NBA, Sonics and Seattle
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The NBA’s announcement of an expansion analysis was met with a muted response from potential expansion applicants and tepid optimism among fans in Seattle.
The so-called NBA Board of Governors has discussed in Las Vegas the possible future expansion of the best basketball league in the world. There is still much to analyze and nothing
The idea of expanding the NBA to include more franchises sounds promising on paper, but the league may lack the necessary momentum to expand beyond its current 30 teams.
The NBA Board of Governors is meeting in Las Vegas this week, and here are the three likely outcomes from that gathering that will impact the Sonics' return to Seattle.
Silver previously said he believed the Board of Governors would urge his office to continue exploring expansion and had often mentioned Seattle and Las Vegas.
While there are numerous cities one could envision housing an NBA team, functionally there are three which keep coming up as likely landing spots. Let’s dive into the viability of these cities, and imagine a scenario where the league expands to 32 teams, matching the NFL and NHL.
Momentum among league owners to expand at this time is "not overwhelming," according to a Tuesday morning report from David Aldridge and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic.
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OKC Thunder Wire on MSNOKC Thunder jersey history No. 34 - Dontonio Wingfield (1994-95)During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Wingfield wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.