Sports in 2040: Hindsight is 2020

Daryl Morey - General Manager, Houston Rockets

 

Jessica Gelman - CEO, Kraft Analytics Group

 

Bill James - Former Sr. Baseball Operations Advisor, Boston Red Sox

 

Nate Silver - Editor-in-Chef, FiveThirtyEight

 

Katie Nolan (Moderator) - Host, ESPN

 

In 2040, the NBA has a 5-point line, NFL stadiums seat 40,000 as fans watch via VR, Amazon will own MLS, and MLB games finish in less than an hour. This panel will make bold predictions on what’s to come. Sports have radically changed over the last 20 years, from how teams manage their players to how sports media delivers content to how fans watch games. As we look toward the future, the only thing that is certain is that change will continue at a rapid pace. With that in mind, our brave panelists will predict the future landscape of sports and attempt to defend their wild speculations.