1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to it. 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 2: Big story today in sports locally here in Seattle. There's 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 2: only one man that we turned to, and that's our 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: buddy Chris Daniels from Channel four joining us right now 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 2: on the radio show. 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: Who I asked Chris today? 7 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: Dicky was in studio for a while, and so, what 8 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 2: are you gonna do when the Sonics are actually playing 9 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: a game? Because I don't know if there's been a 10 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: reporter in this town that has milked the story longer 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 2: than Chris Daniels has milked the Sonics return demise, their 12 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: relocation longer than Chris Daniels has worked on this story 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: with the NBA. Do you have any plans for when 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: the Soups do return? What do you do with the 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: rest of your life at that point, Pal, I may 16 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: have one hell of a book to write. We as 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: chapters in this story. Yes, July two, two thousand and eight, 18 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: I can give you almost all the dates. May fifteenth, 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: twenty thirteen, Wow, when the NBA voted to block the 20 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: move of the Kings to Seattle. 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 3: I could go on and on. There have been so 22 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 3: many different chapters in this long well. 23 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: Where does March sixteenth of twenty twenty six belong on 24 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: that list. Tell folks what happened today and why you 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: think it could be significant or insignificant. 26 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean the dates have been on the calendar 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 3: for a while, March twenty fourth and twenty fifth next 28 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 3: week for the NBA Board of Governors, and to his credit, 29 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: Shan Sharani and put it out there that they are 30 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: going to be making a vote at that meeting on 31 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: moving forward on an expansion process and what that means. 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 4: It's my belief the NBA. 33 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: I talked to a league official today about this, who 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 3: confirmed that this is going to happen, that there is 35 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 3: going to be a vote to start this process and 36 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 3: open it up forbidding. 37 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 4: And I think the. 38 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,559 Speaker 3: Easiest apples to apples comparison is to just think back 39 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 3: a few years ago to what happened with the National 40 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: Hockey League and Gary Bettman saying we're going to open 41 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 3: this up for expressions of interests, We're going to have applications. 42 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 3: That whole process that initially started with Vegas and Seattle 43 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: and Quebec City in Seattle didn't bid at that time, 44 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 3: and then they came back a few years later and 45 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 3: said we're going to open this up to a bid, 46 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 3: a bid from Seattle. I think that's what we're looking at. 47 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 3: Here is the NBA and Adam Silver saying okay, we're 48 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 3: open for business, send us your packages, what's your business 49 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: plan look like? And we want to make a decision 50 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 3: here later on this year to start a team. 51 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 4: In twenty twenty eight. 52 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 5: Chris Brian Winhorse mentioned today on ESPN that multiple bids 53 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 5: will be interested in Seattle. Do we have any idea 54 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 5: of whom those bids are coming from. 55 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 3: Well, it's been radio silence over at the Cracking Community 56 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: ice Plex today as I'm sure they're now putting together 57 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: what could be that package if they haven't already in 58 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: calling around to investors. I think if you hear that 59 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 3: from Windhorse, you're a little concerned that this is going 60 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: to up the price up the ANNIE. I know that 61 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: the numbers continue to escalate. We heard Sham say seven 62 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 3: to ten billion today, which just seems like a crazy 63 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: amount of money to try and get a return on 64 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 3: that investment. The number had been floating around five billion. 65 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 3: We know the Blazers went for just under five billion 66 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 3: in the four range, but multiple bidders means that that 67 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: may be what is excited the NBA at this point 68 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 3: to suggest that it is time to do this to 69 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: give away some equity in the league if they're going 70 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: to get that much money at a time that they 71 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 3: are also trying to start up a European league in 72 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 3: NBA Europe with multiple teams and finalizing all of that 73 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 3: in the first quarter of this year. So I think 74 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 3: that's why the stars are aligning for Adam Silver and 75 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: the NBA Board of Governors to say, Okay, let's finally 76 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: move forward on this, and let's only talk about Seattle 77 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 3: in Las Vegas and not open this up to a 78 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: wider conversation. 79 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: Well, do you buy that that seven to ten number 80 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: is accurate? I mean, the Lakers sold last June for 81 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: ten billion dollars, So are we now a year later, 82 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: ready to say that an expansion team will go for 83 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: the same price of the may be most you know, 84 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: historic franchise the NBA has ever seen. 85 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: In the La Lakers. Do you think that numbers too high? 86 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: Well, the league official that I spoke with on this 87 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: today did not agree with Cham's number on that. And 88 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 3: that's not to say that Chams could be the dead 89 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 3: on the money here, but that would seem like a 90 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 3: dramatic escalation from even the Blazers just down the road 91 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: with an arena already playing in an arena. But you 92 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: look at the Celtics, you look at the Suns, you 93 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 3: look at comparable sales here in recent years, and yeah, 94 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 3: the Lakers number is just silly money down there for 95 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 3: what the Lakers were just valued at. So it could 96 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 3: be a number that goes to seven to ten billion. 