Suns bought by Mat Ishbia…Sarver is Gone!!!

[JeremyG]

Those numbers don’t add up lol. 37% + 6% + 22% = 65%. That leaves only 35%. 25% of 35% = 8.75%. So 37 + 6 + 8.75 = only 51.75% for the Ishbia brothers to own, not 57%.

[JeremyG]

So Mat doesn’t even own 50%.

[Split T]

Well he and his brother together do

[JeremyG]

Well he and his brother together do

Correct. Supposedly 57% (although Gambo’s detailed numbers don’t support that, as I posted above). In another tweet Gambo said the second largest stake was 10% (Kohlberg, who is not selling any of his share). So Mat definitely owns less than 47%.

EDIT: He did try to clarify that some may be selling more than 25%:

[JeremyG]

Wait I thought the press conference is tomorrow???



EDIT: I think Marc is confused, it was probably just a phone interview:

[JeremyG]

Yep, Marc corrected himself:

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory ... k-96960251

Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns 'will be one of best places to work'
Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they’ve faced

“I’m going to spend a lot of time listening and learning, then make the adjustments to make this not only one of the best organizations in the NBA but also one of the best places to work,” Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press. “That’s a huge part of my success here in Michigan and it will be a big part of our success now in Phoenix. I don’t have enough information to know what exactly it’s been like, but I will dig in and roll up my sleeves and figure it out over the next three, four, five months-plus.”

“We’re all about culture,” Ishbia said. “We’re all about people. We’re all about the word ‘team.’ It’s almost like a match made in heaven — the city, the location, the NBA, my love of basketball. And I can come in, take some of the really good things they’re doing but maybe make some changes from a culture perspective.”

“We’ve got to make sure we put ourselves in a great position,” Ishbia said. “I think we have an amazing team and I think we’re in a great position right now. Will I be involved? Yes. Are we highly active? Yes. But at the same time, I think we have a championship-contending team without doing anything over the next two days.”

“For me, this is a lifelong dream," he said.

[Superbone]

[JeremyG]

Now it feels more real: https://www.nba.com/suns/news/mat-ishbi ... ix-mercury

[Superbone]

Somebody is excited.

[Flagrant Fowl]

[Furlanfufi]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, GOD NOOOOOOOOOO

[ShelC]

We're fucked.

[TOO]

Fuck, man. One creep out, one creep in.

[virtual9mm]

I need to decide whether I am actually going to bail.

[Furlanfufi]

Basketball twitter is already bashing this hire

[TOO]

I tweeted directly under his announcement

[Furlanfufi]