On top of that, I think the new reports that other team owners are pumping the breaks on the expansions it’s even more of a worry. No expansions = just keeping the NBA at 30 teams but moving one or two to Seattle/Vegas is even more likely. the timing of everything seems fishy. At this point I sure would rather have Jody keep the team long enough that the maybe one day they do expand and add Seattle and Vegas then she can sell the team and I would feel a lot better about this whole situation.
This would also explain why the team is for sale now and not... in the next couple years. If they know that there won't be expansion, no reason to wait.
I think this is far more likely the scenario than anything. Plus, i dont think the league wants a mom and pop type ownership group buying the Blazers. The league knows a strong Portland franchise is more important to the league than losing Portland as a franchise, especially since they've been here for 55+ years. That is not a good look for the NBA, especially if they allow the team to be moved to Seattle. Look at the shit-show that is happening in MLB with the Athletics and Rays, that's not exactly exuding confidence in the stability of teams. Like I've said before, the NBA knows that having the Sonics leaving Seattle has been a negative blight on the league, and solving that by having a team move from one of the most stable franchises would be stepping on their own dick, time 100.
The NBA will move the Blazers to Seattle and put Portland down for an expansion team when they expand the league. That will give us time to build a new arena.
That's hilarious. I really hope you nor anyone else here actually believes that is an actual option the NBA is considering.
I believe they're being sarcastic. He tries to say things in an attempt to be like barfo, but the difference is, people like barfo and barfo is actually clever and says things that are funny.
You need some deep pockets to pay for a new arena like that. My guess is the new owners will want a tax break to make it happen, and the non-basketball fans will go ape shit over it.
The city of Seattle had the Ms and the Seahawks, so it wasn't a big hit to them to have one less big league franchise. We don't have that same luxury as a city and a state we would probably foot the bill if the new owner/owners demanded it. Hopefully there is at least one group in the bidding that loves our city and state and has deep enough pockets that another one to two billion to build a state of the art arena that they own would be appealing to them. I doubt that's the case because I don't think Silver says that if they have a buyer lined up who wants to build an arena themselves. So again I'll just say the city and state will have to come through and I think unlike Seattly they will. That being said I'm not as sure about the Blazers staying as I was the day before yesterday.
Id legit be devastated if the Blazers left. Actual tears would be shed. I wouldn’t follow them if they left.
I'd still be an NBA fan but I'd be a man without a team. I would never follow the team that stole the Blazers from Portland and Oregon. They'd be a team I would root against.
