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The Los Angeles Clippers are paying Jerry West an annual salary of $4 million to $5 million per year as a consultant.
West previously had a similar role with the Warriors while drawing one of the NBA's highest salaries for an executive.
West was last general manager of a team with the Grizzlies.
The Clippers also added Michael Winger, Trent Redden and Mark Hughes to the front office in the offseason.
gordoncatrell wrote:well deserved.
clearing the deck for LBJ. West is gonna go full tilt like he did for Shaq 96.
gordoncatrell wrote:well deserved.
clearing the deck for LBJ. West is gonna go full tilt like he did for Shaq 96.
Sam195 wrote:gordoncatrell wrote:well deserved.
clearing the deck for LBJ. West is gonna go full tilt like he did for Shaq 96.
A lot of people think Ballmer wants to move the team to Seattle. After seeing the price the Rockets fetched and the valuation that the nets got it is clear he didn't overpay when he bought the team for 2B. Ballmer is not spending more cash to build a new arena in LA it is a distraction so Clippers can have their lease at Staples Center expire in 2024. Seattle city council just approved public funding for the renovation of Key Arena in Seattle. Ballmer is a Microsoft alumni and resides in Seattle. He was also initially part of an ownership group that tried to both build a new Seattle arena and buy and relocate the Sacramento Kings before Vivek Ranadive purchased the team with a new arena and lease to keep them in Sacramento.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/seattle-approves-660m-renovation-plan-keyarena/
Also the CEO of Oak View Group who is renovating KeyArena is Tim Leiweke the former President of MLSE and AEG the latter being the owners of Staples Center and the LA Kings. He was in charge of managing the Clippers along with the Lakers and Kings at Staples so they clearly could have some behind the scenes agreement for a relocation when the new arena is ready to go.
sovietdough wrote:Sam195 wrote:gordoncatrell wrote:well deserved.
clearing the deck for LBJ. West is gonna go full tilt like he did for Shaq 96.
A lot of people think Ballmer wants to move the team to Seattle. After seeing the price the Rockets fetched and the valuation that the nets got it is clear he didn't overpay when he bought the team for 2B. Ballmer is not spending more cash to build a new arena in LA it is a distraction so Clippers can have their lease at Staples Center expire in 2024. Seattle city council just approved public funding for the renovation of Key Arena in Seattle. Ballmer is a Microsoft alumni and resides in Seattle. He was also initially part of an ownership group that tried to both build a new Seattle arena and buy and relocate the Sacramento Kings before Vivek Ranadive purchased the team with a new arena and lease to keep them in Sacramento.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/seattle-approves-660m-renovation-plan-keyarena/
Also the CEO of Oak View Group who is renovating KeyArena is Tim Leiweke the former President of MLSE and AEG the latter being the owners of Staples Center and the LA Kings. He was in charge of managing the Clippers along with the Lakers and Kings at Staples so they clearly could have some behind the scenes agreement for a relocation when the new arena is ready to go.
absolutely
Pickled Prunes wrote:sovietdough wrote:Sam195 wrote:
A lot of people think Ballmer wants to move the team to Seattle. After seeing the price the Rockets fetched and the valuation that the nets got it is clear he didn't overpay when he bought the team for 2B. Ballmer is not spending more cash to build a new arena in LA it is a distraction so Clippers can have their lease at Staples Center expire in 2024. Seattle city council just approved public funding for the renovation of Key Arena in Seattle. Ballmer is a Microsoft alumni and resides in Seattle. He was also initially part of an ownership group that tried to both build a new Seattle arena and buy and relocate the Sacramento Kings before Vivek Ranadive purchased the team with a new arena and lease to keep them in Sacramento.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/seattle-approves-660m-renovation-plan-keyarena/
Also the CEO of Oak View Group who is renovating KeyArena is Tim Leiweke the former President of MLSE and AEG the latter being the owners of Staples Center and the LA Kings. He was in charge of managing the Clippers along with the Lakers and Kings at Staples so they clearly could have some behind the scenes agreement for a relocation when the new arena is ready to go.
absolutely
There may be a team in Seattle before 2024.
Sam195 wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:sovietdough wrote:
absolutely
There may be a team in Seattle before 2024.
Yeah an nhl expansion franchise is an open secret. Seattle, Houston and Quebec City each want a team via relocation/expansion. The nhl will have one expansion franchise likely in Seattle since there will be a new arena. Houston and Quebec City will be waiting out for the potential relocation of unprofitable franchises like the Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes and Anaheim Ducks. All four of those markets are in shambles with low fan attendance at games and tanking local tv ratings.
Adam Silver has been on the record the NBA is not even considering expansion. Mark Cuban made comments that the nba tv windfall is currently split among 30 teams therefore expansion would further dilute that pool of billions while an expansion fee would only generate 100s of millions to be split among 30 existing owners. Atlanta Hawks and OKC Thunder are the two teams most likely to relocate - the latter has a lease soon to expire they could even move back to Seattle. The former has been an awful market for the nba with declining tv ratings and game attendance even when the team is a top seed in its conference. Las Vegas is also becoming more intriguing especially after the immediate success the nhl is having. Add to that the Raiders might not move there if their arena project gets derailed by a Trump tax reform that puts the kibbosh on tax-exempt municipal bonds to publicly fund a chunk of such sports venues.
