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This article is a list of principal owners of National Basketball Association teams. The NBA requires a change in "controlling ownership" to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors, composed of one representative (Governor) from each team. [1] Toronto Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum has been Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors since 2017. [2]
Robert J. Pera (born March 10, 1978) is the founder of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. a global communications technology company that he took public in 2011. In October 2012, Pera also became the owner of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. [1]
The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference .
The Grizzlies relocated to Memphis in 2001, after six seasons in Vancouver, where the team accumulated a dismal (rhymes with abysmal) 101-359 record. (The team's play so far this season also has ...
Pages in category "Memphis Grizzlies owners" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Michael Heisley; K.
Saturday marks the 10-year anniversary of when Robert Pera bought the Memphis Grizzlies. But the next 10 years will define his stewardship.
He orchestrated the move of the team from Vancouver in 2001, [7] [8] after promising to keep the franchise in Vancouver when he purchased it in 2000. [4] He agreed in 2006 to sell his 70% controlling stake in the Grizzlies to a consortium including Christian Laettner and Brian Davis, [9] but the group missed a deadline for the purchase [10] and Heisley found no other bidder willing to meet the ...
The Grizzlies and the Raptors became the first non-United States teams to join the NBA since 1946. [1] After spending six seasons in Vancouver, the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis in the 2001–02 season. [2] The Grizzlies have played their home games at the FedExForum since 2004. [3] The Grizzlies were owned by Michael Heisley and several ...