Rumor: NBA Expansion?
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djthegreat88
Superstar
Minnesota and Memphis probably
I say Memphis and New Orleans.
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If two teams go to the West, then only one would need to go to the East to balance things out. If you send two then the East would 17 teams and the West 15.
Minnesota should be the obvious choice. They’re completely isolated away from the rest of the West and have to travel the most every year because of it and their rivals in other sports (Chicago, Detroit, Wisconsin, Cleveland) are all in the East.
Memphis and New Orleans are closer to the East coast but they’re much closer to other West squads like the Texas teams and OKC
Spade
Superstar
That would mean the SW division would be
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
OKC
??
Personally, I think Minnesota should go east as well.
Doesn’t the same travel logic apply to Memphis?
mr heyzel
All Star
It’d only be one team. Looking at a Map, Minny makes more sense since they’re the farthest from the other west teams. Then you can make 8 divisions of 4 like the NFL.
8 divisions of 4 like the NFL.
No, Memphis is much closer to New Orleans, the Texas teams and OKC than Minnesota is to any West team
Minnesota & Portland travel the most every year but Portland can’t be moved East for obvious reasons. Plus adding Seattle and Vegas should help them too, especially Seattle
Spade
Superstar
To a much lesser extent but Minnesota has to travel greater distances. Denver is the closest division opponent and then you have Portland, and Salt Lake City. Both of which are over 1000 miles from Minneapolis.
Just saw that OKC is actually under 1000 miles from Minneapolis.
I saw this earlier. Who is this dude though?
Yeah I’ve never heard of him before so I’m taking it being announced in the preseason with a grain of salt. But expansion teams coming to Seattle & Vegas is a matter of when, not if at this point
Street Messiah
Banned
Man if minny, memphis, or new Orleans move east, thats tough AF. The east is already more stacked than its ever been and the west will be even more watered down with expansion teams. Its crazy how its switching around now.