Two Cities Have Been Named As The Next To Receive NBA Expansion Teams

The NBA has not added a new team in almost two decades, but that could be changing very soon.

During an appearance on 93.3 KJR, longtime columnist John Canzano reported that Seattle and Las Vegas have “already been earmarked” for expansion by the NBA.

.@johncanzanobft also told us that an NBA team president said once the Blazers are sold they won't move to Seattle, because Seattle and Vegas have already been earmarked for expansion and that will happen after the media rights deal, which expires in '24. https://t.co/DwQnJ1rSjb

— Jason Puckett (@JasonPuckett20) May 24, 2022

NBA commissioner Adam Silver discussed the possibility of expansion just last month on the Dan Patrick Show (topic begins at 14:15):

“There’s no doubt Seattle would be a great market, Las Vegas would be a great market,” Silver said. “There’s state-of-the-art arenas in both those communities.”

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Seattle was home of the SuperSonics from 1967 to 2008, when they moved to become the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Las Vegas has become a hot spot for new sports teams after they got an NHL team and the Raiders in recent years. The city is also in line to receive an MLB team at some point.