97 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: And then now you're talking about how many partners would 98 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 3: have to be involved to come up with that kind 99 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 3: of capital, how much debt would be on the purchase. 100 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 3: Those are all sorts of questions that whether it's Samantha 101 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: Holloway and the Kraken are trying to figure out over 102 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 3: the ice Plex, or somebody else will have to figure out. 103 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 5: Chris Zannel's joining us a com for Chris A. 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 6: Sham's. 105 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 5: Part of the Shams Bomb was this quote. He said, 106 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 5: a growing number of owners are believed a support expansion 107 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 5: because of a long term revenue growth for the league 108 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 5: from the Seattle and Vegas markets. Tell us more about 109 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 5: the source of that long term revenue growth. Why are 110 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 5: they so optimistic now when we weren't. It didn't seem 111 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 5: like they were as optimistic a few years ago about 112 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 5: the Seattle market. 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 4: Yeah. 114 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 3: I mean, that's a great question, Dick, and I think 115 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 3: one of the ways to look at that, as you 116 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 3: and I both know and have talked about this, if 117 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 3: there is any sort of season ticket drive that has 118 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 3: to be done to get a team like we saw 119 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: with the Kraken, like we saw with the Golden Knights, 120 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: like we've seen with other teams, those season ticket deposits 121 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 3: will be gobbled up in a matter of minutes, and 122 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 3: that could be at a price that a lot of 123 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 3: fans are not prepared to pay at this point, but 124 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: that would be the return on that investment so quick 125 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: is to get that money in house to try and 126 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 3: balance out your ledgers, and then you talk about just 127 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 3: the merch sales out of the gate, and then you 128 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: talk about the potential TV digital rights deal that could 129 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: exist here in Seattle, especially with a company like Amazon 130 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: sitting here that would love to have the broadcast rights. 131 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: That's what they're looking at in Vegas. You know, Vegas 132 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 3: is an entirely different dynamic in that market, as you know, 133 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 3: with the amount of money and the amount of wealth 134 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: that has flowed through some of those casinos. And I 135 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 3: think the NBA the reason why twenty twenty eight matters, 136 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 3: if you think about the A's and that whole situation 137 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 3: with Oakland and Major League Baseball voting to approve that 138 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: relocation of the A's from Oakland to Vegas, I think 139 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: it was because Major League Baseball didn't want to be 140 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 3: the last one into the market. Well now it looks 141 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 3: like the NBA could be the last of the big 142 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: leagues into that market, especially if they go in at 143 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 3: twenty eight R and I think that does boost up 144 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 3: the value as well, just the different marketing and you 145 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 3: be done in Vegas. They would be two teams that 146 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: would be the new thing, the new kid on the block. 147 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 3: And as we have seen with the Kraken, as we 148 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 3: have seen with new franchises, they sell a lot of 149 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 3: tickets and they sell a lot of merch out of 150 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 3: the gate, and that has to be part of the 151 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: bottom line here as well. 152 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: No doubt. 153 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: Well, Chris Daniels with US commenting on following up on 154 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 2: what Sean's tarani have reported today that the NBA is 155 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: going to meet next week and discuss moving forward with 156 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: the big process for Vegas and Seattle as expansion teams. 157 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: No other cities were mentioned, and it feels like no 158 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 2: other cities are on the table right now besides Seattle 159 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 2: and Vegas. So, Chris, as long as we've known you, 160 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: for the most part, you've just been a reporter, right. 161 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: You investigate, you get to the bottom of stuff. 162 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 2: You only bring present facts to the table, and you 163 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: do editorialize every now and then, but not often. 164 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: And I appreciate that about you. 165 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 2: You are a meat and potatoes, hardcore news I'm gonna 166 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: tell you what's going on, and at somebody else's job 167 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: to digest all that. 168 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: I want you to editorialize. 169 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: Here for a second, here, Brian Windhorse was on ESPN 170 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,119 Speaker 2: and he said today he feels like, for the first 171 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 2: time since two thousand and eight, Sonic fans can start 172 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 2: to believe that this team is coming back. Do you 173 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: also believe that? Well, first of all, let me just 174 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 2: say I think you should be my agent. Wow, that's 175 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: got a bumper. I only wont seventy five percent. By 176 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 2: the way, all right, okay, and with the money you're making, 177 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 2: I'll be retiring tomorrow. 178 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: Well, I would suggest this that I will I will 179 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: believe when I see all the Tea's crossed and I's dotted. 