Gil's Arena Debates The Bigger Star - Wemby or Caitlin?

[@cocovi]

If women themselves watched the WNBA, the media rights would bring in a boatload of money. Women need to support women's sports if they want female athletes to be better valued

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

nobody wants to watch those butches play ball.

[@ChanceQuanye]

Facts like if women actually watched or supported the wnba they would have nba salaries forsure but they don’t even support they own ppl

[@Kevinschart]

Exactly. I'm tapped out on sports. I don't have time for the wnba. I'll watch a few Caitlin games, but if she's not cooking like that I'm out

[@quintidwell99]

We been trying to tell them that now they finally seen it and still won't support them

[@monicahavechristjesus5455]

Angel's impact in the wnba may be bigger than Caitlin's because her inflence may attract more women to watch and attend games which will cause more men to watch and attend. Angel showing girls that its cool to be a girly girl and still hoop.

[@roctwofizzle7266]

Caitlin Clark has 2.1 million Instagram followers..A'ja Wilson has less than 900K..of course Caitlin is gonna have a signature shoe.

[@Dipset415]

Clark’s game is appealing aja and a lot these other females respectfully play like girls👎🏿Chelsea gray juju Watkins Simone Augusta Cynthia cooper Diana play like dudes🔥💪🏿

[@terrenceboone5206]

And Wemby has 4 MILLION FOLLOWERS

[@takeover5478]

@@terrenceboone5206Wemby was 3rd in social media highlights right behind Steph and Lebron. Some clown said Luka and Jokic are more popular lol.

[@Jbeeze82]

​@@takeover5478they both are white

[@Bangs_Theory]

And? Who said 2.1 million was the standard threshold to get a shoe deal. Some of you say the silliest shit. Angel Reese has 3 million, now what?

[@desmondmack7807]

Lexie kept thinkin Gil was bashin Clarke and women when he said they "dropped the ball" by not always having her shoe ready but he wasn't. He was sayin NIKE dropped the ball... And he's saying they been dropping it by not learning yet.

[@JoyrdRaisedMe]

She was right they’ve never done this for any NBA player. She just took it a little too personal

[@bo0gi3]

exactly, I think by then she was mad and not listening

[@stanleed.harold5457]

Clark** What was the NBA after the first 20 years?

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@JoyrdRaisedMeBecause no other WNBA has popped like this

[@jameskelly6347]

Cause she know he right

[@jordahnsummers]

Lexie can never actually hear what is being said. Nobody was downing the business of the WNBA (which doesn’t even make money) Gil was just saying look at the business Spurs value increased and Nike should have had an innovative roll out

[@yoshikigrg8]

But WNBA is ass though bruh. 💀 She just can't admit the truth. 😅

[@BitWrecker]

She is too ready to downplay anything Clark

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@yoshikigrg8exactly I couldn't agree more ✌

[@moemoore4896]

Lexie been emotional since Gil said she was shaking elbows and knees 😂😂😂

[@moem1531]

lol what does he mean by that?

[@at_homenaturel8169]

Gil is right about Nike’s marketing team dropping the ball on not launching Kaitlin’s signature shoe on the day of the draft…It would have definitely sold out a few minutes into the draft

[@Dipset415]

💯a lot of people rocked the Sabrina kicks🔥🔥🤙🏿

[@stanleed.harold5457]

She's going to play in the Olympics

[@MarkHarper-ek8ss]

Does his opinion and that's your opinion they never did it before it is what it is the bottom line is the other girl ain't got no shoe good Caitlin Clark does that's how it should be😮

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

ain't no men buying them shoes, LOL. women hardly wear basketball shoes. they are doing this for the coverage.

[@prezidentjeff]

crazy & it seems like such a no brainer to have done that

[@randomdude12370]

Why is lexie like that? Gil is talking about marketing and she thinks its him hating on women. Really?

[@shade_steppa]

you mean why is female acting like a female? lmfaooo

[@KMM5821]

Modern women for you

[@Meauxluv]

It’s becoming too much. This is why the WNBA is struggling because they can’t listen to the truth. I can imagine what these WNBAPA meetings are like.

[@MikeJones-jy7cp]

No woman want the truth or accountability!They want the lie and fantasy they're raised on

[@DV-ou1yu]

She's a woman who feels under represented in the sports world.....problem solved.

[@magicinkster7220]

Like Norm Macdonald said. The next wnba game I watch will be the first wnba game I watch.

[@CommanderRoseee]

Lmao!

[@jacobwatson1818]

But guess what, you will watch

[@cosmicinsight3255]

But guess what your corny 💀

[@JohnWick-qr4yc]

@@cosmicinsight3255and *YOU’RE a retard so I guess it even out 💀💀

[@CommanderRoseee]

@@cosmicinsight3255 gotem

[@GODisallloving]

Gill face at the end was like ya fuck this conversation 😂

[@hyaashiredd]

Gil is speaking from being a parent of teenagers. He’s telling the podcast that youth can garner more eyes in the product due to the overwhelming number that a kid fanbase will bring. Lexi is speaking very protectively of the WNBA due to the lack of respect that has been delivered to them up until recently.

[@SamuelMills-ez4jo]

Gil is just wrong lol. Catlin was getting bigger views than any college or nba ganes were getting.

[@hyaashiredd]

@@SamuelMills-ez4jo Wemby added 500 million to a storied franchise. Out of the gate it’s not the same tier of conversation. Breanna Stewart won 4 of 4 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships. Gil isn’t wrong in his assessment from the view of a parent of teenagers in real time. He’s literally being told by them their preferences. The information he gave is also available online. Yall just want Caitlin to be viewed like Lebron when, in actually, she’s just a bucket. We’ve seen those before.

