I see it as more of a middle finger to the NBA and Stern. The Maloofs are pretty much telling them that they will sell ONLY to the Seattle group!Msfann":3s0wy7yv said:Maybe I'm not reading this right but wouldn't that backup offer leave the Maloofs in control of the team and the Seattle group as minority owners? Don't we want the Seattle group to be the majority owners? or is this just about trying to get the sac group basically out of the picture?
Smelly McUgly":38v5d1n7 said:Throwdown":38v5d1n7 said:115 MILLION FOR RELOCATION?!?!
How close are our boys to the B-Line?
401M for the 65%
15M for the 7%
115M for relo
That is 531M overall so far just to buy the team and move it to Seattle.
I like that to convince the other owners to ignore that moron David Stern, they are offering a bribe of 4M apiece.
Msfann":eguifd36 said:Maybe I'm not reading this right but wouldn't that backup offer leave the Maloofs in control of the team and the Seattle group as minority owners? Don't we want the Seattle group to be the majority owners? or is this just about trying to get the sac group basically out of the picture?
TheRealDTM":3dnm82dn said:NEW VOTE:
Do you want 4 million dollars, or no?
Fuzzman55":357lbsio said:This is truly incredible. I've never seen anything like it. This ownership group is so committed it is a little awe-inspiring. 115 million dollar relocation fee, paying into revenue sharing, upping the offer to buy the team, on top of the money they've already paid out.
I dislike the NBA but love the Sonics, and it gets me excited thinking about having these owners running our team.
Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5 3m
I can now confirm, according to a high level source, that the Hansen/Ballmer team had agreed to pay NBA $126 MILLION to relocate #NBAKings
Smelly McUgly":2qef0xwe said:Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5 3m
I can now confirm, according to a high level source, that the Hansen/Ballmer team had agreed to pay NBA $126 MILLION to relocate #NBAKings
Smelly McUgly":39x3y20a said:Chris Daniels @ChrisDaniels5 3m
I can now confirm, according to a high level source, that the Hansen/Ballmer team had agreed to pay NBA $126 MILLION to relocate #NBAKings
So, um 126M. That's an extra...let me do my math...380K per owner.
Throwdown":3todvj8r said:Billion dollar question now is..
Is Sacramento worth using the Best Interest clause/takeover for the NBA?
Does the NBA really want to set THAT precedent for a city like Sacramento?
RealDeal":33pt9w7g said:Throwdown":33pt9w7g said:Billion dollar question now is..
Is Sacramento worth using the Best Interest clause/takeover for the NBA?
Does the NBA really want to set THAT precedent for a city like Sacramento?
Nope. They have a good group willing to buy them and or invest in the team. In my eys this has to be game over.
Throwdown":4eck3q9a said:RealDeal":4eck3q9a said:Throwdown":4eck3q9a said:Billion dollar question now is..
Is Sacramento worth using the Best Interest clause/takeover for the NBA?
Does the NBA really want to set THAT precedent for a city like Sacramento?
Nope. They have a good group willing to buy them and or invest in the team. In my eys this has to be game over.
I still have my blitzer goggles on right now, we ARE dealing with Stern. He seems hell bent on keeping Sacramento.