What's up, Knicks fans? We are so excited to announce that this summer Fanatics Fest is returning

to New York City, taking over the Javitt Center from Thursday, July 16th to Sunday, July 19th.

Meet your favorite athletes from every major league, including current New York Knicks,

like Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Carl Anthony Towns, and Nick's legend, Patrick Ewing.

Catch live podcasts and panels featuring some of the biggest names in sports

while experiencing interactive activations from top leagues and brands.

You can grab exclusive merch and discover one-of-a-kind memorabilia from sports and entertainment, buy, sell, and trade collectibles

with hundreds of top dealers. Connect with fans around the world who share your passion for sports.

Tickets are on sale now at fanaticsfest.com, and when you use promo code Nix Film 10 at checkout,

you'll get 10% off your purchase.

It's an extra day of the world's number one sports fan festival coming together under

one roof, and you don't want to miss it.

Thank you. joining me now on the Nix Film School podcast, a first-time guest, someone I'm very, very excited to have,

have been a fan of his work for some time. And I think even before I realized I was a fan of his work,

I was paying a lot of attention to something that he was responsible for, as I'll get to in a minute.

So, gentlemen, today is the creator of ESPN's Real Plus Minus.

That's how I first knew about him, even though I didn't realize it.

And then I became aware of him through 5x5 on Substack, which is a great publication covering the NBA at large,

more of an analytics bent as we're going to get into today.

Just to work for the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns as an analyst for both of those teams.

And then most recently, you may have, if you are a subscriber to the nix film school newsletter on substack

read a very special piece that he wrote on one deuce mcbride so uh welcome to the show jerry

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