180 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 3: We have seen these, these these peaks and valleys in 181 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: this story. I think I said on your radio show 182 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 3: a couple of years ago that I thought it would 183 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: be done and a team would be playing in twenty six, 184 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: and here we are. There's always the chance for things 185 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 3: to go sideways, whether it be on the financing, whether 186 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 3: it be on Hey, what if there is a another 187 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 3: group that wants to be the owner and also play 188 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 3: in climate pledgury. What would that mean? Is there somebody 189 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 3: out there who also wants to build an arena. There 190 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 3: have been rumblings on that every once in a while 191 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: here across the region. I mean, there are variables here, 192 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 3: and I hate to say, hey, it's it's gonna be 193 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 3: done here in six months until we hear Adam Silver 194 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 3: step out from in front of a podium and say 195 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 3: we've decided to award expansion franchises to Seattle in Las Vegas. 196 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 6: And so what's the timeline for that? 197 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 5: I mean, what would be the day where you would 198 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 5: tell Sonic fans today is the day to celebrate and 199 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 5: when according to this timeline that you understand is correct, 200 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 5: when would that day potentially. 201 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 3: Be well, I think right now you're looking at this 202 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 3: bid process getting kicked off, and then it's potentially July 203 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 3: or potentially September. The NBA would want to give everybody 204 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 3: a two year runway to get their franchise up and running, 205 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 3: if their business plan is put together and ready to go. 206 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 3: And and again you're looking at twenty twenty eight at 207 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 3: the earliest. I think I should also point out that 208 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 3: Adam Silver, in one of his last conversations with the media, 209 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 3: also said that it would not necessarily have to be 210 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: two teams at a time. So perhaps there's a scenario 211 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 3: where it's Seattle first, in Vegas second, or the other 212 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 3: way around. Seattle we know has an arena. But I 213 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: do think there are some variables here that we will 214 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 3: begin to understand as we hear from not only the 215 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 3: commissioner next week. But see what this bid process looks like. 216 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: See how much money somebody's going to have to cough up. 217 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 3: That may not be a question we get answered next week, 218 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 3: by the way, I have been told that the number 219 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 3: could be something decided at a later date. So I 220 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: mean there's some variables here, but I think the earliest 221 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 3: you're looking at anything is twenty eight and the earliest 222 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 3: you're looking at any sort of decision would be July 223 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 3: this summer at the Board of Governors down in Vegas. 224 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 2: Well, the report of Christianiels again with US Channel four, 225 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 2: was that they would discuss next week whether or not 226 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: to move forward with the expansion process and open up 227 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: the big process for expansion teams for Vegas and Seattle. Again, 228 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: I'm asking you to kind of editorialize here, what are 229 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: the odds next week that they put the brakes on that, 230 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 2: and just say, you know what, we discussed it, We're 231 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 2: not doing it. 232 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 3: Letsaki, as you and I were talking off air, I 233 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 3: don't think Adam Silver is making this known in advance 234 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 3: of a meeting if it's not intended to pass, right. 235 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 3: We saw that with David Stern over the years as well. 236 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: If they're bringing something to a vote, they want to 237 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 3: have three quarters of the owners at least approving this. 238 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 3: And there's no harm in the owners saying okay, let's 239 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 3: see what we can get from people. If you've done 240 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 3: your research, you know that the owners can turn around 241 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 3: and say to the NBA League Office, you've done your research, 242 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 3: tell us how much we can get on the open market. 243 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 3: And I can't see the NBA putting the brakes on 244 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 3: next week. But I do believe Adam Silver is legitimately 245 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 3: saying it's put up or shut up time. We've talked 246 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 3: about this for six years now. We've stretched people along, 247 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 3: people have put together business plans. We thought it was 248 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 3: going to happen in twenty twenty four with everything that 249 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 3: was going on with the Exhibition Game, the Climate Pledge arena, 250 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 3: and then they put the brakes on it. I think 251 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 3: he is finally saying, hey, finances are finances, and people 252 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 3: have their people have their packages put together. They need 253 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 3: to have a decision here on moving forward, and the 254 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 3: league also needs to have some financial certainty here on 255 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 3: whether they are going to expand and what those finances mean, 256 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 3: not only for the pocketbooks of the existing owners, some 257 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 3: of whom are having financial difficulties, but also for the 258 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 3: league itself as it prepares to expand into Europe. 259 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 5: You've talked to Dave Adam Silver many times. Does Adam 260 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 5: Silver want this? Has he always wanted this? And what 261 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 5: would you tell the Twitter rights out there about Adam 262 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 5: Silver that think guy, he's just a pawn of David 263 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 5: Sterner he just wants to screw over Seattle. 