I was looking forward to catching Dame’s return, but this guy is just looming like a vampire, sucking the energy out of supporting this franchise. Maybe its by design to eventually relocate to a bigger market.

The fact that we, THE BULLS, got our new head coach because Dundon was too cheap says it all

What sucks is the blazers had actually one of the best and most passionate owners in the league for most of their history with Paul Allen. There seems to be no love of the game with this guy. 

He is trying to move out of Portland. This is just the start.

I’m getting really worried about the Seahawks sale with each new Dundon report. Clearly no vetting was done by Jody and co.

Every day I’m a bit more thankful for Ted Leonsis. He’s a scumbag but he’s nowhere here this guy’s level.

Ditto, reinsdorf at least did right by building the united center and its still a top tier stadium after 30 plus years…. And the statues at at the stadium don’t look ugly or cheap

Total douchebag

Hilariously, in the thread about this very topic at the ripcity sub this AM, people are basically shrugging and making the case that taxpayers should be paying for all of it, and handwaving his awfulness if not outright apologizing for it. While the poll there shows the most popular single option is “taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay any of this” most people seem to agree (and be arguing for) taxpayers DESERVE to be on the hook for between half, to ALL of it.

It’s this general attitude on the part of the team’s fervent supporters, as well as the city and state politicians’ complete fuckin ineptitude in dealing with this guy, that will lead to taxpayers ABSOLUTELY paying at least some of this bill, if not eventually all of it. Now - is that sub really representative of all of the city/state residents who follow the team? Of course not. It’s legit one of the most lunkheaded and homer-infested NBA fan subs on reddit, which is saying something (it’s also shockingly right-wing for being based in Portland, LOL). But STILL….

He’s a multi-billionaire known for being cheap as fuck, who got to where he is by essentially being the best/worst used car salesman in the West. And in this particular deal, the people in his office are city and state officials - who have pre-emptively made deals, and public statements alluding to deals - saying they’re going to give him what he wants.

He didn’t even have to press them first! They just DID that. The governor has STRAIGHT UP said, before Dundon put any pressure on, that whatever the city doesn’t kick in, the state will cover. Basically: The politicians in Oregon are so scared of being THE politicians on the clock when “Oregon lost the Blazers” (which btw, isn’t even a realistic option!) that they’re going to fold in half for this guy just to save their reputations (which won’t actually work anyway)

Why *wouldn’t* he just sit on the other side of the desk, while the couple in front of him freaks out on each other about the upholstery options? If you sold cars, wouldn’t you just wait that out to see how much they’re going to put in your pocket before you even DO anything?

Maxsucking

Please do - we die hard Rip City fans need national-level shit talking and dogwalking of Dundon by fellow NBA Fans!! #HelpMeObiWanKenobiYoureMyOnlyHope

If Brindamour wasn’t the coach of the Hurricanes, they would probably be in a much worse situation.

He’s basically just gotten lucky with Carolina

And Intuit is awesome too. Obviously I’m biased but at least Ballmer is trying to win. I’m not convinced El Cheapo cares about winning, he just let go of his overperforming coach to save a few bucks

That term can apply to quite a few owner in the league.

You guys know the other owners vote in new team owners, right? I feel like some of you think Adam Silver is King and not Commissioner…

It’s hilarious that you (and way to many people here) think that the commissioner decides who gets to buy NBA teams.

Like, do you imagine Silver is some demi-god dictator who is the puppet master of the league, rather than an employee who serves on behalf of the owners?

The owners voted to allow Dundon to buy the blazers, it wasn’t silvers choice

Bettman is also the worst Commissioner and an overall trash commissioner.

Even F1 saw insane popularity increases over the last 8 years vs. NHL.

The only thing that grew the NHL in recent years is gambling related revenue….but every sport got that.

Bettman has done basically fuck all to get more people to like hockey.

Fucking David Stern got whole other continents to like BBall in the 2000s/2010s.

He does get to punish them though

I hope the trailblazers don’t ever move. I’ve always liked their logo and jerseys, it wouldn’t feel right if they moved to another location. California definitely does not need any more teams haha.

I’ll take the dumb trades, picks, or contacts any day. At least those are owners who are actively engaged and care about the team. Eventually you hope they’ll find an executive who they trust to delegate to.

But people like this are a cancer on a sports team. We see it to often in baseball, and now it’s coming to the NBA. Shame they allowed this sale.

He does suck

King’s ownership isn’t malicious from what I can tell as an outsider. They just seem really really bad at decision making and drafting. This guy feels like a giant shithead.

Jody Allen is a waste of space. She sat on the team for no reason even though she knew the estate was going to force its sale. Phil Knight threw out an offer and she refused to negotiate and took the first lowball offer from fast talking piece of shit Dundon.

Spending Paul Allen’s Money for those not in the loop.

Now it’s STD. Saving for Tom Dundon.

I mean those days would have been over regardless with the new 2nd apron rules… but fuck cancer

I think he’s cheap and an asshole but Dolan is the worst and it would take a lot to over take him.

Donald Sterling reincarnated.

He made an offer before “Jody was ready” so she ignored him. When the team officially came up for sale he said he was too old and wasn’t interested.

At least then he paid \(130 million and taxes paid \)300 million. Also >\(150 million of that \)300 million was from revenue generated by/related to Lumen field (parking, admission, sales tax, hotel tax). The state also gets to own Lumen field (like Portland owns Moda). Not a fan of public financing for stadiums but Lumen was far from the worst deal an NFL team has foisted on the tax payers.

These guys probably think the popcorn at the tippy top of the trash can is no good too. We won’t let them dim our light brother, don’t forget we need people like them to throw it away so we can reap the rewards 🙏

Better than ending up in the landfill

Lmao the city didn’t have to buy it. Just like you don’t need to buy a car then blame the dealership for when it needs new tires, oil, etc.

Blazer fans online are defending paying for the upgrades much more than the Blazer fans I’ve talked to irl. It may be my social bubble, but do with that information what you will.

Seattle Supersonics v2. Carpetbagger billionaire buys storied franchise and gaslights a dedicated fanbase to hide their true motivations to move the team to “greener” pastures. Well, like Seattle in 2007-2008, Portland should give this guy the middle finger and play hardball. And if the Blazers move, well, see ya later.

Come on, be grateful, he just talked to the manager and got you an amazing discount that he never gives anyone!

No. They want money. Fuck the team, fuck the cities, they want money.

Not even an opinion. That’s the correct and sensible take. But, IIRC every league made that impossible. Which is such horseshit. Germany’s soccer federation has a 50+1 rule where that’s the minimum amount fans can own. I wish we had that model over here.

Yes but taxpayers should NOT be paying for massive mega stadiums in any way

There needs to be some federal legislation around relocation of major sports teams. Assholes like this should not be able to hold a city hostage for the team it loves and has put capital and passion into for decades. These teams are built on an intangible product called civic pride and the greedy have used it to serve themselves rather than the communities being represented by the team. No one would give a fuck about any of these teams if they were not attached to a home city. 

I hate to say this, but if they leave, y’all ain’t getting another team any time soon.

He can fight Bill Foley then, he’s exploring bringing a team in. He owns the Knights, so good luck to him with fighting against someone who already has a foothold in the market.

And Josh Harris is in the Epstein Files.