After the recent death of Paul Allen, owner of the NBA Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL Seattle Seahawks, speculation mounted over the fate of the two franchises. A couple days ago, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported that proceeds from the sale of the Seattle Seahawks will go to Paul Allen’s charitable foundation.
The report led The Oregonian’s John Canzano to analyze what this could mean for the future of the Blazers. Canzano offers three speculative assertions.
A) The Trail Blazers --- and the Vulcan, Inc.-owned Moda Center -- are estimated to be worth approximately $1.