Holt's got jokes: "We will secure this team for such a span of time that I can tell you today that a superstar who will play for our city in this new arena, in the next lease term, isn’t even born yet. And yet, Sam Presti is probably already holding the draft pick to get him."
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) July 20, 2023
Full tweet text: Holt’s got jokes: “We will secure this team for such a span of time that I can tell you today that a superstar who will play for our city in this new arena, in the next lease term, isn’t even born yet. And yet, Sam Presti is probably already holding the draft pick to get him.”
Some more quotes from Mayor Holt’s State of the City Address via @joe_mussatto on Twitter:
“We have a team that wants to be here for the long haul and our city just has to do what great cities do. We have to invest in ourselves.”
“We are close to a jointly agreeable proposal that will construct a new downtown arena that meets the modern standards of the NBA and the concert industry. We believe we can and must present this agreement before the end of summer, with an election before the end of 2023.”
“We believe our new arena can be funded without raising tax rates above their current levels. We believe we can accomplish this vital project simply by paying the exact same sales tax rate we pay today. No tax increase will be necessary.”
Important note here: “For the first time in city history, these public funding commitments will be joined by a significant financial contribution from the ownership of the Oklahoma City Thunder.”
by b4ldheed
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Didn’t know OKC’s mayor posted on this sub
Dude OKCs mayor is doing the most right now.
This actually means that OKC are going to be completely shit 18-20 years from now and draft a guy #1 with their own pick
Ah damn, I was hoping shai would be able to play there. How long until this proposed stadium is completed? 10 years? 15?
[SGA:](https://youtu.be/N6vxdPDBex4)
Okay but what are the details behind the city’s relationship to the team?
In other words, are they spending working class people’s tax dollars on buying a billionaire a new sports arena even tho these incentives are proven not to benefit municipal finances?
Thats not possible but okay
That new arena is gonna have 1 or 2 statues by then. 👀
Weird flex. At some point, you’re going to have to win in the present.
Is the Myriad still standing? Just move over there. Don’t the Blazers still play there?
Is the current OKC arena that bad? Just wild to me that something 20 years old is considered ancient
SGA will remember this mayor Holt
Midwestern mayors need to stfu a d let their teams exist. See what happened with the bengals.
This is seems a lot more “in touch” than the Boston mayor who referred to Celtics greats “KJ” and “Hondo.”
I want to be here when this thread is resurrected in 23 years.
bro is a certified jerker
Oklahoma is in the bottom half of state funded child rearing (day care, food subsidies)
But sure, Mr. Mayor, talk about these unborn children boosting your states economics