Re: Well, at least

["S.K.Mishra" <skmishra@sprintmail.com>]

I don't remember the name but the Timberwolves owner is a billionaire as is
Rich Devos of Orlando and Micky Arison of the Miami Heat. - Mishra

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> From: Andy Shaw <shaw@transmeta.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Well, at least
> Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 6:47 PM
> 
> |   From: Douglas342@aol.com
> |   Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 21:14:36 EDT
> |   Sender: owner-celtics@igtc.com
> |   
> |   In a message dated 8/28/98 5:47:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
bocelts@scsn.net writes:
> |   >  So, things are pretty much normal for young spoiled millionaires
who are
> |   >  being oppressed by the owners.  Boy, what a game.
> |   >  
> |   You mean, "by the billionaire owners," right?
> 
> OK, name all the billionaire owners.  Paul Allen is the only one that
> comes to mind.
> 
> With some of the recent contracts, I'm sure that some of the players
> have the opportunity to make more than some of the owners in a given
> year.  And over the long haul, financially speaking, I suspect I'd
> rather have a long-term, guaranteed $100+ million contract than
> dealing with the risk of owning a franchise.
> 
> Some franchises, like the Knicks, Lakers or Celtics must be like
> owning a mint and printing your own money, but others, like the
> Warriors or the Kings must be a really bad financial proposition
> ... I'll bet Shaq makes more than the owner of the Kings, and that his
> lifetime earnings as a player will be higher than if here were an
> owner.
> 
> -Andy