However, these past experiences are not completely related to his current investments in sports leagues such as NBA and WNBA. Judging from the past investment events, Cai Chongxin not only invested in the basketball league, but also participated in other types of sports.
At present, Cai Chongxin has accumulated a lot of American sports assets: he is the major shareholder of WNBA new york Freedom Team; It is also a major shareholder of the National Hockey League (NLL) San Diego Seals; At the same time, he also led the first round of financing of Super Lacrosse League (PLL) this summer, which is a rookie league sponsored by Paul lapierre, the star of LA Galaxy, a famous team of Major League Soccer.
According to Forbes, Cai Chongxin is worth $9.2 billion. If Cai Chongxin finally buys the Nets for a total price of $2.35 billion this time, it will be the highest purchase price in the history of NBA teams and the highest purchase price in the history of American professional sports teams.
The record price of a team in NBA history is $2.2 billion, which was paid by Tilman Fertitta, an executive of UFC, when he bought the NBA Rockets in 20 17. Another deal came from Carolina Panthers, a team of Major League Soccer (NFL), and David, a hedge fund executive. When David Tepper bought the team last year, the total turnover was $2.275 billion.
It is worth noting that if Cai Chongxin fully owns the ownership of the Brooklyn Nets, it will continue two trends that have gradually emerged in the national sports industry in the past decade: First, in the three major professional sports leagues in the United States, more and more foreign investors own the shares of the team; Second, more and more big names in the science and technology circle began to cross the border into the sports circle.