Kansas City has an NBA ready arena with an entertainmentdistrict. We host the Big XII tournament, the Women's Final Four. The College Basketball Hall of Fame is attached to the arena. We just broke the attendance record for the NFL Draft. The World Cup is coming. Our MLS attendance is usually near the top. We also have the first stadium in the country specifically for Women's Soccer. KC would support an NBA team very well.
I would be very high on the state of Kentucky to get an NBA franchise considering how much support the UK and Louisville basketball programs get at the collegiate level. You could put the stadium in the Louisville suburbs on the road to Lexington and it would compete against the Cavaliers and Pacers for fans in the southern Ohio media market. It would compete against the Grizzlies for fans in the Nashville media market. Lots of basketball tradition in the state of Kentucky and lots of potential fans within a 2 hour drive.
40 teams by 2040. SEATTLE SUPERSONICS AND LAS VEGAS BANDITS. Next move the Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans to the East and add VANCOUVER VOYAGERS to the West. Next flow of teams in the West KANSAS CITY MUSTANGS, SPIRITS OF ST LOUIS. In the East LOUISVILLE STALLIONS, PITTSBURGH PITBULLS. Finally MONTREAL SAINTS, VIRGINIA BEACH NEPTUNES and JACKSONVILLE ARAMDA🎉. Make it happen... Comm. Adam Silver.
You were quick to dismiss Montreal but it makes a lot of sense: - big population - natural rival with Toronto - close to every North Eastern team, minimal travel and easy realignment - diverse population, many immigrants, good AAU basketball in the area - existing iconic venue that seats over 21k and has can accommodate basketball - European/African players would likely find it to be less of a culture shock due to language and other commonalities I would look at Montreal before every US city after Seattle and LV
The problem is nobody feels like dealing with Canada's ridiculous SJW government and their blackface Abercrombie model PM. Like players not being able to play without being vaxxed in the playoffs was ridiculous when America who created the dam thing was already over it.
I also think the state of Missouri needs to get an NBA franchise. Both Kansas City and St. Louis used to host NBA franchises that have since left and now there's a big hole in the center of the country on the NBA's map.
@@dvferyance KC would have to build an entirely new stadium for the NBA. STL could renovate Enterprise Center so it could host Blues and their NBA team. Cities like Toronto make NHL and NBA work very well.
Vancouver isn't getting another team. That was a failed experiment back in the 90s! Low attendance & no players wanted to play there. And they never came close to making the playoffs in there 6 years there.
The Kansas City section made zero sense. What does the Royals wanting a new stadium have to do with anything? KC already has an existing arena that could accomadate the NBA or NHL tomorrow. They don't have to build anything. Just have someone willing to buy a team and park it there.
@@truthfacts5438 that’s a lie; Kansas City almost makes more sense then Seattle. It’s equally as big of a basketball city with KU & basketball history just down the street. Big 12 tournament is there, and with the success of the chiefs, and all the major changes coming to the city, including the World Cup, now would be the time for someone to “park it” there.
@@truthfacts5438 and in terms of “preferred market” that really only applies to like New York, LA, & Miami… lol and I guess Vegas. Everywhere else is for the birds.
@@kristopherlove2760 that’s why the raiders got swooped up, and NHL is big and thriving out there in the desert. If any west coast nba team under preforms for too long I’m sure Vegas is their next stop.
@@louisinese Raiders owner was complaining about the fan base. You gonna make money no doubt; but I’d argue Seattle & KC are the most logical for building a strong franchise. Just my unwarranted & unprofessional opinion lol
What's hurting some of these cities is reputation and past experiences in pro basketball. Some of these cities, going back to the 60's and 70's whether it was the NBA or the ABA. Let's start with St Louis, they had the Hawks in the NBA and the Spirits in the ABA. The ST Louis Hawks owners wanted a new arena, the city said no, they sold the team and the new owners moved to Atlanta. The Spirits of St Louis of the ABA, attendance was piss poor the whole time they were there. In San Diego, the Rockets started there, but because of poor attendance they moved to Houston. There was the Conquistadores(Q's)and briefly the Sails of the ABA, very low attendance, they ended up folding, then the Buffalo Braves tried in San Diego(Clippers)and failed. MY CITIES FOR NBA EXPANSION ARE: Seattle, Kansas City, Vegas, Louisville, and Buffalo.🏀🏀
St. Louis a perfect example of a cesspool of political corruption, and oppressed incomes, and yet the entire time since the 60s same political party getting voted in. And yes sports means economy and economy is politics.
