Scott and Eben speak with Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico’s valuations guru, about his latest NBA rankings. They discuss the business of the Warriors, Clippers and Knicks; the NBA’s international opportunity; a shift towards an NFL-style model; the economics of new arenas; and more.

1:00 – Kurt’s opening takes

6:00 – International opportunity

6:57 – The China question

17:57 – Scott prediction

19:46 – Clippers

24:40 – Thunder

28:57 – Start of the rapid fires…

32:37 – Who is more superlative?

33:24 – The “classic question”

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