264 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 3: I think Adam Silver, just like David Stern, is very 265 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 3: careful in his burbiage. As we have spoken before when 266 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 3: he came out out of the blue last July and 267 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 3: said Portland needs a new arena that was planned in advance. 268 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 4: He's very careful on this. I do believe Adam Silver. 269 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 3: In his early sixties, this is a legacy play to 270 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 3: bring the Sonics back to Seattle. There are a lot 271 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 3: of people who still work in that NBA League office 272 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 3: who were around when the Sonics left Seattle and know 273 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 3: that this has been a stain. It's brought up every year. 274 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 3: We have seen the amount of Seattle basketball players that 275 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 3: have gone on to great careers in the NBA and 276 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 3: have done great things in the community. Jamal Crawford leading 277 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 3: the way on that. We know of Lenny wilkins legacy 278 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 3: in this community. There are people in that league office 279 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: who know that this was handled poorly. Yes, Oklahoma City 280 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 3: has been a success. Yes there are people who can 281 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 3: say that was a success, but this is something for 282 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 3: somebody like Adam Silver who has worked there for decades. 283 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: I think a legacy play to finally bring the Sonics 284 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 3: back to cl. 285 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 2: Hey real quick, Chris, before you go, Chris Daniels COMO 286 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 2: four with us on the radio show. You mentioned Amazon 287 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 2: potentially getting involved with the broadcast rights. How many NBA 288 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 2: markets locally carry their game broadcasts in local markets via stream. 289 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 4: And not over the year television. 290 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 3: You know, that's a really good that's a really good 291 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 3: question that you're putting me on the spot there, Softy. 292 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 3: You know, the RSN world is changing rapidly, as you 293 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: know in this market and across the country. There there 294 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 3: have been some questions with Main Street Sports Group having 295 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 3: NBA rights and some of those NBA rights going back 296 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 3: to streamers. Off the top of my head, I can't 297 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: tell you how many there are, but that is I mean, 298 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: Amazon is setting itself up here in the next few 299 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 3: years to be kind of your RSN for all of 300 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 3: your team with the amount of rights that they hold, 301 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 3: whether it be Major League Baseball, the NHL IBA, that's 302 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 3: going to be potentially your one stop shop the way 303 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 3: this is going for Amazon and local sports rights. 304 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 5: Chris, one more from me. We haven't talked about the 305 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 5: millionaires tax yet, so kissed the millionaires tax at all? 306 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 5: Any roadblock to this. 307 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 3: I do believe it's a discussion worth having, and I 308 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 3: understand why people want to have the discussion as it 309 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 3: relates to not only the Sonics, but recruiting players to 310 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 3: the Seahawks, the Seahawks potential sale. It's a little too 311 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 3: early to talk about impacts when it will likely face 312 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: a legal challenge, it will likely face an initiative challenge, 313 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 3: and wouldn't even go into effect until two thousand and nine. 314 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 3: And if it does go into effect, I tell everybody 315 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 3: to look at the Athletic article from twenty twenty four 316 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 3: breaking down the income taxes for all of the Cell 317 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 3: franchises and at that point in time, Seattle, Florida, Vegas, 318 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 3: the Florida teams. I should say the Texas teams had 319 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 3: a lower tax threshold for income tax than the rest 320 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 3: of the league. If this was to go into effect, 321 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 3: using this example, the Kraken would be about mid tier 322 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 3: in income tax. Think about the Juan Soto signing his 323 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 3: contract in New York with the Mets, the biggest of 324 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: all time at that point in time, He's got quite 325 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 3: the tax bill. The Dodgers continue to sign all the 326 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 3: major free agents that they seem to want with the 327 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: biggest payroll down there. The Warriors built a new arena 328 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 3: in San Francisco, the Rams built a new privately financed 329 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 3: arena in La Steve Balmer still went and built in 330 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 3: arena down in Englewood, all with the highest income tax 331 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 3: of any state in the country. So I think with 332 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 3: that context, it's why it's difficult to say at this 333 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 3: point how much fact that will be when there's over 334 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 3: forty states with with income tax. This is just it's 335 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 3: one of those things that I think is too early 336 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 3: to discuss right now, although I know why it is 337 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 3: a discussion point for anybody following sports gaps. 338 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: There's more context there for sure. 339 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 2: Man, we'll see Chris, You're the man, great stuff, unbelievable 340 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 2: work as always, and we will talk very soon. 341 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 4: Maniapell Thanks guys, talk soon. 342 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 2: Let's get some talkbacks on this, by the way. Next, 343 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: the millionaire's text to me thing is interesting. I know 344 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 2: you and Hugh talked about that, right, I think on 345 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 2: the Friday Show. I know John Schneider's made some comments 346 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 2: on that because I generally agree with what Chris just 347 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: said that Hey, we have to see this in action 348 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: and see what this means. Blah blah, blah. But it's 349 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 2: funny because his first example was California. Well, California has 350 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 2: one thing that we don't have, and that's great weather 351 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: consistently and proximity. Like you are talking about asking athletes 352 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 2: to move to what did Jimmy Johnson call us, by 353 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: the way, East Alaska or South Alaska? 