https://apnews.com/757a52cebf56c5ccea6e81e34c78359a MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An ownership group led by longtime NBA player Arron Afflalo is putting together an offer to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, two people with knowledge of the bid said. 一个由前NBA球员 Arron Afflalo 为首的团队，正筹资买下灰狼队经营权。 The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal was still in the process of being submitted. The group will consist of two to five individuals with a net worth of more than $10 billion. According to the people, Afflalo’s group will submit the bid no later than this weekend. 该团队将有二至五名成员，净资产超过一百亿镁。根据消息人士透露，最晚 在本周末，他们将进行投标。 Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, who bought the club in 1994 to keep it from moving to New Orleans, has put the franchise up for sale on the condition it remain in Minnesota. Taylor has hired a merchant bank, The Raine Group, to broker talks. There are multiple groups interested, the 79-year-old Taylor said earlier this week. He also owns the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. 现任老板 Glen Taylor 在1994年买下灰狼队，避免球队被迁移至纽奥良。他 已经透过一家商业银行—The Raine Group，启动球队出售程序。这星期稍早 他透露有不少团体表达兴趣，但前提要将球队留在明尼苏达州。他同为WNBA 山猫队经营者。 The Timberwolves have a lease at the city-owned Target Center that lasts through 2035. A $140 million renovation project on the arena was finished in 2017. In the latest sports franchise valuations from Forbes business magazine, the Timberwolves ranked 28th out of the 30 NBA teams, but still at $1.375 billion, albeit before the pandemic began. 灰狼队与市政府营运的标靶中心(Target Center)，租约持续到2035年。而 1.4亿镁的场馆翻新计画，也已在2017年竣工。市值在30支NBA球团中排在第 28位，但仍有13.75亿镁，尽管是武汉肺炎疫情爆发前的数字。 Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett announced he’s part of one group trying to buy the team he starred for from 1995-2007. Garnett and Taylor had a falling out after his return to the Timberwolves in 2015. Garnett told The Athletic in an interview earlier this year that he doesn’t “do business with snakes,” but on Twitter this week Garnett said he looks forward to trying to work with Taylor to “achieve my dream” of NBA ownership. 名人堂球星 Kevin Garnett 已在稍早表示他是参与竞标团队之一。KG 在 2015年重回灰狼队後，与 Taylor 的关系降至冰点，但他本周在推特上表达 过，期待与 Taylor 合作达成他拥有NBA球队梦想。 Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf were recently contacted about their interest in buying the franchise. According to a person with knowledge of that situation, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the negotiations, the Wilfs had back-and-forth conversations about a potential acquisition, but those talks are not active. 明尼苏达维京人队老板 Zygi Wilf 和 Mark Wilf，近期也表达过买下球队 意愿。根据消息人士指出，Wilf兄弟来来回回进行过多次关於接手球团的对 话，不过并非积极讨论。 The people familiar with Afflalo’s group said the team won’t be relocated. The 34-year-old Afflalo would be the face of the group, with venture capitalist Brock Berglund spearheading the financing. The only Black primary owner in the NBA now is Michael Jordan in Charlotte. 熟悉 Afflalo 的团队人士表示球队不会迁址。这位34岁前NBA球员将代表该 团队，而财务方面由风险资本家 Brock Berglund 负责。目前 Michael Jordan 是联盟唯一非裔黑人老板。 --- 1.KG 为主的团队 2.Afflalo 为主的团队 3.维京人老板，但没有积极争取? 应该还有未浮上台面的竞逐者，静观其变了。 只希望不要影响到制服组对球队阵容的布局。 --

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