The owner of former associates associated with the Celtics of the owner of the owner of $ 325 million franchise offers

Former Milwaukee Bucks The owner Marc Lasri had allegedly matchedand potentially exceeded, that $ 325 million deals made by Boston Celtics owner of a minority Steve Pagliuca to buy Connecticut SunAccording to CT Insider Alex Putterman. The development signals significant escalation in the battle for the future of the VNBA franchise, with Connecticut now returning to a strong claim to maintain the team.

Lakri, match and investor in Connecticut and a billionaire, is the founder and General Manager of Avenue Capital Grope. Although his company did not respond to the requests for the negotiations indicate that its offer could include the use of state funds, potentially intended for a new practice facility to keep the team for maintenance in the state in the state.

Pagliuca, which is also co-presidential Capital, has previously reached an agreement to buy the sun from the Mohegan tribe for $ 325 million – records for women’s sports franchise – SA plans to move the team in Boston already in the 2027 season. years. He also committed an additional 100 million dollars for a new information facility, with the TD garden he considered the potential place of the house. The Celtics organization reportedly had no objection to the sun played in the arena.

However, before any sale or relocation can be finalized, VNBA league governors must approve the transaction. The League is hesitant, as a result of the existing franchise, instead of favoring it as a potentially assembled that cities also conveyed to Boston, “politics allegedly on Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford and Hartford Buda and Hartford.

The owner of the former Bucks Matches Celtics’s owner of the minority authority as Connecticut pushes to keep the sun

The situation has drawn criticism of CONNECTICUT officials, including Hartford mayor of Arunan Arulampala, which expressed concern about the possibility of VNA enabling that the sun moves, at the same time blocking the offer of Hartford.

“Apparently Hartford wouldn’t go to the spreading team while the sun still plays in Connecticutut,” Arulampalam said. The scenario warned of the attempt to cross the NFL in the mid-1990s, when the public tape and legal action eventually stated Cleveland and Baltimore to receive NFL franchises.

“We’ll try our best to complain about the good mercy of the league,” Arulampalam said. “But we in Connecticut are really proud of women’s basketball and they don’t like to push.”

Mohegana Tribe, which had the Sun since 2003. years, announced in May to investigate the potential sales of teams. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s office confirmed ongoing talks and reaffirmed a state intention to keep the team.

As speculation continues from the court, the sun remained focused on the hard season 2025. years. Holding the league-worst 5-26 record, the team will enter on Wednesday evening Chicago (8-23) at 19:00.