354 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: Is that right? 355 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 2: So you know one thing that obviously you've been fighting 356 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: is proximity to the rest of the country. And like, 357 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 2: if you're Sam Darnold, for example, if he was making 358 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 2: thirty five million dollars in three years from now, the 359 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 2: millionaire's tax would cost him three and a half million bucks. 360 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 2: Three point four million dollars on the remaining thirty four 361 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: would go right to the state of Washington. Jetfish's current contract, 362 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 2: if this millionaire's tax is in place, it's costing him 363 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 2: six hundred and fifty thousand dollars that he's got a 364 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 2: write to the state of Washington. So if you're coming 365 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 2: to Seattle to coach or play as an athlete, and 366 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 2: I think we've always thought, hey, especially for free agents, 367 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 2: we got to overpay a little bit here to get 368 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 2: people to come here. 369 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: You might have to overpay even more to get them 370 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: to come out. 371 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 6: You're going to eat the car, right. 372 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 2: I mean again, it's it's we don't have the proximity 373 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 2: that other states have that's convenient for most people to 374 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 2: move around, and we also don't have that phenomenal weather 375 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 2: that places like California on the West Coast have, so 376 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 2: it has been a bit of a bonus I think 377 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 2: for people that we don't have an income tax, and 378 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 2: you wonder how much that's helped, and now you wonder 379 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 2: how much it's gonna hurt. I think the speculation the 380 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 2: conversation is totally fair. I mean, really, the answer is 381 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 2: nobody really knows until this thing actually happens. But to 382 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 2: just dismiss the conversation, I think is ludicrous. We're gonna 383 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 2: break some talkbacks. What do you think of today as 384 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 2: a Sonic fan? After this news of the day, are 385 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 2: you starting to allow yourself to really now believe that 386 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 2: this thing is happening. 387 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: We'll get to those next. On ninety three to three KJARFM. 388 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 7: This is Duke of Duke Seafood and this hour is 389 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 7: brought to you by Duke Seafood. 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Tune in to hear all the 400 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 2: games covered live right here on the FM or nine 401 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 2: to fifty KR AM and on the iHeart app ninety 402 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 2: three to three KJR dot com for a complete game 403 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 2: schedule powered by Twin Peaks, Dave Smith. 404 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: Motors and w se CU. 405 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: So the big news of the day, I think Shams 406 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 2: Tarania this morning, probably right around like six am or so, 407 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 2: I think is when it hit the West coast. I 408 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 2: don't know when he was up doing that, but a 409 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 2: Sham's bomb drops that. Shams is reporting that NBA owners 410 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: are going to discuss next week at their Board of 411 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 2: Governors meeting whether or not to open up the expansion 412 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 2: bidding process for Seattle and Las Vegas. Not just whether 413 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 2: or not to expand, right, but whether or not to 414 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 2: open it up for our city and their city. Like 415 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 2: they're just talking about us, Seattle in Vegas and that's it. 416 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 2: So we've got some talkbacks here. We want to ask 417 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 2: you guys, simply put, are you closer to beloe now 418 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 2: that this is actually going to happen. Maybe you're skeptical, 419 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 2: you don't believe it, not you believe it, or maybe 420 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:12,400 Speaker 2: you really do believe that this is happening. So let's 421 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: hit the talkbacks on the iHeart app the little microphone button, 422 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 2: record a little message, send it off to us, and 423 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 2: we'll play them on the air like this one. 424 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 4: Yeah. 425 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 8: I am right there with your Softy. When I heard 426 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 8: the news this morning, I had tears in my eyes. 427 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 8: I think they are coming back. I am cautiously optimistic, 428 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 8: but I'm getting really freaking excited. 429 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,239 Speaker 4: I'm gonna lie. You know, July second, or third of 430 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 4: eight whatever, ding that. 431 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 8: Was was the. 432 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 4: Absolute worst sports. 433 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 8: Day of my life, and the day that they are 434 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 8: announced that they will be coming back will be the 435 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 8: best day of my sports life. 436 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, July second, two thousand and eight, and uh, you 437 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 2: know what made that day so freaking upsetting. Obviously was 438 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 2: the fact that the team is leaving, but the way 439 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 2: all those idiot politicians responded to it. Remember that Greg Nichols, Hey, 440 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 2: this is the best thing I've been told by David 441 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 2: Stern over on the back and we got to play 442 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: ball here, and I just i gotta tell you, a man, 443 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 2: if I was in the room that day, Dick, I 444 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 2: would have been arrested. I absolutely would have been arrested. 