The Twin Cities are a mid-sized market of 3.6 million people. If the team is selling for $1.5 billion I very much doubt Silver would be able to squeeze $2.5 billion per team on the lower end from anyone in potential markets that are marginally larger (Seattle) or smaller (Vancouver, Las Vegas, San Diego).
Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in negotiations to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves for $1.5 billion
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The Twin Cities are a mid-sized market of 3.6 million people. If the team is selling for $1.5 billion I very much doubt Silver would be able to squeeze $2.5 billion per team on the lower end from anyone in potential markets that are marginally larger (Seattle) or smaller (Vancouver, Las Vegas, San Diego).
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Doesn't really seem like a big deal. Where are they gonna go? NBA seems deadset on giving Vegas and Minnesota, an expansion team.
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I assume you meant Seattle however in the very unlikely event of T-wolves moving to Seattle or Vegas. Minnesota probably gets 1 of the 2 expansion slots at a discount with the outgoing owners paying a very inflated relocation fee or a large part of the expansion fee for a new team in Minneapolis along with the normal relocation fee.
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It was mainly a overcomplicated way of explaining that the nba as a collective has ways to keep a presence in Minneapolis regardless of any new t-wolves owners intentions.
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If the NBA allows the team to move, I think they would want a new building or major renovations before they go back.
The earliest the team could move assuming Orach is correct is 2023 (plus 50 million). The arena will be 33 years old by then and though 6 years removed from their last major renovation.
Curious to see the league or Taylor's response to this if it's right.
The earliest the team could move assuming Orach is correct is 2023 (plus 50 million). The arena will be 33 years old by then and though 6 years removed from their last major renovation.
Curious to see the league or Taylor's response to this if it's right.
They recently completed a significant renovation ....something like $150 million and their lease runs until 2035 or thereabouts? They are not moving anywhere in the medium-long term.
The NBA can extract more from Seattle for an expansion fee than from Minneapolis (if the team relocated to Seattle).
The NBA can extract more from Seattle for an expansion fee than from Minneapolis (if the team relocated to Seattle).
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Correct. Twin Cities is not Memphis or New Orleans. Its a healthy market with sizable amount of corporations ready to buy suites.
Also, funny thing about Timberwolves. They can't even cry about arena being old because 1. it was recently renovated and 2. worst case there is...a relatively shiny one down the road, in the same market.
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Two things that get me about this sale:
1. A-Rod and co. don't really care about the Lynx, it seems. The previous owner was notorious for being garbage with handling the Wolves, but was a huge supporter of women's basketball, especially with how dominant the Lynx have been. I do not see the new ownership having a fraction of the same passion for the WNBA besides the obligatory "we care about the women folk" speech every couple of months by uninterested parties.
2. The Wolves are SO relocating. They renovated their arena and yet they're still whining about it being out of date. If that's not a warning sign they're interested elsewhere, I don't know what is.
1. A-Rod and co. don't really care about the Lynx, it seems. The previous owner was notorious for being garbage with handling the Wolves, but was a huge supporter of women's basketball, especially with how dominant the Lynx have been. I do not see the new ownership having a fraction of the same passion for the WNBA besides the obligatory "we care about the women folk" speech every couple of months by uninterested parties.
2. The Wolves are SO relocating. They renovated their arena and yet they're still whining about it being out of date. If that's not a warning sign they're interested elsewhere, I don't know what is.
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If they think Target Center is outdated, there is a relatively new one down the road. That trick is not gonna work here.
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I don't know if they are relocating or not, I personally don't want them too but I'll ask this. What is the incentive to go to a Wolves game or even watch one on TV? 1 playoff appearance post-KG (and none before him so not a 'historical' franchise), horrible ownership, gave Andrew Wiggins that ridiculously bad contract, and traded out a decent set of uniforms for this garbage
What the hell is this? A church-league jersey or an NBA uniform? Looks more like a church-league jersey to me.
Also, the Twin Cities has options for sporting entertainment, this isn't like what Sacramento was facing in 2013 where the Kings are the only thing in town. Hell even the WNBA team is better than the Wolves have ever been. So if the franchise is lousy, the ownership sucks and pissed off KG and the fans/community, the uniforms are shit, and the team competes in a stacked Western Conference w/ little hope of even making an 8th seed, and there's the NHL/NFL/MLB/MLS/WNBA/U of Minnesota to support, then what is the point of the average Joe pouring money into the Wolves?
What the hell is this? A church-league jersey or an NBA uniform? Looks more like a church-league jersey to me.
Also, the Twin Cities has options for sporting entertainment, this isn't like what Sacramento was facing in 2013 where the Kings are the only thing in town. Hell even the WNBA team is better than the Wolves have ever been. So if the franchise is lousy, the ownership sucks and pissed off KG and the fans/community, the uniforms are shit, and the team competes in a stacked Western Conference w/ little hope of even making an 8th seed, and there's the NHL/NFL/MLB/MLS/WNBA/U of Minnesota to support, then what is the point of the average Joe pouring money into the Wolves?
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Report: Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore agree to finalize purchase of majority of Timberwolves, Lynx
The sale from Glen Taylor to the new owners has been a gradual one (at Taylor's request).
Sale finalizing. Installment purchase.
With their lease hopefully A-roid is not allowed to move the team for 11 years. They spent significant money fixing up the Target Centre.
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A-Rod was at dinner with AquaMan at Elisa Steak his ultra fancy steak house
Seahawks do massive business with Canadians coming down for games
He could have the same mindset with Vancouver’s Asian population who would be driving down a to For home games
Seahawks do massive business with Canadians coming down for games
He could have the same mindset with Vancouver’s Asian population who would be driving down a to For home games
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NBA is likely to expand to Seattle before A Road has a chance to move the T Wolves. or if he says he wants to do that, I could see Silver working the phones to prevent that from happening with his reason being he has expansion plans for there.
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Glen Taylor announces that Timberwolves are no longer for sale. Deal with A-Rod, Lore not completed
The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired the controlling stake in the team has expired. Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves for $1.5 billion in 2021 to...
Purchase window expired.
I'm thinking there is something more to this. This is a major league sports transaction not fairy tale with a clock striking midnight.Glen Taylor announces that Timberwolves are no longer for sale. Deal with A-Rod, Lore not completed
The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired the controlling stake in the team has expired. Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves for $1.5 billion in 2021 to...www.yahoo.com
Purchase window expired.
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Probably because the value of teams has gone through the roof since they made this deal.
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