01-13-2021, 11:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-13-2021, 11:31 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(01-13-2021, 10:57 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Just goes to show that the NBA should be as motivated as they can be to find owners that actually care about the sport.
Clippers went from quite possibly the worst franchise of all time (Minny coming for that title), to a near decade run of championship aspirations.
I think if anything should be changed, it should be do-nothing owners that don't really see an NBA team as anything more than an investment. There should be a performance clause that should light a fire under owners asses. Make a good team or lose it.
This is true, but I also think the demand for a franchise varies wildly depending on the market and brand. Ballmer paid $2 billion for an LA market team, but Minnesota has been on the market forever and they reportedly can't get a $1.3 offer. Michael Jordon got Charlotte on a sweetheart deal because they couldn't give that franchise away. But there are definitely owners who way under perform their franchise potential ... like the Knicks ... but is that from lack of caring or incompetence? If anything Dolan might care too much ... he won't let the Knicks just get bad and rebuild through the draft.