They'll probably go Seattle and Las Vegas like the NHL. But if they wanna be the only show in town, then they oughtta go with Louisville and VA Beach. Granted, the Wizards ownership will probably object and do what any DC based team would do and block any teams from being in Virginia besides themselves.
You are really underestimating Montreal, it’s a top tier city in North America with a diverse population of more than 3 million, and Quebec loves their sports
I like the Idea of Montreal having an NBA franchise, but Hockey is a religion over there, and they'd have to compete with the Canadiens. There is the argument that the Raptors have done just fine competing with the Leafs, but Toronto is a far larger and more Americanized market than Montreal is.
Kansas City has to be at the top of the list. The Royals and Chiefs stadium situations are totally irrelevant. The T-Mobile Center is not just in existence already, it's a gorgeous building and NBA/NHL ready. It lacks a primary tenant. It's a big basketball hotbed. Add an owner, it's such an easy win.
@@pablotupone4190 And the Hawks have never even been to the NBA Finals since they moved to Atlanta in 1968. So pitiful, considering they have had winning teams most seasons, and were absolutely good throughout much of the 80s and 90s with Dominique Wilkins, Spudd Webb, Steve Smith, Mookie Blalock, Moses Malone, Doc Rivers, Dikembe Mutombo, and Christian Laettner.
nah... There's no way they'll go to St Louis. If they did end up going to Missouri they would go to kc but they still have a lot of other markets to fill first
Basketball is the most popular youth sport in Montreal (yes even more popular than hockey), many young NBA players are from north of the border (Mathurin etc). Montreal already has a state of the art facility in the Bell Centre. It is by far the largest metro area/tv market in the US or Canada without a team (4.3 million people). The Raptors play pre season there and sell out the games within minutes. To say that Montreal has 0% chance is just an ignorant take
Seattle is 100% getting another team. And I'd say LV is about 80% guaranteed to eventually get a team. And Montreal would be great imo.....the Raptors play preseason games there and they sell out in minutes. And there are several NBA players from Montreal.
I'm from Montreal and trust me, basketball is getting stupidly big here. Aside from the 2021 Canadiens reaching the Stanley Cup Finals, I've never seen the city buzz as hard as when the Raptors went on their run in 2019. And believe me, it takes A LOT for people of Montreal to cheer for Toronto
Prior to the Raptors entering the NBA only had a few Canadians like Steve Nash, Rick Fox, Samuel Dalembert etc … but now 23 Present NBA players are Canadian born or raised. Due to the Raptors the NBA now has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Andrew Wiggins, Benedict Mathurin, Dillion Brooks, Luguentz Dort, Kelly Olynyk, Brandon Clarke, Shaedon Sharpe, Andrew Nembhard Chris Boucher, Trey Lyles, Lindel Wigginton, Joshua Primo, Corey Joseph and Dwight Powell all score over 7 points a game this year in the NBA. All Canadians that may never have played in the NBA if not for Canadian expansion to Toronto. Plus 6 others…
Just FYI, Montreal has over 4 million people, 4 current NBA players are Montreal born like Pacers Benedict Mathurrin, OKC PG Lugentz Dort, Pacer PH Chris Duarte and Spurs PF Khmer Birch and (Chris Boucher of the Raptors is Montreal raised) over 10 Montreal born in NBA history. The Montreal forum can easily be converted for NBA games and have capacity of over 21,000 fans for an NBA game. Raptors played pre-season game to sold out crowds and all tickets sold within an hour. So odds are more like 5-10% not under 1%. Maybe not a top 5 candidate but 6-10.
Local San Diegan here. I think San Diego could support an NBA team. The Chargers actually drew well, but left due to the stadium issue. The Padres draw well, and Aztecs basketball games are usually sold out. I think the reason we won't get a team is lack of a suitable facility. I don't see the local taxpayers assisting with the construction of a new arena.
The problem with San diego getting a NBA team would they care Honestly Idk because California already has The warriors Clippers lakers Kings adding a 5th team would be madness and im saying that as a warriors fan
Taxpayers funding a stadium is very unpopular. Many folks are not interested in sports and having them dole out a percentage of their income for to them being frivolous would not bode well.
