NBA expansion will reportedly be reconsidered this summer: 10 cities that could get a new NBA team including Seattle.
The NBA currently has 30 franchises and the idea of NBA expansion has not seemed likely any time soon. Well, things changed in a major way this week when Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that the league could soon look at the idea of adding new teams soon.
“It’s not preordained that we will expand this time, but I know there’s an enormous amount of interest out there,” Silver said at his State of the NBA press conference before Game 1 of the finals.
If NBA expansion does come sooner rather than later, here are 10 cities that would be front runners to get the next franchise.
Seattle, Washington.
When the Supersonics left Seattle in 2009, it was a heartbreaking moment for the city and one of the most shocking in the NBA during the 21st century. There have been rumblings in the years since that the league could eventually return to the great Northwest. If the league did seriously consider a new franchise, Seattle would be a favorite to land that team.
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Las Vegas, Nevada.
After resistance for decades, Las Vegas has become a popular destination for sports franchises. The Raiders left Oakland for Sin City. The Athletics are set to relocate there in 2028, and the Aces have put Las Vegas on the map as a top basketball city in the WNBA. There have been rumblings for the last year that the entertainment capital of the world could get an NBA team, and even Lebron James has suggested being a part of that ownership group.
