Robert Sarver | Owner Phnx Suns

Robert Sarver | Owner Phnx Suns

Robert Sarver | Owner Phnx Suns
An Arizona native, Robert was born in 1961 and has been the majority owner of the Phoenix Suns since 2004. His father was Jack Sarver, a prominent Tucson businessman, banker and Howard Johnson's hotel developer, who was one of the first people in the United States to undergo bypass surgery. Jack Sarver died from a heart attack in 1979. Robert attended the University of Arizona where he earned a degree in business administration and founded the National Bank of Arizona when he was only 23 years old. He developed it into the largest independent bank in Arizona and sold it in 1994 to Zions Bancorporation. Robert is on several corporate boards of directors including the Sarver Heart Center (named after his father) at the University of Arizona. Robert is not one of the most popular owners in the league. Fans accuse him of being cheap, too quick to sell draft picks, and too slow to spend money on free agents. His best player is Steve Nash who is also one of the lowest-paid stars in the NBA. A local sports columnist wrote in 2011 that Sarver is: "widely considered among the worst owners in sports".

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Robert and his family live in a new $14 million estate in the Phoenix area. The estate has just about everything you would want in a home including 12 patios and a 12-car garage. The best thing about the house is its backyard basketball playground with a huge Phoenix Suns blue, gold and orange logo painted on the court.

Source: www.azcentral.com