Re: EWilliams....6yrs & 48 mil. !!

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@MIT.EDU>]

I heard on the radio this morning that the owner of the T'Wolves originally
bought the team for LESS than they will be paying Garnett!!!!  Now that
doesn't mean that that is what the team is worth now, but GEESH!

TJL


>I have no idea what NBA teams bring in for revenue.  If the Twolves
>are bringing in $100 million per year, then maybe KG $17 mill slice
>doesn't seem so big.  But I doubt that it's that high.  And I don't
>think KG is worth that much more than Googs or Marbury (relatively
>speaking).  I'd want to keep those players around too, and they still
>need a SG and C to be legit contenders.  I know Googs and Marbury won't
>be restricted by the salary cap, but they will be restricted by the
>reality that the club doesn't bring in enough money to pay each of
>them a salary based on their relative value to the team.  KG 17m, Googs
>12m, and Marbury 13m.  No way could the average NBA team afford to pay that
>to 3 players plus a 9 other roster spots.  Lakers, Bulls, Knicks might
>have that kind of money, but I doubt the C's could compete with that.
>
>If that's what happens with our 2 rookies and Walker, we'd be killed.
>I'd love it if the C's could convince the players that giving any
>one player an exhorbitant contract would cripple the organization from
>competing in the league and in the FA market to make the club better.
>
>I don't know, TV revenues are probably sky high right now. But if teams
>are bringing in that much money, why can't they lower the ticket prices a
>bit.
>
>Kevin Smith
>Celtics/Nuggets fan
>



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