Report: Gilbert could sell Cavs in next few years
Owner Dan Gilbert has pledged he will never move the Cleveland Cavaliers out of the city. Yet as a businessman, that doesn't mean he wouldn't listen to offers for the franchise.
Gilbert虽承诺过他不会将Cavs搬离Cleveland，但身为生意人，这并不表示他不会听取对于Cavs的卖价。
Sources outside the Cavs organization told Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon they suspect Gilbert will consider selling the team within the next few years.
Cavs球团外侧多个消息来源告诉Joe Vardon，他们都怀疑Gilbert可能考虑未来几年内出售Cavs。
On one hand, there's simple logic to gauging the market for the team. Gilbert became majority owner of the Cavs in 2005 for $375 million. Forbes estimated the value of the team at $1.2 billion earlier this year, and that figure is probably not far off - the Los Angeles Clippers set the NBA's current benchmark by selling for $2 billion in 2014.
2005年Gilbert以3.75亿镁收购为球团老板，《Forbes》今年预估Cavs球团价值将达12亿镁，以快艇在2014年20亿镁成交价来说，出售价还不算太离谱。
Furthermore, the Cavs reportedly lost a league-high $40 million during their 2015-16 championship season, although that was due in part to a $54 million luxury tax bill.
据报导，Cavs就连2015-16夺冠赛季也亏损了4,000万镁，其中一个因素是5,400万镁豪华税开支。
The bigger elephant in the room is LeBron James' future with his hometown team. Gilbert is said to be "fixated" on what decision LeBron makes next summer. The Cavaliers' success is directly tied to James, and multiple reports have indicated that the main objective for the Cavs in honoring Kyrie Irving's trade request was to recoup young assets in the event of a rebuild.
老板之上，决定性更大的是LBJ和他家乡经纪团队的未来动向，Gilbert曾说过LBJ明年夏天所做的选择“已确立不变”，Cavs球队现在的成败与LBJ极度相关，有鉴于此，多项报导指出Cavs在交易KI的主要目的，就是尽量凑集年轻资产，以重建球队为最优先考量。
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