Seattle & Las Vegas Expand NBA? Pros vs Cons Shown!

The NBA’s board of governors next week will vote on the possibility of adding expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas for the 2028-29 season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, and there is reportedly “momentum” toward approval. Approval, which requires a vote in favor from 23 of the league’s 30 owners, would open bidding to offers expected to reach as high as $10 billion, the recent sale price of the Los Angeles Lakers, per Charania. Final approval could come “later in the year.

” [ Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem: Fill out brackets for your shot at $50K ] The WNBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball have all expanded into Seattle or Las Vegas, or both, in recent years. They are, after all, two of the wealthiest markets. As soon as news dropped — first thing on a Monday, right when morning talk shows needed a jolt — I thought: On one hand, the league is deep enough to expand into 32 teams; on the other, a third of the NBA is tanking already.

Pros and cons, you figure. Hey, a good gimmick: Pros and cons of NBA expansion into Seattle and Las Vegas. Pro: The NBA is deeper than ever After yet another draft loaded with talent, there is more of it in the NBA than ever.

Welcome Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, among others, to a field of 450 players, all of whom can play. There are guys in the G League and elsewhere that can really play. Last year’s Sixth Man of the Year, Payton Pritchard, would have been an All-Star in the 1980s and would have dominated the 1950s.