Capital Gains taxes are at the heart of Donald Sterling's willingness to fight

If I was owner, I wouldn't vote him out. You know, because of the implications.

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No one is going to put a down payment on the Clippers for a team that's going to be tied up in litigation for the conceivable future.

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if sterling goes down he is taking Richard DeVos of the Magic with him.

You're right. No one would be hesitant to put hundreds of millions down, non refundable, for a team that may be tied up indefinitely.

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You're right. No one would be hesitant

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see, you just went from nobody will do it, to no one will be hesitant. There will be buyers who'd be willing. It's also possible there could be some investors that may be alittle put off but to say nobody is going to do it is retarded, theres' already ample evidence suggesting people throwing over a billion dollars at them.

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3) they should move to Anaheim which would increase the revenue but would lower their profile

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i guess public perception doesn't have anything to do with it?

there's a reason the Nets became Brooklyn and not New York part deux. they would have been seen as the second team in the market, instead of the first team in a suburb big enough to be its own market

as the Anaheim Clippers, they'd get the higher profile. they'd be Anaheim's team and still be in the LA market, but out of the Lakers' shadow

Is that article forgetting about the 40% Federal estate tax rate?

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there's already several offers

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not quite, there are rumors of 5 potential ownership groups putting up bids but no one is sure if Shelly Sterling has the authority to sell the team

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shelly Sterling was reviewing bids from five groups interested in buying the Los Angeles Clippers, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the deal, said if an agreement to sell is reached before next Tuesday, the NBA's owners wouldn't meet in New York to vote on terminating Donald Sterling's ownership.
The individual wouldn't specify who the interested buyers were, but described them as major players with considerable financial means. The person told the AP the sale price "appears to be increasing to an unbelievable number," and that it could soar past $1.5 to $2 billion, and possibly more.
Another person familiar with the negotiations said Shelly Sterling's attorneys, bankers and others involved in the process were in a locked room reviewing the bids, which were due on Wednesday. The individual wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the sensitive and competitive negotiations.
Donald Sterling's attorney, Bobby Samini, said there would be no sale of the team without his client's involvement, though he declined to say whether Sterling was involved in reviewing bids or was in touch with Shelly Sterling.
"Mr. Sterling is an owner of the team, and there will be no sale of the team without his involvement," Samini said.
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there is a pretty big difference between submitting a bid for something and actually submitting a check

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as the Anaheim Clippers, they'd get the higher profile. they'd be Anaheim's team and still be in the LA market, but out of the Lakers' shadow

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Sure for a new ownership group, that could be a benefit, but in some social circles in LA, Orange County is second rate and too far to drive

the Clips used to play in the LA Sports Arena and they played some home games in "the pond" in Anaheim. A move to secure the Clips for Anaheim was pushed in 1996 and Sterling crapped on it:
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Anaheim has grown a lot since then so it would make sense that the new ownership group would move the team - if they can