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Shams Charania gives the details of the NBA's upcoming vote to explore adding teams in Las Vegas and Seattle. (1:39)
In December 2020, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades. For the past five years since he floated the concept, an entire industry around the idea has developed as great anticipation has built.
And after several fits and starts, the league is now barreling toward the addition of two teams, as ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday that next week's board of governors meeting will include a vote to explore adding Seattle and Las Vegas franchises beginning with the 2028-29 season.
NBA sets vote on Las Vegas expansion; Lombardo, commissioner discuss possible team
NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Gov. Joe Lombardo last week on a Zoom call to discuss expansion and the Las Vegas market, according to a source.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Gov. Joe Lombardo last week on a Zoom call to discuss expansion and the Las Vegas market, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Silver told Lombardo the league probably would add two expansion franchises, with Las Vegas and Seattle the destinations of choice, the person said.
The discussion comes amid reports that the league is expected to vote to further its expansion process at the NBA Board of Governors meeting this month in New York and begin to talk with potential ownership groups.
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Seattle targeted for 2028-2029 NBA expansion as SuperSonics talks heat up
SEATTLE — The NBA is moving closer to expansion, with the league set to vote later this month on whether to begin exploring adding teams in Las Vegas and Seattle.
A league source independently confirmed with KOMO News that the NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings March 24-25 to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the two franchises targeted for the 2028-29 season.
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Charania reported there is momentum for stakeholders to approve surveying what industry executives project will be bids in the $7 billion-to-$10 billion range for each team.
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