So many talented players. 30 teams are not enough. Expand like 4 or 6 teams. Plus utilized G-League. Make them more involve. Like give them spot on the upcoming NBA cup. Make that cup more useful, like equivalent on soccer cup. Give g league players an opportunity to shine. See what happened to the last nba slamdunk contest. G League players can compete. That makes nba more exciting.
1.) Seattle 2.) Vancouver Does not take a rocket scientist to figure out those are hungriest markets. Established fanbases, relatively wealthy cities, ready NBA stadiums. Both cities, no brainers.
It appears from what everyone is saying that Vegas and Seattle are teams 31 & 32 but if the NBA expands to 36 eventually then I see Mexico City as LOCK for the 33rd or 34th team!!!! Mexico City is larger than New York City with over 22 million people in the city itself. (over 8 times larger than Vegas) Mexico City has 10's thousands of filthy rich people in areas of the city as beautiful as any city in the USA (the area of Polanco is like Beverly Hills). Mexico City already has a G-league team and is among the top in attendance and expanding to Mexico opens the market to 133 million Mexicans and a doorway to the rest of Latin America. Mexico City is only under 4 hours and 40 minutes by plane to NYC and 4 hours to LA so distance isn't a problem as for altitude the NBA has played over 30 NBA exhibition and regular season games there over the last 20 years (NBA wouldn't play that many games there IF NO INTEREST) without altitude being an issue for players including the present G-league team. I have visited Mexico City 3 times for work and altitude was never an issue for me and I am not an NBA athlete who should have ZERO issues dealing with it. Look what Toronto did for the NBA, in the 90's NBA only had 2-4 Canadians like Rick Nash, Samuel Dalembert, Jamal Magloire, and Rick Fox now the NBA has over 40 Canadian players in the NBA and G-league combined. Canadian players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Andrew Wiggins, Dillion Brooks, Sheldon Sharpe, Luguentz Dort, Benedict Mathurin, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Brandon Clarke, Andrew Nembhard, Delano Banton, Trey Lyles, Joshua Primo, Lindell Wigginton, and Tristan Thompson to name just a few of the 23 Canadian NBA players in 2022/23 season. If not for expansion to Canada many of those players would have never become NBA players. Now imagine what Mexico City could do if the Raptors did that for Canada. I foresee the NBA expanding to 36 teams by maybe 2036 and I can see Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City, and Vancouver OR Montreal and two other US cities. Vancouver is larger than Vegas and Montreal is as big as Seattle. As for West vs East... if 4 of the 6 teams are Western teams then just one Western team needs to move east to keep the 18-18 ratio ... top candidate to move east would be Minnesota (is soooo far from all the other Western Teams) as they are very close to Milwaukee, Chicago, and Indianapolis while Memphis and New Orleans are already very close to the 3 Texas teams and even Oklahoma City.
Vancouver and MXC might not get a team which I got a feeling about because Vancouver is 10 steps behind Montreal based on popularity and who is gonna own a NBA franchise. Mexico City has not only the travel will be an issue but the altitude, safety and the cartel crew will be a problem. So I see NBA expand into 3 cities in the east and west. West - Seattle, Vegas and San Diego & East - Montreal, Louisville and Kansas City.
I can't see the NBA expanding to Europe due to distance and time zones and averaging 3 games a week ... NFL could do it but no NBA. I see the NBA with 36 teams but maybe 2036 and those 6 teams would be Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City, Vancouver, OR Montreal but not both, and 2 more US cities.
I’m still really hoping Vancouver can get its team back. There’s over 1 million more people since last time and basketball is far more popular in Canada than it ever was before. I would love to get a second team but it kinda seems like the odds are low and I’ll have to wait until next time :(
@dominicjohnson2250 kc has a lower population, and has only the chiefs. I'm from near Jefferson city and have been to kc and only met 3 royals fans in my entire life, I mean I had a class in college last year with more rams fans than chiefs fans in it. St. Louis is the obvious choice over kc. Kc has basically no nba legacy either, they had the kings till 84, stl hawks won a championship, and the st. Louis spirits is today the 2nd most popular franchise that's no longer around (next to Seattle super sonics). Also if you want a Missouri team the only option we got to be an Eastern conference team is st. Louis. Even Memphis is in the west so it'd be tough geographically anyway but st. Louis is the only option.
Ya have to worry about lose of intrest from north american fans if europe and/or Mexico come into play. Increased fan base from those two locations might just offset any down turn from NA
Calling the San Antonio metropolitan small is crazy it’s the 7th largest city in the country and the San Antonio/ Austin metropolitan has 5 million people
You shouldn't take the "group gathering of fans" at face value. Each team can put together a mass of fans. Just because it looks like Seattle has a huge fan base, doesn't mean they actually have it.
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So many talented players. 30 teams are not enough. Expand like 4 or 6 teams. Plus utilized G-League. Make them more involve. Like give them spot on the upcoming NBA cup. Make that cup more useful, like equivalent on soccer cup. Give g league players an opportunity to shine. See what happened to the last nba slamdunk contest. G League players can compete. That makes nba more exciting.
1.) Seattle
2.) Vancouver
Does not take a rocket scientist to figure out those are hungriest markets. Established fanbases, relatively wealthy cities, ready NBA stadiums. Both cities, no brainers.
Bring back Sonics!!
NFL and College Football is Kings and will always be Kings.
