NBA votes to begin expansion process, bring Sonics back to Seattle. What’s next?
After 18 years, Bring Back the Sonics! is really on. Why now?
And what to expect in the coming months.
It’s happening. After 18 years of waiting, 18 years of bitter anger among basketball fans across the Pacific Northwest, “BRING BACK OUR SONICS! ” is on.
The process to bring the Sonics back to Seattle is beginning. The NBA announced Wednesday at its Board of Governors meeting in New York it is starting the process of expansion, and exclusively in Seattle and in Las Vegas. The new franchises are expected to begin play as the league’s 31st and 32nd teams in the fall of 2028.
“The NBA Board of Governors today voted to authorize the league to formally explore potential team expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle,” the league said in a statement issued by the NBA communications department Wednesday morning. The vote was unanimous across owners of all 30 teams. “Today’s vote reflects our Board’s interest in exploring potential expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle — two markets with a long history of support for NBA basketball,” commissioner Adam Silver said.
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