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Originally Posted by urbanlife
I don't buy this because if Knight wants to bring a MLB team to Portland, nothing is preventing him from doing so. His offer to the Jody Allen was such a low ball offer, he was just hoping to buy the team for cheap and she was wise enough not to sell it to him for his low ball offer.
I could see Knight not wanting to pursue a NHL team because he doesn't own the Blazers, but MLB is looking to expanding and MLB2PDX would do well with someone like Knight being the primary financial backer.
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That's just not true. Phil Knight's starting offer was above $2B. The Utah Jazz, a smaller but similiar market sold for $1.66B in 2020 and only 7 teams have sold above $1B. While sales of teams are not an everyday occurance and values are rising into the multiple billions of dollars, his offer was neither offensive nor final. But Jody wouldn't even have a conversation with his representatives.
I don't know if Knight has any desire to be an MLB owner but I do know if he was an owner of the Blazers and the Rose Quarter, he'd be looking to maximize those investments by luring in additional pro sports including NHL and the WNBA.
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