How does NBA expansion work? (Expansion Teams)

[@squidMB]

Seattle for sure should get a team again. My guess it’ll be Seattle & Vegas as the two new teams, with Minnesota moving to the eastern conference. But if they do one east & one west team like Louisville and Seattle, it wouldn’t surprise me either

[@whatslaps]

I'm hearing a lot about Louisville. That'd be sweet. It's a bigger town than people think. Cool downtown too

[@jasonmilly3320]

I've lived next to Louisville forever, literally just across the river in southern Indiana. I don't care about the Pacers, most people in Indiana don't except people in Indianapolis. I've always wanted NBA in Louisville. I'm about to be 30 and I never would've imagined Louisville would STILL be without NBA. I already know Vegas is getting a franchise next expansion whether they really deserve it or not because why not? They have to have everything! We must cater to and worship them! The world revolves around Las Vegas! And when that happens I'm giving up on NBA to Louisville and the NBA entirely.

[@squidMB]

@@jasonmilly3320 should be Seattle & Louisville but i guess they wouldn’t want a supposed “small market” with a big market like Seattle or Vegas

[@whatslaps]

I'm from Indiana and I don't care about the Pacers or the Colts. I feel like Indiana isn't really a state that people connect to in a passionate way. (Unless you're in Indy or Bloomington)

[@squidMB]

@@whatslaps im from Canada so i’d love to see another Canadian team but won’t complain if Seattle gets added

[@willcartoons]

Louisville would be a no-brainer for expansion. College Basketball has cult status with the Louisville Cardinals-Kentucky Wildcat rivalry. Fans of both teams will be instant fans of a new NBA team. Imagine if their favorite super talented Cardinals or Wildcats player goes and plays for the new NBA team. You’re growing a fan base and then locking it in! Get them dollars, Mr. Silver!

[@whatslaps]

I hear Louisville a lot too. I'm still thinking it'll be Vegas and Seattle first, but I have no idea.

[@willcartoons]

@@whatslaps it really would seem like Seattle and Vegas. An old market needing to come back, and a hot new emerging sports market.

[@whatslaps]

@@willcartoons exactly.

[@araucanoraptorargentinus3973]

If a team ever comes to louisville, it should be named after the Kentucky Derby.

[@slobberkissintl3548]

I was always against Louisville (i worked at the Yum Center and it is a legit nba-ready arena, but I think Louisville would be one of those teams that cannot attract free agents But Now that Calipari is gone, uK might be heading into a down period, uL has been down since Donovan Mitchell was there, so all the basketball crazed people in Kentucky could turn their craziness to the nba team instead. Louisville is a good sports town but the way things are trending in the league, i really can't imagine Louisville finding someone like Giannis in the draft and then eventually paying him $79M. Does that make sense? Louisville is a minor league baseball, MLS second division kinda town Haley van Lith was there when she had one of the highest NIL situations but that was like, oh I don't even know, maybe $5M? Definitely not $79M But I could be wrong. Another thing about Louisville is that the places you would live if you make $40-50M as an athlete, way out in the east end, I'm not rich so I'm just assuming but 😬 weird country club vibes maybe. Mitzi, Bunny, Chas, Winston, Chip, Kip, DeeDee... Definitely some Carlton Banks shit 😂 Rondo just got busted driving around in southern Indiana. Maybe he was doing something wrong, maybe the cop didn't recognize him and saw what he wanted to see.

[@balance4141]

Didn't know that's how it works. Some more new teams would be cool, always exciting when stuff gets shaken up, adds more dynamics that could make things more interesting, and more basketball sounds good to me. Those Las Vegas logos and color schemes look really cool. Look forward to every video.

[@whatslaps]

Totally agree the NBA needs two more teams. It would be perfect and add an interesting dynamic. I'm definitely getting a venom jersey. the viper logo looks sweet!

[@dreamcage1801]

Put a team in KC

[@rileykazama3145]

Seattle and Vancouver should get a team before Vegas

[@whatslaps]

proximity to each other and portland might be tough, but I see you

[@rileykazama3145]

@@whatslaps true but Vancouver deserves a 2nd chance

[@jasonmilly3320]

Handful of places deserve it more than Vegas... Seattle, Louisville, Vancouver, STL, KC... But Vegas has the sex appeal so we must drop to our knees and cater to them at all times and hand them everything now. Forget the fact it's barely a top 40 market.

[@whatslaps]

@@jasonmilly3320 yeah, but if it doesn't work they'll definitely move

[@jaydurant3048]

Would make for a great rivalry, especially if they both coMe in at the same time, also givin that both cities had teams previously.

[@swagsauce5834]

I think one in louisville would be good. It already has tons of basketball support

[@whatslaps]

I was talking with some people about this today. Louisville comes up a lot when doing research on this topic. That would be rad, I think the only reason it might not work is the fanship of the university. Similar problem OSU has for nfl expansion.

