NBA expansion to Seattle is on the table

[BlazerWookee]

New Divisions:
SEA/POR/GSW/SAC
LAC/LAL/PHX/LVG (Gamblers)
SAS/DAL/HOU/NOP
DEN/UTA/OKC/MEM
IND/CHI/MIN/MIL
MIA/ORL/ATL/CHA
WAS/TOR/DET/CLE
BOS/NYK/BRK/PHI

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Nah. St. Louis instead of Vegas, Utah moves to the SW, and St. Louis joins Denver, OKC and Memphis.

 

[chzbrgr]

I completely disagree here. Sonics name needs to be brought back, as well as all the Sonics team history brought back to Seattle. I hate the idea of the Sonics' team records having followed the franchise to Oklahoma City.

They didn't the thunder are a "new" franchise they dont recognize the chip they won in 76 or anything like that

 

[julius]

The best part about a Seattle franchise is that Toronto would have to stop using that dumb, "We the north!" slogan.

they should stop using it anyways, since Portland is further north.

Btw, the #1 person on the protected list should be Paul Allen.

 

[julius]

They didn't the thunder are a "new" franchise they dont recognize the chip they won in 76 or anything like that

They won the title in 79, and iirc it went with the Blunder to OKC.

 

[chzbrgr]

They won the title in 79, and iirc it went with the Blunder to OKC.

It didnt they dont recognize the championship or have the patch on the jerseys unlike like sac which does for the 1951 chip when they were the rochester royals lol

 

[SheedSoNasty]

why would we need to protect anyone when the whole team moves there?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The talent pool is already stretched thin that's being made A LOT worse by the superteam era.

Re-location would be smart. Memphis has no business having an NBA team.

 

[riverman]

The talent pool is already stretched thin that's being made A LOT worse by the superteam era.

Re-location would be smart. Memphis has no business having an NBA team.

The D league needs an upgrade though...instead of a weak NBA franchise...let these guys go play for a job the way they should. I think each team should have a minor league team just like baseball and be free to rotate players in and out of it...if better players went there while their agents did their jobs...the talent pool would stay closer to home more and provide an affordable basketball circuit for kids to support that's not college ball.

 

[jlprk]

Mexico City needs a team.

Man, that'd make it a lot harder to obey the NBA drug policies

Well if they do get an expansion team, I hope they come up with a new name, and the sonics rest in peace.

"The Seattle Sterns"

I'd be happy if they just brought the Stampede back to the D league ranks..parked them in Seattle and let jlprk be the commentator for the games...with the stipulation that they would be exclusively a Blazer minor league system

When I hear "Stampede," I think Crabbe. You made me realize that Boob's right about making him available.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Expansion is stupid. Already too many teams

That being said, protect

Dame
CJ
Harkless
Vonleh
Crabbe
Turner
Plumlee
Aminu

Finally a blessing and chance to get rid of a mistake

 

[illmatic99]

This is a major development: http://www.king5.com/news/local/sea...-privately-finance-arena-fix-lander/341564181

 

[riverman]

They don't need an expansion team in the league...they need to relocate the Clippers to Seattle and let the Lakers have LA...other option...send the Grizzlies there and have them actually play in the West again

 

[Cippy91]