Monday, July 20, 2026

Which Teams Could Actually Trade for Giannis? | Inside the Combat Sports Rights Arms Race

Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly reevaluating his future with the Bucks and has expressed interest in joining the Knicks. But does New York have the assets and financial flexibility to pull this off? Keith Smith of Spotrac joins Baker Machado to assess. He also talks through the Clippers’ impending roster decision with Chris Paul after their ugly breakup, and whether he expects Los Angeles to sell off its big pieces at the trade deadline.

Plus, Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated’s “The Takedown” joins the show to discuss the latest media-rights deal in the wrestling world: James Dolan’s AMC Networks is acquiring rights for TNA Wrestling, formerly known as Impact Wrestling. Alba offers exclusive insights from his interview with TNA CEO Carlos Silva and explains what this means for combat sports deal valuations as media companies vie for live sports real estate.

Also, in Asset Class presented by Invesco QQQ, FOS deals reporter Ben Horney joins to discuss the interesting move of incoming Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon selling his stake in the NHL’s Hurricanes to fund his Blazers purchase.

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