[@eazekebonner1423]

Holy shit , I clicked this vid to learn how an expansion team works , and now I’m leaving a sub

[@whatslaps]

🙏 stay blessed. Glad you subbed

[@gorpflunge]

i NEED the sonics back so badly

[@whatslaps]

U and me both fam

[@jamespond1977]

NHL also has 16 teams in Playoffs

[@whatslaps]

good call. I guess it still feels like too many to me. Even though they have 32

[@DEEiBe]

Thank you for this explanation

[@whatslaps]

no problem. hope it was helpful!

[@luiszuniga8005]

Seattle plz come back 🙏

[@whatslaps]

I bet they'll announce it in the next two years and I'll be a team in 2026. I have no idea what I'm talking about though.

[@dreamcage1801]

@@whatslaps I say in 2024

[@dreamcage1801]

Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City and either Kansas City or Louisville are likely to get new teams and it’ll start in the 24-25 season.

[@whatslaps]

Dang you think we'll get 4 new teams?

[@dreamcage1801]

@@whatslaps yup it’s becoming a possibility

[@IXCANADATV]

Vancouver should get a team that city is rich now

[@whatslaps]

You think they got the fan base to support it though?

[@IXCANADATV]

@@whatslaps Toronto was playing two preseason games down there I know they want one over there the reason why the Vancouver grizzlies left is cuz the person who own the team didn't have enough money to build a new arena

[@whatslaps]

Dang. Similar story to Seattle I guess. I feel like the NBA could support a lot more teams and it would actually grow the market.

[@jaydurant3048]

@@whatslaps absolutely. Without a doubt!

[@muzicman171]

Would personally Love to see a team in Mexico City. Basketball is picking up steam in Latin America (and they already have a g league team!)

[@whatslaps]

Yeah exactly. They've already proved they're willing to travel to Mexico city. That'd be sick

[@axt333]

@@whatslaps why sick????

[@zdub622]

The Aces weren't an expansion team, they moved from San Antonio...and Salt Lake City before that. They were one of the inaugural franchises from the WNBA

[@whatslaps]

good catch, man!

[@redwolf8135]

They should bring back the Kentucky Colonels of the old ABA. Louisville is a huge sports city. Especially for basketball. They could be like Indianapolis. Tampa Bay should get a team too.

[@whatslaps]

people have been sayin Louisville lately.

[@redwolf8135]

@@whatslaps Yea. The NBA should expand by 6 teams. Have 36 teams, 3 divisions of 6 teams in each conference. Bring teams to Seattle, Las Vegas, Louisville, Tampa Bay, San Diego, and Nashville.

[@frederickdeanderuiter1080]

Play Tampa !

[@WTC-1990]

For me there need to go to 40 teams Expansion teams - Seattle Supersonics (Washington) - Vancouver Mustangs (Canada) - Montreal Broncos (Canada) - Mexico City Knights (Mexico) - Kansas City Braves (Missouri) - Pittsburgh Pitbulls (Pennsylvania) - Hampton Roads Huskies (Virginia) - Buffalo Bison (New York) Teams for Relocation - Clippers to San Diego - Kings to Las Vegas

[@whatslaps]

Hampton Virginia? Kings aren't going anywhere, Sac loves their Kings. Are you from Virginia?

[@robserrano8971]

Virginia Armada or Virginia Beach Neptunes

[@robserrano8971]

Pittsburgh Pitbulls also Black and Yellow color scheme

[@WTC-1990]

@whatslaps no, I just looked up most likely and picked 8 teams from there, and also, Sacramento is the armpit of California and, in my opinion, should lose their team

[@whatslaps]

@@robserrano8971 that'd be pretty sick. I like how pittsburgh keeps it consistent

[@jaydurant3048]

I do truly believe that Seattle and Vancouver will be getting teams next! Both cities, great rivalries and solid fanbases.

[@whatslaps]

yeah, that'd be sick. It's crazy to think there were three teams in the pacific northwest at one point in time.

[@Weavileiscool]

As someone from Missouri I’d love to have a team in my state

[@whatslaps]

contact your congressman

[@vibewjustin8827]

Everyone could Lowell Massachusetts fit for a nba team

[@whatslaps]

I could see that.

[@ivanriobla]

Mexico City is a better market short and long term for the NBA and is not even close, CDMX pulls a lot of money, Mexico already has a G LEAGUE team for the purpose of a future NBA team. Mexico also as a small but solid national basketball league LNBP that keeps growing. also they don't need to play all the home ames in CDMX they could actually play in major cities in the north like Monterrey and Chihuahua that has a rich basketball tradition, Chihuahua has produced 3 NBA players.

