Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Toronto is not useless. At least in Bruce's opinion, Toronto still has two bonus points. One is that the nightclubs are good. The standard of Toronto nightclubs is close to that of cities with rich nightlife like New York and Los Angeles. This is good for those in the league. It is definitely a big temptation for the passionate young people who play basketball.

The second is that Toronto has a very large number of local beauties, and the proportion is relatively high. It is indeed very attractive to the more hungry men in the league. Besides, the United States and Canada are in fact indistinguishable from each other. How much difference is there, this refers to celebrity directors and the like. Many Canadian celebrity directors still shine in Hollywood, so it's not bad.

Generally speaking, it is feasible to build a team in Canada, whether it is Toronto or Vancouver, but it must test the perseverance of investors. If you don’t have the ambition to stick to the isolated city, you should not build a team in Canada as soon as possible. Better.

Bruce also admired the Raptors for more than 20 years, and finally let the Raptors win the final championship. This has to say the old saying, as long as the skill is deep, the iron rod will be ground into a needle.

It is precisely because of the Raptors' persistence for so long that it has finally fulfilled the dream of a championship through the accumulation of one year and one year. This is indeed very motivating.

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In fact, when Bruce was preparing to enter the league, he also considered buying a team in Canada. After all, if he chooses the city of the team in the United States, that would be the first choice for Bruce.

Of course, if you can't buy it, let's talk about it.

It's just that maybe you have to wait until there are two Canadian teams built like in 95 years before you can buy their property rights.

Why not set up a team directly in Canada? It’s really hard to tell. First of all, you are not a native of Canada. You definitely don’t have the appeal to compromise or even negotiate with the local Canadian government. You, as a Chinese, want to establish a local team. Is it possible for the team to let the government support you? Of course it's impossible! This is also one of the factors.

Another is that the time is too long. If you can't buy a team, then go to the United States to find a team to buy. Maybe you can't keep up with the 96 NBA Draft. If you missed Kobe and Bruce, you wouldn't cry to death! Bruce knew that once Kobe fell into the hands of the Lakers, it would be impossible to trade. Bruce wouldn't dare to bet!

Because of these two conditions, Bruce gave up his plan to enter Canada, but he did not expect that Bruce had forgotten one thing, and that was the acquisition of Maple Leaf Garden Co., Ltd.

You must know that the other industries of Maple Leaf Garden Co., Ltd. are not important, but the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs team is very valuable. It was OK for Bruce to check the "Forbes Most Valuable Team List."

Yes, it is the list that became famous after the new century. Although there is no shadow of any NHL team on the list of the top 50 teams, the problem is that the Toronto Maple Leafs is very valuable in the NHL. The existence of!

That year Forbes announced the total value of 31 NHL teams, of which four teams are worth more than one billion US dollars, namely the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.

Among them, the Rangers jumped to the top of the list with a worth of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. The New York Rangers, which has won four Stanley Cups for three consecutive years, and has a total value of about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. New York State, with a population of more than 10,000, is one of the most populous teams in the league. The huge assets of the New York Rangers mainly come from market revenue and stadium revenue, which are 670 million U.S. dollars and 460 million U.S. dollars, respectively. Its brand The revenue is 200 million U.S. dollars. In addition, its share of the alliance revenue is 140 million U.S. dollars, accounting for less than one-tenth of its total market value.

Not to mention that as long as there is a team in New York, they are basically dominating the league.

The Toronto Maple Leafs, as a veteran league ice hockey team, is worth 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. Although it is located in Ontario, Canada, a sparsely populated province with a population of only 5.9 million, its ability to “suck money” cannot be underestimated. The local advertising and marketing revenue can reach At $660 million, it seems that many sponsors are still willing to "pay the bill" for the veteran team. Of course, the brand revenue of the Maple Leafs is also helpful, at $210 million, surpassing the Rangers.

1.4 billion dollars is a lot, which makes Bruce even more jealous of Larry Tanebaum.

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Even Bruce’s "city rival" James Dolan has two teams under the NBA New York Knicks and NHL New York Rangers, and Bruce has only one NBA New York Hans, a bare commander. Why not? It hurts Bruce to know that Larry Tanebaum only won the parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Maple Garden Co., Ltd. last year.

If Bruce can think of it or plan ahead, then the Toronto Maple Leafs team under Maple Garden Co., Ltd. is Bruce's, so he will have a basketball team and an ice hockey team in hand.

Although Bruce is not familiar with ice hockey, who would think he has a lot of industries, and how many of them are what everyone wants to see. What's more, the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL is definitely the existence of a team like the Los Angeles Lakers.

Now many NBA owners have either such a team or such a team, which makes Bruce very greedy!

Bruce also wondered if he would also buy a hockey team and come back to increase his strength. Although he is not very proficient, it can be done by professionals!

If you really buy a team in the NHL now, you can still buy a good team.

If you want to buy a team, it must be the local team in New York, the base camp. Originally, Bruce also wanted to buy the Rangers, but the Rangers were tied to the Knicks. How did Bruce play? Ah, then Zhan Xiaopang won't kill him yet!

If you can't buy the Rangers, you can find other teams to buy them. If you have money, you are afraid that you can't buy the team!

One of the teams in New York, the New York Islanders (NewYorkIslanders) is a professional ice hockey team in Uniondale, New York, USA. It originally belonged to the Atlantic Division of the NHL Eastern Conference, and it will belong to the Metropolitan Division in the future.

The New York Islanders really need to win in Bruce's view, because it is located in New York State, which is equivalent to relocating this team to New York City at that time, and playing in the same center with the Hans. , That can be much more convenient. Don’t the Knicks and the Rangers play in the same arena, Madison Garden...

The rest is the price issue, because the New York Islanders belong to the New York area, which means that the price will definitely be slightly more expensive. Although it is a rundown championship team, the price is not cheap.

Bruce has made plans for this, at least he can't buy it right now, he has to wait for the opportunity. If you switch to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it's a different story. Bruce can go to his "godfather" Paul Allen to borrow money or to invest in some company shares.

So there is still a gap between this team and the team, just like the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Jersey Nets. All fools know which team to buy right!