Which Tom Dundon paid as new owner of the Portland4,000 million dollars, it is far from the record figures imposed on the purchase of the Celtics and the Lakers.
The sale of more expensive franchise, both in the NFL and the NBA is that of Lakers for 10,000 million, agreed in June 2025 and exceeded the previous record, held by the Boston Celtics for 6,100 million at the beginning of the year. The sale of the Commanders for 6,005 million is the second most expensive of the NFL and was made in July 2023.
Dundon, also the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes He acquired the NBA franchise of the heritage of its previous owner, Paul Allen. The Sportico portal also reports that Marc Zahr, co -president of Blue Owl capital, originally from Portland and executive co -director of Collective Global Sheel Tyle, will join Dundon in the purchase of the Trail Blazers. The group has no plans to transfer the equipment if the sale is specified. Allen, co -founder of Microsoft together with Bill Gates, originally bought the Trail Blazers for 70 million in 1988. The businessman also bought the Seattle Seahawks, as well as an important minority participation in the MLS Seattle Sounders. When Allen died in 2018, his will stipulated that all the participations would be sold. Since Allen died, his sister, Jody, served as the owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seahawks and is the executor of his heritage.
Meanwhile, Dundon owned the Hurricanes since 2018, when he bought the NHL franchise for 425 million. He is also the majority owner of the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball.
Next, a breakdown of the most expensive sales (in dollars):
NBA:
Los Angeles Lakers: 10, 000 million, sold to Mark Walter (June 2025).
Boston Celtics: 6.1 billion to Bill Chisholm (March 2025).
Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury: 4,000 million to Matt Ishbia (December 2022).
Dallas Mavericks: 3,500 million to Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (December 2023).
Brooklyn Nets: 3,300 million to Joseph Tsai (August 2019).
Charlotte Hornets: 3,000 million to Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall (August 2023).
NFL:
Dallas Cowboys: 12.8 billion (estimated value).
New York Giants: 10,025 million (estimated value).
Washington Commanders: 6.005 million to Josh Harris (July 2023)
Los Angeles Rams: 4,000 million (estimated value).
Denver Broncos: 4,065 million to the Walton-Penner family (June 2022).
date: 2025-08-13 22:53:00