NBA might expand after new cba

[SchoolboyC]

NBAPA should fight because its going to hurt money of its members, NBA already trying to drive prices down, if they expand they will claim they are even more financially strapped and demand a harder pay cap.

Supposedly there's a financial incentive for expansion in the new TV deal.

 

[David_TheMan]

provide an example

Provide an example of what, the NBA claiming they are losing money?
http://www.businessinsider.com/adam-silver-nba-teams-losing-money-2015-7

 

[Wiles]

Baltimore bullets

 

[trick]

Not to mention Vancouver has $$$, and a NBA arena already. The demographics and money in Vancouver have changed dramatically since the grizzlies left for Memphis , they would easily sell out every game and sell luxury suites, nba players would love the city. And I could see Rogers or Bell sellinf their raptors stake to own them outright, or some 18 year old international sfu student

at the thought of Lee Ka Shing or Jack Ma from AliBaba getting their kids to buy a franchise

Vancouver definitely has the money. If it's all about capital, Vancouver and Seattle should be the front-runners to land a franchise.

 

[David_TheMan]

The cap will go up, more teams equal higher tv deals, higher merchandise, higher ticket sales, more jobs. Plus expansion fees

Guarantee you teams on vegas, Seattle, Vancouver would draw more and bring in more revenue than 15 other nba teams right now

TV deals won't mean higher league money, the teams keeps their own tv deals (regionally) they don't share it, at anything it hurts some of the other teams base for their regional teams.
Merchandising isn't a given, ticket sales isn't a give, more job doens't mean shyt for other owners.
Expansion fees are nice, but dilutting the product and driving the overall quality down and hurting the whole product when you finally got momentum is a huge business risk.

Those cities could bring in revenue, I agree, too much talent dilution and as I said before they really need to be contracting, not expanding.

 

[MikelArteta]

Lol the funny thing I could see it happening, dad can I borrow a billion dollars?



Especially how the nba is in love with china , it would be the perfect spot

at the thought of Lee Ka Shing or Jack Ma from AliBaba getting their kids to buy a franchise

Vancouver definitely has the money. If it's all about capital, Vancouver and Seattle should be the front-runners to land a franchise.

 

[triplehate]

I got league pass, so I'm not sure why this would affect me

 

[thatrapsfan]

Vancouver is probably ready for another team.

A lot of us here are still pissed about the slimey way the NBA took away the team but there's new generations here that never got to experience it.

Grizzlies used to draw good crowds even though they were trash. But I dont see how theyll give both Seattle and Vancouver a team, they're the same TV market.

 

[ManBearPig]

EXPANDING OVERSEAS IS RETARDED ..


THEY SHOULD GO TO SEATTLE AND VEGAS AND CALL IT A DAY AT 32

seattle and a second team in Chicago

 

[trick]

Lol the funny thing I could see it happening, dad can I borrow a billion dollars?



Especially how the nba is in love with china , it would be the perfect spot

Lee Ka Shing gave his son like $100 mil to start up a local tv station and Jack Ma paid $200 mil for a Chinese League soccer team, putting in a billion to bid for a NBA franchise is a no brainer

 

[dh86]

Provide an example of what, the NBA claiming they are losing money?
http://www.businessinsider.com/adam-silver-nba-teams-losing-money-2015-7

Example for expansion being a bad thing financially for owners or players. The expansion fee for the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004 was $300 million. You could more than double that in todays marketplace. If two teams are added, thats one billion dollars to split between 30 owners, and 24-30 extra permanent jobs for players.

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Too many garbage teams like people said but there's no excuse for NBA not to be in St Lou, Seattle again, and Louisville

 

[MikelArteta]

Vegas NHL fee was 500 mill, a nba teams would be like 700-900 mill

Even on the low end say 700 mill

That's 24 mill in the owners pockrts, two teams would be 50 mill for each owner

Example for expansion being a bad thing financially for owners or players. The expansion fee for the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004 was $300 million. You could more than double that in todays marketplace. If two teams are added, thats one billion dollars to split between 30 owners, and 24-30 extra permanent jobs for players.

 

[dh86]

TV deals won't mean higher league money, the teams keeps their own tv deals (regionally) they don't share it, at anything it hurts some of the other teams base for their regional teams.
Merchandising isn't a given, ticket sales isn't a give, more job doens't mean shyt for other owners.
Expansion fees are nice, but dilutting the product and driving the overall quality down and hurting the whole product when you finally got momentum is a huge business risk.

Those cities could bring in revenue, I agree, too much talent dilution and as I said before they really need to be contracting, not expanding.

Seattle ranks at the #14 tv market. St. Louis #21, Pittsburgh #23, Baltimore #26. Those are large underserved markets by NBA basketball. You're going to say a couple of those markets being in play are going to make ABC/TNT/ESPN consider expansion a bad thing? You gotta type an example of any of that happening before.

 

[MikelArteta]

Seattle doesn't even have a nba ready arena

Portland and Seattle are more of the sans market than Vancouver /Seattle


Canada deserves a second team, esp since grizzlies were stolen because of thst crook heisley

Grizzlies used to draw good crowds even though they were trash. But I dont see how theyll give both Seattle and Vancouver a team, they're the same TV market.