Seattle should be 1st priority

The most likely expansion locations will be out west, Seattle & Las Vegas so that they could place the Timberwolves in the Eastern Conference. Some people could argue Memphis or New Orleans move to the east instead because they are technically further east than Minneapolis, but Minnesota makes more sense to be in the Eastern Conference and be on the same division as the Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, as examples, because 1) the other top North American sports leagues have Minnesota have a rivalry with Chicago 2) all of the Timberwolves current Western division rivals are too far away from them, and 3) it reduces travel time for Timberwolves whenever they go on the road

Going with Seattle for tradition and Las Vegas because of the size of that market. Plus, geographically both make a lot of sense.

1. Seattle 2. Vancouver 3. Vegas 4. Kansas City 5. Nashville

The Grizzlies and Raptors were not the last expansion teams.. What about the Charlotte Bobcats who are now the Hornets? That's how there is a New Orleans Pelicans franchise, who were originally the Hornets

Kansas City deserves another chance to have a NBA team and should play in the eastern conference in their time frame honestly

Seattle Sonics

They should've brought Seattle back a long time ago. Look how many teams Los Angeles has.

NBA can not add only 1 expansion team in next round since NBA would have an ODD number of teams. They're gonna add 2 teams which will be in Seattle and Las Vegas, and both teams will be in the Western Conference and then the NBA is going to move the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies to the Eastern Conference where they should've been all along geographically speaking.

Seattle and Mexico City will be the best places for basketball

Vancouver and Seattle deserve a 2nd chance

I think you flipped the original Hornets. They went from Charlotte to New Orleans. For the 2014-'15 season, the Bobcats rebranded back to the Hornets while New Orleans became the Pelicans.

I miss the Supersonics. Shawn Kemp was my all time favorite player

1 Seattle 2 Mexico City 3 Vegas 4 Nashville 5 Kansas City 6 Quebec

Seattle & Las Vegas r definitely locks 4 an expansion franchise. Pittsburgh Kansas City Nashville & St. Louis r also great choices

Seattle and Vegas are going to be the next two cities getting NBA franchises.

all of them! better distribution of players. better tactics. better coaching. better games

Vegas and Seattle will get it this round but I’d love to see one go to Mexico City one day.

montreal

San Diego, Louisville and Pittsburgh deserve a look as an NBA team too

I think the NBA has the potential to expand to 40 teams in the future: 20 in the west and 20 in the east. - San Diego - Baltimore - Pittsburgh - Las Vegas - Kansas - Nashville - Seattle - New Mexico - Vancouver - Buffalo

New Orleans to Charlotte, you got that backwards. The Hornets moved to NOLA and Benson changed the name to Pelicans a few years ago and allowed Jordan to change the name of the Bobcats to Hornets back to original name of their previous team.

No Montreal? The metro is literally bigger than Seattle or Las Vegas… Plus why does California have 4 teams? While Canada who is the same size only has one?

San diego, pittsburgh, louisville, kansas city, virginia beach, seattle, vegas, montreal, vancouver and mexico city

Bobcats were an expansion team post -1995

Honestly I don’t know why Louisville is not a top contender.

Seattle and Las Vegas to be next hopefully,good friends!!!👍🏾

Seattle should've been having a team before now. But I don't think Sliver will allow it because he's a old commissioner crony. Las Vegas and some other city will get a teams before Seattle.

It should be Seattle because they have a fan base already since they had the SuperSonics and the city won a championship which was taken away bc of okc and I hope kd come back

You mean Charlotte to New Orleans with Charlotte getting an expansion team to replace the relocated one (Bobcats until 2014, Hornets since)

Last Vegas, Kansas City, Canada, Mexico,

Correction: there hasn’t been an NBA expansion team since 2004, when the Charlotte Bobcats had their inaugural season. The original Hornets franchise moved from Charlotte to New Orleans in 2002, and then Charlotte got a new team in 2004 with the Bobcats moniker and the number of NBA teams was raised from 29 to 30. In 2013, Bobcats ownership purchased the Hornets-rights from New Orleans including the original Charlotte Hornets’ history and records

Vegas and Seattle will get an expansion team first but KC, SD, Pittsburgh, Nashville, etc will definitely be in the running for the next round after this.

Seattle and las Vegas are front liners

Pittsburgh and Leominster, Massachusets.

