This is an op-ed guest post written by Mike Kwatinetz, Founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm, where he makes a statistical case for the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry to win the NBA MVP Award as well as the possibility that an athlete can reach a $1 billion in […]
(Photo: Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports) Anthony Davis may very well be an NCAA Champion and NBA rising star, but basketball has always been a team game. The 30 franchises that make up the league have generated a revenue pie in excess of $5 billion. The digital age has enabled this game to reach its worldwide audience anywhere, anytime. Teams can build up their own local fan base through the sundry of platforms available. Much like our #NFLTechSeries, this time SportTechie delves into the digital strategies–from web, social media, mobile apps, and any other technological connection–of each team and analyzes them, including insights from some of the digital executives involved. Today, the #NBADigitalSeries 2013-14 continues with the New Orleans Pelicans....