And it was kind of an incredible moment. Its not just the players, but the way you get to honor so many of the others who put their blood, sweat and tears into helping make it a possibility. We should put our own definitions and we should continue to improve." By the way, part of the culture here and part of the DNA is, before you come in and before you, youve got to want to be involved. Im like, we actually, might have a chance to get this done and to make a long story short, and unfortunately my twin brother thinks like I owe him a commission, for. That was my dream of dreams when I was a kid: Oh, my God. John: Talking about teaching, we have 15 years of this podcast, so we have thousands of young people around the world that actually tune in and listen and when we have someone like you on, Id like to ask you this. Everythings compounded we happen to have picked Giannis in a draft, like in, as the 16th pick. By the way I never wouldve said this seven years ago, I think you have to be involved. The one thing about you that I've seen over the years is that you keep the culture in a funny mood, right? Hey, so talk a little bit about impact. Hey, its a job. It was, like you couldn't even, if you had a thousand scenarios, of what the last year could be for the Milwaukee Bucks and what you're kind of thinking about and dealing with, it's just been a pretty incredible ride and ton of emotion. Peter Feigin readily admits that, as president of the Milwaukee Bucks, he lives in the fantasy world of professional sports. But you got to remember, there's the rest of the neighborhood and we've got to continue to focus on the task at hand. Post-acquisition were in an interesting time in life where my dad had been ill for a while and there was no way I was going to move to Milwaukee or take, even have the prospect of taking a job because I wanted to stay in New York and be with my father. Which is a huge opportunity. That is an interesting statement. It all starts with the answer, right? Here's my conversation with Peter Feigin. John: Hey, Peter. We were together in high school. Whats going on with technology whats going on, even with your experience in the arena. But youve not only lived the dream but also climb to the mountain and very few win a championship. He loved you guys and what the conversation is.". Malcolm D. Lee, the director of the Space Jam sequel starring LeBron James, and Christopher dAmboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, are two of the games founding fathers. Peter: Weve been married like a hundred years. It found him. Crazy simple story grew up in New York City, Manhattan on the Upper East Side, went to high school in Brooklyn. The goal off the court is we want a new arena. We are one big family. Like the Kees, you're going to hopefully be doing something you love with people you love and working your butt off, but there are expectations. "Instantaneously, overnight, we have 30 million people playing NBA 2K around the world, probably more, so we begin a league and we have competition on a global basis. Peter: Yeah, I think number one is to explain kind of a small market. I know youve said your pops passed. We had Chris Middleton and Giannis involved in it kind of conceptually, and really fun conversations with Giannis brother Costas had just won for the Lakers the year before. How do you rethink it for broadcast, for social, for everything to really appeal to the world in a whole different way? How can we do fun special things, what matters to people? Number one, were in the middle of COVID. And I think the only thing anybody can control is their own effort and kind of their own dreams and where they want to go. And from your perspective, how was the bubble? Step one was complete. -- Follow Jeff Eisenband on Twitter @JeffEisenband. You're certainly allowed to have fun, because we have fun. A billionaire? Well the goal on the court is we want to win a championship. The way it works is they closed in April. We've gotten through conversations. We've made it intimate with a 17,500-person crowd. That was one of these monumental, incredible, awesome times to get it done. Mike, you get it because you lived it. In his senior season, he was named the team captain, along with his twin brother Daniel, and was named the team's most improved player. Why wouldn't you embrace Michael Red to really be a reflection of our franchise in such a great way because it's kind of what the great teams and brands do around the world is we've got this unbelievable legacy, which, you're a part of. I think we had like, "Oh, we had decent amount of African Americans. You know what I mean? Just what you said is like were always coming in this balance of how do we, we want Giannis to represent the Bucks brand. "We really want it to be a model around the world. Michael Red: The mental health and wellness of the players, right? Peter: Well, I made one of the biggest mistakes ever to begin with. But I will tell you that most cathartic incredible, awesome thing, which everybody told me and again, the collaborative is awesome. But there are also long-range shooters who work in retail sales and