Expos attendance wasn't always bad actually. It wasn't great but wasn't terriable for most of the years. A good chunk of the 1979-1997 attendance averaged usually between 17k-22k a game which isnt great, but not awful either, with a few years in the early 80s getting about 25k-28k a game. Today getting 17k-22k will often put you around 18th-25th on the list of the 30 MLB teams average attendance list. However the last 7 years Expos attendance was awful usually 9k-12k a game, this happened for many different reasons, a big issue being needed a new stadium and ownership, Expos were looking a lot like Oakland does today. One positive thing Montreal has going for it is its a pretty big city....with 1.7 million people in the actual city, its a far larger city then the others in USA that dont have a current team. Add its metro population and its at 4.3 million. Negative though is lower canadian dollar , and needs a new stadium.
That's what their owner should have done instead of building a new arena in Inglewood. Just seems like a missed opportunity rather than sharing w/ the Lakers
Baltimore did have an NBA team before. It’s where the Bullets/ Wizards were for a decade before moving to Washington. Can’t see them getting an expansion team although Under Armour might jump to help. Would say it’s a long shot.
They just did a major renovation of the Baltimore Arena, but they are going at mostly concerts and entertainment events it’s still too small for a NBA team, the new name is the CFG Bank Arena. Springsteen was the first act to play there.
Baltimore will have the support from the locals here. DC and Baltimore has bad blood rivalry with any sports. The attendance won’t be a issue cause the support will be there consistently. Plus when you look at the league overall. Baltimore and DC consistently push out NBA talent in a consistent basis.
@@hrferguson agree plus to be honest though the Wizards ain’t bringing DC a championship anytime soon & like you said Baltimore vs. DC Rivalry can be a good thing I mean we see it with the Orioles vs. Nationals & Ravens vs. Commanders (even though the Commanders don’t actually play in DC they play in Landover, MD but still are close enough to being a DC team) plus especially during the baseball offseason when it’s just the Ravens playing on Sundays it be nice to have another major team from the city to watch or go check out a game & Baltimore is definitely a NBA City & as you said we are producing athletes that make it to the NBA I’m sure some of them might want the opportunity to play for their hometown/homestate team if given the chance. Adam Silver can make it happen!
Outside of Seattle and Las Vegas, Montreal and Kansas City could lit an NBA team very well. Potential Vegas nba team can play in the t mobile arena so why build another arena which is stupid by the way. Seattle Sonics will definitely return at some point. Nice to have a team in Mexico City but the cartel crew is an issue. Montreal and KC would do completely well if they have an NBA team.
yeah vegas got an nhl arena but not all indoor arena can support both basketball and hockey. Look at the islanders when they moved into barclays in brooklyn they had a basketball team in barclays in the nets and when they tried to add hockey into it ppl were complaining there were seats that blocked the view, and the ice issue, and it really hurt the team's revenue until the islander decided to build a new hockey arena. At the end of the day, its about the design of the arena and the purpose whether its hockey specific, basketball specific
@@gregbaldwin5144 Montreal has the best attendance in the NHL and had great attendance and atmosphere for preseason NBA games, there’s also a lot of basketball fans in Montreal.
Nobody in Pittsburgh cares about the NBA. We’re really not even big enough for three teams - sports being a huge part of the local culture is the only reason we can even find enough support for the teams we already have.
I lived in Pittsburgh many years ago. There was no discussion of the NBA at all. Even the Pirates struggled with attendance. They worship the Steelers. The Penguins did well in game attendance.
I agree. The first time I went to Pittsburgh, I was thinking I was going to see a really big city, but what I found was that it looked very small and somewhat slow-paced.
One of the most interesting things about basketball is its ability to successfully place teams in markets that would have trouble supporting the other three major sports: Sacramento, OKC, San Antonio, etc... Amazingly, they still haven't put teams in places like St Louis, Montreal, or Pittsburgh.
People in San Antonio would support any major league sport. There's a huge Hispanic community there and a really strong connection to baseball. It ranks 7th overall in the US for most populated cities. A's should have moved there.
San Antonio can definitely get MLB and NFL Teams and I’m looking at the Anaheim Angels and Jacksonville Jaguars to move there and become the San Antonio Missions and San Antonio Jaguars to join the San Antonio Spurs.
Las Vegas has a WNBA team (Aces) NHL team (Golden Knights), and NFL team (Raiders). An NBA expansion team and MLB team in Las Vegas makes sense. An NBA expansion team in Seattle also makes sense. Baltimore was a home to the Washington Bullets for a number of games.
