What now? Ownership, etc

[EL PRESIDENTE]

http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/24248120/gambling-need-know-nba-sports-betting-partnership

That may hurt MGM from owning the team. Probably not AEG though

 

[santeesioux]

I don't want to have to become a Kings fan you guys.

 

[Chris Craig]

But why is the practice facility here?

Privacy

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I don't want to have to become a Kings fan you guys.

I'll refuse to follow basketball if the Blazers don't exist.

 

[santeesioux]

I'll refuse to follow basketball if the Blazers don't exist.

I think that would be the case for me too tbh. You'd have to think we'd be very likely to get that baseball team though, because the 22nd largest market or w/e it is now would be very attractive to an NHL/MLB team to have to themselves.

 

[Chris Craig]

LA already has two. Not worried about Blazers going to LA.

Why not have three NBA teams play in the same stadium

 

[santeesioux]

How about this guy?

 

[bradk8605]

Went through lists of high net worth individuals who might consider owning the Blazers, who are not super old:

Not in any particular order:

Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Howard Schultz (Starbux)
Jensen Huang (Nvidia) ~Went to Oregon State

The Nvidia guy would be cool, but has he ever even mentioned basketball before? Who owns Intel?

Not that I know of, I just went through a list of billionaires haha and those listed had the following qualities:

-Were Younger
-Had Ties to the Northwest
-Have lots of money


The richest person with Intel ties I could find was Gordon Moore and he is 89, so likely out.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Why not have three NBA teams play in the same stadium

You mean a devil's triangle?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

How about this guy?

Enemy of the deep state.

 

[barfo]

I'll refuse to follow basketball if the Blazers don't exist.

Same.

Hell, I barely follow it now, to be honest. Maybe I'm ahead of the curve.

barfo

 

[Chris Craig]

How about this guy?

Yeah, he can turn the coliseum into a rocket launching pad

 

[Chris Craig]

Probably going to be a group of investors, not one person that is going to buy the Blazers.

 

[JoshuaHall]

I just don't see who would keep the team in Portland unless local guys pool together. Even then, any corporate interest would outbid them.

A bay area tech guy may keep them in Portland. Maybe a few Hollywood guys will too. Phil Knight would be great.

“Are you going to keep the Blazers in Portland per the wish of my brother?”

“No.”

*click*

I think that’s how that conversation goes.

It seems you’re under the impression that they can’t reject offers for some reason. Also, if corporate interest was *that* interested, they’d still be interested in a well established team that is already turning a profit.

Frankly, I think *most* corporate interest would rather leave the team as is than uproot them. Its a ton of fucking work to move a team. The path of least resistance is often the path chosen. Not to mention the amount of lawyers and other beurocracy involved.

Also, if you think the state of Oregon would just let the team go, you’d be mistaken to believe so. That’s a massive loss in jobs for the economy - and ya know, tax payers would be furious given they help subsidize the entire area on the basis that it provided more jobs.

Id bet there are more offers to keep them where they are than to move them.

 

[julius]

Probably going to be a group of investors, not one person that is going to buy the Blazers.

I got about 1500 bucks I could invest in the group. that'd get me what... .000001% ownership stake!

 

[JoshuaHall]

Whats going to change in Portland?

Why would an outside buyer with no ties to Portland move their family to Portland for a "healthy profit" when they can print money with a flashy new team and arena in Vegas?

Because Portland has a passionate fan base?

I would be happy to be proven wrong (in this example ONLY) but I do not have confidence in McGowan.

First they came for the edgy announcers.
Then the edgy social media guy.

Corporate is sterilizing the Blazers.

The owner doesn’t have to live in Portland.

 

[bradk8605]

I don't know if anyone has suggested this yet, starting a GoFundMe for about $1.3 or $1.4 billion

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtba...ub-now-worth-at-least-1-billion/#fe3e9f571558

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

“Are you going to keep the Blazers in Portland per the wish of my brother?”

“No.”

