The Celtics are selling… why? | The Bill Simmons Podcast 

Cmon Bill! Now’s your chance! Let’s go! ❤

He's evidently a good businessman: sell high. Never forget pro sports is a business.

I need to see bill simmons running an NBA team

Imagine bill owning the Celtics😭

What Steve did with Atalanta in Serie A is nothing short of astonishing, definitely the best owner for the Celtics as of right now.

Pags is most definitely going to be the next owner. The question is, will there be a new arena since the Bruins own TD. Pags is substantially richer than Wyc now.

They take debt and use their business as collateral. NBA doesn’t want you to put up X percent and get a loan from a bank. Only few guys like balmer are or can get liquid 3-4 billion very quickly . Ishbia for example definitely has a big debt portion but his business is killing it so NBA doesn’t mind. The NBA also wants owners in fields that can directly benefit them too. It’s like starting a restaurant with a buddy who also is in the real estate space. He can provide value and also help you scale through his other expertise. Everything is calculated. NFL saw balmer and want Bezos now. 50+ billion net worth is a whole other different ball game/level of ally and partner. Balmer’s net worth is pretty much around what the entire nba would be worth if it went on sale today. Teams are going for about 10x revenue. NBA just did over 10 billion and balmer is worth 133 B. If I’m buying the Celtics, I want it for 5.7 and if im selling I want to get 6.1. As a seller I want 30% more than what the Mavs sold for because history, legacy and value to the league. The NBA is about to go to a different level the next 10 year. Don’t listen to the hype of rating dying. NBA and basketball is about to be the second biggest global sport after soccer. It’s a money printing business. Also why I think the NBA wants to weed out the Buss family. They’ve extended their stay. It’s time for real money to own a real team. This is the pride and backbone of the NBA. The lakers are the pinnacle franchise. They need a real, structured, and heavily backed ownership. Just look at Real Madrid. World class ownership does wonders.

I totally agree! One of the best owners in sports without question!

He knows that apron tax is gonna be insane 😂

Living away from Boston for 25 years has really taken away Bill’s finger on the pulse of the city. He’s talking about Kraft just starting to take heat from the fans in the last few months, when in reality it has been going on for the last four years.

It's why the NBA is allowing for private equity to get involved as minority owners. Need more bidders to pump up the valuations.

Since I have been a Celtics fan the worst owner of the team was John Y Brown which almost drove ‘Red’ Auerbach to the hated NY Knicks. Thankfully the late great Wil McDonough wrote an article in the Boston Globe which forced John Y Brown to sell the team to Harry Mangurian. The guy was absolutely clueless, and thank goodness ‘Red’ stayed with the Celtics. I agree with Bill for Pags to be the new number one owner.

Bills got a huge soft spot for his dad and the Celtics man ..

this news completely caught me off guard as a celtics fan

Buy it Bill.

And private equity might have already passed the top. So alternative investments like sports franchises might be at unsustainable valuations unless I’m missing something about the growth of the league.

The Gaston era should be a warning to all, of how bad it can be. C's were adrift for a decade.

Bill needs to buy!

Why, because the media hype about dynasty, if I was the owner I tried to sell now too.

the days of singular owners are coming to an end quickly. i think group ownership is the norm, the values are too high.

8:20 Cuban does not like to be the center of attention at trophy ceremonies anyway. When the Mavs won in 2011 he got the original owners of the team up there and had David Stern give them the trophy instead.

We need you to buy Bill! Now that you’re doing video for every pod like JJ said you’ve got to be making billions.

I wonder if the Bruins Owners try to buy the shares.

Clean Shaven Bill!

“Kyle, turn the TikTok camera on!”

Totally unrelated ; Would Jerry Buss would've ever sold the Lakers?

how are the celts a home grown roster when White, Porzingis and Jrue were all obtained from trades

So the new owner has to pay Jayson Tatum 60 million a year. Yikes!

One of your team owners wants to sell right after winning a championship and you want to call it good business? The only reason he wants out is because he knows it will never be worth this much ever again!

No one thinks bad of Kraft. Come on Bill.

it’d be a real shame if Josh Harris got any ideas about selling the sixers… 😅

Salaries are getting out of control!!

Bill you could do it. Take your portfolio out. Better than fake Bitcoin.

owner. not governor

Cmon bill, it's time

His cheeks?? What's going on

I can’t wait till the Saudis buy an NBA franchise

If I had a team I would hire Bill as my GM - I promise

Just for a moment, imagine some billionaire from out of town buying the team with the spectre of the Celtics leaving Boston hanging over the head of Bill Simmons...

He wants to make money?

Ha ha ha ha. Jesus. The league is melting in front of our eyes…

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Calling a billionaire a pet name like “pags” is gross. Get off the nuts. Being that rich is evil.

Jeanie Buss.... are you paying attention? Sell the lakers. You're a horrible owner....Governor of of the lakers.

Keep John Henry away!!!

Who cares

Elon Musk buy the Celtics!!!!

So this nepotism no one cares about....

Elon Musk is gonna buy the team.