Nothing Personal with David Samson

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Izzy Gutierrez joins us today! We talk about his career, about his life, about it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amin ElHassan joins us today! We talk everything from front offices, the NBA, movies! We cover it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today’s word of the day is ‘final final’ as in the last live show of the year for NPDS! This is it! We have shows dropping everyday we’re gone, but I won’t be here! (4:00) LeBron James finally said something about the NBA play. Too many 3s? Lack of hustle? What is the problem with the NBA right now? (12:00) Sammy Sosa has said sorry to the Cubs and to fans. Sorry for what? Sosa has not been invite...

Today’s word of the day is ‘blocked’ as in Nolan Arenado as in the St. Louis Cardinals as in the Houston Astros. What happened here? Well, Arenado has a no-trade clause in his contract and he used it. Does this mean Arenado will never be a Cardinal? No. (8:45) Charles Barkley continues to be public about his contract negotiations. Non-stop. It’s been months. And he continues to want us to care. (1...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Plan B2’ as in if Plan B doesn’t work you need a Plan B2 as in Cody Bellinger as in Max Fried as in Devin Williams as in the New York Yankees. The Yankees continue to add after losing out on the Juan Soto sweepstakes. The Yankees traded with the Chicago Cubs to acquire Bellinger for an older relief pitcher. Cubs are also throwing in some cash. (15:00) Here is the latest...

Today’s word of the day is ‘breaking point’ as in Tom Brady as in Mark Davis as in the Las Vegas Raiders. The owner of the Raiders keeps being so vocal and so public about his wants for Tom Brady to have a huge voice in the organization. What? The TV analyst? Davis wants Brady to have input in the draft and coaching and everything! (8:45) NPPOD. Is the NBA expanding to Vegas? (16:00) The 49ers hav...

Today’s word of the day is ‘adrenaline’ as in Patrick Mahomes as in the Chiefs as in an ankle injury. Mahomes left the Chiefs win with an ankle injury at a very bad time for the Chiefs. They have two games in the next 10 days and Mahomes might miss them. The Bills are on their tails for the top seed in the AFC. This is what the NFL set up with these schedules! (6:50) Josh Allen made his case for M...

Today’s word of the day is ‘10-year plan’ as in 10 years as in Steve Cohen as in Juan Soto as in Scott Boras as in the New York Mets. Did you watch that press conference yesterday? Steve Cohen wants 2 to 4 championships from Soto. And he’s willing to pay for it all! (14:30) Bill Belichick was introduced yesterday at UNC. I still cannot believe what we’re seeing. The contract is public. The money i...

Today’s word of the day is ‘back to school’ as in Bill Belichick as in the North Carolina Tar Heels as in college football as in who saw this coming? I cannot believe it. The college football has changed forever. Belichick is turning the college into a pro team. That’s the present we live in. This hiring completely shifts the landscape of the sport and how schools will operate. (11:12) MLB Winter...

Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in deja vu as in repeat as in Yankees as in Brian Cashman as in the Yankees as in Max Fried. The Yankees signed Max Fried to the largest deal ever for a left-handed pitcher. A day after saying they wouldn’t spend wildly. They did it. They need pitching. They need hitting. They were going to spend! (12:00) The Texas Rangers gave Nathan Eovaldi 3 years...

Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in spending as in free agency as in baseball as in Juan Soto as in Brian Cashman as in David Stearns as in Hal Steinbrenner as in Steve Cohen. Let’s talk about the fallout of the Juan Soto signing with the Mets. What does it mean for the Yankees now? Well, Brian Cashman met the media to talk about Soto and Snell and what now. (18:20) Let’s go around...

Today’s word of the day is ‘precursor’ as in Juan Soto as in the Mets as in the Yankees as in Scott Boras as in record-setting as in Steve Cohen. The New York Mets have signed Juan Soto for $765 million. WHAT!? The largest contract in the history of professional sports! Steve Cohen said he was going to spend and spend and spend to win a ring and this Soto signing is a huge step! Promises kept! (18...

Today’s word of the day is ‘brrrr’ as in cold as in snow as in winter as in the MLB Winter Meetings are here. Is Juan Soto getting signed? Are more contract being tossed around? Who is spending money? Who is saving money? What is happening!? (9:45) The Athletics signed Luis Severino to a $67 million deal! What? I cannot believe it. Why did they do this? (15:13) The Las Vegas Stadium Authority appr...

Today’s word of the day is ‘embarrassed’ as in the Lakers as in LeBron James as in Anthony Davis as in JJ Redick. The Lakers lost by 41 points to the Heat last night. Are you kidding me? Redick is in his first season as a head coach and the uphill battle he must fight with this Lakers team is gargantuan. (5:09) Zion Williamson is still going to be out. Hamstring. Always the hamstring. (6:50) Ja Mo...

Today’s word of the day is ‘farce’ as in the CFP selection committee as in the College Football Playoff as in Miami as in Alabama as in 12 teams as in circus. It doesn’t matter how many teams, someone will be left out. This time it’s Miami. Let’s talk about the committees job and what they chose to do. (13:40) Blake Snell was introduced as the Dodgers latest signing and guess who was sitting up th...

Today’s word of the day is ‘golden at-bat’ as in MLB as in Aaron Judge as in Shohei Ohtani as in best batter as in new rules. Is this something MLB would do? Why would they do it? How would they do it? Is it something that MLB should do? (15:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Is MLB going to change the deferred rules or are the Dodgers and the rich going to get richer? Wow. Let’s discuss this one....

Today’s word of the day is ‘gratitude’ as in Thanksgiving as in Chicago Bears as in Matt Eberflus as in fired. It finally happened. Did you see the ending to the Bears and Lions game? This was the inevitable ending to Eberflus’ tenure in Chicago. But the way it went down was EMBARRASSING! (12:15) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Bears settlement with Arlington Heights. They...

Welcome in to an NPDS mailbag! Someone asked me if in the future if a league folder or a sport ceased to exist - what would happen to all the stadium deals? Do they just go away? Are they still paid to someone? (8:50) Was there ever a player you wanted to draft but were talked out of it and now regret? Was there ever a player you thought would be a star and wasn’t? (28:30) Someone asked me about s...

Today’s word of the day is ‘vindication’ as in Blake Snell as in Scott Boras as in the Dodgers as in $182 million. That’s right, the reigning World Series champions have signed Blake Snell. Wow. A rotation of Snell, Glasnow, Yamamoto, and Ohtani? That is some good stuff. Unless you’re a fan of another team. (12:10) Let’s talk about what’s going on in college football now. Pay to play is alive and...

Today’s word of the day is ‘maxine nightengale’ as in Get Right Back to Where We Started From as in the New York Jets as in Woody Johnson as in Aaron Rodgers as in search committees. The Jets have problems everywhere. They need a GM. They need a coach. They may need a new QB. (11:26) Are the Giants a bigger mess than the Jets right now? Can’t be, right? But, yet… it seems like it’s a tight race. (...