Blazers are officially for sale

[Shem]

I hope Elon Musk buys the team.

PLEASE GOD NO!!!

He's a worse fascist than Bezos.

[Dame Lizard]

I hope Elon Musk buys the team.

PLEASE GOD NO!!!

He's a worse fascist than Bezos.

There's no way Musk would buy in. But that'd be the worst possible outcome.

He's an absolutely filthy human being.

[JRoy]

Don’t think he is all that interested in sports. He certainly wouldn’t be popular here.

[Norm2953]

Why would Elon be interested in Sports, when he can travel the world and be in meetings with Arab leaders with
Trump and possibly be in the meeting with Trump, Zelensky and Putin?

One real candidate is Larry Ellison who has tried three times to buy an NBA franchise

[Wizenheimer]

One real candidate is Larry Ellison who has tried three times to buy an NBA franchise

he's also 80 years old, and will be 81 in August. So if he bought the Blazers and croaked, maybe Portland could be owned by another trust soon!

[DusterBuster]

Why in the world would we want Clyde? He identifies himself as a Rocket for the most part. There's so many other players that love Portland and embrace Portland.

Yeah, Clyde can go pound stand.

From what I recall of people explaining the rift, it had a lot to do with the Allen regime and how they treated his exit from what I recall. The Blazers under Allen and Bert also were historically bad at welcoming ex players back, something Marang talked about a few weeks ago and said the team is was trying to get better about. It would be cool to see the new ownership maybe mend some ties with old players, but yeah, the Clyde rift feels like its gonna be there forever even post-Allen owned Blazers.

[DeBlazerRiddem]

I think a player becoming owner is likely to fail in many (if not more) of the same ways that players becoming coaches often fail. Not only is the skillset different, but you have to be removed from the situation in order to make tough unbiased decisions.

The level of wealth is also just entirely different, except for a guy like LeBron or Shaq who have leveraged their influence outside the court very well. So at best a guy like Dame would be a token figurehead of a minor stake owner, the guy to go on camera and represent the team and communicate the real majority stake owners intentions. They would get all the accountability with little of the power. I dunno, it does not seem like an enviable situation to be in, you would have to really love the franchise and be willing to be the bad guy for it, at the same time putting a huge chunk of your wealth and security into the endeavor. Instead why go through all that when you can spend your post playing years enjoying margaritas on the beach and traveling anywhere you want anytime you want.

It would be fun for the fans until things went poorly and then it would be all "does this guy even know what he is doing, is he even helping at this point".

[Norm2953]

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/13/portland-trail-blazers-new-owner-ownership-phil-knight-jeff-bezos/

It'll be interesting if another group emerges as a buyer for the NBA maintains a list of individuals/groups who
have an interest in owning a team. There are no shortage of individuals who might want that front man for the
franchise. That man might be Dame in 3 years

[PDXKnight]

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/13/portland-trail-blazers-new-owner-ownership-phil-knight-jeff-bezos/

It'll be interesting if another group emerges as a buyer for the NBA maintains a list of individuals/groups who
have an interest in owning a team. There are no shortage of individuals who might want that front man for the
franchise. That man might be Dame in 3 years

I suspect any nba player (or former one) would be more of a minority stake figurehead while a major buyer has control and has the say in any substantial decision making. I simply can't see any nba player former or current being able to purchase the majority stake in a team other than maybe mj but hopefully we can avoid that scenario as hes run 2 teams in the ground so far.

[Norm2953]

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/13/portland-trail-blazers-new-owner-ownership-phil-knight-jeff-bezos/

It'll be interesting if another group emerges as a buyer for the NBA maintains a list of individuals/groups who
have an interest in owning a team. There are no shortage of individuals who might want that front man for the
franchise. That man might be Dame in 3 years

I suspect any nba player (or former one) would be more of a minority stake figurehead while a major buyer has control and has the say in any substantial decision making. I simply can't see any nba player former or current being able to purchase the majority stake in a team other than maybe mj but hopefully we can avoid that scenario as hes run 2 teams in the ground so far.

Lebron?

[JasonStern]

Uncle Phil passing isn't surprising. He already owns several teams at the University of Nike, and has the football, mens and womens basketball, track, and baseball teams humming. Plus, unlike Paul Allen, he spends his money on philanthropic endeavors while he's still living.

I doubt that there is any real bad blood between the Vulcans and Uncle Phil. I suspect that it's more just that they felt PK's group's offer was low. I believe they offered like $2.3B when it was valued at $3.5B. But I don't care enough to research this. You also have to factor in things like the Moda Center to have any concrete numbers.

The number of passionate investors that have that kind of money to invest in a basketball franchise are incredibly low. Sports team valuations are at a bubble level as it remains one of, if not the primary, source of live TV. Whether the Blazers remain in Portland is a coin toss, but I'd bet even money that the team is sold to either some venture capital firm or consortium of buyers.

