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  • DonkeyJote
    All Star
    • Jul 2003
    • 9194

    #226
    Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

    A local radio station up here is reporting that a Golden State Warriors employee told them that the Maloofs have agreed to sell the Kings to the Hansen/Ballmer group for $525 million.

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    • thaima1shu
      Robot
      • Feb 2004
      • 5598

      #227
      Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

      I won't believe anything until Chris Hansen says it's so.

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      • Coug00
        LOB
        • Jul 2002
        • 3476

        #228
        Originally posted by thaima1shu
        I won't believe anything until Chris Hansen says it's so.
        I believe it's going to happen simply because the NBA has a financial hold of the Maloofs by the boys and is forcing them to sell (believed to be by the March 1 relocation deadline), but I'm not believing any of the specifics until the official presser.
        Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists Association

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        • Paul Pierce_OS
          Don't Kill My Vibe
          • Sep 2011
          • 4626

          #229
          Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

          Matt Steinmetz ‏<s>@</s>MSteinmetzCSN I've heard from reliable source that the Kings' sale to Hansen-Ballmer in Seattle is done deal. Source said price http://sulia.com/my_thoughts/980f7816-98c1-4c70-b960-99bf47646826/?source=twitter …

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          • MarvinOida
            MVP
            • Feb 2012
            • 4859

            #230
            Originally posted by Paul Pierce_OS
            Sonic Fans: Kings Fans:
            Nice to see you rockin the Sonics Avatar.

            Question: what division would these Sonics be in? Pacific, Northwest, or Southwest? (Not gonna debate about the Southwest, that will NOT happen to Seattle) If they are in Pacific, then why would Portland, a team south of Seattle be in the Northwest. Northwest, where do the Nuggets, Jazz, Portland, Minny, or OKC go?

            Scenario 1:
            Pacific:

            Sonics
            Lakers
            Clippers
            Suns
            Warriors

            Northwest:

            Blazers
            Nuggets
            T-Wolves
            Jazz
            Thunder

            (Southwest stays the same)

            Or Scenario 2:

            Pacific:

            Lakers
            Clippers
            Thunder/Jazz/Denver
            Suns
            Warriors

            Northwest:

            Sonics
            Blazers
            Nuggets/Thunder/Jazz
            Jazz/Nuggets/Thunder
            T-Wolves

            What would happen to the divisions? Here's a map to use to figure it out.

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            • DonkeyJote
              All Star
              • Jul 2003
              • 9194

              #231
              Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

              Originally posted by MarvinOida
              Nice to see you rockin the Sonics Avatar.

              Question: what division would these Sonics be in? Pacific, Northwest, or Southwest? (Not gonna debate about the Southwest, that will NOT happen to Seattle) If they are in Pacific, then why would Portland, a team south of Seattle be in the Northwest. Northwest, where do the Nuggets, Jazz, Portland, Minny, or OKC go?

              Scenario 1:
              Pacific:

              Sonics
              Lakers
              Clippers
              Suns
              Warriors

              Northwest:

              Blazers
              Nuggets
              T-Wolves
              Jazz
              Thunder

              (Southwest stays the same)

              Or Scenario 2:

              Pacific:

              Lakers
              Clippers
              Thunder/Jazz/Denver
              Suns
              Warriors

              Northwest:

              Sonics
              Blazers
              Nuggets/Thunder/Jazz
              Jazz/Nuggets/Thunder
              T-Wolves

              What would happen to the divisions? Here's a map to use to figure it out.

              Why not:

              Pacific:

              Portland
              Seattle
              LA Lakers
              LA Clippers
              Warriors

              Mountain:

              Denver
              Minnesota
              Phoenix
              Utah
              OKC

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              • DonkeyJote
                All Star
                • Jul 2003
                • 9194

                #232
                Originally posted by Proof21
                Not giving up the faith..local buyers are showing up.
                Local buyers that will outbid the CEO of Microsoft, et al?

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                • d11king
                  MVP
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 2716

                  #233
                  Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

                  CenturyLink Field (Seattle Seahawks) and Safeco Field (Seattle Mariners); some really good stadiums architecture-wise. Highly interested in what this new Seattle building would look like. Is Sacramento even working on a new arena deal?? That piece of crap building they have now is astrocious.

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                  • MarvinOida
                    MVP
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 4859

                    #234
                    Originally posted by Proof21
                    Doubtful..but you never know what could happen. As a life long Kings fan I refuse to give up.
                    As a Seattle fan, I agree don't give up until its over. The Maloofs have been one of the weirdest owners the NBA has had. It's good to have faith cause what the ungreat Justine Bieber said, Never Say Never.