[@whatslaps]

I didn't know that Mexico is rocking with basketball like that. I knew about the g league team, but it'd be sick to take some trips down there to watch games. I feel like the stadium food would be straight cheffin.

[@axt333]

@@whatslaps have u ever been in mexico city? or you just write because u r able to???

[@EricTheActor805]

The Charlotte Bobcats made a huge mistake by not taking Antoine Walker, Jerry Stackhouse, Eddie Jones, Chucky Atkins and Ruben Patterson in the expansion draft Walkwe could have been the primary scoring option on that team. They woukd have ended up with the 4th overall pick in the draft and been spared from taking Emeka Okafor, instead they end up with Devin Harris, Shaun Livingston, Josh Childress or Luol Deng. They are probably a playoff team in year 1 in the weak east, which saves them from draft blunder after draft blunder at the top of the lottery in 2005-2008 They could have and should have taken some young guys in the expansion draft as well such as Jason Kapono, Matt Barnes, Dahntay Jones, Zaza Pachulia and Gerald Wallace

[@whatslaps]

wow are you a charlotte sports fan?

[@EricTheActor805]

@@whatslaps NY fan

[@themeparkreconnoiter9787]

Both Louisville and Lexington deserves an NBA Team, especially Lexington, home of the Kentucky Wildcats Collage Basketball. Put an NBA Team in Lexington, then it'll become a Basketball City. Hate to sound like a jerk, but I can't believe you people didn't mention Lexington, Kentucky. It's population is up to 321,793 back in 2021 more than Cincinnati, OH and Richmond, VA

[@whatslaps]

I think it might be overshadowed by college basketball, like columbus probably couldn't support an NFL team

[@themeparkreconnoiter9787]

@@whatslaps Not if they help each other and work together.

[@thomastutwiler7270]

The Las Vegas Aces are not an expansion team. They are the former Utah Starzz and San Antonio Stars.

[@whatslaps]

ah dang, I must've misspoke. good call

[@trkempton]

Theoretically, what would need to happen for the league to add a team in Warsaw?

[@whatslaps]

Lots of prayers and coins in wishing wells

[@markymark718]

Good 1

[@beantaz3862]

Concord comes back.

[@30dk09]

If Seattle an LV join, does that mean one team from the West will join the East? Probably Memphis.

[@whatslaps]

yeah, probably maybe NOLA

[@rileymcphee9429]

Las Vegas Venom is a pretty mid name. I would choose the Diamondbacks or the Rollers instead.

[@whatslaps]

Vipers?

[@rileymcphee9429]

@@whatslaps vipers is better

[@jamesanderson7265]

I'd rather see a team in Richmond Virginia Big for Virginia Louisville will be a great spot 🏀💥✨ Put a team in Massachusetts 🤔 We will see

[@whatslaps]

Yeah, Virginia doesn't have any pro sports. They could use a team. Same with Louisville. Another team in Mass would shock me

[@dreamcage1801]

@@whatslaps what about Kansas City?

[@whatslaps]

@@dreamcage1801 I think they might eat some OKC market.

[@dreamcage1801]

@@whatslaps lol funny but KC does hav3 good BBQ 🍗

[@awesomegaming8057]

Vancouver should get

[@whatslaps]

they'll get a team in the near future.

[@michaelharder3055]

the greed is real. I love Bball but the money involved in the NBA is vomit inducing disgusting. Prices at games are vulgar.

[@whatslaps]

true. true.

[@williamlim5672]

Both Seattle Super Sonic and Las Vegas Venom come from west It will be 17 Western team 15 eastern team

[@whatslaps]

Vegas Venom would be sick

[@barrysabine424]

Aces were not expansion team they where relocated

[@whatslaps]

yeah, my bad. good catch

[@therealtrucker7564]

The Ace’s don’t count 😆 ☠️

[@whatslaps]

Don't count? I forget what I said.

[@titokim1854]

Mexico are ready now

[@whatslaps]

Since making this video Mexico has gotten a lot of love by the NBA. They're probably going to be first

[@zachhamilton8024]

Can’t have SuperSonics.. Oklahoma City Thunder own the rights.

[@whatslaps]

So Im having a debate with people about this and can't find definitive information on it. Do you happen to have a source I could confirm this with?

[@heyukr5298]

Seattle’s names and records go with a new Seattle team. It was the same deal Cleveland struck when they lost the Browns. So Seattle will retain the records from the old tea.

[@whatslaps]

Appreciated it!

[@samcalven12]

Not true the City of Seattle actually retains the name and records , just how charlotte retained everything when they lost their team and got it back

[@lamontfrancis170]

NJ nba team

[@whatslaps]

y'all had one already. ;)

[@lamontfrancis170]

@@whatslaps we'll get another one