Next Celtics Owner Odds
The Boston Celtics are for sale and many Celtics fans don’t know how to feel about it. The team just won the NBA Championship and enjoyed a parade through the…
Feb 10, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics owners Wycliffe Grousbeck (R) and Steve Pagliuca (L) talk as the Celtics take on there Los Angeles Clippers in the second half at TD Garden. Celtics defeated the Clippers in overtime 139-134. Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsThe Boston Celtics are for sale and many Celtics fans don't know how to feel about it. The team just won the NBA Championship and enjoyed a parade through the downtown streets. A few days later the team announced In a press release, they stated, "The managing board of the ownership group expects to sell a majority interest in 2024 or early 2025, with the balance closing in 2028, and expects Wyc Grousbeck to remain as the Governor of the team until the second closing in 2028."
Speaking on CNBC, Grousbeck said he intends to set a new sports industry record with the recently started sale process for the NBA champion Celtics. Such a mark, at least within basketball, likely, as the current league mark for a full-team deal is Mat Ishbia’s $4 billion purchase of the Suns, and the Celtics were previously estimated at $4.7 billion—even before the team’s latest title and the arrival of the NBA’s new national TV rights agreements according to Front Office Sports The higher target would be the $6.05 billion that the NFL’s Commanders garnered last year in the Josh Harris–led deal.
The timing seems wise for him as the C’s just won the championship and they have signed combined contracts worth over $8/1 million for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday.
BetOnline oddsmakers opened lines for who will be the next majority owner of the Boston Celtics.
| Who will be Boston Celtics' next Majority Owner? | ||
| Larry Ellison | 2/1 | |
| Steve Pagliuca | 3/1 | |
| Abigail Johnson | 4/1 | |
| Jeremy Jacobs | 5/1 | |
| Fenway Sports Group | 6/1 | |
| Jeff Bezos | 8/1 | |
| Steven Cohen | 12/1 | |
| Jerry Jones | 16/1 | |
| Rob Walton | 16/1 | |
| Robert Kraft | 20/1 | |
| Charles Barkley/Shaquille O'Neal | 22/1 | |
| Matt Damon/Ben Affleck | 22/1 | |
| Dana White | 25/1 | |
| Tom Brady | 25/1 | |
| Phil Knight | 33/1 | |
| Mark Wahlberg | 40/1 | |
| Dave Portnoy | 50/1 | |
| Rob Lowe | 50/1 | |
| Conan O'Brien | 60/1 | |
| Larry Bird | 60/1 | |
| David Ortiz | 66/1 | |
| Steven Tyler | 66/1 | |
| Bill Burr | 75/1 | |
| Bill Simmons | 75/1 | |
| LeBron James | 100/1 |
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