Big News for Seattle Fans as NBA Plans to Bring In More Teams
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The NBA is expected to increase the total number of teams in the league. And there are many locations that have been mentioned as possible homes for these new franchises. The National Basketball Association announced last December, that it is planning to expand by adding two more teams. This is for the roster to keep it even with 32 teams.
The NBA is still considering whether to add two more teams in the future, despite comments from Commissioner Adam Silver that the league was digging deeper into the idea. “You know, we’re very appreciative of the markets that have indicated an interest in having an NBA team,” Silver told reporters.
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Seattle’s move from the NBA
Surprisingly, there’s a lot of scope for Seattle, to get back on the league. Seattle, The Emerald City has been considered a prime location for an NBA team. With a strong basketball tradition, Seattle would be an ideal home for the league.
The Seattle Supersonics were a professional basketball team that played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 to 2008. The team was based in Seattle, and have won the NBA championship in 1979.
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In 2008, SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, and became known as the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since then, there has been no professional basketball team in Seattle. Unless this recent announcement of planning to add two new teams for the upcoming season to the league.
While this news may be too late for fans who are still hoping that Sonics’ name might one day come back, at least now there could potentially be more basketball action right here in their own backyard!
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It has been 13 years since the Seattle SuperSonics were relocated to Oklahoma City, but fans hope to see their team back in action. While this is highly unlikely, the NBA might actually consider expanding at some point and bring a team from Washington.
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