Skilled athletes – present and former – utilizing their hard-earned tens of millions to launch into franchise possession have grow to be commonplace in recent times, from LeBron James and the Boston Pink Sox to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Royals or Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Jeff Teague, who performed 12 seasons within the NBA, together with one with the Boston Celtics, would like to be the following ex-athlete turned workforce proprietor. Whereas discussing Brady’s current co-ownership buy of the Raiders, Teague started fantasizing about dropping an enormous sum of cash to purchase the Atlanta Hawks — who had been valued at round $3.25 billion in 2023, in accordance with Forbes.
“If I win the lottery for $500 million or one thing, I give $100 million to the Hawks,” Teague revealed on the “Membership 520 Podcast.” “I need to be a co-owner. Straightforward, as if I wished to be a part of it. However man, for (Brady) to try this, it’s superior. Yeah, it is nice.
Teague added: “I couldn’t think about having $40 million to provide to somebody. »
Atlanta chosen Teague nineteenth general within the first spherical of the 2009 NBA Draft and stored the 6-foot-3 guard for seven seasons to start his profession. Teague returned for one last run with the Hawks in 2019-20 – simply earlier than signing with the Celtics – and ended a streak of 543 video games averaging 11.9 factors, 2.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists with Atlanta. He was named an All-Star in 2014-15, averaging 15.9 factors on 46 % taking pictures from the sector and completed ninth in Most Improved Participant of the Yr voting two years prior.
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Tony Ressler is the present principal proprietor of the Hawks and led the franchise’s final buy (in 2015) for $850 million.