445 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 2: It was so helpless. Like I don't use that word 446 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 2: very often, but the team is leaving, and then the 447 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 2: morons that are supposed to be in charge of safeguarding 448 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 2: this thing are giggling their asses off, and it was 449 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 2: so freaking just the feeling of helplessness watching all that happen. 450 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 2: I could feel that the veins in my neck starting 451 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 2: to grow exponentially, the blood rushing to the fists in 452 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 2: my hands. 453 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if. 454 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 2: I've ever honestly Dick even more so than Muckham Butler. 455 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 2: I don't know if I've ever been that angry watching 456 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 2: anything involving myself my favorite team. 457 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 6: It was the worst day than the Super Bowl lost. Yes, 458 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 6: he lost a franchise. Lose a football game, right, you 459 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 6: lost a franchise. 460 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 5: And you know, I was thinking about it today that 461 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 5: the price tag is. Now, if you took what Schultz 462 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 5: sold the Sonics to Clayton Bennett for, right, and you 463 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 5: doubled that, and then you doubled it again, and then 464 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 5: you doubled it again, and then you doubled that number again, 465 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 5: and then you took half of that number and doubled that. 466 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 4: Again, that's what you got. 467 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 6: That's what you have in the new expansion fee. 468 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 5: So all I mean, find me investment that doubles every 469 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,360 Speaker 5: four years, Howard. 470 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 6: I mean like, that's the the one. That's the one. 471 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 6: There is no saving grace. 472 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 5: But the one thing that makes me smile is the 473 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 5: fact that Howard Sultz lost out on billions and billions 474 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 5: and billions of dollars. 475 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:48,479 Speaker 1: That doesn't do anything for me. 476 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 6: I'm lunderstand that. 477 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: I'm glad. 478 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 2: I'm glad it does for you, but it does nothing 479 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 2: for me because the guy's already got billions and billions 480 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 2: of dollars. And I agree that you can always have more. 481 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 2: But the thing about that press conference, just real quick, 482 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 2: if they would have come out and been as heartbroken 483 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 2: as us, then maybe you could have at least understood it. 484 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: But the emotions that they put on display that day 485 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 2: is why it was. 486 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: That day was just a feeling unlike any other man. 487 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 6: It was so culpable in it. 488 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 3: All. 489 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, what's next, Jackson? 490 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 9: Softy guys, chip here soft you like you're saying you're 491 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 9: not mad at people that are skeptical, or you understand 492 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 9: I understand people that are excited. I am more on 493 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 9: the skeptical side, but I get it. I believe two 494 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 9: things simultaneously. One, I do believe the team will come back. 495 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 9: I wouldn't bet against it. And I also believe that 496 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 9: I will not feel one ounce of excitement until the 497 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 9: announcement is official, ohficial from the NBA. 498 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 4: This is when it's happening. Until then, I'm just not excited. 499 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 2: Totally get it, man, Absolutely freaking get it. And like 500 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,360 Speaker 2: I said, we're all looking towards the same finish line here, right. 501 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 2: Some people are coming in from the side, others are 502 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: coming in from the back. Others are cheating and they're 503 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 2: camping out right now. Some people coming in on drones whatever. 504 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: But we're all looking towards the same finish line, which 505 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: is getting this team back. 506 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: I just hope that that. 507 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 10: See, there's very clearly two different camps right now, the 508 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 10: believers right now and the I guess waiting to believe 509 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 10: right now. And it's sort of like right now there 510 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 10: is the Seahawks, the twelve since twelve, and then the 511 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 10: fans who were before the twelves, and there is some 512 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 10: like I wouldn't say vitriol, but you do feel that 513 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 10: there is some, you know, a little bit of comments 514 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 10: that are made of like that person has only been 515 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 10: a fan since twenty twelve. 516 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 5: You know. 517 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 10: I just hope that when they do come back, there 518 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 10: isn't this lasting sort of divide of, oh, well you 519 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 10: didn't believe, you know, earlier, you just taught them, Like 520 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 10: I understand that that's right now. But if we can, 521 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 10: if we can drop that when it does become official, 522 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 10: that wo'd be really well, that's. 523 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 5: Gonna be all up to pee the people that are cynical, 524 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 5: skeptical and are saying terrible things about the NBA right now. 525 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 6: Oh, why that changes? 526 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 5: Oh I disagree. If that changes, then there won't be 527 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 5: the divide. 528 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: I think. 529 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 10: I think the divide would come from people who are believing, 530 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 10: saying saying like like, man, you should have just you 531 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 10: should have been on board. And I think it really 532 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 10: is and real honestly it is both sides. You just 533 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 10: gotta drop it. 534 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 2: Like for example, if there's somebody out there who's very skeptical, 535 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 2: very angry, like I got it. We got a text 536 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 2: from a guy earlier who says, wake me up when 537 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 2: it's game seven in the Western Conference Finals, and then 538 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,479 Speaker 2: I'll be there. So if that guy comes and says, hey, 539 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 2: i'd like to go to a game, you tell him 540 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 2: to kiss off. 541 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: Yes, okay, well I don't agree with that, but. 542 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 6: Sarcastic really, I mean. 543 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, I mean I think let's invest I do 544 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 2: agree with Jackson that we got to stop with this. 545 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 2: You know, he said, she said I was there first. 