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Originally Posted by Wpnfire
With basketball being such a global sport, I think it would be beneficial for the league to expand to 32 teams if we could get Seattle and KC. There's certainly plenty of players to go around.
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I won't speak for KC (ironically the Kings were the team we tried to steal last year) but I think Ballmer buying the Clippers is a very very bad sign for Seattle. He's a smart dude (obviously) and his paying 2B for the Clips says he doesn't believe a Seattle team is likely to happen ANYTIME soon. Seattle will be held up by Silver, as it was with Stern, as an example that THIS is what can happen if you don't toe the line with the NBA.
To be honest, if Hansen really wanted an NBA team he should court the NHL, get an arena built, and then Silver will figure out that he's losing money by not being in the #12 TV market.