Upside Risks: 1) If a new CBA agreement occurs faster than we anticipate and is more team-friendly than expected, there may be upside to our target price. 2) If a team sale occurs earlier than we anticipate, there may be upside to our target price. 3) To the extent the firm completes incremental accretive M&A at attractive valuations, there may be upside to both our estimates and target price.
Downside Risks: 1) If CBA negotiations are more contentions than we anticipate, this could lead to a prolonged player strike or owner lockout. If a prolonged strike or lockout results in canceled games, this could result in downside to both our estimates and target price. 2) If a less team-friendly CBA agreement is put into place, this could result in downside to our target price. 3) If it takes longer for a team sale to occur than we anticipate, this could result in downside to our target price.
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