Initially, Grusbeck’s age was sold by Boston Celtix Bill Chisholm for $ 6.1 billion. It was a record agreement in the history of American sports. However, it remained at the top of only 3 months. In the summer, it became known that the Bass family agreed to the sale of Los Angeles Lakers Businessman Walter for $ 10 billion.
Now there is a new record agreement in American sports. Interestingly, the records began to set NBA clubs. Until 2014, no basketball team was estimated even at $ 1 billion. Then Steve Balmer appeared, who bought Los Angeles Clippers for 2 billion.
Since then, or more precisely, from 2016, every NBA club that has received new owners has gone from a hammer for a minimum of a billion. The more successful the franchise – the more expensive it costs. This is logical. But the fact that both the most titled teams in the history of the NBA have almost synchronous owners changed – quite unexpectedly.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Lakers sell looks louder than Boston’s sale. It is not just the amount of the agreement. The Bass family has owned Lakes since 1979, that is, 46 years old is the longest series in the history of the NBA. In second place is the coat of arms of Simon, which has Indiana since 1983. But the successes of these teams are incomparable. Since 1980, Lakers has won 11 titles-more than any other league team over the same period.
Jerry Bass bought Lakers from Jack Kent Cook for $ 67.5 million. The franchise is now estimated at 10 billion. It was the head of the Bass family who made Lakers not only successful but also recognizable. During his reign, the famous “Schoutime” appeared, it was he who opened the League coaching talent Peta Riley. He played world-class talents such as Karim Abdull Jabar, Medzhik Johnson, Koby Braiant, Shakil O’Nil and others.
All this time, the Lakers owner was the Bass family. But if you evaluate the success of the team, Jerry comes to the fore. He participated in the selection of coaches and personally negotiated with the players whom he wanted to see in the team. Jerry Bass wanted the “lake” to be as effective not only on the court, but also beyond. And he reached everything in his plans.
After the death of Jerry in 2013, the ownership of Lakers went to the trust, which was controlled by six of his children. All of them were part of the Board of Directors of the Organization, and some worked at the club. However, there was never harmony between them. After the death of her father, Gini Bass took a major role in the club management that not everyone liked. The relationship between family members intensified after Gini released her brother Jim from the post of executive vice-president of basketball operations.
After Jerry Bassa’s death, Lakers gradually moved away from his former glory. However, they signed the NBA’s main star in Lebron James and won the championship title with him. They recently signed, perhaps the future face of the franchise and the entire league – Luke Donchich. All this strengthened the position of Jini Bass, who became the first woman-owner of the club and the championship title in the history of the NBA. But maybe she is tired of controversy with her relatives.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine The decision to sell the club was made by a majority of the Bass family. From the moment as it became known the agreement, the whole era ended in Lakers. But a new one can appear. Mark Walter, who became the chief shareholder of “lake”, is a well -known and successful person in American sports. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. With it, they always go out into the playoffs, went out to the world series four times and won it twice. With the arrival of Voltaire “Dodgers” will win 60% of matches.
Mark is the Chairman of the Board and the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, whose assets are estimated at $ 325 billion. Voltaire holds the same positions at Twg Global Holding Company, through which he became a shareholder of the women’s basketball club “Los Angeles Sparks” and the Chelsea football. Through Twg Motorsports, it has several racing teams, including Cadillak, which will perform in Formula-1 from next season.
It is important that Voltaire is not a new person in Lakers. In 2021, he bought 26% of the “lake” shares and has since been a minority shareholder. At the same time, he was granted the right of priority to redeem the rest of the franchise. For four years, Voltaire watched the life and activities of the club on the side. He will now be able to directly influence the functioning of Lakers and make important decisions.
Gini Bass will remain among the managers for a while, but it is likely that her role in making decisions will be significantly reduced. If Voltaire pays 10 billion, then it is obvious that the last word will be behind him. And it is very interesting how he will build a job in Lakers. It is possible that Medzhik Johnson, who is a business partner of Voltaire, will return to the Lake. It is already rumored that Johnson can become a so -called “gray cardinal”, which will monitor the work in Lakers on behalf of Voltaire, without leaving the public plane.
One of the most interesting will be the position of the General Manager. So far, we can say that Rob Pelinka is not at risk, but under supervision. He strengthened his situation, having exchange Donchich, and has already signed the center Deandre Eiton. There is a question before this, but perhaps it was the best option, given that Miles Turner had already been intercepted by Milvoki Bucks. Many people consider the transition to “lakes” as the last chance for Eiton to play at an elite level, so something can come about.
However, Lakers has problems with depth of rotation. Lakes have a lot of work on the formation of the composition for the next season and is unlikely to stop the Pelinka halfway. Next, everything will depend on the results of his work and the results of the team. If the Pelinka does not cope, he can be replaced by Bob Mairs, who built the champion “Golden Stat”. But we will see. Donchich remains. Lebron, apparently, too. Lakers has stars, promising players and a successful owner who has high hopes. This franchise has a very exciting (in a good way) the future.
Source: Sport.ua