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NBA expansion could be getting closer. In a significant first step, the NBA will hold a vote next week to move forward with adding expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle, according to ESPN. Should 23 of the 30 team governors vote in support of the move, the NBA can focus solely on adding teams in those markets and begin the bidding process.
There would still be additional steps, but ESPN ...
NBA expansion could be getting closer. In a significant first step, the NBA will hold a vote next week to move forward with adding expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle, according to ESPN . Should 23 of the 30 team governors vote in support of the move, the NBA can focus solely on adding teams in those markets and begin the bidding process.
There would still be additional steps, but ESPN reports a final vote could occur later this year, which would pave the way for the new franchises to debut in the 2028-29 season. The new teams would reportedly be projected to be valued in the $7-10 billion range. “I think Seattle and Las Vegas are two incredible cities,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in Vegas on Dec.
16 , while acknowledging the league had looked at other markets as well. “Obviously we had a team in Seattle that had great success. We have a WNBA team here in Las Vegas in the Aces.