How big of a risk is the Boston Celtics changing owners to the team winning another title soon? The Celtics have been among the most stable of all NBA franchises in recent decades, operating under the same ownership group for over two decades and winning a pair of titles during that span in two entirely separate contention eras under more or less the same front office structure, save the departure of former President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge.
But now, Boston majority owners Wyc and Irv Grousbeck have sold their shares of the team to private equity billionaire Bill Chisholm just as the ball club is poised to compete for another championship -- with a historically expensive roster.