[@ChildGolden]

They just want female to be equally on whatever a men does

[@eroccha]

@@hyaashiredd Turns out he was wrong.

[@hyaashiredd]

@@eroccha I disagree heavily

[@tonybayarea]

Gil keeps calling the Washington Mystics the Washington Wizards. 😂

[@KevonDaDon]

🤣🤣

[@tommyjones6866]

And dude played for the Wizards too LMAO he knows damn well she don't play on the team he used to play for. At some point it was clearly intentional to piss off Lexie

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@tommyjones6866or he used to sayin the wizards lol. It’s like when the skins changed to the commanders. We still called em the redskins outta habit.

[@MarkHarper-ek8ss]

I'm just mad cuz nobody knows his name he's retired and washed up he had his 15 minutes of fame and over with I will I don't remember him having a sneaker deal

[@luthandogcugcwa4892]

@@MarkHarper-ek8sshas a deal with adidas, that’s why he’s always repping Adidas

[@Ohhellnahhh-x9d]

She complaining about comparing the NBA to WNBA but don’t mind comparing salaries

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

It’s about marketing which crazy considering Lexi went to Duke

[@GradyBrown-i3m]

Lexi realizes that the WNBA is not putting in the work. But expects the revenue to increase not putting in the work

[@TobiramaSenju212]

@@GradyBrown-i3mthis is why I can’t respect people who defend the WNBA. They literally CONTRADICT themselves… every. Single. Time.

[@GradyBrown-i3m]

@@TobiramaSenju212 true

[@JaySports-kx7yb]

This woman speaks in circles the moment she says it's not an anomaly I know she didn't know what she was talking about😂😂😂

[@stuartmccleary]

Anytime Lexi face is on the thumbnail I know she on some shit 😂

[@juandotcom2]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikedison7081]

And today it was some bullshit😂

[@AnDiMsOfLy]

just another woman disagreeing with facts because of her feelings

[@russwilliams1261]

@@mikedison7081exactly!!!!

[@russwilliams1261]

@@AnDiMsOfLypretty much!!!

[@og_mante5138]

You can see the anger in Lexie’s eyes when she hears Caitlyn Clark’s name😂

[@bobby12348]

Caltlin is not a Goat

[@jasonbare3472]

Not true

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@bobby12348she will be eventually 🤡🤡🤡✌

[@DJ-fw8xl]

The MYSTICS!!! 😂😂 that came from the depths of her soul lol

[@maurellchapman2340]

Lexie attitude is what's wrong with the WNBA. Gil was a superstar and a franchise player, we didn't know Lexie until the pod because we don't watch the W like that, hence the reason he might know more than her how this work

[@denk664]

Facts.

[@TheDundeal]

And her pops was in the league,,still had no clue about her

[@christopherchilton8931]

She doesn’t have an attitude lol. They were having a debate and she shared her insight/thoughts. Just because Gilbrick was a franchise player for a bit doesn’t mean he’s always right (as we’ve seen plenty of times). Gilbrick has an attitude when people don’t agree with him as you can see when Cole disagreed. On another note, I watch the WNBA (been a fan since day 1 since I like ball) and knew her from her Duke days.

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

Superstar?

[@ssj_anomaly4688]

@@christopherchilton8931she’s not gonna go out with you relax

[@matthewstorey7049]

Wemby has an international presence. It’s gonna be hard to match. Lexie so upset that anything Gilbert say pisses her off. she can’t even debate Got mad at my man because he said Nike failed to capture the biggest marketing moment 😅😂

[@taviuslewis2865]

Gil right.. people gonna still buy Clark's shoe but why not strike when you know the iron is hot. No one can predict 3 months from now but you know the selling potential on draft day was thru the roof

[@studiobauhaus7740]

because Nike did the numbers and nobody is going to buy that shoe anyway so Nike does not care if its draft day or a year after. It's all promotional propaganda to get women to like Nike brand. It's not really to sell shoes. yall need to wake up and understand cause yall dont watch the WNBA too.

[@tlew8543]

@@studiobauhaus7740I’m sensing anger. You should try breathing before commenting next time

[@Mandozen]

Forbes reported that Wemby added 500M to the franchise he will be drafted in. Just now, NBA posted the top-selling jerseys this season and Wemby is top 4 overall. He is top 2 in jersey sales in Europe. And the Spurs are even in the top 10 franchise’ merch sales this season. I’m guessing Caitlyn Clark will do the same if not better for her team, but there’s levels to this. It’s easier to make an impact in a small pond, compared to the ocean.

[@Mandozen]

Wemby’s Nike contract is rumoured to be 100M and if it’s true, its the biggest rookie shoe deal ever, and he got that contract even before he was drafted.

[@AdamEdn]

That’s only 10m more than the gave a hs kid in 03, kinda weird actually

[@IsItObvious32]

@@AdamEdnlebrons rookie deal back then is worth 200m+ now if it was offered

[@dihzaebailey]

Wemby is international… and Clark is national. She not going to pull Wemby’s numbers internationally or nationally also Wemby got Louis Vuitton on his side as well.

