Quote Originally Posted by Teo9969 View Post
Based on how this deal has gone so far, I expect the numbers to go the wrong way or stay substantially the same and I think there's zero chance PBC signs a lease with early termination fees nor a lease without conditional opt out at around the 10 and 15 year marks.

I would hope the city starts with numbers slightly more aggressive than the above and make sure that if the Thunder's counteroffer is substantially far off from ours that it leak to the media that the Thunder are not negotiating in good faith and that a lease may not happen even though we voted to build them a new arena. Since absolutely nothing has come out on what has been discussed, it's not like the Thunder could call the city out. Post "Yes" vote will be the last and only time the city will have any negotiating power with the Thunder, but I don't expect we'll take the opportunity. We seem just to be grateful they're considering staying and don't believe we have much to offer.
The question I have is how do the proposed numbers you are putting out there compare to the overall US market? Just because you have an idea doesn't mean it is a realistic proposal (and I'm not suggesting it is or is not). I have no idea how the other team's deals are structured, and I doubt anyone else does, either. The NBA is a combination of single owners and multiple owners, plus probably 30 different levels of secrecy regarding each arena tenant agreement, arena management company, and arena ownership. I even read this morning that the Heat pay zero in Miami. No idea if that is true, but....