Former Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo is in the mix to land a Las Vegas NBA expansion team.
Colangelo, 86, leads a group called the Las Vegas Jacks that Wednesday announced an $8 billion plan to bring the NBA to Southern Nevada.
The Chicago native is an NBA icon. He started as a general manager of two expansion teams, saved a franchise from moving, helped to usher in major changes as leader of the league’s board and revamped the country’s Olympic basketball program, resulting in four consecutive gold medals.
Colangelo’s group includes former NBA player and coach Vinny Del Negro, media executive David Levy, finance chairman Scott Colangelo, American Century Investments CEO Jonathan Thomas and former No. 2 NBA pick and ESPN broadcaster Jay Williams, according to a news release.
