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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP, Jul 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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    Yes they did. They answered your question with “to move it”. You asked why someone would want to buy a shitty team
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yeah, they claimed they were "losing money" meanwhile the value of the franchises continued to increase, I would bet at a much greater rate than their budget deficits. Also, as you said, there is the creative corporate tax accounting. I didn't buy it then, and I don't buy it now.

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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    BBert, Jul 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    and the beer gut
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Jul 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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    Lloyd center.

    Its the answer and will be the answer. No reason to talk about it anymore. Since ill be right ill bow out of this discussion.
     
    Strenuus, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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    Lloyd Center would be a great choice.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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    I do not think Lloyd Center is an option. The old Nordstrom is being being transformed into a concert venue as we speak. Unless there is enough room to leave that there and tear down everything else around it for a new NBA arena.

    https://www.koin.com/entertainment-news/goodbye-nordstrom-hello-lloyd-center-music-venue/
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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    That's going to be a small concert venue. I believe it will only sit in Nordstrom's original footprint.

    But it would be awesome if there was some nightlife in the area before the arena got built. Something more than Cucina Cucina that was at the Rose Quarter.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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    thank you for saying this--people seem to forget that the seattle arena costed about as much as a new build would have cost anyway.
     
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    It’s pretty clear there will be 3 options.

    1. the new owner is super rich and builds a new arena.

    2. the new owner splits the cost and we raise enough public money to build a new arena.

    3. we get enough public money to renovate the Moda center and gut the inside but then we might have to play somewhere for a season or two for that to happen.

    how much faith do you have in the leaders of Portland to make that happen?

    If none of those three things happen, we might force the new owner to leave for better pastures imo.
     
    sheed30, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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    Why do you think this?

    I disagree - I don't think they'll move and the odds have always been effectively close to 0.

    It doesn't make financial sense to move. Buyer could buy a cheaper worse performing franchise.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    I think he meant it went from .00001% to .0001%
     
    BlazerWookee, Jul 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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    lol...

    PA would have never moved the team. A new owner might. Thus, much higher odds
     
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    Well you said when he died, not when he as alive.

    Yeah if your comparing some tiny percent of a percent chance maybe it's gone up a lot. But it's so close to zero it's not worth the click bait speculation and hysteria being thrown around.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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    you don't know what the odds are, but if it was close to zero Silver wouldn't have used a mealy mouth term like "preference" twice. Pretty good chance there has been discussion from at least one prospective buyer about the need for a new arena.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Im sure Medford would love the Blazers but moving there doesn't make sense.
     
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    Portland would be kinda lame without the Blazers. Just my opinion.

    My biggest fear is Vegas. Mark Davis increased his net worth from 500 M to 2.3 B by moving to Vegas.

    Vegas with Yang(if he hits) would be massive.
     
    LayneStaley, Jul 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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    New arena and the team moving are totally different things. Yes I believe buyers want a new arena and that is the reason for Silver comment.

    The Blazers moving makes no sense because the NBA and the city of Portland would both lose money.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Jul 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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    But Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City, Montreal, etc. does, or at least might make sense
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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