[@SLIMDIESAL23]

I would think your reason is why Clark may have more of an impact in the us we tend to like to watch American born players now I agree she may not make an impact internationally even tho the game is more watched overseas seas than here “atleast for now” but Clark is such a wildcard now there’s no telling till the end of her season

[@dihzaebailey]

@@SLIMDIESAL23 I’m happy for this comment I was waiting for someone to talk about me saying I don’t even watch the women’s game but in retrospect I love watching the WNBA my favorite player was Maya Moore I have her Lynx Jersey and all but I feel like the international game is growing in the Women side of things. So hopefully she grows but I feel like the number 3 draft pick will grow the game internationally and nationally.

[@killzzzz_]

you would be surprised how big she is in the french and filipino community

[@Warden033]

Forget money. The NBA has been world wide for years. It's Caitlyn because there's simply more impact to make.

[@lasauce18]

​@@killzzzz_I'm french born & live in Paris, nobody cares about Caitlyn Clark & the WNBA...

[@JustanotherMerikan]

Shoes are about popularity Lexie. wtf are you talking about?😂

[@Clutch585]

She argues using emotion everytime

[@donaldpowell6725]

That's why Shaq shoe didn't sell well and he was popular and dominant at his time.

[@visualvandal3986]

@@donaldpowell6725actually it did , his shoes are just cheap , they were in every Walmart , Payless, target

[@donaldpowell6725]

@@visualvandal3986 Yes, I know. I speaking at the time of his prime.

[@crashHypnotize]

She doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She is showing typical energy when it’s something toward women. When in reality he’s talking about the brand and not the WNBA players.

[@samueldotson2809]

The fact that Wemby is from France and was a household name. Wemby has/had the bigger impact.

[@msgentertainment2478]

The fact that people actually watched college basketball and probably the WNBA is crazy!!! Ricky Rubio was a household name before he came…

[@samueldotson2809]

@@msgentertainment2478 Ricky Rubio was not on the level of Wemby

[@msgentertainment2478]

@@samueldotson2809 I 100% agree. My point is that just being from overseas and being a household name doesn’t explain Wemby’s impact enough. Caitlyn has had the biggest IMPACT. Wemby had the biggest hype ( rightfully so)

[@JoePesos]

Hype is not impact. Wemby was a hyped up player like many that came before him, Clark is responsible for the highest rated basketball games in 6 years. Where they end up is yet to be seen but Wemby is nowhere close to the impact Clark has had so far.

[@samueldotson2809]

@@JoePesos honestly Angel is who had the impact. Nobody knew Carlin until Angel gave her a taste of her own medicine. That’s when the media hype took off.

[@aspyn17]

They making gil sound smart as hell. The nba is not a finished product or you would start it in your prime. What was gainnis, jokic, embiid etc when they first got drafted. Not half the players they are now. Your prime comes a few years after being drafted that’s why they want them as young as possible

[@DatFeature]

10:22 Norris’s whole point is 💯% correct but teams only look for those after they’ve either succeeded in getting one or two young stars or they’ve failed in their search and need a backup plan

[@BobbyBoatwright]

Lexi is a hater. She tries so hard not to seem like one, but you clearly tell it’s in her heart.

[@mr.t107]

You can't compare Caitlyn to Wemby and then get mad when someone compares the NBA to the WNBA. Seems like y'all only want the comparisons when it benefits you and then cry when they don't

[@BlackKen_M]

😂😂🎉

[@Donn_G]

Its women bro yes they can 😭😭

[@kennethsmith6367]

Because they are arguing about impact. The difference is that one impacts the whole league . The other impacts a team. Obviously the one that improves everyone instead of just a small market has the bigger impact.

[@thandolwakhechiliza8507]

What a valid point right here...

[@bissau190]

@@kennethsmith6367incorrect. You do realize by Wemby being French an international market now follows the Spurs, but has to support the NBA as a result. NBA League Pass subscriptions, jersey sales, game attendance… All of this leads to more eyeballs which the NBA will charge advertisers and tv networks to broadcast their games nationally more frequently. If you think about it really it’s not a fair comparison because of the establishment that the NBA is.

[@Mister.Patterson]

I’m good off Lexi on this show. At first she was refreshing after the Miko fiasco, but now she just comes off as either hating or making everything a personal attack. I’m not tryna hear her takes anymore man

[@Dipset415]

Keep women off male shows period we don’t care what they think when it comes to men sports

[@Banetx420]

Nah fr 🤣

[@ilykepink]

so dont watch? u wont be missed?

[@Bangs_Theory]

@@ilykepink nah you might have to stop watching and find her somewhere else because theres a growing consensus that this girl is a straight up Biiiiatch.

[@stayfly68]

Lol we need to give arenas credit for his patience 😂😂

[@makepeaceu]

Gil it’s great having this platform thx. Take your time putting your premises together.

[@dixongrovechannel]

End of Lexi is coming 😂

[@Kenza-o1d]

*fingers crossed* 😂

[@stanleed.harold5457]

She is bland. Get Sue Bird, plum, or Cheryl Miller.

[@stanleed.harold5457]

Gil is wrong and Norris Cole is trying to tell him.

[@theoriginaltroll388]

😂😂😂 at this point I'd rather hear Miko

[@theoriginaltroll388]

​@@stanleed.harold5457yea Plum or Skyler Diggins would be legendary

[@bellboyfargo7972]

Gill right . Lexie acting like gill don’t got his own shoe

[@stanleed.harold5457]

Gil is wrong. Overseas they turn pro at 15.

