NBA well-known reporter Mark Stan latest report, LeBron James wants to buy an NBA team to be his own boss, this plan faces great challenges, president Adam Xiaohua said in an interview that the NBA has no expansion plan for the time being, nor does it consider making James the team owner, and the white bosses of the other 28 teams in the NBA do not intend to accept James.
"I want to own a team, I want to buy an NBA team." In his latest episode of "The Shop," James said, "I want to have a team before I say that, and I want to build an NBA team in Las Vegas." James' plan didn't come out on a whim, he had this idea for a long time, and it was even stronger when he became the first active player in the NBA to have a billionaire.
At the age of 38, James began to think about his life after retiring, making movies, doing podcasts and frequently participating in various business events, all of which paved the way for the upcoming retirement life. Having an NBA team like Jordan is James' dream. Recently, the topic of the NBA expansion in the media has become the focus of discussion, which naturally stirred James's beating heart.
However. James wants to have an NBA team in Las Vegas, and he has a lot of difficulties to overcome, and he not only needs more money to support, but also needs to be supported by many white bosses in the NBA. "Although James has $1 billion in assets, that doesn't mean he has $1 billion in cash flow." Mark Stan said that so far, there is only one black NBA boss, Jordan," the NBA bosses said, and it was a risky decision for James to form an NBA team in Las Vegas. ”
The Magic also own only a small stake in the Lakers, James wants to become the NBA boss, and the 28 white bosses probably won't agree. Moreover, the NBA officially has no plans to expand its military in Las Vegas, and President Adam Xiaohua officially responded to this.
"I suggest you recall that the minimum fee for the NBA to add a team is $2.5 billion." Adam Xiaohua told reporters, "People are talking about adding NBA teams, but everyone is ignoring the mentality of the league's expansion. "In the next few years, the price of TV media live contracts will increase, which will increase the market value of the team, and at the same time, one more team means one more person to share the cake.
"Even if James has $1 billion in cash instead of assets, and he wants to be an NBA team owner like Jordan, the cost of achieving that dream is still too expensive for him." Mark Stan continued, "James's wealth is still too small in front of the NBA boss, and he simply doesn't have the strength to own an NBA team on his own like Jordan. "Jordan can become the Hornets boss, on the one hand, his influence in the NBA is too great, on the other hand, Jordan has almost no stains on the court, and it is unprecedented for white bosses to accept a black boss, and because he is Jordan.
The NBA currently has no plans to increase the team, and Adam Xiaohua has given a positive answer, even if there is a plan to expand the army, it will not accept the idea of James joining. "James has some influence, and he may be able to find some investors." Mark Stan said, "If there are investors or consortiums to inject money to support James, James still has the hope of becoming a minority shareholder, but if you want to control an NBA team alone, James has almost no possibility." ”