Mark Berman: Former #Rockets owner Leslie Alexander on the team having one of the best records in the NBA: “It’s great to know that you designed something that’s been so successful. You always want to leave on a good note.”
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Prospective Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is scheduled to meet with the executive committee of the NBA Board of Governors next week, a person with knowledge of the process said on Friday of the next step toward gaining approval for the transfer of the Rockets ownership from Leslie Alexander.
It was recently reported that Leslie Alexander sold the Houston Rockets to Tilman Fertitta for $2.2 billion. Putting aside the I-45 rivalry, do you think he made a good investment? What advice would you give a brand new NBA owner? Mark Cuban: [Fertitta] got a bargain. The streaming world is going to make destination live content even more valuable. It’s much harder to draw an audience over the top with unlimited choices verus TV where we are one of 200 channels. And my advice is to trust yourself. Be yourself and have fun.
He believes Leslie Alexander, who owned the franchise for 24 years, made a great choice in selling to Ferttita. “I’ve known Tilman for a long time,” Mutombo said. I”‘m happy he got the team. He’s a great businessman. I think he’s going to follow the spirit of Uncle Les and his vision. I look forward to going to the games and cheering for my Rockets.”
