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SuperHornet wrote:CBS 13 in Sac is reporting that the NBA Relocation Committee has UNANIMOUSLY rejected the proposed sale and move of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle. What this means for the future is uncertain; the only thing we know for sure is that if Seattle wants an NBA team, it will be some team NOT named the Kings.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/04/ ... o-seattle/

SuperHornet wrote:CBS 13 in Sac is reporting that the NBA Relocation Committee has UNANIMOUSLY rejected the proposed sale and move of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle. What this means for the future is uncertain; the only thing we know for sure is that if Seattle wants an NBA team, it will be some team NOT named the Kings.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/04/ ... o-seattle/

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Stern and the NBA fuck Seattle once again. Real smart move, turning down one of the biggest NBA markets in the US, and the richest owner they'd have.

93henfan wrote:

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Stern and the NBA **** Seattle once again. Real smart move, turning down one of the biggest NBA markets in the US, and the richest owner they'd have.

Eh. It's only Seattle. Just a notch above Albuquerque.

SuperHornet wrote:That's a bunch of bologna, grizza. Sac has a history of supporting the Kings, even through the lean years of the '90s. What they can't stand is the Maloofs turning the Kings into the hoops version of Major League.

Get rid of the Maloofs, and the arena will sell out again....

ASUMountaineer wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Eh. It's only Seattle. Just a notch above Albuquerque.

But, several notches above Sacramento.

kalm wrote:NBA

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Stern and the NBA **** Seattle once again. Real smart move, turning down one of the biggest NBA markets in the US, and the richest owner they'd have.

The group trying to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle is continuing to be relentless in its pursuit.

And the NBA could be listening.

Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, the deep-pocketed Seattle-based investors trying to acquire the team, have struck a new deal with the Kings' current owners, the Maloofs, that may create more drama in Sacramento and the league office.

Two sources told ESPN.com the Maloofs have informed their fellow owners that if their deal to sell and relocate the Kings to Seattle is not approved by league owners next week, they will not sell the team to a Sacramento-based group that promises to keep the Kings in Sacramento.

Instead, the cash-strapped Maloofs have made a "backup" agreement with the Hansen-Ballmer group to sell it 20 percent of the team for $125 million to allow the Maloofs to continue to operate the franchise.

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To consider these incredible new figures, the NBA relocation committee is planning to re-evaluate the Hansen-Ballmer offer and has scheduled another meeting ahead of next Tuesday's full owners meeting in Dallas, sources said.

89Hen wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:That's a bunch of bologna, grizza. Sac has a history of supporting the Kings, even through the lean years of the '90s. What they can't stand is the Maloofs turning the Kings into the hoops version of Major League.

Get rid of the Maloofs, and the arena will sell out again....

How many times have we heard this same song and dance from fans of a team that's not getting support?

DSUrocks07 wrote:

89Hen wrote: How many times have we heard this same song and dance from fans of a team that's not getting support?

Miami Marlins anyone? ...except in that case its true. Loria is a cancer on the franchise.

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DSUrocks07 wrote:Looks like Seattle is going to have to wait until after the new TV deal the NBA gets next year when the expansion talks begin. Seattle will be the odds on favorite in the West to get the conference to 16 teams, but who in the east to balance out to 32 total? St. Louis? Cincinnati? Baltimore?

David Stern wrote:I'll make this short, I have a game to get to in Oklahoma City.

SDHornet wrote:It’s pretty much officially over now. BOG voted 22-8 to keep the Kings in Sac. In the presser Stern stressed that the decision was about whether or not Sac was able to continue its support of an NBA franchise. Contrary to the pro-Seattle sentiment on these boards and in the media, the burden of proof has been on Sac to show they can step up and retain the Kings (which they clearly did), the Kings were Sac’s to lose, not Seattle’s. Next step is for the Maloofs to “agree” to a sale to the Sac group. Since they owe about $150M to the NBA, I am guessing that will be the leverage applied to have an agreement hammered out.

JALMOND wrote:

SDHornet wrote:It’s pretty much officially over now. BOG voted 22-8 to keep the Kings in Sac. In the presser Stern stressed that the decision was about whether or not Sac was able to continue its support of an NBA franchise. Contrary to the pro-Seattle sentiment on these boards and in the media, the burden of proof has been on Sac to show they can step up and retain the Kings (which they clearly did), the Kings were Sac’s to lose, not Seattle’s. Next step is for the Maloofs to “agree” to a sale to the Sac group. Since they owe about $150M to the NBA, I am guessing that will be the leverage applied to have an agreement hammered out.

A victory for the small market NBA teams. This sends a message that a person cannot come in, plop a bunch of money down to buy a franchise and move it on a moment's notice to a larger market. Not just a win for Sacramento, but for Portland, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Orlando, Charlotte, etc.

This doesn't truly end it as the owners did not vote on the sale. They only voted on keeping the Kings in Sacramento. The Maloofs can still sell the team to whomever they want, however once again, subject to approval from the league.