546 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 2: I believe before you did. Blah blah blah. I mean again, 547 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 2: I mean I and again. People do things the way 548 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 2: they want to do things. I think everybody's gonna deal 549 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 2: with this and get to the finish line the way 550 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 2: they want. Let's do this because I want to get 551 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 2: some more talkbacks here six o'clock at six great, all right, 552 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 2: well come back and do our Bubby Rare Coins Golden 553 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 2: Moment from the week and discuss more of this and 554 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 2: get more talkbacks at six before Mike de Coursi at 555 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 2: six twenty on ninety three three KJRFM. 556 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 11: It's time for the Bellevue rare Coins Golden Moment of 557 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 11: the weekend. 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We have 574 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: breaking news. Sean Strawani to take it away. 575 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 12: So Peter sources tell me that the NBA will hold 576 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 12: a vote next week at the Board of Governor's meetings 577 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 12: on March twenty fourth and twenty fifth to allow the 578 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 12: league to go explore two new expansion teams exclusively in 579 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 12: Las Vegas and Seattle. And so these two teams would 580 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 12: be targeted for the twenty twenty eight twenty nine season. 581 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 12: And there is momentum within stakeholders here to try to 582 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 12: go out there and see what is the market here 583 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 12: and what could those proposals look like, because industry executives 584 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 12: tell me that you're looking at somewhere between seven to 585 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 12: ten billion dollars per team for Seattle and Las Vegas. 586 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 12: And so this first step right now, this first vote 587 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 12: is looked at as a formality. There is momentum for 588 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 12: the owners around the NBA to approve this vote to 589 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 12: go allow the league to go see what those bids 590 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 12: could look like. Then you have a final vote later 591 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 12: in twenty twenty six to approve the move to thirty 592 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 12: two NBA teams. 593 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess I'm just trying to think outside of 594 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 2: the time invested, Dick in something like this, what's the 595 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 2: downside to looking around to see what's available for a 596 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 2: potential expansion fee? 597 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: Who's willing to pay what? 598 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 4: Right? 599 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 2: I mean that, in some ways is what you're doing now, Right. 600 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 2: You're looking around to see who's willing to pay what? 601 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 2: If we did offer an expansion team to Seattle or Vegas, 602 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: what are you people out there willing to fork over? 603 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 2: So outside of the time invested, which is not insignificant, 604 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 2: I get that, right, I mean you hire people to 605 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 2: do these things for you. I don't know who the NBA. 606 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 2: That would have been a good question for Daniels and 607 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 2: was this done in house? Do they have a law 608 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 2: firm that does this for them? For example, like the 609 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 2: law firm that's running all of the stuff for the 610 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 2: sale the Seahawks, for the Allen Foundation, the liquidation of 611 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 2: all his assets, things like that. Sometimes you hire people 612 00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 2: outside of the office to take care of things like 613 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 2: this outside of the time investment. What's the downside to 614 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 2: seeing what people are willing to fork over. 615 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's a little different than I thought it was 616 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 6: going to be. 617 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 5: I thought it was going to be a situation where 618 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 5: they set a price. They set a price for Seattle 619 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 5: in Vegas and they'll say, hey, it's gonna be six 620 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 5: point seventy five billion dollars. This is what you have 621 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 5: to pay yes or no to one group in each city. 622 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 5: And if the one group didn't come out, then they 623 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 5: would try to find someplace else. But this makes more 624 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 5: sense for the league and it makes more sense for owners. 625 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 6: It doesn't help the Seattle group at all, No. 626 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 5: But it makes more sense for the league and owners 627 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 5: to be Okay, we're just gonna open this up to 628 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 5: the highest bidder. We're not gonna set a price. You're 629 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 5: gonna set the price by how much you're telling us 630 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 5: you're willing to pay for the song. 631 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: Well, look at it. 632 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 2: Our buddy over at Sports Business Radio had some notes 633 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 2: on who might be up for putting a bid in 634 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 2: for the Vegas team, and there were three or four 635 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 2: groups that he mentioned. The Fenway Sports group led by 636 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 2: Lebron Bill Foley, who's the Golden Knights owner by the way, 637 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 2: and also a Magic Johnson led group. So he's mentioned 638 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 2: three of them on his Twitter account for Vegas. The 639 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 2: only group that we've even heard of consistently outside of 640 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 2: rumors is the Samantha Holloway led group, who's the daughter 641 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 2: of David Bonderman, who was the former krack and owner 642 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 2: and passed away obviously in the last year. But we 643 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 2: haven't heard anything significant from anybody that Steve Baumer's involved, 644 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 2: that Jeff Bezos is involved, that Mackenzie Scott is involved, 645 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 2: Jeff Bezos's ex wife, Bill Gates, whatever. We have not 646 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 2: heard a lot of rumors in even smoke regarding other groups, 647 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 2: So I don't know how many people are out there. 