Fans pack the Moda Center in Portland during a Trail Blazers home game. (GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) The owner of the Carolina Hurricanes NHL team

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached a tentative agreement to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen’s estate, according to people familiar with the details. Others in the group include Blue Owl Capital co-president Marc Zahr and Portland-based Sheel Tyle,

Paul Allen’s estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.