ihatedougford | Toronto Huskies

2209 | 4 hours ago

Jalen Green, get ready to learn Vegas-nese

Terrible_Shelter_345

605 | 4 hours ago

The expansion draft is gonna be some all time NBA Reddit and Twitter content. I’m almost as pumped for that as just having the Sonics back LMAO

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

322 | 4 hours ago

“We have elected not to protect Luka Doncic. Defense wins championships” - Nico from the grave somehow

SuperVaderMinion | MIN

75 | 4 hours ago

Once again, Nico Harrison is very much alive

Dreamlion_Inc | Wizards

17 | 2 hours ago

I thought once GMs get blackballed they turn into dust from a Thanos finger snap

boykalbo777 | Celtics

50 | 4 hours ago

all teams subreddit gotta be on meltdown

Nice-Gap-3528 | Supersonics

14 | 3 hours ago

I think ours will be fine. We’ll just be happy to be back.

mioraka | Raptors

33 | 4 hours ago

There’s gonna be few players like Trae Young and Ja morant this season who’s gonna be unprotected lol.

The resulting shitstorm will simply be glorious.

wetwetson | NBA

26 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, Especially because the expansion team I believe can waive any contract selected in the draft without it hitting their cap. So teams can and will offer them picks to take/not take certain players.

Nugur

331 | 4 hours ago

Knowing Vegas he’s going to lead them to their first champ

ArmiinTamzarian | Spurs

125 | 4 hours ago

No no. He will lead them to the Finals, win an award and then get traded in Vegas fashion

ThinkSoftware | Hawks

47 | 4 hours ago

For the first time in Vegas Slotmachines history

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

110 | 4 hours ago

KD, Paolo and maybe Jeff Green are going to Seattle

LaidOffinAlb | Bulls

133 | 4 hours ago

Honestly it would be great if KD ended his career in Seattle.

It would be such a wild Trivia answer in the future

yeahright17 | Thunder

73 | 4 hours ago

Would probably be too easy for anyone with any NBA knowledge.

Kevinsean_ | Rockets

97 | 4 hours ago

“Which historical ashy ball handler has been drafted twice?”

Joeyfingis | MIN

40 | 4 hours ago

Twice by the same team

AyYoBigBro | Pistons

15 | 4 hours ago

42 year old Jeff Green

yooston | Rockets

58 | 4 hours ago

Huh? You can protect 8 players in an expansion draft, he’s not going anywhere.

TempAcct724 | Jazz

127 | 4 hours ago

Just this once, just for fun, all the Jalen’s need to be unprotected.

AdagioJealous5413 | Heat

72 | 4 hours ago

Too many Jalens in the nba

OP_Penguin | Thunder

36 | 4 hours ago

What’s up with all the Jalens in the nba

RickyalldayTD | Lakers

24 | 4 hours ago

Jalen Rose started it. Its a shame the LeBron variations never caught on.

eutectic_h8r | Raptors

22 | 4 hours ago

Jalen Williams is statistically the most likely NBA player to exist. By 2035, 30% of the league is projected to be named Jalen Williams or a spelling variation

TempAcct724 | Jazz

23 | 4 hours ago

Once upon a time there were two brothers, one named James and one named Leonard…

Heyec | Hawks

18 | 4 hours ago

There isn’t a world where I want to lose Jalen Johnson. I really really want to see the Las Vegas Jalens. I’m so conflicted.

deemerritt | Hornets

43 | 4 hours ago

Teams will not protect their bad contracts.

Terrible_Shelter_345

20 | 4 hours ago

Jalen Green on that contract would absolutely not be protected lmao.

FD_OSU | Trail Blazers

19 | 4 hours ago

His current contract will expire before this expansion draft actually happens. The target is that they start playing in the 28-29 season.

Emiya_Sengo

11 | 4 hours ago

Catch Jalen Green at your local Seafood City!!

AirJordan6124 | Celtics

2127 | 4 hours ago

Gary Payton getting his number retired

Aggressive_Repeat529

832 | 4 hours ago

And Kemp

chewie_33 | Supersonics

396 | 4 hours ago

I would retire Ray Allen’s as well, fuck it.

HellCatapult | Celtics

58 | 3 hours ago

Most of Boston is petty and it seems like the time has come and gone on retiring as a Celtic . I’ve always thought he should.

Ray deserves a retired number somewhere. Unsure if Bucks or Sonics would be more fitting.

Will_Vintage | Supersonics

68 | 3 hours ago

I think Bucks is passed too considering who wears 34 now.

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

50 | 3 hours ago

They could retire 34 for both, but let’s be real lol. That would just downplay Giannis, it’s honestly kind of insulting. Nuggets ain’t retiring 15 for Carmelo either.

sacatecolordo | Knicks

28 | 3 hours ago

Retiring Melo’s alongside Jokic makes a lot more sense than Allen/Giannis on the Bucks. Melo was 4x all-nba and 4x all star with Denver, and is still on multiple lists for Denver single-season records. His situation is entirely different than Ray Allen’s.

HighThaiGuy | Hornets

387 | 4 hours ago

And Detlef Schrempf!

