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Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swan Event, and the WNBA’s Growing Pains

2026-08-21 · 100 min · 12 entities

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  • → appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast podcast
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    Guest: Derek Thompson
  • → appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast podcast
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    Host: Bill Simmons
  • → discusses Sports company
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    Feed category: Sports
  • → hosted by The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer
  • → references Playwithaplan website
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    Link in episode "Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swan Event, and the WNBA’s Growing Pains": https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan

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  • mentioned The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer
  • mentioned Sports company
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    Feed category: Sports
  • discusses Sports company
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    Feed category: Sports
  • hosted by The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer

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  • mentioned Bill Simmons person
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    Host: Bill Simmons
  • mentioned Derek Thompson person
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    Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swan Event, and the WNBA’s Growing Pains

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  • mentioned Playwithaplan website
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    Link in episode "Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swan Event, and the WNBA’s Growing Pains": https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan
  • references Playwithaplan website
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    Link in episode "Derek Thompson on the American Sports Plutocracy, the NBA’s 2016 Black Swan Event, and the WNBA’s Growing Pains": https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan

concepts 2

  • mentioned NBA concept
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    NBA
  • mentioned WNBA concept
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    WNBA
Episode description as stored
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Derek Thompson to discuss the finances of sports and the developing story of Mark Walter's Lakers sale. Then, they discuss the 2016 NBA cap spike before ending with their WNBA theories. (0:00) Intro (2:10) American sports plutocracy and Mark Walter (42:28) 2016 NBA cap spike (01:05:39) WNBA growing pains Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Derek Thompson Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices