Michael Jordan set the bar for NBA gamers leaping to possession when he bought the Charlotte Hornets. Grant Hill (Hawks), Shaquille O’Neal (Kings), Dwyane Wade (Jazz) and Magic Johnson (Lakers) have had roles as minority NBA house owners. LeBron James has made it clear he desires to be a part of the possession group if (extra precisely, when) a Las Vegas NBA growth franchise is introduced.
Stephen Curry desires to affix the membership, he stated on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Road.”
“For me, that is positively on the desk. I feel I may do a fairly good job of serving to maintain how nice the NBA is correct now and what it takes to run a championship group…
“I do know I’ve much more to perform on the court docket earlier than I transfer into different roles within the league.”
Curry not too long ago agreed to a $62.6 million one-year extension that locks him in with the Warriors for 3 extra years, to age 39.
It is easy to think about Curry or LeBron within the function that Hill has in Atlanta and Magic had with the Lakers, not as the first proprietor — they’re wealthy however not “purchase an NBA group outright” wealthy — however as a minority proprietor and face of the franchise. For instance, LeBron James is now a billionaire (in accordance with Forbes), however the growth price for the brand new NBA groups is predicted to strategy $6 billion, which is simply the buy-in and doesn’t embrace all of the bills of organising a group.
Earlier than we witness Curry the proprietor we’ll get a handful extra years of Curry the participant, and that is good for followers all over the place.
