Los Boston Celticsone of the most legendary franchises in the history of the NBAare for sale. Their owner Wyck Grousbeck has made public its intention to sell the franchise and There are already several suitors who have shown interest in buying it despite the fact that Its price would be around 6 billion dollars..
Despite such a high valuation, There is no shortage of suitors, and the most illustrious is billionaire Jeff Bezos.owner and founder of Amazonwho would be willing to pay that amount for become the new owner of the Massachusetts teamas revealed Bill Simmonsone of the most prestigious analysts of American sport in general, and of the NBA in particular.
There has been a legitimate rumor in the last few days about Jeff Bezos possibly buying the Celtics. I can say that interest is real, he will be one of the suitors… he is potentially interested in buying the franchise.
Bill Simmons (prestigious NBA analyst)
“In recent days There has been a legitimate rumor about Jeff Bezos buying the CelticsI can say that this interest is real, I think he will be one of the suitors… It is one of the most important franchises, so you have to understand it. It is true that he is potentially interested in buying the franchise“, he assures Simmons.
The third richest man on the planet
Money would not be a problem for Bezos, whose personal fortune is estimated at around $194.7 billionthe third largest on the planet after those of Bernard Arnault (233 billion) and that of Elon Musk (195 billion). But the main obstacle to its purchase would be the possible incompatibilitygiven that Amazon has just signed the first exclusive agreement of NBA game broadcasts as part of the new media rights negotiation.
The Celtics celebrating their NBA championship title on the streets of Boston.LAPRESSE
And Bezos buy the Celtics As an individual owner, he could keep the Celtics business separate from Amazonalthough it is not clear how NBA rules will deal with the fact that the owner of one of their broadcast partners also owns a team. Or whether Other franchise owners will look favorably on it because of the logical suspicions that could arise if this hypothetical purchase were to take place.
Celtics operational problems
There hasn’t been a more attractive sale of an NBA team in a long time, although The Celtics have operational issues, such as the fact that they do not own TD Garden. That would be a headache for many aspiring new owners, but Not for someone with as much money as Bezos.capable of getting rid of many of those problems.
It’s a crazy price, but the NBA will probably get it. They want $6 billion, the same amount they would ask of new expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas, and probably Mexico City.
Bill Simmons (prestigious NBA analyst)
Simmons He also revealed on his podcast that NBA expects $6 billion price tag to be imposed on Celticsthe same one they want to charge interested parties when the NBA expansion franchises in Las Vegas y Seattle are available. “The league wants $6 billion for the teamOr, the Celtics. They don’t own their stadium. It’s a crazy price, but they’ll probably get it.They want the $6 billion, the same amount they would ask for from new expansion teams in Seattle y Las Vegasand probably in Mexico Citywhich is shaping up to be a third team.”
Jaylen Brown with the MVP trophy of the last NBA Finals.LAPRESSE
According to the same source, all these operations would result in a very juicy extra profit for all the franchises in the competition, which would share the cake: “They want to get $6 billion for each of the two franchises for expansion, which would mean a $400 million check for each NBA owner, the 30. So they’re trying to set that price for this Celtics team.”
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2024-08-20 15:16:04