They need to just get rid of the neutral site aspect of the IST moving forward. The Vegas crowds you could hear a pin drop.
And Vegas is a Laker town at best, what happens if we get a Thunder-Magic final next year? NBA fanbases just don't travel the way that NFL or college ones do
But I think they're trying to make it a spectacle, and former players & celebrities are more likely to come to Vegas than some random city