Didn't the Oklahoma purchasers of the Sonics sort of "intend" to keep the team in Seattle? The new owners are going to want either a new arena or a huge renovation of the Moda Center. The amount of money that the City of Portland will put up for a new arena will be the same amount they paid Paul Allen to build the Rose Garden/Moda Center - Nada.
He isn’t paying over $4 billion for a 30 year-old arena and an abandoned Tony Roma’s in the Rose Quarter. Lloyd Center is basically a homeless shelter now, too.
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Didn't the Oklahoma purchasers of the Sonics sort of "intend" to keep the team in Seattle? The new owners are going to want either a new arena or a huge renovation of the Moda Center. The amount of money that the City of Portland will put up for a new arena will be the same amount they paid Paul Allen to build the Rose Garden/Moda Center - Nada.
Vegas Trail Blazers in two years after the lease is up.
Portland is the new Oakland. Good job, Democrats. At least there are bike lanes on every street.
Nah. Ho Chi Silver won’t anger his CCP overlords
Kwai Chang LeBron gets Vegas for his years of dutiful service to the cause
He isn’t paying over $4 billion for a 30 year-old arena and an abandoned Tony Roma’s in the Rose Quarter. Lloyd Center is basically a homeless shelter now, too.
Meanwhile, looking for where the Sonics are: