The Lakers change of ownership brings two major chain reactions! James may retire early, and the probability of buying a team has increased significantly

After almost 10 years, the NBA Finals finally ushered in another tiebreak battle. It is really hard to say who will win the championship in the Pacers or the Thunder. Although fans have been criticizing this year's Finals and accusing the referees and the league of suspected control, it is undeniable that this operation has indeed saved the bleak ratings of this year's Finals. The topic has become more popular and the ticket money has been made. This actually proves once again that the essence of the NBA is a business activity, and the emotions of fans are often not that important in the face of interests. What's more realistic is that fans may still be paying attention to the title of this year, but NBA bosses and management have actually focused on how to make more money next season or even in the future.

In addition to the discussion in the finals, the most talked about event in the past few days is undoubtedly the change of ownership of the Lakers. The Bass family will transfer most of their equity to the diversified holding company TWG boss Mark Walter for $10 billion. Many Lakers fans, even players such as James and Doncic, are excited about the arrival of their new boss and believe that the Lakers can finally spend money generously, but in fact, the things behind the Lakers' change of ownership may be more complicated, and may even directly bring two chain reactions.

First of all, before the Lakers, two teams have been sold one after another in the past two years. In 2023, Mark Cuban sold a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks for $3.5 billion. In 2024, Grosbeck sold the Boston Celtics for $6.1 billion. This time, the Bass family even sold the Lakers for a record $10 billion. Does this mean that these old NBA players are starting to cash out and leave? Next, more teams will choose to sell teams at high positions? For example, the Warriors may sell the team before Curry retires to avoid a decline in the team's market value. After all, it is impossible for other bosses to have no idea when they see that the Lakers have sold so much money.

And those who have ideas should not only be the NBA bosses, but the NBA management will also see the huge commercial value contained in NBA teams again. Bosses in other fields will also see it. Will they also want Ballmer and Walter to run and enter the field over the years? Personally, I believe that new NBA team buyers will definitely appear in the next few years, but what if the existing NBA team owners do not have plans to sell the team for the time being? It's very simple, just choose to expand the NBA.

It is worth mentioning that after the news of the Lakers' change of ownership came out, ESPN reporter Tim Bontemps immediately wrote an article to discuss the impact of the Lakers' sale, including whether it will have an impact on future NBA expansion. The reporter said: "Many sources said this will not have any impact on the discussion about NBA expansion. At a press conference earlier this month, Adam Xiao said not only that expansion will be a topic for next month's meeting, but it is likely that a committee will be established to formally study the issue - which represents a formal step in the NBA expansion. Sources revealed that the ball now The team's trading price has risen, and the entry fee for the NBA expansion may reach nearly $6 billion. This means that if the league expands two teams, the current 30 bosses will each receive about $400 million in expansion bonus. "

So no matter how you look at it, NBA expansion is already an imperative, and this is a good thing for everyone. NBA bosses can make more money, and some cities without NBA teams are happy to have their own home teams. For example, Seattle has been waiting for it for more than ten years. Based on this situation, Lakers star James may choose to retire early. It is not that James will retire soon, but that he may retire when the NBA chooses to expand his team so that he can have the opportunity to cooperate with others, become the boss of a new team, or cooperate with others to buy an NBA team.

Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin recently talked about the impact of the Lakers' change of ownership on the offseason. Two of the main points are about Doncic and James. The reporter said that sources close to Doncic said Mark Walter's strong financial strength and his past success with the Dodgers make Los Angeles more attractive to Doncic and the possibility of staying in the future is greater. As for James, according to Shams, James is expected to execute this summer's player choice, and he will not retire for the time being, but it must be admitted that the 40-year-old league's oldest player is evaluating his future choices year by year. Although there is no sign that he will leave the Lakers, there is still some uncertainty in his future direction. A source close to James said Walter's joining would be a valuable resource for James to achieve his goal of "having an NBA team" in the future.

In summary, the greatest significance for James to become the Lakers boss is not to have greater hope of winning the championship, but James can get more and better business opportunities and resources through cooperation with Walter, and even use Walter's connections to achieve cooperation with more capital, and then become the small boss of an NBA team. To be honest, if the NBA chooses to expand its troops in the future and James becomes the boss of one of the teams, would you choose to support this team?