I know it'll never happen but I just want Mississippi to get SOMETHING ONE DAY

Seattle, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Kansas City

I’m pretty sure Nashville will never be in consideration for a NBA team unless the Grizzlies leave Memphis. Tennessee is not a state big enough to support two teams from the same league.

2 NBA teams in TN? Nashville would be better off with an MLB team. Seattle and LV should be #1 and #2 for expansion teams.

Seattle I think is an inevitably. Vegas will probably get that second slot. KC is a maybe. I don't see Mexico CIty happening because if they went outside the US, Canada would happen first. Nashville, I think is a no-go simply because someone will have the idea to move the Grizzlies to the Eastern Conference, which could make more sense for their logistica and bottom line.

Probably going to be Seattle and Vegas, you have to keep the two conferences even, they probably move the T-Wolves or Pelicans to the East.

Seriously....everybody knows !!!! Seattle and las vegas ..... for nba with 32 team 16 in 2 conférence..... we knows since 5 years!!!!!

Let's be real, Seattle is a lock. It would be awesome if the NBA made a splash and added 4 teams since it's been about 30 years since expansion. •Seattle •Mexico City •Las Vegas •Kansas City? •Vancouver? •Nashville? •Montréal? •San Diego? There's plenty of opportunities.

Seems like Kansas City is constantly just barely under the radar for nba and nhl expansion. We would support one, but no one has enough money and desire to give us one.

I wish the would do a 4 team expansion 😔 sadly that will probably never happen

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American and male. I was 6 years old and finishing up kindergarten, when the Sonics won the championship. At my elementary school was a mural of Sonics players, numbers 1, 8, 24 and 43 (Gus Williams, Lonnie Shelton, Dennis Johnson, and Jack Sikma). 1993-94 was one of the BEST years of my life (not even that first round loss to Denver could ruin my year), and 1996 was pretty special, too. I'm a "jersey guru," and have a LOT of jerseys, and here is a sampling of my Sonics jerseys: Hersey Hawkins, Brent Barry, Wally Szczerbiak, Luke Ridnour, Don MacLean, Jon Sundvold, Russ Schoene, Vitaly Pitapenki, Steve Hawes, Robert Swift, Kendall Gill, Ervin Johnson, Jerome James, Aaron Williams, Peja Drobnjak, Vladimir Radmanovic, Nick Collison, Kevin DuRant and Rashard Lewis.

I've lived in Oregon for 23 years. But, I lived west of Seattle for 14 1/2 years before. I am loyal to all the Seattle teams: the Huskies; the Seahawks; the Sonics; the Kraken; the Sounders; and the Mariners! I hope the Sonics return!!!!

The biggest question is - will the league delay expansion long enough that LeBron James can be a party to an ownership group. Reality is they should have considered it last TV rights deal, not proceeded and learned from that how opportune the moment would be and done it with this TV rights deal.

If Seattle doesn’t get a team I will never watch a NBA game again.

Seattle and Las Vegas will be the next two expansion teams. After that, Vancouver should be next. They were royally screwed last time by historical ineptitude both on and off the court. The city has also changed a lot since the Grizzlies left. Preseason games always sell out and basketball has become much more popular since the Grizzly days.

Nashville and Las Vegas. Put the expansion teams in markets that have never had an NBA franchise, and let them show they’re capable of supporting them. No on NBA expansion to Seattle. They couldn’t support the SuperSonics last time. Theirs been talks about the Timberwolves being moved there. I vote no on that. If they want a team, get the Kings to move there. Sacramento is a much smaller market than the Twin Cities.

Seattle and Vegas were already in the books way before this video. Stop getting the other cities excited lol

I’m just not sure if the Grizzlies can coexist with a Nashville team. Not that Nashville isn’t a good city, but Memphis is the smallest market in the league

It was charlotte to New Orleans

I'd love it if Ballmer would just buy the Lakers and move them into that crazy new building. Clippers can go to Seattle or Vegas. Whoever owns the Nets can buy the Knicks and the Nets can go elsewhere. Utah should move to Vegas. I think there are plenty of star quality players to expand but with all the load management and injuries, 30 or maybe even 25 teams seems like you'd be more likely to have a good game every night. Might be fun to hit new markets a different way, get creative. Have the In Season be the whole season in neutral locations, Nashville Kansas City, Louisville etc

Seattle KC and Darkhorse Louisville

expand with 4 teams: Seattle, Vegas playing in the west, Nashville and KC playing in the east

The last expansion team to join the NBA was the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004. Not the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 😅

Seattle and Kansas are the only ones l would consider out of those.

