Bitcoin: Why This NBA Champion Buys Every Single Day | Tristan Thompson

**Anthony Pompliano** (0:03)
I am selling the building.

**Tristan Thompson** (0:06)
The final season of FX is the Bear.

**Anthony Pompliano** (0:16)
Or not.

**Tristan Thompson** (0:18)
We are outgunned and we are outmanned.

**Anthony Pompliano** (0:21)
We have each other.

**Tristan Thompson** (0:24)
FX is the Bear, the final season. All episodes now streaming on Disney+.
Listen, I'm even having teammates call me during this run in. They're like, should I buy some Bitcoin? Should I buy some? I'm like, buy every day. Stack it. Stack your digital goal. Because listen, the beautiful thing about the Genius Act and if the Clarity Act gets passed, that's going to unlock so much more capital for everything on chain and in crypto. So I tell guys.

**Anthony Pompliano** (0:50)
All right, ladies and gentlemen, we are about to have a blast in this episode. I've got Tristan Thompson. Yeah, the NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He now is investing in tech, but he's not a dummy. This guy understands what's happening with a bunch of tech trends. He is in the trenches. He's trading. He's investing. He's talking to founders. And we go through a bunch of different things. What's going on in the athlete world? How are companies and different sports teams actually adopting technology? But then he starts talking about what he's investing in and how he's doing it. This conversation not only wasn't fun, but it blew my mind. I think you're going to enjoy it. Here's my conversation with Tristan Thompson.
All right, Tristan, let's start talking. I think a lot of folks see athletes who are starting to invest in technology now and they're like, oh, cool, you've got some money, you're famous, people recognize you, you're just trying to get on cap tables. But what I find most interesting is almost every professional athlete I know, they use a ton of technology in their career. AI is now becoming pervasive, they've got iPads doing game tape, all this kind of stuff. Talk about your personal experience, how technologically forward has being an athlete really become at a professional level?

**Tristan Thompson** (1:48)
I mean, tech has grown so much, I think especially in the last couple of years, I think the beauties of Adam Silver understands the power of technology. And whether it's analytics, even if you look at Darrell Morey, you know, a few years ago when he constructed his Philadelphia 76ers team, he said he used AI and technology to curate his roster. And that's why he paid Paul George and brought him on because he saw the areas that, you know, sometimes it's about a balance, right? I think sports, people are so used to just like, either it's the eye test or analytics, but it could be a combination of both. And that's why the great franchise, whether it's the OKC Thunder, the Spurs of the world, Miami, they understand it's a combination. But for me even personally, I think, yes, we watch film and we get analytics of like, for instance, Jalen Brown, when he goes left, he finishes 34% of the time. When he goes right, he finishes at 70%.
Although that little data can change the outcome of a series, right? Even when you look at Jalen Brunson, right? When you trap him, his offense efficiency goes down, right? So all those numbers play into it. But I think the next thing for technology and sports, is going to be like, you know, sports health, right? I think we've done a good job with like, you know, the sports science, but the next thing is like the next level. For instance, you know, last year's playoffs, you had Damian Lollard, Jason Tatum, and Tyrese Halburn all tear their Achilles. On the biggest stage in NBA is the playoffs, especially in the finals. And Tyrese is a good friend of mine. In game seven, that's the worst thing you ever want to see. And Adam said a good thing. He said, hey, we need to start integrating more AI technology to figure out how can we keep these guys on the court at the biggest stage in moments. And I think that's the next step for sports. Even for football has the same issue, right? Like nobody wants to see a star quarterback, you know, getting hurt in the first round.
It ruins the whole journey of the season.

**Anthony Pompliano** (3:34)
Listen, we can talk about a lot of things. There are no strays going to Jalen Brunson on this podcast, okay? I don't care if he goes, if his efficiency goes down in traps, whatever that man won NBA championship. He's good at my book.

**Tristan Thompson** (3:45)
He's the king of New York, by the way. King of New York, by the way. And I will say this, I got to put it out there. He's the king of New York. And I'll say this.