Mark Cuban knows what he doesn’t know—and he doesn’t know real estate.
That’s what led him to sell his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to families linked to Sheldon Adelson, the late Las Vegas casino magnate.
“If you look at the teams that spend the most money right now,” he added, “it’s not because of their media deals. It’s because of their real estate empires that they’ve built…And I have no knowledge in that at all. It’s been hard enough learning the pharmacy and basketball business, let alone trying to learn real estate as well.”
Real estate will become crucial for NBA teams to succeed on and off the court, Cuban believes, especially as the media industry looks increasingly shaky. With that in mind, he started thinking about the creation of a casino and destination resort linked to the Mavs a few years ago.
“It’s another base of revenue that wasn’t there before,” said Cuban.
Knowing little about real estate, he realized he wouldn’t be the one to build such things. “If someone’s going to come in as a partner and invest potentially billions of dollars, they’re going to want equity,” he noted of the team’s new majority owners.
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Watching Mark's interview on All the smoke, he alluded to the importance of real estate and real estate development. " You have to bring in some other investors that know real estate and development because that's where the money is going to be coming in from potentially. You look at Golden State, how can they afford everything, cuz they own everything. They do all the development around the there.
He makes some great points on the impact understanding real estate has on the sports industry. I look forward to expanding NHK Companies to operate at the intersection of real estate, sports, and technology.
#realestate #sportsbusiness #realestatedevelopment
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4 周Congratulations Josh - would be great to reconnect soon