The Boston Celtics has a new owner. The pursuit of adding more NBA Championships

Boston (AP) -The Boston Celtics has a new owner, and there is one thing that will not change at the NBA’s most decorated franchise. “The second place is not the goal, and it is not acceptable,” the private equity mogul Bill Chisholm said on Tuesday after taking control of the Wyc Grousbeck team. ‘The ultimate measure is to win championships. Wyc has two, and we’re going to get more, and he and I’m going to help with it. ‘ Chisholm leads a group that bids $ 6.1 billion for the Celtics – a record price for a US professional sports franchise. The NBA unanimously approved the agreement last week, and all that remains was that the money changed hands on Tuesday. “We are committed to building on the legacy of the Celtics and raising banners,” Chisholm said. “And I can’t wait for the team to get out there again.” Massachusetts native Chisholm said his earliest Celtics memories were from Dave Cowens, Jojo White and John Havlicek teams who won two NBA titles in the 1970s, but he fell really hard for the teams with Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale who added three bans Rafers in the ’80s. “I became a rabid fan during the Bird, McHale, Parish era. It was my team, ‘Chisholm said in an interview with The Associated Press shortly after the agreement was finalized. “How can you be a teenager in Massachusetts, or New England, with that group and not become a lifelong Celtics fan?” The team was put to the market last summer, shortly after Tatum and Brown overcame the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA final. Chisholm won the bid in March and leads a group that now has a majority control over the team, with full control by 2028 at a price that could bring the total value to $ 7.3 billion. This is the highest price ever paid for a team in the four major North American sports, although a piece of the Los Angeles Lakers has changed this summer at a price that would appreciate the entire franchise at $ 10 billion. Other investors include Aditya Mittal, Bruce Beal, Andrew Bialecki, Dom Ferrante, Rob Hale, Mario Ho and Ian Loring. Sixth Street is also a ‘big participant’ in the investment group, the team said in a news release. Grousbeck and co-owner Steve Pagliuca led a group that bought the Celtics for $ 360 million in 2002 and served an era in which the Celtics won two NBA titles, lost two other times in the final and made the playoffs in 20 of 23 seasons. The team’s most recent title comes in 2024, led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Team President Rich Gotham, general manager Brad Stevens and coach Joe Mazzulla are expected to remain in their positions. Chisholm will represent the team in league matters as governor, while Grousbeck remains as co-owner, CEO and alternative governor to perform the daily activities with Chisholm. “We have a very good core for the timetable. We have, I think, the best basketbalens there are. And we have a very talented business team,” Chisholm said. “And then we have a leader like WYC. I mean, why would you make great changes to that? ‘ I think there are things we can always improve, ‘he said.’ But this is a very good place to start. “Grousbeck said he could already see that Chisholm understands the importance of one of the NBA’s charter franchises, with his unparalleled 18 championships and a history of the Hall of Famers of Red Auerbach, Bob Cousy and Bill Russell to Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. built it. And we are just here to keep the legacy, which is a great honor. “Chisholm takes the team into a little transition over just two seasons to the latest title. Second apron pay -state tax. We’re coming back as hard as we can.” ___