I am a nobleman in England

"... As a mature professional sports league, the operation of the NBA depends on both immediate benefits and future development. This is especially true when selling teams. Although the price is important, the development trend of the team after changing owners is also critical. Selling a team in the NBA is a prudent knowledge.

Therefore, Bruce, I hope that you will be cautious when choosing a trading partner. Moreover, in the current situation, the board of directors has to say that it has investigated Rokholov’s background and source of funds, but the results of the investigation did not come out. Before, he had no way to pass the council and eventually became the owner of the Nets..."

Nets owner Labrus Ratner hung up the call from league president David Stern, his face was a little gloomy, and his expression was extremely depressed. He thought that someone was rushing to buy the team and could sell it for a good price. But now it seems that it is really a mess.

For the tossing ability of the English earl, Arthur Bolin, while having a headache, I also have to admire.

As I said before, although the team is the owner’s asset, the owner has the right to sell the team, but in the NBA it is not so casual to sell. The NBA has related procedures and regulations. If you don’t follow the rules, the team really sells. stay home.

The 30 NBA teams are a whole, and there are interests related to each other. The change of ownership of a team involves multiple interests, so it is not the boss that alone can control.

That's why there is the NBA Council. This organization often appears in major decisions about the NBA.The NBA Board of Directors is composed of team owners and has the power to decide important decisions in the league.

According to regulations, the transfer of any team in the NBA must be approved by the board of directors. The specific method is to vote. In addition to the owner of the sale of the team, the owner of the other 29 teams must have three-quarters of people agree. The team can be put on the shelf, which means that at least 22 bosses must vote for it.

When the team's proposal for sale is approved by the league council, the next step is to select a buyer.The NBA has a special financial committee to evaluate the value of the team, and at the same time estimate the situation that may occur after the change of ownership. Once the estimate is not conducive to the future development of the team, even the buyer identified by the team owner can only be out. .

To be honest, a bear countryman with an identity background like Rokhorov can only impress the league council and agree to a team deal agreement only with various favorable conditions.

It has to be said that, from the perspective of economic strength, Prokhorov, who was on the top of the Russian wealth list in 2009, is undoubtedly quite rich, but it is also officially because of this, the league council is about whether to sell the Nets to Prokhorov. Some hesitation.Prokhorov's background is relatively deep, and many bosses worry that Prokhorov's arrival will break the economic balance of the league.

Especially under the hype of the young billionaire, Arthur Bolin, the teams with superstars have become hostile to Prokhorov, worrying that after he joins, he will set off a storm of gold in the league and be smashed. .

What is even more depressing is that there are also Bald Eagle Congressmen who have spoken out against the sale of the Nets to Prokhorov. The reason is that Prokhorov has extensive investments in an African country, and the Bald Eagle is making progress in his country. Economic sanctions.In addition to this investment, there are also rumors that many of Prokhorov's economic gains are not coming from the right path.

One stone caused a thousand waves of waves. The original simple business behavior was expanded, and the NBA had to immediately follow the prescribed procedures to initiate an investigation of Prokhorov's qualifications.Prokhorov was required to provide the league with all the documents needed for the investigation, and the NBA began a series of qualification reviews.

No matter how helpless the Nets boss Labrus Ratner is or how angry Prokhorov is, he can only obey the league's regulations and revoke the verbal agreement between them...

"Boom boom——"

"Come in."

"Boss, Mr. Arthur Bolling is visiting, look at—" the secretary who pushed in, looked at the frowning boss Labrus Ratner, and asked cautiously.

"Please!" Labrus Ratner said hurriedly when he heard it, and then stood up from the boss chair, tidied his suit, walked around the desk, stood in the middle of the office, and looked at the office door with bright eyes.

Wearing a close-fitting blue high-definition suit, the tall and tall Arthur, with a bright smile on his face, walked into the office, La Bruce Ratner also smiled, stepped forward two steps, stretched out his hand and said: "Afternoon OK, Mr. Bolling..."

"Good afternoon, take the liberty to visit, I hope it doesn't disturb you." Arthur shook hands with the other party very elegantly and politely.

"Hehe, it's not presumptuous at all, you are very welcome, please sit down—" Labrus smiled happily and stretched out his hand to invite.

"Thank you." Under the guidance of the other party, Arthur sat down on the sofa in the reception area of ​​the office and ordered a cup of coffee under the other party's courtesy.

When the two sat down relatively peacefully, they talked about insignificant gossip at the beginning. After the secretary brought in coffee, the two drank two coffees, and after a word of admiration, Arthur put down the coffee cup, smiled and said straightforwardly: " Mr. Ratner, my presumptuous visit this time is mainly to talk to you about the Nets trade."

"Oh? Tell me—" Ratner looked at the disgraceful young man in front of him, with a gentle smile on his face, but the English earl, who was clever and unscrupulous, sighed in his heart and wanted to hear what he said.

"Hehe, in the past few days, there has been a lot of trouble surrounding the Nets trades. Prokhorov and I have also had a lot of disputes about you and me.

To be honest, there are many teams that can be traded in the league at present, such as the Golden State Warriors, Hornets, and Wizards. There are many options. However, the reason why I prefer the New Jersey Nets in your hands , That's because it is about to move to Brooklyn, New York. I like New York City. At the same time, I can get half of the new stadium.

Therefore, even if the Nets’ record and foundation are the weakest among these trading teams, I don’t care, because in my opinion, this is not a good thing. In this way, after taking over, we can Rebuild without burden, make good use of the draft chips in hand, and spend a few years to build a successful championship team.

In the UK, I also have a football club. It has been relegated for many years and was knocked down into the abyss. I bought it when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. After this period of reconstruction, it has been completely renewed and the whole club has been consolidated. Get up and sprint to a higher level of league. This is undoubtedly something I am very proud of.

Well, Mr. Ratner, saying so much, I just want to express my sincerity to you. I bought the Nets, not on a whim. I decided to invest after thoughtful thinking. I will invest. Funds and energy, let the Nets go to glory, please believe me!"

Arthur had a sincere look and spoke very frankly, hoping to impress the other side. It is impossible to say that the other side has owned the Nets for so many years without any emotion. The reason why he traded the team this time was because he had to Raise money to continue developing his real estate project.

For this, Arthur was also prepared, and continued: "I am very optimistic about the New York real estate market. After the financial crisis, although the real estate market has not improved for the time being, I am optimistic about its future, so I have also bought it all over the world. Less real estate.

I am really very interested in your Atlantic Yard project, if possible, I am very willing to invest!"

Arthur's last words were undoubtedly the last straw to crush the camel. Ratner looked at Arthur and said, "Are you really willing to invest in the Atlantic Yard Project?"

"Of course, this is an opportunity to make money. It is not for the Nets to deliberately use this project to please you. After all, no one will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the water. I planned to conduct an in-depth investigation and personally visited it, which confirmed my decision to invest!" Arthur said with a confident and calm smile on his face, saying very sincerely.

Hearing this, Ratner also breathed a sigh of relief. The Atlantic Yard Project is undoubtedly his biggest concern. As long as the funds are in place and this period of time lasts, he believes that this real estate project will be a great success.

Looking at Arthur’s young smiling face, Ratner smiled relaxedly: "Well, Lord Bolin, your sincerity and frankness touched me. The Nets have 80% of the shares, including 100%. Ownership of the Barclays Center Arena, $230 million, if you agree, then it’s yours!"