648 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 2: We asked christ Daniels about that and he said, look, 649 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 2: there's really nothing concrete to report in that regard. But again, 650 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 2: I just feel like I did in the opening segment today, 651 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 2: that this is the most significant step that we've taken 652 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 2: in getting these guys back since either a the NBA 653 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 2: denied Chris Hansen moving Sacramento or be the team left 654 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 2: for Oklahoma on June second of two thousand and eight. 655 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 2: I feel like this is a gigantic step. I feel 656 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 2: like Chris is right, they're not leaking this story to 657 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 2: Shamscharania unless they're going to actually start talking about it 658 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 2: and start taking bids and start moving forward with the 659 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 2: progress and or the project and the thing that gave 660 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 2: me the most amount of hope is when we heard 661 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 2: this is not about opening this thing up to consider expansion. 662 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 2: This is opening this thing up to start taking offers 663 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 2: on Vegas and Seattle. 664 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 6: That's it. 665 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 2: Not Mexico City, not Kansas City, not Sacramento, not Montreal, 666 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 2: Vegas and Seattle. 667 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 5: And I think today's a bigger day than what even 668 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 5: next Tuesday and Wednesday will be because all indications are 669 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 5: it's rubber stamped right correct, the vote is going to 670 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 5: So yeah, we can celebrate again on Tuesday and Wednesday, 671 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 5: but we know, we kind of know the future at 672 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 5: this point. 673 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 10: Yeah, this is the day I'd celebrate even more than 674 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 10: next week. So I was wondering then, given that, I mean, 675 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 10: we could have very easily. I mean it's not very easily, 676 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 10: but it could have gone all through. And as Shams 677 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 10: doesn't have the bomb, and we learn just next Wednesday 678 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 10: or Thursday they had the vote, they're doing this. It 679 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 10: makes me think, going back to Chris Daniels what he 680 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 10: said about July September, we are going to get another 681 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 10: Sham's bomb at end of June early July or then 682 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 10: the September window that they're voting yes, guys. And so 683 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 10: right now, right now, my eyes go to the end 684 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 10: of June, early July, to another Sham's bomb where he 685 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 10: reports it. We don't have to wait for it. Sham's 686 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 10: is gonna say, yeah, no, we have the reporting. We 687 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 10: know this is going to happen. 688 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, because when we did that Kraken thing at Henry's, 689 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:35,719 Speaker 5: we knew it was gonna happen, right like it was 690 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 5: just a formality that we went. 691 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 6: That was the official birth of the Seattle crack. 692 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: It was the league announcement. 693 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 5: We're gonna know a lot way before David Stern ever 694 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 5: takes to a podium silver what I say to you're 695 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 5: talking about you're talking about Seam saying the League has 696 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 5: approved the offer from X Y Z. 697 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 2: Right, whatever Holloway's group is called. I have no idea 698 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 2: their group will be called, but they've approved the offer 699 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 2: and expansion will be officially announced in October. And you're 700 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 2: exactly right. It's so I think on that day, that's 701 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 2: the day where you really go nuts and you really 702 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,399 Speaker 2: start going crazy. And guys, I just think this, I mean, 703 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 2: I think Seattle And it's easy for us to say 704 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 2: this because we live here. I just am rially curious, 705 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 2: Like eighteen years after the Clippers left San Diego, or 706 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 2: eighteen years after the King's left Kansas City, or the 707 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 2: Colonels left Kentucky, or the Expos left Montreal. Expos left Montreal, 708 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 2: by the way, twenty four years twenty two years ago, 709 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 2: They've been going longer than the Sonics have, which is 710 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 2: crazy to think about that has there ever been a 711 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 2: city that had this much energy and juice to continue 712 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 2: to fight to bring them home the way we have. 713 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, I've talked about simply Seattle before, 714 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 2: and I don't mind saying this. I texted Jamie Munson 715 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 2: today and I asked him, just for giggles, what percentage 716 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 2: of your sales would you say comes from Sonics merchandise? 717 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 2: Huge said, outside of a Super Bowl or another significant event. 718 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 2: It's their best selling team every single year, for a 719 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 2: team that doesn't even exist. They have started a business 720 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 2: based on the backs of the hopes and dreams of 721 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 2: basketball fans that don't even have a team. How many 722 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 2: other towns can say that besides ours? It's unbelievable. We're 723 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 2: gonna break more. 724 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: Talkbacks on this topic. 725 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 2: We'll get to your thoughts next, and then Mike Decorsi 726 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,280 Speaker 2: Hat six twenty on ninety three to three kJ arfm