Wweek.com - Portland Must Confront the Real Danger of Losing the Blazers

to move it?

 

that's a loopy question because it's all relative. The value escalates every year. I bought an F-350 Power Stroke in 2000 for 30K. Same pickup would be 110K now. If I bought a new one I'd move it all the time. And yeah, that's a wisecrack.

I wonder what the Chargers were worth before they moved to LA compared to now. The Chargers were worth 2.3B in their last year in San Diego (2016) and they had 574M in revenue. They were worth 5.8B last season. And since the Blazers don't own the Moda, whatever value the team has is almost all due to being one of 30 NBA teams. If the Blazers have X value in Portland they will almost certainly have similar value in Vegas because they'd still be 1 of 30

I have also noticed that you have increased the value to 4.5B. We don't know yet what it will be sold for. Might be 4.5B; might be less

for what it's worth, I don't think the Blazers will move. But the odds are certainly higher now than they were when PA died

 

There’s no reason to move the blazers when they already plan two expansion teams. Blazers are a model of success with the fan base and city support. They’re not moving. They will sell for more than a lot of folks predict though. I don’t think they brought back Dame just to move him again either. Dame is the face of Portland sports. We just got a WNBA franchise. Nothing about selling the team hints at moving the team

 

putting all their chips on a renovation of the Moda without knowing if a renovation will do the trick

besides that, by all accounts it would require a major renovation and that would shut down the Moda for at least one season, probably two. Where do the Blazers play while the Moda is being renovated? And why would a new owner sign up for that?

don't get me wrong: if the city and the state want to play a little hardball on this, they would have some generic justification. It could be argued that pro-sports owners have accumulated too much leverage over cities and states. So, drawing a line could be justified. But it could also be greatly increasing the odds of a Blazer exit

a new arena would cost 1-2B. A major renovation might cost close to that. If you amortized the cost of 1B over 30 years, including debt service of bonding, I'd wonder how that cost would compare to lost revenue if the team leaves?

 

I read that a new arena will cost the city 400 million.

 

Would you be sad if they left? There is your answer. I’d love to have the A’s, Jets or Coyotes, who are all shit franchises in Portland

 

I don't know where you read that, but there's no way a new arena would come that cheap

now, that may be the city's share of a 1.5B arena cost. If somebody is willing to pay 4B for a team, they would probably be willing to add another billion for a new arena; especially if they were getting the full impact of a depreciation schedule

 

Ron Wyden's team

 

You’re so worked up about this that you want to “SLAP” somebody over it. #DeepBreaths

 

I’m quite sure if we put this question in a POLL, you would NOT be happy with the results.

 

Not over them. But if the NFL came knocking, people would love them. Any of them

 

As long as Mrs HCP is happy with the pole