The Bath family has always been lavish. Why do Staples Arena only rent and not buy?

Undoubtedly, the most successful basketball team in 22 is the Los Angeles Lakers, a team with a glorious history, holding 17 NBA championship trophies and having tied with Boston Celtics. Considering that most of the Celtics' trophies were won before the 197s, the team that can be called the number one basketball giant in the past 5 years must be the Lakers. When it comes to the success of the Lakers, we can't avoid the Bass family. Today, let's talk about some interesting things about the Buss family running the Lakers.

The Lakers are about to raise the 17th championship flag in the team's history at Staples Arena, and the number has already kept up with the largest Celtics in the league. Pelinka, the general manager, also sneered in an interview: "Because there are too many flags, it takes careful consideration to decide how to put them in Staples Arena. There is really not enough space. "

The Buss family, the owner of the Lakers, has always been generous. As long as they have the opportunity to introduce superstar players, they are also generous to the core players of the team. But many people don't know that the Bath family has never had its own arena, and the famous Staples Center has always belonged to another company. In fact, the Lakers have always played in the rented arena. No wonder the brother of the same city, the Los Angeles Clippers, can also use the same arena aboveboard. There is a simple reason. This is not your house. You can rent it. Why not rent it? No problem.

Then the question comes. Why don't the Bath family, who are not short of money, pay for their own arena for the Lakers? The main reasons are these points. First of all, California is the richest place in the United States, and Los Angeles is equivalent to our north, south and depth. The land in the city can be said to be an inch of land, and the land price is quite expensive. Although the Bass family is rich, they are not the kind of spendthrift. They should be careful when managing the team. Although they are not short of money, they should pay attention to cost performance. The rent paid by the Lakers to the Staples Center is only $3 million a year, but it takes at least $3 million to build a stadium, which is equivalent to the rental cost for 1 years.

Staples Center has become the country of the Lakers, not only this arena, but also the Laker Element Arena within 2km around Fiona Fang. There are statues of the famous Lakers and avenues named after Kobe Bryant. Staples has become the totem of the Lakers, so it is unlikely that the Bath family will choose to build a new arena unless the old arena can no longer meet the needs of new fans.

In contrast, the rival Clippers in the same city are building a new stadium. They don't want to live in the shadow of the Lakers, especially this year when Leonard and George joined us and couldn't even make it to the Western Conference finals. This has become the biggest joke in the NBA this year. Clippers owner Ballmer has decided to leave Staples. Of course, it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Fortunately, Ballmer is worth tens of billions. With such a boss, it is only a matter of time before the Clippers rise.

In contrast, the Lakers, the Buss family, as always, have to spend their money mainly on signing strong players. Schroeder and Matthews have signed contracts with the Lakers. These two contracts are cost-effective operations, and the strength of the Lakers has been strengthened. I believe there is still a good chance to defend the title next year.