On the verge of joining OL Group’s board of directors, Tony Parker already imagines himself running for the purchase of an NBA franchise in five or ten years.
Tony Parker, who is due to join the board of OL Groupe, owner of Olympique Lyonnais, would be well on his way to succeeding Jean-Michel Aulas, who is pushing him to head the club. With high international ambitions. And not just for football. “The ultimate goal is to one day own an NBA franchise,” the president and owner of the Asvel basketball club told Undefeated.
The former French international does not see himself leaving the American continent anytime soon. “I intend to stay in the United States,” he said. I love the United States. I’ve lived here for 20 years and I don’t mind travelling. The ultimate goal is to one day own an NBA team. I know that with OL Group, we have big dreams.”
“In five to ten years” according to Parker
Could one of those dreams lead the holding company to apply to buy an NBA franchise? It’s “very likely,” Parker said: “Right now we have different goals and goals to achieve. But in five to ten years… I’m the kind of person who always sees things big. I have already had discussions with President Aulas on this subject.”
And the current president of the OL has already mentioned this track in 2020. “I get along very well with Tony and he will be a very famous entrepreneur,” Jean-Michel Aulas said in an interview with Le Figaro in February. Will he ever be president of an NBA franchise at the helm of a football club? You have to ask him the question. In all honesty, nothing is defined.”