The Baltimore Bullets started playing a few games at Cole Field House at College Park the early 70s to test the DC area market and Abe Pollin built the Capital Center, ironically Abe Pollin management group ran the Baltimore arena for a few years and the Bullets returned to play 4 games a year and the AHL Skipjacks became the Caps affiliate for a few years. They just finished a major renovation of the now renamed CFG Bank Arena but are looking at concerts and entertainment events, similar to the T Mobile Arena in KC
Just FYI, Montreal has over 4.5 million people (more than Seattle or Los Vegas), 4 current NBA players are Montreal born like Pacers Benedict Mathurrin, OKC PG Lugentz Dort, Pacer PH Chris Duarte and Spurs PF Khmer Birch and (Chris Boucher of the Raptors is Montreal raised) over 10 Montreal born in NBA history. The Montreal Bell Centre can easily be converted for NBA games and have a capacity of over 21,000 fans for an NBA game. Raptors played pre-season games to sold-out crowds and all tickets sold within an hour. So odds are more like 5-10% not under 1%. Maybe not a top 4 candidate but top 5-10 for sure.
I think St Louis or Kansas City has a good shot. Middle of the country which is easy for travel, but also Missouri has every major pro league except for the NBA. Seattle is a clear favorite. Las Vegas? The Raiders, A's, Knights, Aces, and front runner for MLS expansion. I know Vegas is growing fast, but is it all 5 sports big? Plus being the epicenter for Boxing and MMA? Maybe they should stick with the summer league for a while longer.
Thing with canada is the money because you have to pay players in us dollars so ticket prices would be through the roof. That is why adding football or hockey is hard because of cost.
Can you imagine that the NBA has 40 teams and these are the 10 candidates Seattle, (Washington), Las Vegas, (Nevada), Pittsburgh, (Pensilvania), Louisville, (Kentucky), Vancouver, (BC), Montreal, (Quebec), Cincinnati, (Ohio), Baltimore, (Maryland), Kansas City, (Missouri) and Mexico City
Mtl need to happen and i dont see why built a new arena in vegas for a nba team when they already have a brand new arena ready T mobil arena where the Golden Knights actually play
buffalo would be sick and deserve the clippers back, a toronto buffalo rivalry would be awesome, the fans there too???? come on now! the old buf braves unis are sick toooooo
Vancouver is probally #3. Crazy Money there compared to when they left 20+ years ago... and a huge Asian population. It's a global play without having to leave the 4 timezones
Vancouver doesn’t have a lot of money compared to to Montreal and there isn’t a lot of people compared to Montreal with 3 millions more and there is a bigger fanbase in Montreal with a lot of big players coming from there.
Nashville has less than ZERO percentage chance of getting an NBA expansion franchise as long as the Grizzlies are 2 hours away in Memphis. And Memphis and tge state have approved a $350 million renovation within the next year of the FedEx Forum. So the Grizzlies won't be relocating anytime soon within the next decade or so. Seattle will probably get a franchise to relocate sooner than later and that will most likely be the Pelicans. New Orleans has the least attractive arena and in a small market. Las Vegas will be the next city after that to land an expansion team, IF the league does expand. Its popularity is dwindling lately.
They have less than a zero chance because there's already an NHL team there too. There's no city that small with both. Corporate dollars get spread way, way too thin and filling up an arena 82 times plus playoffs a year at modern prices is a huge ask for a city
@@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 Memphis has a metro population of 1.3 million. Nashville is only about 1.5 million. Nashville is the state capital and has become the southern Hollywood like Atlanta, who is also a capital of Georgia.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Grizzlies when you talked about Nashville. Nashville doesn't want to compete with Memphis Grizzlies, most Nashville NBA fans support the Grizzlies.
I certainly support the Grizzlies as a Nashvillian, I kind of wish we had a NBA franchise but looks like we're first to get a MLB team next in the league
We need pot holes fixed , schools Upgraded, affordable housing, help for poor and homeless. The government just to spend 2.1b on a new fb stadium. We are pro sports poor.😢
@@garymartin1956 Just so they could host March Madness and the Superbowl. Yet none of the local teams will make them haha (Hurts to say that as a Titans fan).
I think the top 5 possibilities for expansion teams are: 1. Seattle 2. Las Vegas 3. Louisville 4. Nashville 5. Cincinnati Honorable mentions: Pittsburgh, Kansas City, St. Louis
I agree. Louisville having a team would be great! They already have the arena and those people love basketball to death! And I miss Seattle having a team. I miss the Sonics.
