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Is Robert Sarver prepping to sell the Suns?

By Adam Maynes

PHOENIX - NOVEMBER 04: Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver speaks during the induction of Chairman and former CEO of the Suns, Jerry Colangelo into the Ring of Honor at US Airways Center on November 4, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
PHOENIX - NOVEMBER 04: Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver speaks during the induction of Chairman and former CEO of the Suns, Jerry Colangelo into the Ring of Honor at US Airways Center on November 4, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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Clue Number Five: Sale Price vs Purchase Price

PHOENIX – APRIL 16: Robert Sarver (R) and Jerry Colangelo speak to the media after the announcement by Jerry Colangelo of the sale of the Phoenix Suns to Robert Sarver and his ownership group on April 16, 2004 at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Licence Agreement. (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX – APRIL 16: Robert Sarver (R) and Jerry Colangelo speak to the media after the announcement by Jerry Colangelo of the sale of the Phoenix Suns to Robert Sarver and his ownership group on April 16, 2004 at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Licence Agreement. (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The value of the Phoenix Suns is well over $1B, a handsome price for a franchise he purchased for nearly 1/3 that amount.

Sarver is a banker and has a banker’s mind. Whether or not he truly has a competitive spirit the way we would all want an owner to have and thinks that winning is the end-all-be-all when owning a franchise, is entirely up in the air.

However, what he does know is that the Los Angeles Clippers were valued at well below what they were finally sold for, and there is probably no doubt in his mind that he could flip the Suns for above the approx. $1.1B that Forbes says they are worth.

Could Sarver be quietly seeking offers of around $1.5B for the Suns, hoping to quadruple his original purchase price? It might be difficult to come by at first, but as investors start to pool money, that number can be reached. If that would be his selling point, if he does not intend on holding onto the Suns for the rest of his life, then he probably has a number in mind that if someone came to him with, he might jump at and accept.

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Like I said in my opening, this could all be me putting random puzzle pieces together that by chance fit, but by no means create a clear picture. Sarver may have zero interest in selling the Suns and reject any calls from potential buyers who reach out to him.

However, there are too many things that at this very moment would make one think that there was a possibility. Is there any chance that these could be the very clues that lead to the ultimate proclamation that Robert Sarver is preparing to sell the Phoenix Suns?

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