Adam Minter

Minnesota

Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion

I write about the business of sports for Bloomberg Opinion. Past beats: China, Malaysia, Junkyard Planet.

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Articles

The WNBA’s Connecticut Sun Could Get a New Owner. Good.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

The team deserves more investment. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The Women’s National Basketball Association’s 2025 opening weekend had to answer an important question. After last year’s breakout season, could it maintain its record-setting momentum and show fans something new? It certainly did. The games were entertaining, the stars shone and a new franchise debuted to a sell-out crowd. But for one fanbase and team, the good feelings are tempered.
China Has the NBA’s Most Valuable Draft Prospect

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

Team China’s Hansen Yang could give the US big wins. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The Dallas Mavericks were the unlikely winners of the National Basketball League’s draft lottery on Monday. Their prize is the chance to get Cooper Flagg, the top college player in the country, when the NBA drafts kick off next month. However, Flagg isn’t close to being the most valuable prospect on the 2025 draft board.
China Has the NBA’s Most Valuable Draft Prospect

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Adam Minter

Report: 49ers to sell minority stake in team to three familiesThe 49ers are reportedly set to sell a chunk of the team to three families. Sportico reports that the team will be selling about six percent of the …
Gregg Popovich Proved US Basketball Players Are Behind

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

This is a team sport. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- In the late 1980s, Gregg Popovich, then an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, began scouting for players in Europe. It was an unusual approach. Back then, much of the National Basketball Association viewed European players as soft and inferior. Popovich, who retired from coaching this week, was more open-minded. From his perch with the Spurs, he pioneered overseas NBA scouting and built rosters from a global talent pool.
Gregg Popovich Proved US Basketball Players Are Behind

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Adam Minter

Lionel Messi asked to swap shirts with only one Real Madrid player and broke golden El Clasico rule to get itThe Barcelona legend has only ever asked one player to swap shirts with him. Lionel Messi has only ever asked one player to swap shirts with him …
Nick Saban Is Using His Misdirection Skills at the White House

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

A bad play in the making. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Nick Saban, the legendary retired University of Alabama football coach, recently held a private meeting with President Donald Trump in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Money is ruining college sports, he reportedly told the president and pointed to the growth in name, image, and likeness payments to athletes as the problem. Trump appears to be concerned.
Sanders deserves a shift in NFL culture

1 month ago | royalgazette.com | Adam Minter

For months, Shedeur Sanders was widely viewed as a first-round National Football League draft pick. Then, during this past weekend's draft, he slid all the way to the fifth round. Why did Sanders fall? There has been a lot of talk about how racism and the outspokenness and influence of his father, football legend Deion Sanders, played a role. Others have argued that he didn't have the skills and talent to be a high draft pick at all.
Shedeur Sanders Deserves a Shift in NFL Culture

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

The future of the NFL is tethered to the changes happening in college football. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- For months, Shedeur Sanders was widely viewed as a first-round National Football League draft pick. Then, during this past weekend’s draft, he slid all the way to the fifth round. Why did Sanders fall? There’s been a lot of talk about how racism and the outspokenness and influence of his father, football legend Deion Sanders, played a role.
The NCAA Put the Future of College Sports in Limbo

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

Will the association fail its athletes again? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- On Wednesday, federal Judge Claudia Wilken put the future of college sports on hold for a while longer. In front of her was a legal settlement that would allow Division I colleges and universities to pay their athletes directly. Starting in July, if all gets resolved, the money will come from payrolls capped at around $20.5 million (and will adjust annually). It’s a long-sought goal that will remedy decades of injustice.
The NFL Draft Needs to Change

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

The NFL draft could be bigger than it is. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- In 2024, 12.1 million viewers tuned into the first night of the three-day National Football League Draft. That’s more people than watched the men’s and women’s US Open tennis finals, all but two regular season college football games or the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals that year. With Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN contract to broadcast the draft ending this year, the NFL aims to make the affair even bigger.