@@willcartoons I agree heavily with your comment and I do miss the Supersonics even though I wasn't a fan (I'm an Atlanta Hawks Fan) but I respected them..
Are you kidding? The Penguins sell out practically every game! And they have the highest RSN ratings of any NHL team (RSNs going the way of the dinosaur, notwithstanding).
Seattle is an absolute lock for 1 team, and I think Vegas is ALMOST a lock for the other... Only because the arrival of the A's could mean an oversaturation of sports teams in such a short period for that market if NBA comes too. But Seattle is the biggest US market without a team and already has over 40 years of NBA history, a turn-key arena that had over a billion dollars put into it and an ownership group with heavy league connections that's just waiting. Not to mention a basketball fanbase that's been absolutely starved for pro ball for the last 15 years (Sonics fans got screwed and the team did not leave due to fan support). Tbh if you visit Seattle today you would almost not even realize the SuperSonics had left a decade & a half ago by how much their legacy remains present in the city.
Las Vegas shouldn't be a lock. The two best NBA potential markets are Seattle and San Diego. Other good markets include Tampa, Louisville, and Norfolk-Virginia Beach.
@@dreamcage1801 definitely. I’d love to travel up to Seattle to the CPA to watch OKC vs Seattle. Would be so fun. And the city 100% deserves the sonics. I love my city got a team but hate how we took it tbh. Can’t wait for the future rivalry. Silver needs to get the expansion deal done NOW
They should consider an arena that is up to NHL standards. The Ducks are going to need an arena in the next 10-15 years so make the arena so it is a minor renovation away from being a full time NHL venue in case the Ducks decide to leave Anaheim
100%. I’m a Lions fan, but I truly know just how much Dean ‘Scam’os ditched the loving fans of San Diego. The Chargers need to relocate back to San Diego whenever they are realistically able to. If not, they could definitely use an NFL Expansion Team. Basketball wise, maybe but I do think that there are better more suited markets that should be considered: Seattle Kansas City Las Vegas Pittsburgh Vancouver (Just move the Grizzlies back there) St. Louis Louisville Nashville
@@williamrenando1298 As someone from San Diego. We had 2 NBA teams in the past and both left so there’s very little hope of San Diego getting a 3rd NBA. I mean Washington, D.C. had to baseball teams in the past before the nationals so there’s that
Prior to the Raptors entering the NBA only had a few Canadians like Steve Nash, Rick Fox, Samuel Dalembert etc … but now 23 Present NBA players are Canadian-born or raised. Due to the Raptors, the NBA now has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Andrew Wiggins, Benedict Mathurin, Dillion Brooks, Luguentz Dort, Kelly Olynyk, Brandon Clarke, Shaedon Sharpe, Andrew Nembhard Chris Boucher, Trey Lyles, Lindel Wigginton, Joshua Primo, Corey Joseph, and Dwight Powell all score over 7 points a game this year in the NBA. All these Canadians may never have played in the NBA if not for Canadian expansion to Toronto. Plus 6 other Canadians not mentioned above are in the NBA right now.
Regarding Arrowhead Stadium, I’m sure it’s about to get some Love considering it’s hosting matches in the Worlds biggest tournament, the FIFA World Cup in 3yrs.
40 teams by 2040. SEATTLE SUPERSONICS, LAS VEGAS VEMON, VANCOUVER VOYAGERS, KANSAS CITY MUSTANGS, SPIRITS OF ST LOUIS, LOUISVILLE COLONELS/STALLIONS, PITTSBURGH PITBULLS, NEWARK EAGLES/GLADIATORS, MONTREAL SAINTS/HUSKIES, VIRGINIA SQUIRES/VIRGINIA BEACH NEPTUNES.
VANCOUVER KODIAKS is another option. Bear paw w a "V" or fierce bear w a maple leaf in the background. The battle of the bears. SOUTHERN COMFORT v NORTHERN EXPOSURE.
I'd love to get an NBA team here in San Diego. We've had two with the Rockets and Clippers, but I think it could really work. You say it's the laid-back attitude, but the Chargers only left because Spanos is greedy and wanted us to front a new stadium, which eventually happened anyway. Additionally, we just got an MLS expansion, and the Wave has been insanely successful. The biggest problem is the Lakers. Almost everyone from SD is a Lakers fan, including me.