[@bighoodie5326]

And don’t nobody buy his shoes 😂😂😂😂

[@713Keepgrindingup]

​@@bighoodie5326 speak for yourself

[@MangaSword8]

@@bighoodie5326cap lmao 😂😂😂

[@edbabine]

@@stanleed.harold5457 so Gill is right lol. Overseas probably have a better system for the players to help them develop. if you watch most of these new overseas players like Giannis, Luka, and Wemby, Most of them already have the pro experience overseas playing against full-grown men at a young age and the pro attitude. So it is almost a typical day in the office when they get drafted by the NBA at 18-21. They are ready to put in the work. Lamelo came to the NBA with pro experience at 19

[@Puffthefan]

lets stop it wemby is known worldwide i guarantee every basketball fan around the world knows wemby i still know americans who dont know who caitlin clark is she may move the needle but she not bigger than wemby. ps this is not sexist this is just honesty

[@takeover5478]

And she’s already peaked in popularity, Wemby is basically just getting started.

[@Mandozen]

Facts

[@Puffthefan]

@@takeover5478 I AINT EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT😭🫡

[@WinstonbndmkdkmzmmsmskeskStoke]

The fact that you had to add the ps at the end shows the problem. Folks are too emotional

[@super.17-]

He from France no shit they know him outside of the US..

[@4_kingss]

Dude the wemby effect FLOWS through the city of San Antonio everything is growing 10x the speed since wemby 😊

[@supernarutofan12]

This is an interesting convo, i see both sides. Yall should run the convo back in couple years after they both grown and see where everything is at. Cant lie with the numbers

[@lerryocean]

lexi embodies emotional fragility

[@PatchesOhoulihan159]

I'd still hit

[@247lil]

Bro Caitlyn got the wnba tickets to NBA prices 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kingmunchtv]

Not the league her games lol

[@markjackson1512]

​@@kingmunchtv gotta start somewhere

[@duncanjoiner7319]

Just her games. Wemby games are higher too

[@ismokehiphopclips]

pretty much for her team organization only. the WNBA as the entire league and organization has been a charity EBT welfare case. No profits only net losses, yearly quarterly, and the fiscal. Is even more embarrassing when they have to go over financial records.

[@RAWdCoolAzz]

Why is she soooo in her feelings. He talking facts though.

[@Mporter94]

It’s not even close. Wemby is international. He will be a superstar

[@leonardomoore1868]

Known about wemby since he was 15 16 yrs of age.

[@adrianfarquharson4630]

John Wall’s shoe was available on draft day, right after he got drafted there was a shoe commercial

[@denk664]

Don't ever change Gil. Keep it real. They need to hear the truth.

[@Buchanan909]

Wemby is more known around the world and was being talked about as an elite player before he even got drafted. Nobody outside of Iowa knew who Caitlin Clark was until last year when she lost to LSU in the title game.

[@takeover5478]

Exactly. And he didn’t go to college for four years to get that extra boost of recognition.

[@kennethsmith6367]

Wemby had the NBA machine marketing him for a year prior to the draft. That’s why everyone knew who he was. Caitlin had to build her name the old fashioned way. Bye putting the “fear of god” into everyone she face on the court and forcing everyone across the nation to pay attention, because there is no WNBA machine to hype her up.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@LukeSchmidt89]

@@takeover5478you do realize that women are forced to do four years of college to be eligible for the draft right?

[@takeover5478]

@@LukeSchmidt89 they need every bit of it.

[@LukeSchmidt89]

@@takeover5478 I don’t think that’s up to debate, but it made your point moot

[@ismokehiphopclips]

Lexi, your greatest highlight is not going to be the WNBA, it’s going to be on this sports platform.

[@blackmist1981]

And still more accomplished than you’ll ever be in 2 lifetimes

[@mapleleafkay9824]

@@blackmist1981100%

[@SiNsCere1100]

Never even knew she played ball 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@oaklandtraphouse]

She's nice at hoop ​@@SiNsCere1100

[@mical2great]

​@@blackmist1981damn how much 😽 has lexie given you for defending her so much😂😂...u mad he spoke a fact

[@Rowanravens5220]

Became a Lexi fan after the shootout and she just seemed legit cool. But now it's so clear she's just a biased bitter jealous WNBA player trying to cut a younger person down. Disappointing really

[@TheDundeal]

Lexie is a whole KAREN

[@treynorman9628]

😂😂😂😂

[@Mandozen]

I think Aja Wilson will have a shoe. In that Nike event where they revealed Wemby’s prototype shoe, there are also shoe prototypes for other athletes like Mbappe and Shacarri Richardson. Aja Wilson also has a shoe prototype in that event. Wemby and Aja’s shoes are actually the most normal-looking ones compared to the rest.

[@mayuri8884]

its wemby and its not close

[@whatitdomyhighpointofview3924]

Dude has a whole assss Louis Vuitton deal 😂

[@thegoatudontknow]

@@whatitdomyhighpointofview3924 clark is more famous then him .. period ..

[@MikeJones-jy7cp]

Everyone knows this,but everything has to be Walter Disney and hype

[@CamPerry]

@@thegoatudontknowno she not.

[@thegoatudontknow]

cap

[@virgilopoku]

"NBA is different from the W"......but one's money is used to sustain the other one

[@troyc7726]

This is why it’s hard to talk sports with some women, glad gil and McCants don’t be folding

[@gwenmarie7311]

Some Women 💯💯

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

I agree with you on both points however Miko basically one every debate she was in with mccants do him not folding dont count cus he should have lol

[@troyc7726]

@@gwenmarie7311 u right

[@CBKYY]

Wemby is 4th in NBA jersey sales key word : NBA

[@soccerpunch1851]

I love the fact that she’s (Caitlin Clark)not even being compared to women anymore!

