which city/area would be good for a NBA team expansion ?

[Biscayne]

Besides Seattle? KC, St.Louis, and Pittsburgh would seem like cool markets to me. B'more also, but DC is so close. All of the afformentioned cities are like 4hrs from their nearest NBA markets.

 

[#SOG_soldier]

Seattle should have never lost the supersonics

 

[KingOFKings]

1) Give Seattle their team back (the most obvious choice)
2) Give Vancouver their team back (team was garbage and fans didn't really have a chance to embrace any winning, they moved because owner was from Memphis. It's the next best/big market on that list...you are looking at around 3 million people in that area)

This will fill up that hole in the North West that right now only Portland is filling. Las Vegas looks sexy, but not realistic.

 

[AVXL]

1) Give Seattle their team back (the most obvious choice)
2) Give Vancouver their team back (team was garbage and fans didn't really have a chance to embrace any winning, they moved because owner was from Memphis. It's the next best/big market on that list...you are looking at around 3 million people in that area)

This will fill up that hole in the North West that right now only Portland is filling. Las Vegas looks sexy, but not realistic.

Why isn't Vegas realistic?

 

[KingOFKings]

Why isn't Vegas realistic?

Gambling/image. It's a great city that deserves a team, it will just be complicated for the NBA. I don't think they want to go down that route IMO.

 

[AVXL]

Gambling/image. It's a great city that deserves a team, it will just be complicated for the NBA. I don't think they want to go down that route IMO.

Gambling happens in New Orleans, right outside of Chicago in Gary and has been mentioned by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as something he'd like to see legalized. I think the stigma of gambling & pro leagues is gone. I don't see how it's complicated when gambling of pro sports happens everyday by fans in major pro cities every day

Also this:

New $375 million arena on Strip beginning to take shape — PHOTOS

Vegas is building a new NHL/NBA arena as we speak and is looking for an NHL team as soon as 2017. The Maloofs (former Kings owners) are involved with this venture as well

 

[resurrection]

Been waiting for a Pittsburgh team my whole life. There and Seattle are the only answers

 

[NatiboyB]

Seattle, WA and Cincinnati, OH and Nashville, TN could be good for a NBA expansion.

Las Vegas wouldn't work because it's a transplant city, with the majority of them being SoCal transplants which is why Las Vegas is part of the Lakers tv territory.

Cincinnati isn't a good market for an NBA team the Bengals and Reds are about as much as we can support.

 

[Sccit]

TOP 5

1.LAS VEGAS - THIS WHERE THE MONEY AT
2.SEATTLE - ONE OF THE BEST FAN-BASES PERIOD
3.KANSAS CITY/ST LOUIS - M.O. NEED A TEAM
5.ANAHEIM/SAN DIEGO - SOCAL MARKET IS UNFUCWITABLE

 

[Spade]

Baltimore has the biggest population of all the cities listed.

It's about the market and MSA, not the actual city. You don't want to oversaturate the market. Three teams in Baltimore's market is over saturation. From this list, Seattle would be best. Fast growing area, lots of money and corporate backing.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Why are so many people voting Seattle? Why would a basketball team succeed in Seattle long term?

The NHL is going to Seattle soon and hockey will suck fans away from basketball given Seattle's demographics. The only reason the Seahawks get so much support in Seattle is because they win at a supernatural rate compared to other franchises.

The only reason Toronto is able to support a basketball team is because there are like 5 million people in that area.

Don't let the demographics fool you,Seattle has always loved the Sonics,and them coming back fans would make sure to never take the team for granted again. You know nothing of Seattle do you? Demographics don't necessarily mean a thing...just look at Portland they have one of the most loyal fanbases in the NBA.

Also Seahawks fan support has been good since they moved to Century Link. Don't know where the idea that they've only become loyal and rabid in the past couple of year came from.

 

[Taadow]

Kansas City may have the Sprint Center but they couldn't support the Kings when they were in town and they're more of a college basketball/ NFL city anyway. That's why they built the arena for bball tourneys and to try to lure a NHL team .

They couldn't support the Kings 30 years ago...the population has doubled since then.
And really - who would've supported LaSalle Thompson and Scott Wedman?

We fuccs wit' any sport the long way. MLS is even poppin' here. MLS. Yeah.

There's folk driving from KC to OKC to watch pro basketball.

New arena.

It's time.

edit - also, it's hoes bussin' it open.

 

[MoneyBags]

Virginia. how is they do't have a baseball team, basketball team, hockey team or an nfl team? guess since they're close to DC on one end an close to the Carolinas on the other end?

 

[MoneyBags]

Why do we always focus on cities inside the US first when we do this expansion shyt? Why not Mexico City or Montreal as first options? Like has already been said, the point should be to expand the game across the world not just down the highway. I voted Vegas since that has always been sort of a taboo city for pro sports but fukk it, get a team in a new country

Mexico City? GTFOH

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

Las Vegas

Amerikkka aint even ready for that amount of fukkery

fukk Amerikkka. Make it happen