{"id":235723,"date":"2022-10-05T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=235723"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:32:50","slug":"phoenix-suns-sale-new-record-2-5-billion-bezos-iger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/phoenix-suns-sale-new-record-2-5-billion-bezos-iger\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Phoenix Suns Sale Projected to Set New Record in Excess of $2.5B"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Sarver is putting the Phoenix Suns up for sale. The team is expected to fetch a record-setting price for an NBA franchise of at least $2.5 billion, thanks to a bidding war among Bob Iger, Larry Ellison, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

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The Phoenix Suns are seen here playing the Los Angeles Clippers at Footprint Arena in 2022. The Suns are up for sale and could fetch more than $2.5 billion. (Image: USA Today Sports<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Forbes<\/em> valued<\/a> the Suns at $1.8 billion, which is ranked #18 out of all 30 NBA teams. Forbes<\/em> estimates the sale price of the Suns will surpass the previous record of $2.35 billion paid for the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n

Billionaire Joe Tasi purchased the Nets in 2019, eclipsing the previous sales record of $2.2 billion when Tilman Fertitta<\/a> bought the Houston Rockets in 2017.<\/p>\n

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NBA Franchises – Top Sales Prices<\/strong><\/h3>\n