Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Now there are only 29 teams in the league, and there is still one less in the West. It is understandable that there are 30 teams. Besides, Stern is also right. There are 15 teams in the East and the West to better divide the area, and there is always one more in the East. What's going on with the team? ! This is definitely a good thing, but it is the above-mentioned problems that make everyone's brains more troubled, and they are also afraid that Stern will engage in "saucy operations" again and establish a team abroad. The Toronto Raptors were established in Canada. Team, although Stern persuaded them, but now if there is another overseas team, who can stand it!

Bruce was thinking about it too.

Is it the Vancouver Grizzlies? !

Because of his own reasons, Bruce stopped the establishment of two teams in Canada in 1993. Although the Toronto Raptors were established later, great changes have taken place in history. He really doesn't know which team it is. To build a team, he has long known that Stern wants to globalize the NBA.

Bruce looked at all the bigwigs present and didn't say anything. He was either smoking a cigarette in his hand or sitting there in a daze. Even Paul Allen next to him didn't speak either.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Stern also expected that things seemed to be unexpected, no, this deadlock must be broken!

At this time, Stern forgot to look at Bruce, apparently to let Bruce be the "early bird"!

Stern's look seems to mean, I see that I have given you the number one lottery lottery, and if you don't say a word to adjust the atmosphere, do you still want the number one lottery lottery to fall on your head in the future?

Well, this old boy seems to have eaten him to the death.

Seeing Stern's attentive eyes, Bruce could only smile bitterly. He knew that he had to be this "early bird", who told him and Stern to be tied to the same boat!

"Mr. President, I would like to ask if the team you are talking about is still overseas?!" Bruce stood up and spoke out what everyone was thinking.

"Dear gentlemen, how is this possible, the NBA currently only has an overseas team of the Toronto Raptors, this is just a pilot, I have to say that the Raptors have brought a lot of benefits to you after entering the league, right? Which country near the United States has the ability to build a team?!" Stern replied calmly. He didn't answer Bruce's question directly, because Bruce was just the "early bird" he took out, and it was over when the role was used up, and that was it.

In fact, after the Toronto Raptors entered the league, everyone's income is also increasing. Although it is not high, there is always a profit, and no one thinks that the money is low. On the other hand, Canada is the only country around the United States that can be used. After all, Canada’s economic strength can still be recognized by everyone. As for the other countries next to it, I’m sorry I’m not familiar with it!

You might say that there is not Mexico, the largest country in North America outside of Canada, but are you embarrassed to mention a backward country like Mexico? !

The bigwigs thought that Stern wanted to build another team in Canada, so that it could be on the same level as the Raptors, right, but it was found that this was not the case, which made everyone stunned.

"David, is there that rich man who wants to build a team in the city he likes?!"

There are still smart people among the league's bigwigs, and no, Suns owner Jerry Colangelo is one of them.

Yes, in fact it is.

"Yes, Tom Benson, the rich man in New Orleans, approached me and told me that he wanted to have a team in his hometown. We discussed it and thought it was good enough to let Tom Benson in!" Turn replied calmly.

Is it really that simple, obviously not, every team that wants to enter the league has to pay a huge franchise fee, Bruce paid it, Canadian rich Larry Tanenbaum also paid it, as for Tom Ben What is the price that Sen gave? This is really not what people imagined. Anyway, in a word, the later you join, the higher the money.

Of course, everyone is smart, and no one has mentioned how much the franchise fee is, but they all know that it is at least 100 million yuan to start, and Stern can still be cheaper for others, and Stern dares to talk about this at this time. It must be a knock on Tom · Benson made a big "bamboo stick".

Is it Tom Benson? !

The previous life was at the end of 2011, when the Hornets were at the point of being entrusted by the league. At that time, the Lakers pulled the Rockets and negotiated a three-team deal with the Hornets. The Lakers could send Gasol and Lamar Odom at the same time. Get Paul, but because the Hornets are managed by the NBA, the deal was called off. Then why was the Hornets hosted by the NBA? The former owner of the Hornets was George Sinn, because he had cancer, and the Hornets were in a small city at the time, and they couldn't make a bigger breakthrough in the playoffs all year round, and George Sinn couldn't continue to provide A lot of money to the team, so it was announced that it would be sold.

But the embarrassing thing is that the fans of the league and the Hornets at the time, as well as George Sinn, hoped that a local New Orleans businessman would take over. Although there were many buyers, the New Orleans buyer was the latter, and later because of Opted out for a number of reasons. After that, there was no way. In 2010, the NBA chose to buy the Hornets from George Shinn for $300 million, and the Hornets were temporarily controlled by the league.

After being hosted by the league for nearly two years, NFL owner Tom Benson realized the value of the NBA team, after which he negotiated with the NBA and finally bought the Hornets from the NBA for $338 million, and In 2013, the Hornets were renamed the Pelicans. Fortunately, after Tom Benson took over the Hornets, the NBA's new TV broadcast agreement was reached, which allowed the NBA team to make a lot of money immediately.

Another Paul Allen character, a rich man who loves the city where he was born. At this point, Bruce still appreciates Tom Benson.

It's just that Tom Benson bought the Hornets in his previous life, and now it has become a team building. This historical change is a bit serious!

Of course, Bruce still maintains an optimistic attitude towards Tom Benson's entry. As long as we don't rob him of Chris Paul in the future, we are still friends. Now, everyone!

As for Stern's question of Tom Benson's entry, it is no longer a problem in the minds of most bigwigs, as long as they don't build teams overseas. Besides, it will definitely benefit them to let the league divide the team into regions. Right now, there is no specific division in the east and west. It doesn't seem to be so rigorous, doesn't it!