Bill Chisholm, managing partner of the Symphony Technology Group, apparently takes over the franchise for $ 6.1 billion.
Record amount for the record champion: The Boston Celtics from the Basketball Profiliga NBA are to be sold for $ 6.1 billion.
Various US media report this. Bill Chisholm, managing partner of the Symphony Technology Group, takes over the franchise from the Grousbeck family. Such a sum has never been paid for a team in North America.
Browns hold previous record
If the deal came about, it would exceed the sale of the Washington Commanders financially. The team from the Football Profiliga NFL had gone to new owners for 6.05 billion in 2023.
The Cleveland Browns had achieved the previously highest sales amount with $ 4.65 billion. In the NBA, the Phoenix Sun (including the Phoenix Mercury women’s team) were sold for four billion in 2023.
The Grousbeck family took over the Celtics in 2002 for $ 360 million and announced last June that they wanted to hand over the majority shares in the 18-time master in 2024 or 2025. WYC Grousbeck should continue to be the managing director of the club by the end of the 2027/28 season.