As for why the team could be relocated if sold - let's take the unfounded Bezos rumor. He lives in Seattle. The Blazers would be a toy to him. Seattle is a bigger market. He would not have to travel to games. Even Paul Allen said he tried to buy the Sonics first. So, someone worth $226B has to pay $500M in exit fees to bring back the Sonics. Do you think that he would really care? Especially if it cut out the commute to watch home games? If Amazon business partners can get free tickets/booths/etc.? That has value in itself. All while waiting for the next TV contract, where you can claim the Portland and Vancouver markets due to proximity.
Likewise, Vegas makes a ton of sense as a consortium as they try to remain a major tourist destination distancing themselves from the gambling, whoring, party image. Go see a Raiders game. Go see an A's game. Go see a Vegas Blazer game. All family friendly tourist draws in a state subsidized by gambling and tourism taxes.

[PDXKnight]

https://bendbulletin.com/2025/05/13/portland-trail-blazers-new-owner-ownership-phil-knight-jeff-bezos/

It'll be interesting if another group emerges as a buyer for the NBA maintains a list of individuals/groups who
have an interest in owning a team. There are no shortage of individuals who might want that front man for the
franchise. That man might be Dame in 3 years

I suspect any nba player (or former one) would be more of a minority stake figurehead while a major buyer has control and has the say in any substantial decision making. I simply can't see any nba player former or current being able to purchase the majority stake in a team other than maybe mj but hopefully we can avoid that scenario as hes run 2 teams in the ground so far.

Lebron?

Feels someone needs at least 2-3 billion on their own for 51 percent unless they form a group of owners. Far more likely is someone wealthy just outbidding and buying the majority stake while including a minority owner. Not saying lebron or some other big name couldn't be involved but I'd imagine they'd be the minority owner sidekick rather than the main player in a purchase. And quite frankly that would be the preferable option imo, lebron seems like he'd have too much hubris to listen to any advice even if it's good advice much like mj has been. Great players don't necessarily make great owners or even coaches.

[Sinobas]

I hope Elon Musk buys the team.

PLEASE GOD NO!!!

He's a worse fascist than Bezos.

I know a lot of libby snowflakes in Portland would melt if Elon bought the team, because they have massive TDS. But aside from that, I think he'd be a good owner. He's competitive and is a bottomless pit of wealth.

[The Sebastian Express]

Yikes.

[The Sebastian Express]

I don't know whether to be more dismayed that someone supports a person trying to dismantle social security. Or that someone believes that a man who has to pay others to play games for him and can't make it out of bronze in starting levels in basic strategy games is competitive.

[PDXKnight]

I don't know whether to be more dismayed that someone supports a person trying to dismantle social security. Or that someone believes that a man who has to pay others to play games for him and can't make it out of bronze in starting levels in basic strategy games is competitive.

I want the owner that gives us the best chance at a championship regardless of politics. That said I'm not convinced Elon would be that guy, I think he's too impatient to see something through before he makes a rash move one direction or another.

[DaVoiceMaster]

Why in the world would we want Clyde? He identifies himself as a Rocket for the most part. There's so many other players that love Portland and embrace Portland.

Yeah, Clyde can go pound stand.

From what I recall of people explaining the rift, it had a lot to do with the Allen regime and how they treated his exit from what I recall. The Blazers under Allen and Bert also were historically bad at welcoming ex players back, something Marang talked about a few weeks ago and said the team is was trying to get better about. It would be cool to see the new ownership maybe mend some ties with old players, but yeah, the Clyde rift feels like its gonna be there forever even post-Allen owned Blazers.

Bah, Dresser never wanted to be in Portland. The Blazers did him a favor by sending him to Houston, a championship team, and where he wanted to be. Then he wore the Rockets jacket at the ceremony recognizing the all time greatest players. I don't recall whether it was the top 25 or 50 players. Walton wore the Blazers jacket.

[Norm2953]

Again, why would Elon want to own a sports team for right now, he invested in Trump in the last election and now
gets to accompany Trump overseas in meetings with the Saudi's. Same with Bezos who also invested in Trump and
gets to have dinner in the White House and the ear of the President.

The new owner is likely to be someone who is unknown in this market. Hopefully it will be an owner who wants the
team in Portland but what if that owner moved the team to Seattle and the NBA compensated Portland by rewarding
an expansion team in let's say the 2027-28 season. Presumably the team would be renamed the Sonics and the new
expansion team named the Blazers.

The rebuild starts in 2027-28 with an all new organization.

Perhaps if Portland played ball with the NBA, the league would reward the first pick in the 2028 draft to Portland

[Case2012]

There's zero chance he would buy a team in the woke mind virus epicenter of Portland Oregon. If he did, he would only do it to move it to Texas so he wouldn't have to pay taxes.

[Shem]

I hope Elon Musk buys the team.

PLEASE GOD NO!!!

He's a worse fascist than Bezos.

I know a lot of libby snowflakes in Portland would melt if Elon bought the team, because they have massive TDS. But aside from that, I think he'd be a good owner. He's competitive and is a bottomless pit of wealth.

He knows NOTHING about sports and he's a control freak. If Dame were still in his prime and he traded him for Patrick Beverly in hopes to upgrade the defense, his cult would celebrate it.

This is a man who thought it was smart to piss off his own "customer" base. Meaning, who buys Teslas? Not MAGA folks. Yet, getting into politics on the opposite side of the base you sell your product to is called stupidity and yet he did it anyway. This is an example of why successful business people with basic common sense doesn't get into politics.

Anyway, I'll just leave this here.

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