[@ismokehiphopclips]

Mark my words, Lexi will be the reason why Gilbert and the rest of the fellas get canceled this year. Anytime someone critiques the WNBA she turns it into a personal attack/bowling situation. They will get canceled.

[@CommanderRoseee]

Not sure about canceled but I agree that it could hurt their show’s performance

[@howarddickersonjr.6994]

Naw cause all Gil has to do is no longer talk about the WNBA and the problem is solved. He had an NBA show, so that’s all they have to talk about.

[@BlackKen_M]

He’s done far worse, lol and came back from it

[@ismokehiphopclips]

@@CommanderRoseee facts I sometimes agree with her about 80% of what she says, but then when it comes to the WNBA, she turns into a disingenuous individual. She fits her own narrative into a narrative that didn’t need her own narrative in the first place.

[@ismokehiphopclips]

@@howarddickersonjr.6994 I actually agree with you on that. Lexi has issues anytime when someone is trying to give advice to help the WNBA. It’s like when ice cube offered Kaitlyn Clark $5 million for only eight games and two postseason games. Lexi was offended by that and it had nothing to do with her.

[@zicomafia6758]

Gil with the Facts i had to google the spurs, value increased no cap.

[@franciscoarroyo9402]

So 500M increase is 17.8% that the San Antonio franchise went up once it was known Wemby was coming. So when looking at CC, what total increase percentage to the Indiana Fever franchise represents their 36 nationally televised games they were able to secure once it was known Caitlin was coming??. Let’s look at Ticket sales, which sky rocketed in Indiana before the draft. What was the increase percentage to the Indiana Fever franchise the increase in ticket sales for the next season??

[@Donn_G]

​@@franciscoarroyo9402anbody whose tryna say cc is bigger than wemby needs to be clinically check if the Spurs had no fanbase wemby would change that be frfr

[@trueprophets4704]

Naw he slick all the nba teams value went up not just the spurs he slick for that. The Grizzlies went up to $1.65B to $2.4. What’s the reason for the increase since they didn’t get a high pick. I think gambling have more to do with it and the fact San Antonio’s is a growing city with Austin right up the street.

[@professorzoom4467]

​@@trueprophets4704it isn't comparable but Caitlin definitely a trailblazer

[@Donn_G]

@@trueprophets4704 you named a team with one of the top 5 superstars

[@AGuyNameDash]

I agree with Gil on this. He’s talking business and growing the brand. It’s not ridiculous that A’Ja doesn’t have a shoe. She is a phenomenal basketball player, but from a business aspect is she putting butts in seats or bringing views to the screen.

[@gregharper6382]

Exactly! Caitlin and Angel she did record number while in college!

[@dsbeats5657]

Fax think about this Wembanyama’s already getting a signature shoe it took a lot of players a couple years into their career to even get their first signature shoe I mean Steph Curry it took him like 7 years to get a signature shoe he didn’t really get a signature shoe until his team was dominating and he rose with popularity some players that are popular get shoes /endorsements early

[@shannalikehannah4185]

Stop picking them so young was legit the realest thing said. The draft picks used to be ready to go now most go to the G bc they aren't ready to take over.

[@MultitaskingGuy]

15:09 I don’t understand how she doesn’t understand.

[@invaderogsw161]

She said stop comparing the WNBA to the NBA yet they won money like the NBA players 😂😂😂

[@k-way8471]

Cap she has never said that they should get paid like nba players

[@BlackKen_M]

Facts 😂😂

[@invaderogsw161]

She has said that they deserve more money and which all of us looking at numbers know that no WNBA players deserves more money for the league is trash and nobody watches

[@invaderogsw161]

Now can somebody please get on here and cap and act like they actually watch the WNBA

[@MVP___Alton]

Don’t wanna compare the nba to the wnba but the nba is literally paying all there salaries 😂😂😂 I say let them be independent let’s see how well they do

[@Jay_Nitas_Son]

Gil’s right again

[@snippyduda]

Fuck no 😂

[@commonsense3921]

His take was dumb.

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

Of course he is right, and it is even more so with the women's game because half of them want to have kids, which cut careers short in their primes. They need to get in the W as soon as possible.

[@breonmitchell2443]

Nike gave Caitlyn clark $20m lost 2 championship 😂

[@Dipset415]

@@breonmitchell2443matters none ain’t nobody watch mya Moore Brianna Stewart Candace Parker non of them broads😜

[@VenomousStare]

Gil lowkey loving the producers putting these CC topics in to make Lexi seethe.

[@theoriginaltroll388]

Gil the coolest and worst boss ever....you got job security cause he don't care, but if you mad he don't care either 😂

[@CorviustheCollector]

Man he be seeming like he’s scared to say stuff to here sometimes

[@VenomousStare]

@@CorviustheCollector yeah he's a SIMP and dosnt want to run off the new hole like Miko

[@Hustle4thefuture-ox6bj]

Why are we talking about Caitlyn Clark she hasn't won anything this is all hype for the media's Great White Hope mediocre has become the new great in our society is she popular yes is she a generational talent that has yet to be seen

[@makepeaceu]

This didn’t age well. CC makes people watch. Caitlin is rolling

[@isaiahisaiah2288]

Lexie, you CANT have it both ways! Lexie says that the NBA & WNBA are too different & you gotta stop stop comparing them. Yet also wanna say 'Look @the NBA & how they get paid, the WNBA players need to get paid more'. So which is it!? Because when the NBA was 27yrs in, like the WNBA is now, the players were getting around the same amount w/slight pay advantage to WNBA players, so they're actually AHEAD of the men comparatively (pay wise) yet they wont stop bitchin💯

[@Boolzorusrex]

Only if you consider inflation is not a thing, which it is.