1-Vegas, 2-Seattle, 3-KC those are the easiest and most logical choices

Maybe one in Montreal besides The Seattle Supersonics.

The NBA should add 4 teams: Seattle, Vancouver, Las Vegas and Kansas City, to the West. Then move two of the following teams: Memphis, Minnesota or New Orleans, to the East

Portland needs a team… Oh wait, they already have one.

2nd apron was made in preparation for the expansion.

I think manila😆😆😆😆. Then nashville.. Seattle,las vegas...i think mexico city..but i prepared manila😆😆😆😆

The last expansion was in 2004 when the Bobcats joined.

Seattle deserves a franchise. It was stolen from them

Bring the Sonics Back!!!!

Let's expand to Canada. Look at what just happened in the Stanley Cup Final. Yes there are a lot of Basketball Fans in Canada as well. Calgary before Edmonton though. Calgary is building a brand new Arena for the NHL Flames.

Seattle and Las Vegas

T-Mobile makes too much damn money. Lol

They should add Seattle and Vegas to the west.. move Memphis grizzlies and New Orleans pelicans to the east.

Seattle, Las Vegas, Omaha & Kentucky ❤🙏👍

Vegas, Seattle, and Tampa!

I want to see Seattle back. And Las Vegas. But I miss Seattle. Shawn kemp and Gary Peyton.

Seattle in the west and Montreal in the East.

Expand by six (Seattle, LV, KC, Montreal, Louisville, Virginia Beach), go big.

Seattle 💚🏀 and Kansas City ❤🏀

Clay Bennett is the Art Modell/Robert Irsay of the NBA

Going for Seattle

Seattle should be in for sure but i think mexico city should be the second team itll legitimize the league internationally a little more make it more of a world league but also its not like corruption isnt in the NBA ready

I think that Vegas, and Pittsburgh would be ideal

Seattle and Vegas seem like the most likely to me

Expansion is on the horizon, and with the CBA completed and Media Rights Deal beginning its negotiation period, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the NBA expands. I strongly believe Seattle and Las Vegas will be awarded teams in the next expansion round, but given Adam Silver and Marc Tatum’s rhetoric surrounding Mexico City, it is reasonable to believe that Mexico City will be considered as well. However, these are some logistical issues with expansion that the NBA simply cannot avoid: Altitude- This one is huge. Mexico City has an elevation of 7,349 ft, more than 2,000 feet more than Denver. The altitude is visibly a problem for players. This isn’t the Olympics. This isn’t baseball. This isn’t football. In the NBA, players do not have days to prepare for events in extremely high elevation. They will have to fly into Mexico City, play that night, and then fly out the next morning. When the Heat played the Spurs in December in Mexico City, the entire Heat team, one of the best conditioned teams in the NBA, looked incredibly exhausted. 41 games in Mexico City simply is not realistic. Even for the G league team, opposing players such as Willie Cauley-Stein have had to sit out games due to the altitude. Imagine Embiid or Zion playing in Mexico City. Travel: This one isn’t as big of an issue, but it’s hard to ignore. Yes, Mexico City to NYC is a shorter flight than NYC to LA, but you have to consider that Mexico City is far from EVERY NBA team. The nearest NBA city from NYC is Philly, which is 94 miles. The nearest NBA city from Mexico City is San Antonio, which is 700 miles. Portland may be far from other NBA cities, but it is much closer to Sacramento and San Francisco than Mexico City is to San Antonio, and presumably Seattle when it returns will also be very close to Portland. Mexico City is out of the way for any road trip. Add the hassle of international travel and it becomes clear that travel would be an obstacle, regardless of what Mark Tatum might have said in December. Desirability: I also strongly believe that players will not want to live in Mexico City. The country as a whole is less developed than Canada and the United States, and while Mexico City is very nice and cosmopolitan, it is still very culturally different than the United States and Canada, not to mention the language barrier that exists. Expecting players to move their families to Mexico City is something that I do not think is reasonable from the NBA's point of view. The NBPA does not have a direct say in expansion, but given how much the league front office and owners value players, it would be hard to imagine the NBA expanding to Mexico City against the will of the players. Again, Mexico City has world-class restaurants, clubs, and venues, but if players do not want to play in Toronto and especially did not want to play in Vancouver, Mexico City seems next to impossible. I mean, you cannot even drink the tap water in CDMX, and MLB and NFL players have reported getting sick from the food. The G-League players that rave about Mexico City are also making much less money, so the five star treatment they receive is a major step up from anything else they would get. NBA players are making much more money, so they would gain little from the cushy lifestyle that the G-League players in Mexico City have. Also, G-League players have fewer options to play basketball professionally, so they would be much more willing to play in Mexico City, but because NBA players have options, it is hard to imagine many players choosing Mexico City over the US or Canada. Keep in mind Mexico City has an HDI of 0.815, while the lowest US state, Mississippi, has an HDI of 0.866. These things matter when considering where players want to or would even tolerate playing and raising a family. Finally, CDMX can be very racist to black people, and anti-black behavior is unfortunately more tolerated in Mexico than the US or Canada, which would undoubtedly affect NBA players in Mexico City. Safety: On paper, Mexico City is safer than some NBA cities, but it is the perception that still makes it an issue. The view is that because Mexico City is in Mexico, by extension Mexico City is unsafe. For this reason, the G-League team in Mexico needs armed security to and from games. Now, imagine how much additional security NBA players would need. The players would also effectively be made to live in a bubble in Polanco, which will probably create extra challenges for getting to and from games. Traffic and pollution are also absolutely horrendous. These are simply issues which do not exist in Seattle or Las Vegas. Edit: While Mexico City appears to have lower crime rates than many NBA cities, I strongly believe Mexican crime statistics are severely underreported compared to American crime statistics. Experts have indicated that over 90% of crimes go unsolved in Mexico, so it would not surprise me if Mexico City’s true crime rate is actually higher than any NBA city. Plus, Mexico police is much more corrupt than American/Canadian police on all levels, so that certainly doesn’t help. Currency: Selling tickets in pesos, a currency much weaker than USD or CAD, and paying salaries in USD is also bound to be an issue. Look, an NBA team in Mexico City is somewhat an intriguing idea, but from a logistical standpoint, it will be a disaster. I do largely think that Silver and Tatum's rhetoric regarding Mexican expansion has been that of PR to keep the Mexican market engaged, as well as to place pressure on Seattle or Las Vegas. Just my thoughts.