small forwards who direct nonprofits, photographers and writers, students and teachers. We were literally refining, cared about all the cookies and stories in it and stuff. But for us, it's kind of like, "How do we make an equal playing field? I know you love gear more than anybody. Feigin was a four-year member of the men's soccer team as a midfielder during his undergraduate career at Franklin & Marshall. We stopped operating. When you are visioning this out, like you just said, human capital, a new physical capital, on the court, off the court, what were you using both singularly as you, as Peter Feigin goes, but also with your partners and the private equity guys, what were you using as your role model? Thank you for coming on the show. It's amazing to see what has been accomplished in a short amount of time," shared Dan Feigin. I dont know if thats a word, but I would attach myself. What are the balances of management, of coaching of anything else? Peter Feigin: Michael, like I said, anytime, anywhere. Peter Feigin: Well, Mr. Red, it's kind of for naught, I'd do anything for you, so this is an easy period of time. How could we keep everybody afloat as long as we possibly could? 2023 ERI. Ive never seen less arguing in a serious pickup game, said Adam Keefe, a former N.B.A. Kind of surreal. And I think my job is kind of the overall business and operations to go is a rapport with them that again, in the best case I always think an NBA player, this is a human business. I literally said, "Hey, Giannis, do me a favor. I don't know, being able to be a business person and kind of get away from your day job and go into a data room of a pro team seemed just the greatest thing I'd ever experienced. It was like kind of so much fun and learning so much and kind of being on teams with really diverse people all around the league and around different teams. And if youre a fan of the show dont forget to follow to hear new episodes, and Rate or Review us wherever you tune in! Even though all of us who were so engaged into, nothing compared to what that value was, what that emotion was too. I can come up with a solution, we can figure it out somehow, some way if youve got the right people around you to do it. You got to be someone that actually that enjoys being here and part of the family culture and part of an organization. It was July. And they were kind of stuck at the last minute deep in the summer. More recently, Tom Kearns, a mental health counselor and one of The Runs longtime staples, has been bringing his 12-year-old daughter, Sophia, so she can shoot hoops on the side with Dan Feigins 12-year-old daughter, Dylan. It would be fun to own a hundred McDonalds franchises and you guys would be great at that. Peter: But one of the incredible things, alignment we have with myself, John Horst, whos our GM and coach Bud is like, weve got this undercurrent of constant improvement and kind of like never, pleased but never satisfied. Peter: We didnt finish the championship till mid-July, which meant like we didnt have long to get the rings included. On June 23, 2021, team president Peter Feigin offered the First Take hosts a personal tour of. Im not a big fan of, hey, we need to make money or consult off that. Peter Feigin didn't go looking for his job as president of the Milwaukee Bucks. Peter: to anybody I thought was of great skill and value for selfish reasons to feel good. Search John: Whos raising their hand saying Dad, were all in with you. How does this work? And you've done this a number of times throughout your career and your life. Alex Woodhouse "I thought I'd hit the jackpot," Feigin said. And my brother said, "Oh, my God. I'm like, "I don't know. Where does it sit? He was unfamiliar with Lasry, then his friend filled him in. And probably about 15 years ago, Mark Lazari was looking to explore buying teams and they were in a parent conference, and my brother just said to him, Hey, my twin brothers over at Madison Square Garden he runs the marketing there he understands the P&L you probably get a kick out of him coming with you and giving you an opinion on what that was. Make a long story short, we probably spent the next 10 years having the most incredible adventures of going to do due diligence on teams that he was prospecting to buy. Peter: Yeah, so I think its here and I think its all about the customization, right. They cause matchup problems for their fathers friends. Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin received the Crystal Living Legend award from founders of the Black Inventors Gallery at a meet-and-greet with business leaders Wednesday. They better know you, they better get you. But I'm sure [inaudible 00:30:10] the players in that process. In July 2015, Feigin basically introduced himself to Wisconsin lawmakers with a stark proposal: If $250 million in public funding was not approved -- Edens, Lasry, third owner Jamie Dinan and Kohl had already combined to put up $250 million) -- the NBA would exercise its right to buy back the Bucks from the new ownership group for $25 million more than it had paid Kohl. 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