Joe Lacob, Peter Guber Bought Warriors for About What Mike Trout Contract Cost

There's always other fish in the sea, but none quite as rich as Mike Trout.

The Angels superstar center fielder reportedly is nearing a 12-year, $430 million contract extension with the team, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Tuesday. Trout's extension will amount to the largest contract in sports history and the first over $400 million. 

But this storyline becomes a whole lot crazier when there's a Warriors twist. Yes, a Warriors angle for this rich Angel.

Trout's contract extension is just $20 million less than what Joe Lacob and Peter Guber paid to buy the Warriors in 2010.

When the Lacob-Guber tandem bought the Warriors for $450 million in July 2010, the price seemed extremely excessive. Golden State was coming off only one postseason appearance in the last 16 years, and the 2009-10 team won 26 total games. 

It looks like these guys knew what they were doing.

Put aside the NBA Finals for a second. Forget about Steph Curry being a two-time MVP and adding a player like Kevin Durant. The price to buy the Warriors now is a steal. 

Forbes valued the Warriors to be worth $3.5 billion just this past month. Since the purchase, the Warriors have become one of the most successful sports franchises of all time, and the team is set to open a new state-of-the-art arena in San Francisco.

[RELATED: Warriors announce Metallica, SF Symphony as inaugural Chase Center event]

Nearly nine years later, it's safe to say Lacob and Guber really were light years ahead of the league when they bought the Warriors.

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