[@Kevinschart]

​@@Boolzorusrexsmall brain response. In the first 30 years of pro basketball, dudes were plumbers and firemen in the office season. What the men have earned belongs to them and them alone.

[@Boolzorusrex]

@@Kevinschart Obviously you didn't even understood my point. But I'm the small brain ofc.

[@saintxeno777]

One was alone the other is being payed for by the nba. And is ten million a year in the hole

[@brandonbellamy9221]

Lexie is a goofy. Leave your feelings at home, ughh

[@tjdanns50]

Being on “Gil’s Arena” and challenging Gil’s knowledge on marketing is incredible

[@LooterMonty]

Naming a show after yourself doesn’t make you a marketing genius my guy lol.

[@tjdanns50]

It’s named after him because he is the biggest draw on the show which is the marketability of the show, she has platform because of his notoriety

[@Hulkxiliary]

@@LooterMontyhe literally marketed hisself to get more money from a shoe brand.

[@earnestrobinson7564]

Gil is crazy funny. He casually near the end said: "I don't know nothing about marketing!" 😂😂😂😂

[@ghostblack305]

We know why a 2 time WNBA Champion Aja Wilson that's proven don't have a signature shoe, Black athlete's don't get the love and credit they deserve because they already expect for them to be good. When a white players comes out balling, it's rare, new and exiting and It's marketable. Once again nobody Is talking about the team that beat Caitlin's team, or the Champions, Is any of them that actually beat her getting any big deals? Caitlin is great and deserve all she get's, but she hasn't won any chips, and she already has the crown. When have they ever done this for women's Basketball because we had some great female players, Champions and Hall of Famers who will never get the love and credit they deserve. Her fan base is huge because she reminds you of Steph Curry, It's great for the WNBA, but will they do it again next year for another female college player? 😍👍🔥🔥

[@chevonguthrie4098]

This is the kind of thing that happens when the professional journalist is removed from talk shows and its just the athletes. Only ONE does any homework on the topics at all, and everyone else is just stammering along for the rest of the segment. No one in the room was ready to have a meaningful discussing with Gil on this at all

[@macmoney88]

There is some truth to that. Moderators and journalist do clean up a television shows flow abit

[@li_moody0038]

I mean Gil himself is one of the ppl you’re talking about. I genuinely feel like the ppl that always co-sign Gil has a brain the size of a peeble and if you’re one of em then hey 🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

[@li_moody0038]

And you really ain’t pay attention to the video cause cole was giving good answers and Gil really wasn’t trynna go back and forth with Cole

[@gregharper6382]

Big facts!! I think about this shit all the time when arguments like this happen on sports podcasts! It’s why I get so mad at Josiah because they’ll be arguing numbers and his ass is sitting there with the computer not looking shit the fuck up!!

[@gregharper6382]

@@li_moody0038yeah that’s true for Gil at time too but Gill is actually willing to look shit up or a lot of times already knows the numbers whereas everyone else especially McCants’ dumbass gets mad when Gil brings up numbers or facts! So it’s not that people always agree with Gil but he’s not afraid to provide actual evidence! Lexie didn’t attempt to look up shit lol she basing her shit off of being in the WNBA which only takes you but so far in these discussions!

[@nicknick3462]

Gil lowkey sounding like the smartest one in the room.

[@MikeSwazyyTv]

Cole always agree with Lexie 🤣

[@PatchesOhoulihan159]

He's trying to smash 😅

[@jamariomenesmith]

He a simp

[@eatravi5533]

My boi tryna hit lol

[@codecaine]

😆

[@oktome3648]

Always i just noticed that😂

[@CoreyBrown-gw5tb]

Nike probably thinking put Clark on promo tour, where she’s promoting her shoes signing autographs taken pictures, more sales, ppl are buying her shoes, jerseys t-shirts whatever, better marketing if C.Clark starts her shoe promotion in Lowa the amount of fans would be crazy

[@crashHypnotize]

She so got damn emotional she can’t even listen. Typical woman. Gil is telling her in this time with the following and the world being on notice for that league, they failed while having all the hype and attention behind it at this very second.

[@tobijake483]

I mean this in the respectful way as possible you can almost tell the players who were big bag contract players (Gil, Kenyon and BJ) and just those role guys man just from how they understand business and marketing

[@boubacardiallo5945]

Relatively speaking to how big the WNBA & NBA is I’d say Caitlin is probably bigger but generally speaking Wemby had a bigger impact

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

Caitlin will be a bigger percentage growth, because doubling the audience for the W takes much less than a 5% increase in the NBA. But Wemby will make more in salary than five entire WNBA teams because he hold more value.

[@lasauce18]

​@@LionelLordOfTheThundercatsCaitlyn is national, Wemby is international

[@Donn_G]

​@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats you kinda slow huh bro? There's going to be a whole international wave of ppl rooting for wemby plus the kids here .

