Small market teams are not dying to move. However, if you are a greedy asshole and an opportunity comes up you take it, culture be damned. Its gentrification on a corporate scale.
Doubtful. Its a spirited discussion. Too bad your fail to realize how money driven and corporate the world is.
I'm one day from owning the team you bleed crimson red for and you want to play one-on-one. #SMH If it makes you feel better, I'll let you and KS play one-on-one after both teams have cleared the floor after a game.
Yeah, what makes you think the NBA is going to allow the team to be sold to someone with sights in moving the team, and what makes you think Vulcan/Paul's sister is going to dishonor Paul's wishes and sell to a person that wants the team relocated? Even if that happens there's so many obstacles that'd make it nearly impossible. I'm not buying the fear-mongering BS.
selling an arena without a professional sports team as one of it's major tenements? Yeah, that's gonna get a lot of money.
Whatever it takes. If @TorturedBlazerFan can figure out how to do that in a better manner than the 'frozen envelope', I'm all ears. (The Frozen Envelope Conspiracy)
Have you seen the new Park MGM project in Vegas? Its the focus of MGM right now. Adding an NBA sports franchise there will increase the visibility of T-Mobile arena as the premiere sports venue on earth. They will lose 2 fold in the Moda Center but gain ten fold at T-Mobile arena.
@Chris Craig is a truly passionate fan and I'd be honored to have him as part of the ownership group.
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.
