David Berri
@wagesofwins
Prof. of Econ at Southern Utah University, author/co-author of six books, including "The Wages of Wins" & "Slaying the Trolls!". he/him first gen student
Ladies League! @LadiesLeagueOrg theladiesleague.org Blog: theladiesleague.org/#!blog/vydp1 Stats: theladiesleague.org/#!wnba-data/l7…
thesling.org/major-league-b… My latest for @TheSlingUtah is a classic story! Nearly 20 years ago, we argued in The Wages of Wins that baseball doesn't need salary controls because money can't buy happiness. And here we are again! Good to be playing the old favorites! @HalSinger
The WNBA crossed the rubicon this all star. On the StudBudz, a weekend without Caitlin, ongoing negotiations, the NIL generation and a union that has more leverage ever, with 100 days left until the CBA expires: theringer.com/2025/07/23/wnb…
WNBA legend @Candace_Parker on a lesson from Tennessee coach Pat Summitt that meant so much to her she tattooed it on her arm as a constant reminder of how to move through life - the good and the bad. Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goo…
If Delta were implementing AI-based personalized pricing on its own, it would be bad for travelers. That Delta is using a common algorithm from an GenAI airline pricing consultant makes it even worse. My latest here: thesling.org/deltas-ai-base…
My latest for @POLITICOEurope: Corruption has become emblematic of #Iran's judicial system. The double murder of two prominent judges in January elicited mixed, counterintuitive reactions. I talked to former political prisoners and experts to learn more. politico.eu/article/mohamm…
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/pay-us-what-… This weekend the WNBA Stars told the NBA/WNBA to "Pay Us What You Owe Us!" Today I calculated what that means. Given what we know about future revenues, average pay should be $1.5 MILLION! Not $120,000!
Almost everything the average person thinks they know about the WNBA and its finances is dead wrong. I did this interview with Professor David Berri @wagesofwins — a leading expert on the finances of women’s sports — and it will 100% open your eyes. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8WU4Z…
Imagine not understanding that the assignment of TV revenues to the WNBA by the NBA was completely arbitrary, which allows WNBA owners to claim falsely that the WNBA operates at a loss. cc @wagesofwins thesling.org/the-wnba-labor…
Imagine being an employee at a company that has NEVER turned a profit and showing up to work in these shirts.
USA TODAY sports columnist @nrarmour joins me to discuss WNBA All-Star Weekend, whether Caitlin Clark could be doing more (and we’re not talking about defense), and what the three new expansion teams say about the WNBA’s relationship with the MNBA. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goo…
#Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian sustained injuries in #Israel's airstrikes on a secret facility in Tehran hosting an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council last month. There's no limit to these unchecked violations of int'l law. bbc.com/news/articles/…
AI is cited as a basis for job cuts and productivity gains. The business press is quick to point out massive paydays for “superstar coders.” But what’s less clear is whether those productivity gains are being shared with all workers in the form of higher wages. So we dug in. 🧵
Ik sprak met @wagesofwins over de toekomst van het vrouwenvoetbal. Zijn boodschap aan de critici: kijk eens naar het mannenvoetbal en -basketbal van vroeger. Wat zie je? Matige semiprofs die wanhopig op zoek waren naar aandacht. Sounds familiar? #ENGNED decorrespondent.nl/16219/ja-het-v…
My latest @newlinesmag: In 12 days of war, 935 Iranians were killed. When Bibi Netanyahu pronounced the words “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” in his message to the "proud people of #Iran," his fans didn't expect wanton violence in the name of “Woman, Life, Freedom.” newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…
I spy @wagesofwins (David Berri) quoted in the @TheAthletic on the stunning degree of monopsony exploitation by the WNBA over its superstars like Caitlin Clark. Bravo!!! nytimes.com/athletic/64605…
Iranian Philanthropist Hasti Mohammadi is one of the 71 people who were killed when Israel launched airstrikes on #Tehran's Evin Prison on June 23. She was negotiating the release of some inmates through bail. Several bodies still remain trapped under the rubble. 💔🖤
After last night's farce, I used Marginal Win Score, a derivative of Prof Berri's @wagesofwins academically tested win metric to calculate the number of wins and losses provided to the Bucks by draftees since Giannis. Its ugly. The overall record is 44.3 wins and 72.1 losses.
Using the only academically tried and tested basketball win metric created by Prof Berri @wagesofwins, I compare the Berri48 performance of the remaining #nbadraft2025 prospects against the NBA Berri48 average at their expected positions. Lots of seniors going tonight.
So it seems… @wagesofwins write about this at the beginning of his first book: don’t believe what fans say when mad! #sportsbiz
Thought Mavs fans were boycotting the organization? Took some luck and four months to get over Luka.
Using Marginal Win Score, a product of the bball win metric created by @wagesofwins, below is the Championship Win Probability Added chart for the #NBAFinals2025 showing that the true MVP was Isaiah Hartenstein, a productive machine who completely outplayed Myles Turner.
Two armed forces sites in the city of #Yazd, #Iran, have been attacked by #Israel this morning. Every city is more than just its military installations. Yazd is the city of wind scoops (wind towers), and it's believed that these structures originated in either Persia or Egypt.