Source: Pistons not for sale, but could be soon By VINCE ELLIS . FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER http://0rz.tw/d0An2 The Detroit Pistons, one of the NBA’s most valuable franchises, are not for sale but could be in the not-so-distant future, a person close to the situation told the Free Press this morning. 乳摸：活塞队目前为非卖品，但也可能很快出售 At issue is whether Karen Davidson, who assumed control of the franchise after her husband’s death last year, wants to continue to own an NBA franchise. Unknown also is what Davidson wants to do, if anything, with Palace Sports and Entertainment, the umbrella operation that runs the Pistons, the Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival. 去年 Mr.Davidson 过世後，球队的经营权是由遗孀 Karen Davidson接管 她仍然希望继续经营一支NBA的球队，包括其他周边的娱乐事业等等 Also it’s believed any decision to sell the team right now would not be made solely by Davidson, according to the source, but a collective decision by the heirs and trustees of the Davidson estate. Bill Davidson was estimated to be worth nearly $4 billion when he died March 13, 2009. The source did not want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the situation. 如果现在决定出售球队，不会是她一个人所能做出的决定 可能还得和 Mr.Davidson 的其他继承人与遗产信托协商 消息尚未被证实，因为这当然是个很敏感的话题 Finding a buyer could be difficult during the country’s economic turmoil. 目前这样的经济局势，想找个买主可能会有点小困难 Forbes puts the Pistons’ value at $479 million, fourth highest in the 30-team NBA. 富比士对活塞的估价约为 $479M，是目前联盟30支球队中的第4高 Bill Davidson, who died at 86, purchased the Pistons from Fred Zollner in 1974. In 17 seasons under Zollner, the Pistons had two winning seasons. The next 17 under Davidson brought nine winning seasons, including two NBA titles. 享年86岁的老比尔，是在1974年从 Fred Zollner 手中买下活塞队的 Zollner 经营的17年中，活塞队(Fort Wayne Pistons)曾有光荣的两个球季 而老比尔接手後的17年，他带来了九个光荣球季，当中包含两次NBA总冠军 In 1978, Davidson moved the team from Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit to the Silverdome in Pontiac. In 1988, he built the privately funded Palace, one of the first NBA arenas to prominently feature luxury boxes. 1978年，老比尔把球队主场自 Cobo Arena 迁至 Pontiac Silverdome 1988年，我们拥有全新的、豪华规格的主场 --- The Palace of Auburn Hills According to Forbes, the Pistons trail only the $607-million Los Angeles Lakers at No.1, the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls. 根据富比士的报告，最有价值的前三名球队分别为 湖人、尼克、公牛 (都是大城市啊~~) The Pistons’ figure represents no change from last year. Forbes released its annual rankings of team valuations early last month. 这份年度排名报告是上个月稍早发表的，活塞队的排名与去年无异 Forbes, though, called it a nightmare year for the Pistons, with Davidson’s death, on-court failures, lower ticket prices and staff layoffs. On the bright side, Forbes cited a new cable deal. 富比士称这一年为活塞队的「梦靥年」，因为这一年历经了 。 老比尔驾鹤西归 。 球场上的挫败 。 票价调降与员工裁员 不过也是有好事啦，富比士指出有新的有线电视合约 -- █◣◢█ ▄▄▄ 　It's not Darko, but Charlie Villanueva！ ─ VILLANUEVA ★Career Highs PPG 48 RPG 18 BPG 4 STL 4 ▌PISTONS ▌ ３１ ★Named NBA Rookie of the Month (December 2005) ▌ ３１ ▌ ★Earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in 2006 ▌ ▌ ★College: Connecticut ▌ ▌ Height : 6-11 Weight : 232 lbs. --

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