Less than 5 years ago, NBA franchises were selling for “only” $2 billion. I say “only”, because we just saw the Lakers get bought out for $10B by Mark Walton, only to get flipped for $12B one year later. The difference between price between selling the Lakers in 2025 vs. 2026 could have bought you […]
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I was seven years old the last time the Seattle SuperSonics existed. I remember watching the press conference on television as the team disappeared from my city, too young to understand exactly what had happened but old enough to know that something had been taken away. My dad told me not to worry. Seattle would
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By: Eric Yin Published 2022/06/17 at 5:21 pm SEATTLE – The NBA finals have concluded, and the Warriors have won their fourth title in eight years. This is historic by all metrics. They are one of a handful of teams to make six finals in eight years. For two of the four chips, they only
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By: Eric Yin Published 2021/01/06 at 1:06 am SEATTLE – In 1996 the story was all about Jordan and the Bulls. Coming off a historic 72-10 regular season, the Bulls tore through the East and rolled into the finals riding a 11-1 playoff record, before dusting aside the pesky Sonics. This feat was only further
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