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                    • KingCountyKings
                      Just started!
                      • Jan 2013
                      • 7

                      #235
                      Evidence says done deal

                      The public has known the Maloofs want out of Sacramento for a long time. Plain and simple they don't want to be there and have been trying hard to get out. All signs point to this deal with Chris Hansen being planned a very long time ago. This link between them is not something that just popped up.

                      On July 16th, 2010, Frank Hughes wrote an article for Sports Illustrated in which he said that George Maloof came to Seattle to meet with Wally Walker.


                      So back in 2010, the Sacramento Kings owner was meeting with Wally Walker who is a member of Chris Hansen's team and the efforts to bring the NBA back to Seattle. Of course a BS story was made up to keep the media away and tickets selling in Sacramento.

                      Here is an article from Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times claiming that the meeting was "much ado about nothing."


                      However, Wally Walker is also the first person to introduce Chris Hansen to David Stern. I cannot find a link and I can't remember if it was a TV interview or something I read but I am pretty sure that Wally Walker set up the meeting between them.

                      Also, on the SonicsArena website you will find a blog written by Pete Nordstrom who is one of the key investors in the Seattle arena deal and part of the potential ownership group. He starts his blog by saying "I was made aware of Chris Hansen by Wally Walker probably at the beginning of ’12."


                      Is it just a coincidence that the same guy who met with George Maloof in Seattle is the same guy who introduced Chris Hansen to a key part of his team?

                      Here is another article on mynorthwest with Marienrs CEO Howard Lincoln in which he discusses having breakfast with both Chris Hansen and Wally Walker.


                      That helps to prove how closely connected Wally Walker is to this whole thing. He is a major player.

                      When Chris Hansen first announced his intentions of building an arena and buying a team, the articles all specifically mentioned the Sacramento Kings. From the very beginning the Kings were mentioned as the team and now that it seems to be coming to life people are acting as if there is a chance it's not true. There have been far too many connections for this not to be a done deal at this point. Chris Hansen spent a lot of money on this already. He must have been pretty confident right? Why would he have been so confident? Could it possibly have something to do with the 2010 meeting between the Maloofs and Wally Walker? I believe this has been a done deal for a very long time now. I feel sorry for the fans of Sacramento, and I will feel sorry for all Sonics fans if somehow I am wrong and the deal falls apart!

                      Had to erase the links to the evidence because this website won't let me post links yet

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                      • KingCountyKings
                        Just started!
                        • Jan 2013
                        • 7

                        #236
                        Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

                        Nothing wrong with keeping the faith

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                        • MarvinOida
                          MVP
                          • Feb 2012
                          • 4859

                          #237
                          Originally posted by Proof21
                          To the above poster...you might be correct. But this is the Maloof family we are talking about. Just 10 months ago we had a handshake deal to build a ESC and keep the Kings in town. You never know what is going on with them.

                          I will keep my faith. I love this city and I love this team.

                          To the people say I have other teams in the state to cheer for..you're right. But this is my team, in my city. I don't care for the others. I love the Sacramento Kings. I grew up with them, been through up and down seasons. My family has camped outside the arena box office to get regular season single game tickets in the 80's. This is all that we have in this city. We also realize that if we lose this basketball team, we will never gain another professional sports franchise. We can't have that which is why we continue to fight. It might be an uphill battle, but we don't give up here..how many times have we been through this? Anaheim, VB, KC, Seattle, this isn't the first. We are passionate for this team here..yes attendance has been down..but you can thank the Maloofs and the economy for that. Our mayor is doing everything he can to keep the team here..will we win I don't know. But I do know Sacramento loves its team and it would be devastating if we lost them.

                          Sorry for my rant, it just feels like I continue to get punched in the gut with everything going on. All we want is our team.

                          Edit: Also I have no ill-will towards Seattle fans..I don't ever want to come off that way. I just really love this basketball team and what they represent. My home, Sacramento.
                          We understand bro, losing a home team sucks. Maloofs are crazy, if they had a straight head, they wouldn't be in debt and the Kings are still in SacTown possibly a championship contender.

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                          • d11king
                            MVP
                            • Feb 2011
                            • 2716

                            #238
                            Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

                            At first, I thought the How to Catch a Predator guy was trying to buy the Kings...

                            I hope I wasn't the only one.

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                            • KingCountyKings
                              Just started!
                              • Jan 2013
                              • 7

                              #239
                              Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

                              I personally prefer an expansion team just for history/name purposes. Makes a whole lot more sense for an expansion team to be called the Sonics and take the history then it does for us to take a team that already has a name and history and throw ours on it.

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                              • KingCountyKings
                                Just started!
                                • Jan 2013
                                • 7

                                #240
                                Re: Agreement for new Seattle arena reached

                                Originally posted by d11king
                                At first, I thought the How to Catch a Predator guy was trying to buy the Kings...

                                I hope I wasn't the only one.
                                Chris Hansen did catch a predator. George Maloof.

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