If it was a good deal, they would have taken it and sold the team at a higher profit than they are now. Unless, they are poor business men, which the offspring of George Maloof Sr. seem to be.
The Seattle group is not a group that would be shot down by any league. On top of that the league has anti-trust lawsuits to worry about. Don't forget the State of Washington has successfully sued a major professional sports league and forced them to expand. You're welcome Blue Jays fans.
No, it does not. The $525,000,000 is the total value of the franchise being sold. Sacramento would have to at least match that offer, and even then it is probably too late due to the sale contract.
Schultz didn't do anything to save the team! He never gave Seattle a chance! He never proposed an arena nor worked to sell the team to a local ownership group. When he did sell the team, he did it late at night and with zero forewarning. Multiple multi-billionaires have said they would have bought the team if they had a chance.
Again, Seattle never had a chance to save the team.