Seattle has a fantastic MLS team and the creator of this video ignores them . 😂, that’s when I checked out

702 _&_ Seattle

Alaska Anchorage? 1:09

supersonics is back ! i wish !

Montréal should be a strong candidate. Montréal would also become a large market team

The NBA shouldn’t have let Seattle lose the team. The NFL and NBA are heavily invested in Vegas. Vegas already has football, hockey and soon to be MLB. With gambling being so much part of sports now, it makes sense for Vegas to be included in the next rounds of expansion.

If Seattle rejoins nba I feel like they should try a new team name as well because the word super sonic is a character from saga/Nintendo and why not have a new Canadian team join as well out of all of sports nhl has the other teams on ice but what if we bring basketball over to the other side by the u.s right next to Washington.

Conneticut

I feel like since there isn't ofc a magenta, or a brown team in PRO SPORTS INCLUDING PRO BASKETBALL I REALLY think that the NBA should get a magenta, or a brown NBA team as a second, or third color INSTEAD of just RED almost all the time IMO because in PRO BASKETBALL there's isn't ofc a magenta, or a brown team in the NBA INCLUDING. So I feel like atp it'll be AMAZING, and EVEN better if we could HOPEFULLY get a magenta, or a brown NBA team as a second, or third color for a change if anything INSTEAD of just RED most of the time since the expansion for the NBA is coming soon cause there's ALREADY alot of teams in the NBA that are already red lmao 💯.

A few years ago there was a rumour that the Kings were moving to Seattle

They will go to places that give the NBA the biggest expansion fee, it's that simple. Didn't know LeFraud wanted to own a franchise in Vegas, it explains why they dragging their feet. With NBA LOVING china, I wouldn't put a china team over a european or african team first. PS. You forgot to put the New Orleans Pelicans on the map of NBA franchises.

Seattle without a doubt is number one but for me I think Pittsburgh would make a great NBA expansion

In my real honest opinion I think that STL may have a better shot of getting a NBA team over KC. Agree or disagree? Explain why?

Vegas and Seattle will get them

St. Louis?

Listen, it's Seattle and Vegas...Then Mexico City and Vancouver