Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Regardless of whether it is a team appreciation or influence, you must choose a good team. Jordan carefully calculated it. The big city teams estimated that it would be difficult for Bruce to buy for him. Small and medium cities will still be available, but the problem is himself. His influence is limited in those cities. Unlike the Hornets in Charlotte, it can be said that as long as they can buy the Hornets, the team's market value will definitely increase several times because of themselves.

"I know, I will contact Stern as soon as possible!" Jordan also understood the seriousness of this matter, and he was ready to take it seriously.

"Well, just understand! Michael, can you do little lace news or enter the casino a few times this year?! If you want the Hornets, then you have to establish a positive image for the United States and the world. If you still If you are nostalgic for the land of fireworks or the casino, then I guess it will be suspended!"

Bruce scolded and scolded and said that if Jordan doesn't listen to him anymore, he won't care, the big deal is that everyone will shoot and break up!

The reason why Bruce pays so much attention to the positive image of Jordan is of course there is a saying. Since Jordan wants to buy the Hornets as his boss, his image must first be positive. Although it is true that many NBA owners often go to pick up girls and bet on money, but If you make things big, it will definitely damage the image of the league. Take George Sinn as an example. If he is careful not to touch his cheerleaders and chooses to spend money outside privately, Then this matter can't be so big.

People, sometimes they can't control themselves, whether it's desire or other things, it's the same truth.

And as long as Jordan’s mess is amplified by others, he will definitely not be the owner of the team. Now the league has strict checks on those who want to buy an NBA team. Investors who want to buy an NBA team are still very strict. The team is not what you want to sell. Selling is not about selling whoever wants to sell. Qualification review is very important.

Let me analyze the process of the team's change of ownership:

The team belongs to the owner, and the owner of course has the right to sell, but all NBA teams are a whole, and there are interests related to each other. The change of a team involves multiple interests, so it is not the owner's sole responsibility.

The NBA Council, this organization often appears in major decisions about the NBA. The NBA Board of Directors is composed of team owners and has the power to make important decisions in the league. According to regulations, the transfer of any team in the NBA must be approved by the board of directors. The specific method is to vote. In addition to the owner of the team that sold the team, the owner of the rest of the team must have three-quarters of people agree to the team. Put it on the shelf, which means that at least 20 bosses must vote for it.

The team is not that the owner can sell if he wants to sell, but sometimes the owner has to sell if he doesn't want to sell. Take George Sinn as an example. If he hadn't been spread to the street by last year's "scandal", it would be impossible for the league to sell the Hornets. Although George Sinn didn’t want to sell, once the rest of the league affected his own interests because of this “scandal”, then George Sinn would have to be forced to sell the team by everyone in the league because of the league’s The bosses are all businessmen, and the businessmen are chasing profits. If you George Sinn’s incident reduced the overall revenue of the alliance, then all the bosses in the alliance would not want to see it.

When the team's proposal for sale is approved by the league council, the next step is to select a buyer. The NBA has a special financial committee to evaluate the value of the team, and at the same time estimate the situation that may occur after the change of ownership. Once the estimate is not conducive to the future development of the team, even the buyer identified by the team owner can only be out of the game. .

Of course, at this point, the requirements of the NBA in the 1990s are not so strict. It can be said that as long as you want to sell the team, you can personally contact the buyer in private, as long as the identity of the last buyer is obtained by the league. Just pass the review.

Unlike in the new century, the management of the league is very strict. In addition to the team’s proposal for sale and the approval of the league’s board of directors, the league can enter the stage of selecting buyers by bidding. Of course, these buyers are selected by bidding. Must accept the alliance's review and evaluation. After the review and evaluation, the league and the owner of the team that sold the team, like the auction house, negotiated the lowest price and then gave these buyers the property rights of the team in the way of "the higher the price."

And the most important thing is the review of the league. Not everyone can become an NBA boss. It's not just a matter of money. The NBA needs to review the qualifications of team buyers. If the review fails, no money will be used. When Jerry Bus bought the Lakers, the league management believed that Buss was a playboy, and it is difficult for such a person to run the team safely. The league deliberately refused to approve Buss to become the Lakers. It was not until Buss submitted a plan to develop the Lakers. His idea of ​​combining entertainment and sports touched the league's management, and it passed the review.

Therefore, if the character is not good, the league management will really intervene. This is also the reason why Bruce has emphasized that Jordan has been less "chaotic" in the past few years. If Bruce and Jordan lose the opportunity to buy the Hornets in this way If that is the case, that Bruce was going to hit someone, who was the one who hit, the nonsense must be the instigator Jordan himself, wasting his precious brain cells and time, and finally getting nothing, this is the most annoying.

However, when Bruce founded the New York Hans team, he was reviewed and evaluated by the league. Although Stern was more eager for the Chinese market, after all, Bruce was a Chinese and didn't often stay in the United States. At that time, there had been a lot of management. The layer and the team boss opposed it. In addition, the United States and China did not have a good relationship. At that time, some American congressmen publicly opposed not allowing Bruce to form the New York Hans.

At this time, Bruce used the two-year review and evaluation as a reason to allow him to spare time to mediate the matter. As expected, Bruce bought part of the shares of major companies in the United States, plus Bruce established Tianhan Empire in the United States. The good deeds of cities in assisting the slums have dispelled the concerns of management, team owners, and parliamentarians. After all, as the saying goes, good public opinion cannot be done.

At the time, Bruce was holding the cards of Paul Allen and Bill Gates. Paul Allen helped because Bruce helped him win the Seattle Supersonics. His thanks to Bruce, and Bill Gates The help is because Bruce holds shares of Microsoft Corporation, coupled with the public opinion of the slums in the United States, this is completely "king bomb", let me ask who can resist it.

It has to be said that it took Bruce a full two years to deal with these things, and the league launched the ultimate qualification investigation of Bruce in accordance with the prescribed procedures. Bruce finally provided all the documents needed for the investigation to the league. After a series of qualification reviews, the NBA did not find that Bruce had violated the rules of the league. In the end, the league board voted to establish a plan to establish the New York Hans in 1992. Bruce also became the first foreign boss in the league.

I just don’t know if the Russian Prokhorov will buy the Nets again in the future. At this stage, there are duo in New York. The Knicks will definitely not relocate, and Bruce will move back unless his head is squeezed by the door. Being away from New York, the current position of the Nets is very embarrassing. Although New Jersey is very close to New York, it is not a metropolis after all. Then the value of the Nets will definitely be compressed. After all, the league cannot arrange for the third team to appear in New York. The team.