Blazers are officially for sale

[DusterBuster]

I think it's a bit weird that there are no rumors yet as to potential buyers.

Extending Simons wouldn't be so terrible as long as we also got a nice piece for Scoot Henderson. Like if we dealt 11,Ayton,Scoot for Zion or Sabonis for example.

It’s been like two weeks. It’s absolutely not weird in the slightest there’s no rumors yet. We didn’t know who the Celtics buyer was, or even potential buyers, for months.

Ya’ll need some patience.

Wait til the season is over. I suspect late July or August will be when we start getting some names leaking.

wut? you're not making an offer?

Haven’t had a chance to check my couch cushions yet.

[Wizenheimer]

It’s been like two weeks. It’s absolutely not weird in the slightest there’s no rumors yet. We didn’t know who the Celtics buyer was, or even potential buyers, for months.

Ya’ll need some patience.

Wait til the season is over. I suspect late July or August will be when we start getting some names leaking.

wut? you're not making an offer?

Haven’t had a chance to check my couch cushions yet.

say the Blazers price is 4B

say I can save $1000/month. I would only have to save for 33,300 years to afford the Blazers. Actually, probably only 25,000 years or so if I saved into a 4% money market account

[Case2012]

If you were paid a salary of 10000 a day going back to ancient Egypt you still couldnt afford it. Thats why guys like Bezos and Musk are insane. No one should have that much money.

Curious what it actually sells for. my guess would be 5-6 billion.

[Wizenheimer]

If you were paid a salary of 10000 a day going back to ancient Egypt you still couldnt afford it. Thats why guys like Bezos and Musk are insane. No one should have that much money.

Curious what it actually sells for. my guess would be 5-6 billion.

latest valuation was 3.6B, IIRC. I'd guess around 4B. I'd be really surprised if it was 5-6B; Portland doesn't even own their arena anymore, the city does and thee are 22 arenas that are newer. Also, the team itself does not even have an all-star on the roster, but is skating real close to the tax line

[Case2012]

Right, which leads me to believe that will factor into trades this off season. My guess is we trade the pick, and future picks after a deal with Chicago to get Zion. Just my theory. I would like to get our pick back and continue building through the draft but I could see them saying "look how close we got to the play in, we're only one or two moves away from a play off run, let's get Zion, keep Simons and Ayton, and go all in. ".

Another theory behind that is all the stipulations in his deal mean he would actually be cheap even if his full deal counts against the cap until the end of the season. I think hailing to meet all these conditions last season he was only paid 15-17 million. But he still has star power which could up the value of the team even if he doesn't play much. So Jody saves money on his deal but makes more in the sale.

Again just my theory. Based on the direction they consistently take things(the wrong one), this is what I see them doing. If Zion stays healthy he's a beast and only 24 and if the package is a few firsts, shaedon and Ayton I think I would ok with it, but it's rather get another pick and take a swing on hoping we can grab a few future stars. Personally I think there's a few guys in that range that might be sleepers like Coward or WCJ.

[Norm2953]

You do know there are circumstances floating around Zion and he's likely radioactive until its settled

[Walton1one]

You do know there are circumstances floating around Zion and he's likely radioactive until its settled

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Yeah, I would scratch him off the list, not that I had him on my list too begin with...

[wco81]

Why would the Blazers need a new arena? If they do, they can pay for it.

Also curious why people want Phil Knight to buy the team. What makes him a good NBA governor?

I mean, we can ask this same question for nearly everyone. What makes ARod a good NBA governor for the Timberwolves? No one knows what really makes a great "owner" for a NBA franchise. Micky Arison is a awful cheap owner, he's also got titles and reloads the Heat all the time (largely because his team is in Miami).

The "hope" (which is all we have when discussing new owners) is that he can do what he did with the Ducks and make Oregon a destination franchise for players. He would have to do what Paul Allen did originally in the 90's with the Blazers, and what he also did in Eugene for the Ducks, namely... which is dump ungodly amounts of money into player experience. Top of the line travel experience, practice facilities, etc... all the things that make players lives easier outside of the game itself. That's how you get players' attention when you're not in a destination city.

Phil and his family also have very strong Portland roots and moving the team would likely never even cross their mind.

Often owners of teams are paying several times the previous sales prices. So they're usually looking to monetize and new arenas usually means higher ticket prices and more revenues, especially if a new venue could host non-basketball events like concerts which means the team would have revenues which they don't have to share with the league.

Is the fan base loyal and willing to pay higher season ticket prices and probably PSLs? That's probably what some prospective owners are considering. That's apparently what they're looking to do in Minnesota, who got the team probably below market price now but if they get a new arena, they could flip it for a big gain.

Phil Knight might be the type of owner who doesn't care as much about maximizing return as being in it for the love of the sport and the team. However, he's 87 years old and apparently one of his sons died young tragically. His other son is in his 50s but doesn't appear to have much of a sports-oriented background?

So who'd inherit the team if Knight passed away? Would his son be a disinterested owner, like Jody Allen apparently was?

Franchise value may be trending up with the new TV contract money and probably the team's share of fat franchise fees for the expansion teams. There would probably be a renewed regional rivalry with the expansion Seattle franchise and maybe also with the Vegas team as well.

The more it costs the new owners to acquire the team, the more they're going to want to maximize returns, increase revenues.

Because to compete in the West, it's probably going to require a high payroll so the willingness of the new owners to spend will be a big question. Usually owners will say they need a new arena to be able to financially compete and field a contending club.