined the war and the sixers haven't been out of the second round and the warriors had won the championship and 73 games yeah uh nick wright is with us now uh nick what what hello what are your thoughts on uh recently i disagree with the mean entirely
I think Amin is saying what he wishes Kevin Durant was saying rather than what Kevin Durant flatly said himself. Kevin Durant's last word on this issue was, quote, I don't get how the Warriors team is better on paper. He's not making a soft well when you think about it. He is fighting a war from 10 years ago and he is not only saying Joel Embiid, his MVP in 2026 is no different than Steph Curry's in 2016, he's also trashing his teammates. He said, and I quote, Clay Thompson, never MVP candidate in nothing. In nothing. Not even like the family reunion pickup games. Nope, Michael got that one. Draymond, 14-7-6. Steph, an MVP just like Joel was. Like... Um, and I don't, listen, I like Durant and Durant, Durant says we're not cool.
I actually think Durant likes me too. I think we just, you know, got him on the wrong day when he memed me. That's fine. But this is ludicrous. I do think Draymond had the best analysis of this when Draymond, when Durant first opened this can of worms, said that Durant looks at basketball like Uncle Drew. It's just about getting buckets. And this Sixers team has a bunch of bucket getters. But, Dan, I have a galaxy brain, not conspiracy theory, but a galaxy brain theory about this that I would like to run by you.
Okay.
So when people are knocking this down, a lot of them are saying what Amin was getting ready to say or kind of said at the end, which is, but ultimately the biggest difference among all the differences between the 2016-17 Warriors and the 2026-27 Sixers is... Kevin Durant at 28 is so much better than LeBron James at 41. And I think Kevin Durant's just waited for people to say Kevin Durant's better than LeBron James. He'll take it even if he has to just force the conversation. I think he wants to be wrong just so everyone's like, no, you're wrong because you're better than LeBron. He's like, finally. I went to the whole team so people would say I'm better than LeBron. It's kind of a roundabout way, but they're finally saying it.
So I think we might be, you know, he might be playing us like a fools. He'd be crazy like a fox.
Nick, you landed the plane that I was flying. That was my whole point. This is all designed so that everyone can say, wait a second. And he says, oh, oh, is that right? I'm okay.
Oh, then we're on the same page.
Yes, absolutely.
I'm glad I interrupted so you can't say I stole it from you like Club Superstar. That would have been a big bummer if you would have said that first.
So if we do it by position, right? Steph is better than Maxie. Clay is better than Edgecombe. Draymond is more available than Joel Embiid. You match up Kevin Durant against Jalen Brown.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise and who is the guest on today’s show?
0:00–5:57
2
How does Kevin Durant’s recent comments compare the Sixers to the Warriors?
5:57–14:31
3
Why do Nick Wright and Dan argue that Durant is trying to prove he’s better than LeBron?
14:31–18:39
4
What’s the story behind the “ESPN is dead?” headline and Dan’s reaction to it?
18:39–23:14
5
Why does the crew keep mentioning whistles, “numbies,” and the need for NFL Films music?
23:14–26:33
6
How do the hosts discuss the Dodgers, Tarik Skubal, and the impact of big‑market money on baseball?
26:33–30:43
7
Which shows are the earliest reality‑TV programs and why does that matter to the hosts?
30:43–33:28
8
What are the final takeaways about sports media, TV theme songs, and the future of the podcast?
33:28–37:53
Speakers
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