The Texas Longhorns basketball team gives Portland Trail Blazers a comfortable landing spot in Austin
If the Portland Trail Blazers are leaving the Rose City, then Austin, Texas, is reportedly an option for relocation, and the Texas Longhorns basketball team makes it a great landing spot.
The Texas Longhorns basketball team gives Portland Trail Blazers a comfortable landing spot in Austin originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Texas Longhorns basketball team plays in one of the most world-class arenas in college sports: the Moody Center.
While only seating around 10,000 for basketball games, the state-of-the-art, Matthew McConaughey-inspired venue in downtown Austin, situated on the University of Texas’ campus, is a LEED Gold Certified venue that fits the NBA’s cultural vision. New Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon wants a new arena in the Rose City. If he can’t get it, though, rumor has it he could consider various cities across the country.
That includes Nashville and Austin. Dundon, a Dallas native, reportedly may be willing to consider a move to the Lone Star State’s capital. “Even if the cities of emeralds and sin get two teams, there are still plenty of large markets that want to get in the game.
Nashville and Austin are the two most obvious. The proximity of Austin to San Antonio presents a challenge, but the easy geography and access to an exploding economy may be too much for the rest of the owners to ignore. If the door is even cracked slightly, you’d have to think the Dallas-bred Thomas Dundon would leap at the chance to get into his home state’s capital city,” The Oregonian’s Bill Oram wrote.