Sources: Wilf family emerges as top candidate to buy Timberwolves https://tinyurl.com/y3uhkpxh 原文作者:Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer The Wilf family that owns the Minnesota Vikings has emerged as a serious candidate to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, NFL sources told ESPN. 有不少NFL消息源透漏ESPN︰明尼苏达维京人队主要持有者Wilf家族，正在进行 一场最近在运动圈广受瞩目的竞标案，也就是购买同州的NBA篮球队灰狼。 Only recently did the Wilfs emerge as one of the groups bidding to buy the NBA team in their city from billionaire Glen Taylor, sources said. There are several bidders for the team, including metropolitan New York real estate developer Meyer Orbach, who bought a minority stake in the Timberwolves in 2016. Former Timberwolves standout Kevin Garnett also said he is forming a group to try to purchase the team. Wilf家族尽管最近才被爆料，是想要买下同州另一位亿万富翁Glen Taylor旗下 球队的财团，但事实上想要买下灰狼队的竞标者并不少，甚至还包括大纽约起家 但曾於2016年买下灰狼少数股份的地产开发商Meyer Orbach。此外，灰狼队退役 传奇球星Kevin Garnett也赞本周公开宣称愿意组团购买他的前东家队。 But the Wilfs appear to be in a prime spot at this time to buy the Timberwolves, though a decision on the sale might not be made until September, sources said. 不过，Wilf家族看起来明显就是最有可能买下灰狼队的富翁；但有不少消息 源也指出︰这项资产拍卖最快要到9月才能确定得标者。 Taylor has owned the team since 1994, when he bought it for about $88 million. He has retained The Raine Group to sell the franchise. He is seeking at least $1.2 billion for the team that has been valued at close to $1.4 billion. Taylor在1994年以超过8千万美金的价码收购後，就持有灰狼队至今。他在最近 宣布︰会维持多媒体创投公司「The Raine Group」的持股，并藉以拍卖球队。 泰勒爷爷希望成交时能卖出12亿美金的价格—因为先前有媒体评估灰狼队的 市场价值将近14亿镁。 Taylor told the Athletic he will not sell the team to a group that wants to move it out of Minneapolis. "People have inquired who are interested but they want to move the team," he said. "They are not a candidate. We've made that very clear." 泰勒爷爷在接受知名付费网站「运动家报」访问时曾表态︰不会将球队卖给想要 趁机将球队搬离明尼苏达的财团；以下是他的发言「我旗下的助理已经询问过 那些(对购买球队)有兴趣的人，但我们也要把话说清楚—那些在买进球队後想要 搬家的人，他们都不会未来的潜在候选人。」 The Wilfs bought the Vikings from Red McCombs in 2005 for $600 million. The NFL franchise's value now likely would be well over $3 billion. Zygi Wilf is the Vikings' principal owner, Mark Wilf is the president and co-owner, and Leonard Wilf is co-owner and vice chairman. They have been active in Minnesota, getting U.S. Bank Stadium built, building a state-of-the-art training facility for the Vikings and then just last month donating $5 million to various social justice causes -- on top of the $5 million they donated to COVID-19 relief. 在这里也科普维京人队目前持有者Wilf家族的相关资讯︰ 1.他们在2005年以6亿美金的价码，从德州富商Red McCombs买进球队 2.维京人队的市值如今已超过30亿美金 3.此家族的老大是Zygi Wilf，接着是同时挂名总裁的Mark，以及副董Leonard 4.他们三兄弟在明尼苏达颇有贡献，除了协助兴建U.S. Bank Stadium让维京人 有了新家，维京人近期新盖的训练场地更是以先进技术获得好评 5.在最近捐了至少5百万美金作为社会正义的用途，其中包括新冠肺炎的相关救济 Now their scope and power in Minnesota could be expanding. They are in pursuit of a Timberwolves team that would give their family a sports empire in Minnesota. 如今，Wilf家族在明尼苏达的范围与力量可能更为扩大。这一回他们对於灰狼队 的追逐，有可能给予这个家族一个在明州领域更广的体育帝国。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 心得︰我最近翻外电或找资料似乎都跟犹太裔老板有关，XD 因为没错，Wilf家族也有犹太血统，不过Zygi Wilf从名字到外型都很有趣， 看他外型，感觉也有几分德国的影子–事实上他也是德国移民， 但更戏剧化的是他的爸妈原籍其实是波兰– 所以是的，他的爸妈曾经接受纳粹政府的统治 跟不少美籍犹太人的背景类似，Wilf家族早年也是在大纽约地区紮根， 不过在购买维京人队後，却也奇蹟似的能与明尼苏达接地气， 但实际探究仍然有几个合理因素存在 1.Wilf家族的欧洲成长背景，正好与队名的欧系特色契合 2.敢作一些话题性签约，特别是2009年挖角包装工传奇QB Brett Favre， 尽管Favre已经先在AFC过水一年，但对於掀起明州人的仇包意识相当有用 所以假如Wilf家族买进灰狼队，应该是不用担心先前 超音速被奥克拉荷马商人Clay Bennett恶意迁队的乌龙风坡啦， 毕竟Wilf家族在明州要比Glen Taylor受欢迎多了 当然，我也觉得Glen Taylor要经营一只不容易打进季後赛的球队还蛮辛苦的， 我也相信他是真心愿意为明尼苏达的运动产业付出， 也藉此希望换了老板的明尼苏达灰狼队(无论是不是Wilf)，都能有更好的发展 --

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