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

@@Donn_G So you can't read? I said the Wemby will be a far more lucrative asset than Caitlin, but last year the highest viewed game in the WNBA was under a million viewers. Caitlin's last game was 16m, if she can bring in half of that for a game, she has more than doubled the views for the WNBA for a year. Nothing Wemby can do can have the percentage change for the NBA the way she will for the W. Let me break it down to you like this, if you have a million dollars, and I give you another 200K that is a 20% increase. But if you have 100k, and I give you 100k, that is 100% increase. Yes 200K is more than 100K, but the percentage increase is more, when you have less. Get it?

[@BudaMac]

Great point. It’s all relative

[@kgema89]

She had Gil 38 hot after this segment .... btw they both kinda right it just depends on which metric being used. Having said that Wemby I do think will be one of the goats (he has top 3-5 player potential) whereas I think Juju will later have an MJ impact on that league after Clark and Reese help it early on similar to Bird & Magic.

[@truegrizzlesfan2292]

I can see that. Clark don't have handle like that though is my only concern.

[@honestman3918]

Juju is a real life bucket omm she play like Dbook or sum I swear

[@kgema89]

@@honestman3918 she will break every scoring record in college and wnba lol. Yeah her game is more like some of the men's

[@kgema89]

@@truegrizzlesfan2292 yeah and she'll get pressed more in the W than she got in college but they'll find ways to help her get freed up to shoot while she develops her handle

[@zcam7939]

​@@kgema89spoken like a certified simp

[@zcam7939]

I work at Fanatics and Wemby has the #1 selling jersey in the NBA and they went 21-61.

[@wesleyforbes5849]

The fact this is even a discussion is the proof Caitlin is having bigger impact. When have we ever debated a female in any convo with a stud Male player..... it's all relative. But she will have a bigger impact on her much smaller sport than Wemby will on his already super established one.

[@Bert_WML]

Imagine if they had KG, Kobe, LeBron and Dwight wasting a year in college let alone three lol. They were gambles but were ready at 18 and not to mention the many one and dones

[@Jboooog18]

League was built up already, they can afford to gamble on high school talent.

[@545047]

I appreciate u for mentioning Dwight. Some people act like he wasn’t one of the greatest players to come out of high school

[@Tellmac92]

So we acting like Wemby don’t have a whole country behind him and everybody in the states knows this kid is great. He’s only going to international superstar

[@moustaphamoussabouh9985]

Most basketball fans in the world know him

[@Jbeeze82]

He is black!!!! Like when Britney Spears grabbed his arm and his security pushed her off that was a problem with white media! It don't matter where he is from they still see a NIGGA!! just like Eminem.. White media say he is the goat of rap😂😂 look at the Travis haircut white media said he made that when black men been doing since the 70s... White media will white wash the sheep!!!

[@Michael-of6zf]

He is not great. His stats are average. He is 7 ft 4, he should be average 28 points not 19.

[@Tellmac92]

@@Michael-of6zf stfu idiot he’s a rookie and clearly you don’t watch basketball b*tch he already having great performances against elite competition

[@renerivota952]

@@Michael-of6zf not great ? Did you even watch any of the spurs games ? Lol

[@sidney1234usc]

Get rid of Lexie please like damn he's giving you a scenario a freaking hypothetical shut up and just answer the question. If you disagree then that's okay 11:57

[@lilquad2615]

Wemby got his own logo n sign with louis vuitton and has the highest selling jersey in the nba

[@MangaSword8]

Lmao this show kinda messy. I wanna hear the answer to what the overall question is: who a bigger star wemby or clark? And then people bring up supporting arguments for either one…and we get carried away from the overall arching question. Blah

[@verseviral444]

Gil's right there's a couple of women's college basketball players that are better than The W players but have to wait 3-4 yrs. to play get the talent early + Gil funny AF saying he's not a good at marketing 😂😂

[@theoriginaltroll388]

Lol going to the WNBA is a demotion Caitlin and Angel went from making millions to a office job salary

[@jrelgran1on1]

Thank you Gil for not folding to the lies. The wnba is trash and Catlin wont change that fact. The hype will be rhere that first season. But, when she comes out and averages under her college numbers it'll die out.

[@JoyrdRaisedMe]

How do you know what her numbers will be? Maybe she comes in the league on some Lebron shit for all we know. Why are you so mad?

[@amarisabstractmind6635]

That’s not what gil was saying at all😭😭😭 if anything he’s been saying Catlin is gonna make the league better with her style of play

[@bo0gi3]

this hate

[@victorjackson1551]

You right Do yall she gonna go back to avg 31 a game no her numbers are gonna drop because they gonna get real defenders just like South Carolina and shut her ass down No Clark does not move the needle for the game of basketball like Victor does , and you got sick delusional mf on how the wnba is on the rise are sick in the head , you guys are not even gonna watch the season , there’s a reason why the women’s college numbers are better it’s because it’s more competitive and it don’t look like a bunch 8th graders just running around doing bad passes and airballin shots

[@takeover5478]

Facts.

[@JoyrdRaisedMe]

I don’t know about everybody else but Caitlin Clark ( Angel Reese and JuJu too) is the reason I added espn+ back to my Hulu account just to watch the women’s tournament. She’s also the reason I’m going to watch a actual WNBA game for the first time. It’s just her style of play it’s entertaining to watch for a change. So if she got a die hard nba fan paying attention that’s something special.

[@Dipset415]

That’s why Steph is top 5💯😜

[@takeover5478]

That’s cool, but let’s see how long that lasts.

