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The roadworthy to 32 NBA teams is officially on.
The association's Board of Governors approved a ballot connected Wednesday to research bids and applicants for description teams successful Las Vegas and Seattle, ESPN reported.
ESPN noted that nan relation is eyeing nan 2028-29 play for nan teams to statesman playing, and it's a matter of "when, not if."
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A wide general position of nan opening tipoff betwixt San Antonio Spurs halfway Luke Kornet and New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns during nan Emirates NBA Cup Final astatine T-Mobile Arena. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
A squad successful Seattle would people a return to a metropolis that had an NBA champion successful nan SuperSonics successful 1979. They moved to Oklahoma City and became nan Thunder successful 2008, little than a twelvemonth aft drafting Kevin Durant pinch nan 2nd wide pick.
Seattle and Las Vegas are now group to beryllium Big Four cities for nan first clip — aft decades of nan Mariners and Seahawks, nan NHL expanded to Seattle successful 2021 to bring successful nan Kraken, 13 years aft nan Sonics left.
As for Las Vegas, aft decades of not having immoderate master sports owed to concerns astir legalized gambling, it will soon person a master squad successful each of nan 4 awesome sports leagues. The NHL expanded successful nan metropolis successful 2017, bringing successful nan Vegas Golden Knights, and nan Oakland Raiders moved to confederate Nevada 3 years later. The Athletics of Major League Baseball will beryllium location successful 2028 — they are presently playing successful a minor-league stadium successful Sacramento arsenic their Vegas stadium is nether building and their lease successful Oakland ran out.
Bids are expected to beryllium astatine slightest $7 cardinal and could emergence to moreover $10 billion.
Seattle SuperSonics and Kevin Durant fans successful stands pinch signs during crippled vs. Phoenix Suns astatine Key Arena. (John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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LeBron James made news past week erstwhile he took himself retired of nan Las Vegas bidding process aft erstwhile mounting a extremity to ain a squad there.
"It's a sports town. Hopefully I tin bring my franchise present someday," James said during nan NBA Cup, successful which nan semifinals and finals are played successful Las Vegas, successful 2023.
But erstwhile asked past week if he's still willing successful owning a team, James said bluntly, "No, I'm not. Not astatine all."
James has been a business partner pinch Fenway Sports Group, which owns nan Boston Red Sox and Liverpool of nan Premier League, since 2011.
However, earlier James' comments, The Athletic reported that because bids could scope arsenic precocious arsenic $8 cardinal for nan Vegas team, nan group is not willing successful participating successful nan bidding.
The WNBA's Las Vegas Aces besides moved from San Antonio successful 2018 and person won 3 titles since then.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during property convention astatine nan Emirates NBA Cup Final astatine T-Mobile Arena connected Dec. 16, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
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The NBA has not expanded since 2004, erstwhile nan relation returned to Charlotte for nan Bobcats aft nan original Hornets moved to New Orleans. That squad is now nan Pelicans, while nan Bobcats reacquired nan original Hornets moniker successful 2014.
Las Vegas hosted nan 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
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