*click*

I think that’s how that conversation goes.

It seems you’re under the impression that they can’t reject offers for some reason. Also, if corporate interest was *that* interested, they’d still be interested in a well established team that is already turning a profit.

Frankly, I think *most* corporate interest would rather leave the team as is than uproot them. Its a ton of fucking work to move a team. The path of least resistance is often the path chosen. Not to mention the amount of lawyers and other beurocracy involved.

Also, if you think the state of Oregon would just let the team go, you’d be mistaken to believe so. That’s a massive loss in jobs for the economy - and ya know, tax payers would be furious given they help subsidize the entire area on the basis that it provided more jobs.

Id bet there are more offers to keep them where they are than to move them.

Thats why I specifically mentioned AEG or Oak View in Seattle. Both have inventives for moving the team and have existing relationships with McGowan. They give him a bonus and a job after the sale.

Hopefully Allen asked they keep the team in Portland but everything can be changed. I know nothing about his sister or her wishes. Its her team now for the time being and McGowan is doing the scouting.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

The owner doesn’t have to live in Portland.

No they don't. It would be nice if they did though

 

[JoshuaHall]

How about this guy?

I don’t think there are basketball stadiums on Mars or on rocketships just yet.

 

[Pinwheel1]

“Are you going to keep the Blazers in Portland per the wish of my brother?”

“No.”

*click*

I think that’s how that conversation goes.

.

Well of course they could lie like they did in Seattle, after a year or so. That is why there needs to be a group of local investors vs just one buyer.

 

[illmatic99]

 

[JoshuaHall]

Well of course they could lie they did in Seattle, after a year or so. That is why there needs to be a group of local investors vs just one buyer.

As far as I know, he didn’t lie. He said he would
keep the team with a new arena. Seattle refused to build an nba quality arena, so he left.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Lets list a few options:

1. Corporate shills: AEG/Oak View
2. Hollywood: Oprah/Geffen
3. Kobe and friends
4. Tech Bros
5. Local portland group or individual (Boyle, Knight)
6. Some wealthy fam u never heard of (Pritzkers, crazy rich asians)

Who else? God this is depressing

 

[santeesioux]

Lets list a few options:

1. Corporate shills: AEG/Oak View
2. Hollywood: Oprah/Geffen
3. Kobe and friends
4. Tech Bros
5. Local portland group
6. Some wealthy fam u never heard of (Pritzkers, crazy rich asians)

Who else?

Maybe some rich Native American casino owners could pool some money and buy the team?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

As far as I know, he didn’t lie. He said he would
keep the team with a new arena. Seattle refused to build an nba quality arena, so he left.

They bought the franchise in bad faith

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Maybe some rich Native American casino owners could pool some money and buy the team?

She's running for President

 

[JoshuaHall]

Thats why I specifically mentioned AEG or Oak View in Seattle. Both have inventives for moving the team and have existing relationships with McGowan. They give him a bonus and a job after the sale.

Hopefully Allen asked they keep the team in Portland but everything can be changed. I know nothing about his sister or her wishes. Its her team now for the time being and McGowan is doing the scouting.

I didn’t know McGowan was the new owner of the team. I was under the impression he answers to Paul Allen’s sister and is operating under the set of circumstances established the first time Paul fought cancer.

I also find it hard to believe that someone who fought tooth and nail to keep the team in Portland would not put a disclaimer in his will as it pertains to moving the team. Would be a massive oversight of willful negligence.

And once again, the state and city would put up a massive legal battle if that were to occur. It would hurt the economy massively with no justification.

 

[santeesioux]

She's running for President

No no, real ones bro!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Lets list a few options:

1. Corporate shills: AEG/Oak View
2. Hollywood: Oprah/Geffen
3. Kobe and friends
4. Tech Bros
5. Local portland group or individual (Boyle, Knight)
6. Some wealthy fam u never heard of (Pritzkers, crazy rich asians)

Who else? God this is depressing

Schnitzer family, Pamplin Group.