Give Seattle their team back already!!!
Rumor: NBA Expansion?
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Marlow Stanfield
Superstar
Put expansion teams in Vegas and Seattle. Transfer Memphis and New Orleans to the Eastern Conference.
Done!
Done!
Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
Put expansion teams in Vegas and Seattle. Transfer Memphis and New Orleans to the Eastern Conference.
Done!
If 2 teams go West, then only 1 team would go East.
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
Vegas is such a weird place for all these Big 4 franchises.
I "get it." Close to Cali, lots of tourists that will always watch games...gambling etc.
How many people are really FROM Las Vegas and stay there? Lots of people working service/casino gigs. Who is buying the tickets and supporting these squads year round?
Been a few times but figure the brehs out west know how shyt works there.
I "get it." Close to Cali, lots of tourists that will always watch games...gambling etc.
How many people are really FROM Las Vegas and stay there? Lots of people working service/casino gigs. Who is buying the tickets and supporting these squads year round?
Been a few times but figure the brehs out west know how shyt works there.
Dorian Breh
Veteran
For a time there actually was some tech start up jobs out there.
The people who work in casinos and hotels also don’t all work the floor. Some of them have big buy jobs running billion dollar businesses.
But mostly I think there is actually enough tourist traffic that it will just get tourists buying tickets. It’ll just be one of the potential activities if you’re in town. Or you’ll schedule the trip when your team is there.
They sell most of the seats to Cirque du Soleil most nights. That’s obvious not locals every time.
I do think they will have a lack of home court advantage from cheering in the stands.
But they will have home court advantage from the visiting team staying out too late the night before games
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
i imagine the snag is the Celtics going up for sale, the weird situation with the Adelsons, World Cup games in Seattle in 2026, and Vegas money is looking a little funny in the light rn.
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
Louisville should get a team
An NBA team in Europe would be pure insanity
threattonature
Veteran
Nah Indy is close enough. KC or STL needs one more than anything as there is a huge gap there with the closest teams being four hours away from both locations.
Sounds like they want Mexico City or a team in London or ParisF*ck this alien-looking b!tch.
Just hurry up and give Seattle back a team already
An NBA team in Europe would be pure insanity
No, the NBA feels like it would be more of a priority in creating a European league over expansion because it would create more revenue without sharing TV media revenue with two new ownership groups.
That would be dumb. There shouldn't be an NBA team outside of the US & Canada.Sounds like they want Mexico City or a team in London or Paris
Mexico is not developed or safe enough for a team.
Brits don't care enough about basketball. Many French people like basketball. Regardless, a team in either London or Paris would be a logistical nightmare.