A big issue is that there would be 5 teams in california. I feel that's just way too many, given that the Lakers and Warriors are big, famous teams with large fanbases, so I doubt that fans would be willing to ditch one of them for a team in SD
If Kansas City has to renovate or build new stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs, it won't be much longer before T-Mobile Center will need similar attention - it was built in 2007. The obstacle with Louisville is that the University of Louisville has a very favorable lease with the Yum! Center. UofL controls the arena on dates surrounding their games (not just the day of the event), gets priority on branding (i.e., the Cardinal logos on the exterior of the arena), and gets a cut of non-UofL event revenue. All of that has to go away for a NBA team to play there. It would be easier for the State Fair Board to plunk $100 milliom into Freedom Hall, renovate it to NBA standards, and let a team play there.
I pick Nashville Tennessee for the NBA team in the near future. Nashville could have all Big 4 professional sports in this “Country” Music City. Nashville already have the Titans for NFL, and have the Predators for the NHL. Nashville is seeking for the MLB team near the end of this decade.
I would reconsider your thinking about STL… The XFL is wrapping up their season… The St. Louis attendance was AMAZINGLY huge compared to the rest of the league!…fan support is there!
It'd be STUPID if the NBA expanded! Like Charles Barkley once said 'there are too many horrible teams" as is already. Expansion makes no sense right now.
Yeah need to trade some trash teams to better cities. SA Spurs should go to Austin or Dallas, Grizzlies should go to Nashville, Kings go to Vegas, Portland Trail Blazers go to Seattle, Pacers go to Kansas City.
I feel like jacksonville fl could work too they only got nfl and multiple minor teams including a basketball team Also tiaa is getting renovated to a super stadium and the city has been better then ever
Mexico City is a dark horse over Vegas. Mexico City is larger than New York City with over 21 million people in the city itself. (over 8 times larger than Vegas) Mexico City has 10's of thousands of filthy rich people in areas of the city as beautiful as any city in the USA. Mexico City has a G-league team for a reason and expanding to Mexico opens the market to 133 million Mexicans and a doorway to Latin America. Yes, Vegas is a good option but don't sleep on Mexico City as the NBA expands fans worldwide.
For me the top cities for expansion in the west would be: Seattle Vegas Kansas City Omaha St.Louis Vancouver East: Nashville Louisville Virginia Beach Colombus Pittsburgh Imo ofc lol
The best option would be Des Moines. Sounds weird at first. Iowa has a comparable population to Utah and Oregon, but they have no professional sports teams. Similar to Utah, everybody there probably would get behind an NBA team.
Why you hating on San Diego? Spanos was the issue why she he chargers left. we have the population and they are in talks of a new arena. Also the mls is coming down plus the Padres are leading in attendance for the MLB.
Definite no on KC. The Kansas Jayhawks have 64 championships in 125 years. Could an owner pay the bucks for a perennial championship team in a smaller market city to compete with that?
I see Seattle, Las Vegas join the NBA and Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Newark (NJ), Tampa Bay, St Louis, Nashville, Cincinnati, Louisville, San Diego Long island, Jacksonville and Columbus (OH) to become members of American Basketball Association Premier as the new league to exchange talent between the ABA and the NBA and both sides will benefit
The new arena in vegas deal has collapsed. the developer is Jackie Robinson a former UnLv baseketball player and grifter.... a new deal will show up fully privately funded and lebron will be behind the project though.
They'll just move one of the Western Conference teams to the Eastern Conference. I would go with Memphis because they are geographically the most eastern.
The reason why San Diego isn’t gonna get a team is because “they’re laid back and they lost the chargers?” Okay so… I guess you aren’t seeing how the Padres, Aztecs, and Wave FC are currently experiencing massive support from the city? It’s the same situation as Oakland, if the city wants to support the team, they will. Spanos didn’t want to stay here and expected handouts and San Diego refused to get pushed around and he tucked his tail and ran off. Padres currently are on pace to set the single season record for attendance in franchise history. The statement that “San Diego is too laid back” and that they lost the chargers means nothing.
The issue San diego getting a NBA they would be fighting 2 Major power houses in attendance in the warriors and Lakers plus you have factor in kings and clippers fans in Cali
@@willp.8120 I have seen giants vs padres in 2012-2013 ajd when they are bad it was sea of giants fans in san diego so hopefully things have changed then because that could be a major draw back especially with a city Like seattle That still has a big fanbase that wants the superson8cs back