[@JoyrdRaisedMe]

@@Dipset415 he’s not

[@JoyrdRaisedMe]

@@takeover5478 I’m not saying it will last forever but i wanna see

[@Dipset415]

@@JoyrdRaisedMe he is though lebron is not 💯Kareem mj magic Kobe curry💪🏿in my lifetime

[@marshtokstar1]

Nice conversation and no one speaking over everyone else 👌🏽

[@christopherchilton8931]

Gilbrick does not like people don’t agree with him 😂

[@Al-Sahem-Al-Ghul]

Lexie missed the plot on the shoe convo. She was just ready to be combative at that point, but Gil was right. Nike dropping a shoe on the same day she got drafted would’ve went SO CRAZY.

[@tgee1007]

I see Gil’s point, but Nike did with Clark what they have done with all players and they are the most profitable basketball shoe company. Why would they change what’s been working?

[@avonbarksdale91]

@@tgee1007girls basketball is different tho.

[@jrelgran1on1]

Wemby impact is international discussion over.

[@youtube6238]

But CC is about to breakthrough onto the world scene with Team USA. Then, we’ll see. Give her a chance to play in the Olympics on the world stage.

[@rashawnboyce7647]

She gets too triggered

[@Blindbygreen91]

It’s a debate😑

[@dionpace22]

She is a wnba player, how would you feel if someone kept saying the wrong name of one of your franchises and you already corrected the person

[@DaVinciiTaylor]

@@dionpace22like he said it triggers her, she lets it. You know Gil is a troll why let someone have control over your emotions

[@starkiller6740]

Womannnnn

[@Dipset415]

@@dionpace22bra she a career bench player that we only know because of this show😭

[@ydiddyje]

I’ve been Lexi is talking the truth. People have to be patient and give the WNBA time they’re not at the level of drafting women out of high school we’re trying to push them to where the NBA and it’s just not time, the WNBA is on the right trajectory and every time we try to speed it up I think that’s what hurts the game. The women are talented and time goes on. The league will be filled with multiple great players let’s just fall back and let the course, play out.

[@SupermanHopkins]

That "they dropped the ball" part got off track. Gil and Lexie actually agreed that Nike should be marketing Caitlin Clark to the stratosphere. And honestly, her not wearing Nikes at either the draft or her introductory press conference is a wasted opportunity.

[@mw1685]

This show Consistently has the worst Basketball takes ever!!!…why tf would wnba Do 1 and done when there aren’t enough spots and the Starting salary is like 70k

[@gatorboy21king]

if you paid attention he said expansion first then move to 1 and Done

[@vraiking]

​@@gatorboy21kingCollege gives the story lines. Caitlin and Angel only started to get a ton of hype after playing 2 years in college then they exploded in popularity because of their college rivalry. What mens college rivalry is as popular right now? None because al the best players leave after one year... And with all these great college players and 1st round picks that get cut in the WNBA, expansion won't make spots for high schoolers, but more experienced pros who had to go overseas to play after college.

[@jaywunna9378]

It getting hard to watch 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mahaawaryaa2871]

@@jaywunna9378college to high translates more.

[@kennethsmith6367]

The funniest part is that 1 and done is making the NBA unwatchable.

[@Dejays_lifestyle]

What you also have to understand is womens bodies are different. 28 yr old female in wnba is like 38 in nba

[@HoopsRaccoon]

Hell nah. Women don’t rely on as much athleticism, which is why Candace Parker was still killing as an old head. And Diana.

[@ericzoo6342]

The WNBA needs a true rivalry. Magic and Bird. East vs West. Black vs White. Clark vs Reese... Amerikkka loves racist rivalries

[@howarddickersonjr.6994]

Angle Reese’s game isn’t like that to rival Clark. Caitlin’s only competition will be with JuJu in a few years.

[@kempesnnadi921]

Stewie vs Wilson

[@rayb1091]

Can the Wmba afford to develope players? They need the college to do it.

[@dpok5302]

Thank youuuuuuu my god how was this not brought up. They ain’t got the infrastructure like that to be supporting one and dones when there having to cut first rounders because of their roster structure my god now you want them to draft college player after one year 😂 they need college to build them up in skill and fame and then just hope it follows them to the wnba. This will be the first year where we will if it does

[@Mandozen]

It’s easier to make an impact in a small pond compared to an ocean. WNBA is a small pond in comparison to the NBA. But the WNBA now have the chance to expand that pond with this new draft class, they just have to do a great job at marketing everyone. Create narratives and make rivalries, because the drama is what makes people watch and it will keep people interested.

[@XPXhumble]

Lexie is so emotional with how she debate and besides her being cute she brings nothing else to the show

[@k-way8471]

How is she emotional and Gil scream anytime someone don’t agree with only person who he don’t get loud with is Kenyon

[@Isthis-MingGuans]

⁠@@k-way8471because he knows Kenyon would discontent his head from his body 😂

[@commonsense3921]

She’s literally cool and laid back.

[@jacobwatson1818]

Don't worry bro, she has no idea who you are and you will never be important to her.

[@kinardji]

Lol!!! Everybody on that stage was emotional while they was debating.

[@malikwardia]

lexi in the thumbnail look like that lebron mean mug vs the celtics in game 6

[@trepapi6539]

This will be the most watched season of the WNBA up until the start of the Olympics and football season. Then, as always, interest will disappear.

[@elirane85]

Huge Wemby fan here. But if I'll be honest, I've been watching the NBA before Wemby was even born, but this is going to be my first year watching the WNBA, so do with that what you want.

[@Tverdic]

Gil, I don’t understand why they arguing with you because the OKC Thunder has the youngest team ever (average age of 23.9) to secure the top seed.