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The Utah Jazz have been sold by the Millers. While they will almost certainly stay in Utah for the foreseeable future this begs the question raised by LakerTom somewhere down yonder when he stated “…nobody will be selling their franchises.” It’s not that I disagree, I’m just not going to outright dismiss the possibility that some small market, perennially failing and especially family-owned teams might get an offer that is hard to leave on the table. In the opinionating on sports and their inner workings game we like to play it’s always easier to play with and make decisions with someone else’s money and future.

It’s why, while I admit the idea seems both farfetched and something which both sides would be loathe to see happen, I haven’t entirely ruled out the potential of a lockout or strike. While I do believe that both sides will move mountains to make it happen there is one mountain that could be too big to move: the mountain of money the owners stand to lose without paying fans next season. While there is more money to be lost should there be no season at all and the NBA and NBPA have proven to be the most congenial and collaborative of owner/union groups there’s enough that could be disagreed upon that makes the pragmatist in me raise one, one mind you, eyebrow.

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