MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Watching NBA highlights last night on NBATV, I stumbled across this video story on the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Daryl Morey, GM of …
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The NBA Sports Economist category dives deep into the financial and economic landscape of professional basketball. From salary cap analyses to the impact of major trades and endorsements, this section explores how economic forces shape the NBA. Here, you’ll find insights into team valuations, player contract trends, revenue sharing, and the broader business strategies driving the league’s success. Whether you’re a fan interested in the numbers behind the game or a professional seeking to understand the NBA’s financial ecosystem, this category offers a comprehensive view of the economics that fuel one of the world’s most popular sports leagues.
Sports Econ Musings
A Real-Time Economic Indicator from Sports World: One of my colleagues returned from Talladega, reporting that crowds for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races …
If It’s Broke, Why Not Fix It?
While spending the fall semester on the West Coast, I attended the MPSF Water Polo championships. (MPSF stands for Mountain Pacific Sports Federation — a …
An Economist’s Quick Thoughts on the LeBron James Decision
LeBron James is catching a torrent of criticism over his decision to leave his “hometown team”, the Cleveland Cavaliers, for the Miami Heat. As an …
The Short Supply of Tall People is Getting Longer
From a past entry from Dave Berri’s Wages of Wins Journal: The statement about competitive balance reflects an argument offered in The Wages of Wins. …
Carmelo: Subtraction by Addition (So Far)
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post doesn’t exactly offer a resounding endorsement of the February 21 NY Knicks acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, but he …
Operating Losses in the NBA
From an article entitled “A confidential report shows nearly half the NBA lost money last season. Now what?” from ESPN.com: Despite a flood of new …
NBA Locks Out Referees
Labor relations in professional sports are notoriously contentious. Nobody gets along. Players strike, owners lock out players, referees strike, owners lock out referees; it happens …
Economics of Sportsmanship
Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski blasted LeBron James for his behavior after the Magic series and his “explanation” of it the next day: I’m a winner, …
Bringing the Game Back – The Role of Prices
Responding to some of the doomers and gloomers who see the NBA going to hell in a handbasket, Dave Berri argues that the the association …