Tim Daly

@mcuban @PabloTorre @pablofindsout what do you think?

The crazy part, is that no matter what the WNBA does with salaries, every star college player will take a pay cut to play in the WNBA I asked a few ADs what the going rate is for the star player on a power conference WBB team -$500k to $1.2m. And, you are always a free agent with the portal. You get your room and board paid for. And you can get a good education if you work at it. It’s all subsidized by donors and shared school revenues. Which makes it more similar to Europe, where companies subsidize teams , than to the WNBA In the NBA, a team can’t go to a sponsor and negotiate a direct payment deal for a player. In college they effectively can with NIL money. When I have written checks to IU, I knew which players were trying to get with the money (although I never tie the money to specific players. It’s up to them ) The WNBA needs to look at allowing the same thing. Let the teams go to local sponsors and work out payments to players as part of sponsorship packages. The big name players have agents to do this. The rest make minimal amounts. With or without an agent. Let WNBA teams pay “NIL” money to its players. It’s counter intuitive for NBA folks, but here is the issue. WNBA teams don’t have the margin dollars from tickets, sponsors and shared revenues like tv to pay bigger salaries using their own cash flow. With help from the league , they could create NIL deals with sponsors that go directly to the players. From the sponsors. Make it legal. Create a cap per player, based on years of experience. Yes, some teams will suck at it, that’s where the wnba comes in to help. They will suck at it as well for some period. But like collegiate NIL, the sponsorship packages will supplement player salaries without undermining the economics of the teams and league itself. The next question will be competitive balance issues. The big markets can do this better. They have a great addressable market for sponsors. The wnba could require that some percentage of the NIL money deals go into a pool for a version of revenue share. This is effectively what happens (or did ) with jersey ads. I remember advocating that the jersey ads be split with all teams, because the greatest value to sponsors comes not from local tv or games, but from national tv, playoffs and jersey sales. This would be similar. Obviously I’m just spitballing this , but if they came on shark tank , that’s what I would suggest ! What do you think ?

@kclairerogers @KVanValkenburg and brought up doing Lunch with The Boys unprompted! @TheRealPJClark @JosephLaMagna

@KVanValkenburg Can’t believe Rory got to pod with PJ.

This was a fun moment. Rory showed us a gift that Harry gave him, one that only he could sign to make it complete.

The Chileans already did this in the early 00’s and it was much better than this slop youtu.be/pmLwH0mnDAA?si…

@SeanFennessey thank you for what you do online 🫡

There are a few other films we need to hit this month, which is the busiest in show history. Also, The Unboxing Boy and The Syllabus will return in December.

December on @TheBigPic: 12/2 The AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Watch-Along 12/4 The Top 5 Movies of 2025 12/8 Golden Globes Noms + IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 12/10 JAY KELLY + The Sandler Hall of Fame 12/12 WAKE UP DEAD MAN + THE SECRET AGENT 12/15 HAMNET + 10 Best Performances of 2025 12/17 The 2022 Movie Draft 12/19 AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH 12/22 IS THIS THING ON? + ELLA MCCAY + 10 Overlooked Movies of 2025 12/24 MARTY SUPREME 12/26 25 for '25 - No. 2 12/29 THE HOUSEMAID + ANACONDA 12/31 25 for '25 - No. 1

The Big Picture is a Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/694z5I…

@JosephLaMagna @BrendanPorath hate to see Austin on Austin crime like this, call in the National Guard

@BrendanPorath Good Good?

"They're scumbags." Who or what was @JosephLaMagna referring to when he said that on today's @TheShotgunStart? Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups? Mules? The FBI? PGA Tour rules officials? La Cosa Nostra? Listen or watch to find out!

@minakimes *Bengals HC Joe Brady

*Bills fans don't read this* Tennessee Titans HC Joe Brady

@KVanValkenburg i’m sure he’s a big Frances Ha fan

Travis and Jason watching the airport scene in Lady Bird when Laurie Metcalf turns the car around. "This is cinema, bro."

@damonhemmerding bot farms that are programmed to post incessantly on American politics and cultural issues in divisive ways to enflame tensions fastcompany.com/91321143/bot-f…

@BrendanPorath @KVanValkenburg @mattywordup Gotta correct him on using the old “TFE” acronym as well, it’s FEG now!

@KVanValkenburg believe this 📷 snipe was from the great @mattywordup at LACC ... but I could be wrong

Hello friends. Bit of a Sunday night news dump here, but I have some (ahem) personal news: I'm joining @fried_egg_golf starting tomorrow as the company's Director of Content. I'm absolutely elated.

@CLTdevelopment coming to other podcasting platforms soon?

You can find Shaping Charlotte today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Please listen, like and subscribe! open.spotify.com/show/6fVJvkr3w… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sha…

Andddd we are live. I'm so excited to introduce you to Shaping Charlotte, a podcast starring myself and my awesome friend @Tesho13. This "season" (are we calling it that?) we will be discussing the upcoming transit referendum – it's impact on your wallet and your neighborhood.

@robertmays @QBKlass @davehelman_ if ever there was a time to drop the AFC West episode….play the attention economy Mays!

The NFC North preview kinda feels like the Athletic Football Show's unofficial birthday. First show we ever did. And still one of my favorites every year. @QBKlass and @davehelman_ join me for deep dive into the division of my youth. Full show: pod.fo/e/31da55

Cal fucking Raleigh!!!!

@CLTdevelopment it has to be a money laundering scheme, no other reasonable explanation

I'm just going to ask the question everyone has on their mind. On August 20th, 2025 Bargarita will have been open for FIVE YEARS. HOW?!?!?!

@burningviolins @ali_sivi @AccidentalBron

@CLTdevelopment @_Rob__G_ @FinTechInnov8r I appreciate that first hand knowledge, but there’s plenty of public receipts of how he feels. I don’t doubt his love or commitment to our community, but I have doubts about how he aligns with the reality of our circumstances.

@_timdaly @_Rob__G_ @FinTechInnov8r I know him personally and I disagree.

*Taps Mic* "Is this mic on?" Hey guys, its been a tough week in Charlotte so pull up a chair, or put down the toilet seat, and lets chat. CLT needs new leadership. New vision. A clear direction. We can’t keep pretending everything’s fine. 🧵

@CLTdevelopment @_Rob__G_ @FinTechInnov8r Tarik has very little interest in helping Charlotte in that way. It’s about his own advancement and so he has to conform to the Roads First mentality.

We’re trying to fund a transit plan that’ll be 30 years late on delivery, and nowhere near ambitious enough. And we’ve barely made a peep to the federal DOT—despite having an ally in the White House @FinTechInnov8r .

@InTheBleachers @HitdPod I tried to tell you about independent cinema in Charlotte nearly a year ago! Come on up to Noda some time

@gamblingcaddie @NoLayingUp @Titleist @DJPie @BigRandyNLU sorry this is a high noon sponsored account

No Laying Up: Northern Ireland. Premiering live on YouTube, Monday 7/14 at 8 PM ET.