OT Harlem Globetrotters petition Adam Silver to be an expansion franchise

[Chris Craig]

Again, if they were held to the same rules and standards that the rest of the league is, they'd suck.

Where do they play?
Who owns them?
Who pays the payroll?
They wouldn't get to pick whatever players they want, or have players specialize in certain trick shots that work against a team that is *purposely* full of crappy players.

They're an act.

Acting like players playing in the 70s has any indication on today's game is laughable.

Who on their team can defend LeBron? KD? Dame? Curry? Beal?

Who have they played in their exhibitions that are even remotely close to current NBA talent?

They would play in Harlem of course. Build an arena there.

They are owned by Hershand Family entertainment

All of the other stuff can be figured out. They would get players from an expansion draft.

All expansion teams are shit when they start so who cares if they suck

 

[riverman]

They would play in Harlem of course. Build an arena there.

They are owned by Hershand Family entertainment

All of the other stuff can be figured out. They would get players from an expansion draft.

All expansion teams are shit when they start so who cares if they suck

They were actually formed in 1926 in Chicago...I don't think they'll be stuck with Harlem as home base...they could easily be the Kansas City Globetrotters or Las Vegas Globetrotters. If the New Orleans Jazz can become the Utah Jazz I don't see a difference...

 

[riverman]

Seems to me the league would need two expansion teams ..one for each conference to make the expansion conference wide

 

[barfo]

You guys will think differently about this after Olshey trades Dame and Nurk to the Globetrotters for some guy who shoots free throws blindfolded.

barfo

 

[riverman]

Michael Wilson, who was a teammate of Penny Hardaway at UoM, was maybe the highest jumper and best dunker I've ever seen in person. Dude was crazy athletic. He made a name for himself with the HGT after he couldn't make it as an NBA player. He's just one of many that ended up with the HGT because they couldn't make it in the NBA. You might be able to go through the whole history of the HGT and be able to pick out a few players that could've competed in the NBA, but I think your love of them as performers (rather than actual competitive athletes) is clouding your judgment as to whether they can compete against NBA teams. Tell me which current Globetrotter would have a realistic chance of making an NBA roster. Now list another 14.

I'm with @julius on this. I think even a GLeague team would crush them, let alone an actual NBA team. It's sort of like thinking action movie stars like Jason Stratham, Jean-Cloude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, etc. could've competed in the UFC because they looked so awesome dispatching bad guys in the movies.

we disagree....I can't believe you compared any Globe Trotter to Steven Segal....ewwwwww...dude....! I think you're both underestimating how they would go about building a roster, coach, etc...if they got a franchise...they know they have to have top shelf talent to join the dance. The Vancouver Grizzlies didn't win a championship overnight...that's for sure

 

[Chris Craig]

Seems to me the league would need two expansion teams ..one for each conference to make the expansion conference wide

I think it's more likely they move a team like the Grizzlies or the Pelicans to the eastern conference and both expansion teams become western conference teams.

One the NBA is already set on Vegas and Seattle as expansion sites.

Two it would balance things out a little better strength of conference wise.