NBA 2023-2024

[DanCPA]

Adam Silver also has a fair amount of power. Balmer tries to flex too hard, he might find himself being forced to sell the team.

Balmer can afford to buy the rest of the league.
Silver flexs too hard he might find himself unemployed

 

[BillJ]

Balmer can afford to buy the rest of the league.
Silver flexs too hard he might find himself unemployed

Guess we'll see. Adam Silver has made the owners a lot of money over the years, Balmer just tried to cheat them.

Most any fool can make money owning a sports team in LA. Silver is getting ready to deliver the owners nearly $20 billion dollars in expansion fees.

 

[DanCPA]

Guess we'll see. Adam Silver has made the owners a lot of money over the years, Balmer just tried to cheat them.

Most any fool can make money owning a sports team in LA. Silver is getting ready to deliver the owners nearly $20 billion dollars in expansion fees.

True

But Balmer can make a lot more money for the owners for a lot longer

 

[BillJ]

But Balmer can make a lot more money for the owners for a lot longer

He's not the one that is negotiating TV, merchandising, and expansion fees, among other things on Silver's plate.

 

[DanCPA]

He's not the one that is negotiating TV, merchandising, and expansion fees, among other things on Silver's plate.

The owners have a hand in that stuff

And as negotiations move more towards Amazon / Netflix and away from TNT, someone with 2 decades experience at Microsoft will have significant value.