#108 - The Precedent of the New Blazers Owner w/ Aaron Bollwinkel

The Portland Trail Blazers have a new owner — and he's already raising red flags. Tom Dundon bought the Blazers for $4.25 billion, and within weeks the headlines were about skipped t-shirt giveaways, two-way players left off the team plane, and low-ball negotiations with coaching staff. Omar sits down with Aaron Bollwinkel to ask the hard question: is this just new owner syndrome, or is something more cynical going on?They get into what Dundon's private equity playbook means for one of the most loyal fan bases in the league, whether the threat of relocation is ever truly off the table, and what it says about the NBA that this is becoming the norm rather than the exception. From billionaire ownership culture to Adam Silver's selective governance, this one goes deeper than basketball.Plus, analysis of every remaining series in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.Follow Aaron on Threads: @aaron_bollwinkel