Montreal + chris boucher and olivier maxence prosper are also from montreal
It appears from what everyone is saying that Vegas and Seattle are teams 31 & 32 but if the NBA expands to 36 eventually then I see Mexico City as LOCK for the 33rd or 34th team!!!! Mexico City is larger than New York City with over 22 million people in the city itself. (over 8 times larger than Vegas) Mexico City has 10's thousands of filthy rich people in areas of the city as beautiful as any city in the USA (the area of Polanco is like Beverly Hills). Mexico City already has a G-league team and is among the top in attendance and expanding to Mexico opens the market to 133 million Mexicans and a doorway to the rest of Latin America. Mexico City is only under 4 hours and 40 minutes by plane to NYC and 4 hours to LA so distance isn't a problem as for altitude the NBA has played over 30 NBA exhibition and regular season games there over the last 20 years (NBA wouldn't play that many games there IF NO INTEREST) without altitude being an issue for players including the present G-league team. I have visited Mexico City 3 times for work and altitude was never an issue for me and I am not an NBA athlete who should have ZERO issues dealing with it.
Look what Toronto did for the NBA, in the 90's NBA only had 2-4 Canadians like Rick Nash, Samuel Dalembert, Jamal Magloire, and Rick Fox now the NBA has over 40 Canadian players in the NBA and G-league combined. Canadian players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Andrew Wiggins, Dillion Brooks, Sheldon Sharpe, Luguentz Dort, Benedict Mathurin, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Brandon Clarke, Andrew Nembhard, Delano Banton, Trey Lyles, Joshua Primo, Lindell Wigginton, and Tristan Thompson to name just a few of the 23 Canadian NBA players in 2022/23 season. If not for expansion to Canada many of those players would have never become NBA players.
Now imagine what Mexico City could do if the Raptors did that for Canada.
I foresee the NBA expanding to 36 teams by maybe 2036 and I can see Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City, and Vancouver OR Montreal and two other US cities. Vancouver is larger than Vegas and Montreal is as big as Seattle. As for West vs East... if 4 of the 6 teams are Western teams then just one Western team needs to move east to keep the 18-18 ratio ... top candidate to move east would be Minnesota (is soooo far from all the other Western Teams) as they are very close to Milwaukee, Chicago, and Indianapolis while Memphis and New Orleans are already very close to the 3 Texas teams and even Oklahoma City.
Vancouver and MXC might not get a team which I got a feeling about because Vancouver is 10 steps behind Montreal based on popularity and who is gonna own a NBA franchise. Mexico City has not only the travel will be an issue but the altitude, safety and the cartel crew will be a problem. So I see NBA expand into 3 cities in the east and west. West - Seattle, Vegas and San Diego & East - Montreal, Louisville and Kansas City.
I can't see the NBA expanding to Europe due to distance and time zones and averaging 3 games a week ... NFL could do it but no NBA. I see the NBA with 36 teams but maybe 2036 and those 6 teams would be Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City, Vancouver, OR Montreal but not both, and 2 more US cities.
San Diego is going to get a team at some point
I’m still really hoping Vancouver can get its team back. There’s over 1 million more people since last time and basketball is far more popular in Canada than it ever was before. I would love to get a second team but it kinda seems like the odds are low and I’ll have to wait until next time :(
YES. We need more teams that KD and Harden can jump ship to after another disappointing season!
I hope my dad gets his super Sonic’s back. I miss you dad
If there isn't a team added to St. Louis then I'm not about it.
I’m mean Kansas City is right there too. Missouri needs a team . It’d be heavily supported
@dominicjohnson2250 kc has a lower population, and has only the chiefs. I'm from near Jefferson city and have been to kc and only met 3 royals fans in my entire life, I mean I had a class in college last year with more rams fans than chiefs fans in it. St. Louis is the obvious choice over kc. Kc has basically no nba legacy either, they had the kings till 84, stl hawks won a championship, and the st. Louis spirits is today the 2nd most popular franchise that's no longer around (next to Seattle super sonics). Also if you want a Missouri team the only option we got to be an Eastern conference team is st. Louis. Even Memphis is in the west so it'd be tough geographically anyway but st. Louis is the only option.
Put a team in Kansas City, Louisville, San Diego and Montreal
For sure
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Montreal please
Have a NBA Team come to Tampa Bay
i think it would be oversaturation in florida too many teams i feel like the fan bases would get too fractured
Ya have to worry about lose of intrest from north american fans if europe and/or Mexico come into play. Increased fan base from those two locations might just offset any down turn from NA
No team in Europe & MXC because of altitude and Mexico City worse part is the cartel crew.
That's also some really shitty travel
Calling the San Antonio metropolitan small is crazy it’s the 7th largest city in the country and the San Antonio/ Austin metropolitan has 5 million people
1988-89 Charlotte & Miami, 1989-90 Orlando & Minnesota, 1995 Vancouver(Memphis) & Toronto and 2024 Seattle & Las Vegas
You shouldn't take the "group gathering of fans" at face value. Each team can put together a mass of fans. Just because it looks like Seattle has a huge fan base, doesn't mean they actually have it.
mexico would be lit
Altitude and cartel crew
Seattle or nothing
Kc
your obviously not very bright 2.5 million is large. vegas is big
We do not need more teams. The league is already watered down asl.
Seattle needs the Sonics back though