The league plans an expansion when the current TV media rights deal expires and both Seattle and Las Vegas have a head start on receiving clearance to build their teams
Seattle SuperSonics, champions in 1979, are on track to return to the NBA in 2024
Since the NBA turned the Seattle SuperSonics into the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, there was always a desire to bring a basketball franchise back to the historic West Coast location. Far from eliminating the Texans from the map, the cards that the leaders of the most important basketball league in the world are handling is analyzing a couple of expansion teams to increase the number from 30 to 32.< /p>
According to trade journalist John Canzano, the league is expected to announce two new franchises once the association’s current television media rights deal expires. end of 2024. Among the options that the NBA has been handling for several years, the candidate cities are Seattle and Las Vegas.
Popularity of the SuperSonics is something that is in the sight of the American population and Since then, the league has been in contact with the city authorities to restore the possibility of having a basketball team. While previous rumors suggested it could move another team out of its current location, the version of adding two more franchises makes a lot more sense and took a lot more traction with the growing popularity of the sport across the country.
The test of American football in Las Vegas was a success . The next step is basketball (Photo: USA Today)
Each team already has a few stars, which means there’s probably enough talent to fill out two pro teams without affecting parity in the NBA. With a new media deal, revenue will continue to grow and two more stadiums generating ticket sales will make even more money. There’s no reason to think a couple more franchises can’t catch on.
Las Vegas’s first step into the sport was adding the Golden Knights in ice hockey, while the Oakland Raidersremained in parallel in the world of American football. Both teams were successful in the desert and it is even routine to see the NBA occupy a central location with the annual Summer League proceedings. With a base around basketball already in place, why not get it going?
With the popular voice that the SuperSonics should never have left Seattle, the NBA knows it made a mistake and that sooner or later you must correct. It is worth remembering that they were champions in the 1979 season and the question is whether they will take the star away from the Oklahoma City Thunderif they return to the league.