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- mizatt, on 12/04/2008, -0/+131. Leslie Alexander, Houston Rockets
2. Peter Holt, San Antonio Spurs
3. William Davidson, Detroit Pistons
4. Mickey Arison, Miami Heat
5. Larry Miller, Utah Jazz
6. Wycliffe Grousbeck, Boston Celtics
7. George Shinn, New Orleans Hornets
8. Richard DeVos, Orlando Magic
9. E. Stanley Kroenke, Denver Nuggets
10. Michael Heisley, Memphis Grizzlies - DickMasterson2, on 12/04/2008, -1/+9Is it me or does Richard DeVos look like Bob Dole?
- dksupremacy, on 12/04/2008, -0/+7Richard DeVos looks like Bob Dole
- nobleexperiment, on 12/04/2008, -1/+7Why did you use a Bob Dole pic? Are you telling me Bob Dole owns an NBA team?
Come to think of it, he'll manage the Clippers better than Donald Sterling. - mindpuzzle, on 12/04/2008, -2/+7Consistantly winning team? not since 1997. Who makes the lists?
- Infowarsdotcom, on 12/04/2008, -0/+4Why is Bob Dole in that picture?
- acbeck58, on 12/04/2008, -2/+6Where's Mark Cuban, dammit!
- mxpx5678, on 12/04/2008, -0/+3Not sure why Forbes doesn't know the difference between Richard DeVos and Bob Dole.
- cle2105, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2Yea, the webmasters at Forbes seem to be stuck in Y2K. All of their lists are like that
- sgvprelude, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2Going through that list page by page was painful
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -1/+3poor Mark Cuban.
- inigomntoya, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2It is kind of interesting that he would ban those two movies based solely on a reputation and a name, yet continue to run more vulgar movies in his theaters.
But, I don't know how that has anything to do with making an NBA owner's list...
That said, could they have found a better photo for him? - CurrentResident, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2Moose
- mrgrubbage, on 12/04/2008, -3/+5Please... Jerry Buss has done so much more. He has 8 freaking championships to his name.
- fadetoone, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2Let me know when you guys win a playoff series.
- nathangl, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.. for not including Mark Cuban.
- fadetoone, on 12/08/2008, -0/+2The playoffs start in April...
- AndrewLeon, on 12/04/2008, -1/+3The Clippers come in 25th in Forbes’ annual NBA team valuation rankings at $297 million. Donald T. Sterling paid about $13 million for the franchise in 1981. Forbes’ takeaway:
The Los Angeles Clippers lease at the Staples Center sums up owner Donald Sterling’s philosophy of running the franchise: maximize profits by keeping fixed costs low. The Clippers pull in less revenue from premium seating and arena advertising than the typical NBA team. But they pay only $1.5 million a season in rent at the arena, which is owned and operated by AEG, owner of the Los Angeles Kings and a minority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers have posted more than $9 million in operating profits the past five seasons despite fielding one of the worst teams in the league. In 2004 the Clippers extended their lease at Staples for 10 years.
Sterling’s monetary handprint can be seen in the data. Only three teams in the league are operating without debt: the Knicks, Pistons, and the Clippers. Whereas other perennial losers like New Jersey, Charlotte, and Memphis are leveraged to the hilt, Sterling milks his cash cow with a sweetheart lease deal and low overhead costs. He paid for the new facility in Playa out of his own pocket, and secured the Clippers a quality radio deal.
Sterling’s temperament, self-awareness, menschkeit, and ethics are all fair game to critics, but his grasp of the NBA’s macroeconomic issues is unassailable. - AndrewLeon, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Dallas is the only team operating at a loss.
- Trekhawk, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Ironic that the NBA's best owner used to own the WNBA's most recently demised franchise.
- JJ2K1, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1So are the New Orleansians
- bsolidgold, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1At this rate, yes, Mark Cuban is soon to be poor.
- mrcaulfield, on 12/04/2008, -5/+6Proud to be a Houstonian.
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Well, I kinda reside in the David Koresh part of Texas now, but I am a Houstonian. - IpwnZnoobs, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1I don't want to take you're ***** survey!
- danwgre, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Whats the point of a slideshow if the whole god-damn page reloads between slides. Forbes, you need fire your web developer asap.
- Gr1nch, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1sans first s
- Gr1nch, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1There's a whole lotta Dole on this page.
- TexanRudeBoy, on 12/04/2008, -1/+2Best owners, not biggest brats.
- ac12, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1It is. But it also takes into account how the team performs on the court.
- deema1, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1You certainly won't be seeing Robert Sarver on this list anytime soon. He and his cronies are driving talent and management out of town and single-handedly sucking all the fun out of the Phoenix Suns. And they're pissing all over Amare, so he's going to be the next big name requesting a trade from the Suns in the coming years.
- TheMishap, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Then you really have no idea how much money he has... that 750k is only 1/16th of 1% of his total worth
- Worktruck, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1It's Richard DeVos at least it says it's DeVos, but I thought the same thing before I went into the article. He sure does look like Dole in the picture.
- scoottie, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1Buried for not having Jerry Buss at #1
- bsolidgold, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1Suck it Mark Cuban.
- TexanRudeBoy, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1Its a business magazine not a sports magazine. The article wasn't the 10 winningest owners.
- leonardutah, on 12/04/2008, -2/+2What they don't tell you about Larry H. Miller (Utah Jazz owner, number 5) is that he's the theater owner that banned Brokeback Mountain and Zack and Miri Make A Porno. He also refuses to watch games on Sundays, even if it's the playoffs.
Plus he totally flipped my brother off in traffic a couple of years ago. - Stratacaster, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1I nominate Glen Taylor (Minnesota Timberwolves) for the WORST owner in basketball.
Kevin McHale has destroyed his investment and he still won't fire him. For the love of God, fire McHale! - ac12, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1I couldn't believe it when I didn't see Dr. Jerry Buss up there in the top 3... then top 5... then not even in the top 10???????
- tulwave, on 12/04/2008, -2/+2I'm a bit surprised at the list.
- TSSaloic, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Talk to ya in February.
- gineraso, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1No Mark Cuban? Buried!
- alvination, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1Go Rockets! Dallas sucks!
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