Soopsmojo | Supersonics

166 | 4 hours ago

And Rashard Lewis!

loupr738 | 76ers

78 | 4 hours ago

And Sam Perkins

Thorlolita | Rockets

24 | 4 hours ago

And Nick Collosin

L3Br0nJ4m35

25 | 4 hours ago

And Jack Sikma

z3mcs | Wizards

16 | 4 hours ago

And Desmond Mason!

knownunknowns15

51 | 4 hours ago

And Durant

Avant-Garde-A-Clue | NBA

40 | 4 hours ago

And Luke Ridnour

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

1866 | 4 hours ago

FUCK YES

Cheap-Kiwi-1312 | Supersonics

625 | 4 hours ago

Best birthday gift ever

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

394 | 4 hours ago

HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY MY MAN

Cheap-Kiwi-1312 | Supersonics

244 | 4 hours ago

We did it. My baby boy will never know a seattle without our team. What a day. Hug a local sonics fan today.

jedifolklore | Lakers

68 | 4 hours ago

You guys deserve it man, went to a Seahawks game last year, you guys are consummate pros as fans.

So much energy it was infectious. Few cities genuinely enjoy their teams as much as y’all.

JaehaerysIVTarg | Supersonics

25 | 4 hours ago

Thank you. We love our teams in Washington. My entire block is still Blue and Green. None of us have taken our lights down.

Lobster15s | Heat

23 | 4 hours ago

That’s what’s up. Even better you guys get to keep your records and accolades as a team from way back when. Welcome back sonics.

samhit_n | Lakers

147 | 4 hours ago

I can’t believe Seattle went 2 decades without an NBA team.

Harmonmj13 | Bulls

80 | 4 hours ago

Blame David Stern and Clay Bennett

Few-Temperature7219

54 | 4 hours ago

Howard too

theinternetisnice | Jazz

34 | 4 hours ago

Yeah fuck Howard Stern while we’re at it

SiphenPrax | Knicks

11 | 4 hours ago

That first game against OKC and Seattle in Seattle? 🔥

FemaleSmark | Supersonics

66 | 4 hours ago

LETS FUCKING GO

tboess | Suns

68 | 4 hours ago

Happy for you, man

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

31 | 4 hours ago

<3

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

51 | 4 hours ago

Unfade the flairs mods .. they’re back

Random0925 | Grizzlies

50 | 4 hours ago

LONG LIVE THE SUPERSONICS, LET’S GO

Also, unrelated, but I love y’all’s Seattle dogs. I should probably just make a trip to Seattle eventually just because.

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

21 | 4 hours ago

oh fuck yes. extra chive cream cheese n all

KgDawk21520 | Celtics

47 | 4 hours ago

Kd retirement tour wearing sonics jersey , do it you cowards!!

byniri_returns | Pistons

16 | 4 hours ago

Time is a flat circle

TheGeeMan360 | Supersonics

44 | 4 hours ago

I was 12 when we had our team robbed from us. I am 30 now. I never thought this day would come. THE SONICS ARE BACK!

Gregore997 | Thunder

28 | 4 hours ago

Im happy for yall, our games gonna go crazy!!!

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

17 | 4 hours ago

<3

byniri_returns | Pistons

25 | 4 hours ago

I’ve never been so excited sports-wise for a city I have absolutely zero connection to.

wcooper97 | OKC

14 | 4 hours ago

I always give Seattle an expansion in MyLeague, and now it won’t need to happen anymore. Can’t wait for our games!

707royalty | Warriors

13 | 4 hours ago

You guys deserve this

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

13 | 4 hours ago

<3

jimmyhota | Nets

858 | 4 hours ago

Does this mean it’s a done deal or could expansion be rejected in another vote?

JeanVicquemare | Supersonics

1067 | 4 hours ago

This is a vote to move forward with exploring it, taking bids from ownership groups, etc. there will be a final vote before it’s all approved.

jimmyhota | Nets

364 | 4 hours ago

So for example, if the bids aren’t sufficiently high the owners could reject it? Feels like now they are at this stage they are confident they’ll get the types of offers they are looking for though. Seems promising, I hope Seattle gets the Sonics back

JeanVicquemare | Supersonics

487 | 4 hours ago

Yeah, they could vote no if they don’t like the proposals. I have no idea who is interested in the Las Vegas bid, but Seattle already has a group lined up, the NHL Kraken owners. They own the arena

FD_OSU | Trail Blazers

125 | 4 hours ago

The city of Seattle owns the arena, but yes that’s the most likely ownership group.

Wazzoo1 | Supersonics

109 | 4 hours ago

City owns the land, not the arena. The new sports group formed that includes Kraken ownership owns the arena.

kirklennon

23 | 3 hours ago

It’s more complicated than that. The city owns the land and the original arena. The sports group leased the land and arena and paid for the major redevelopment of the arena. They own, for the duration of their lease, the improvements they made to the city’s building. Since it was gutted, that means basically the whole inside. When the lease ends, ownership of the improvements reverts to the city.

gbdarknight77 | Lakers

97 | 4 hours ago

The ownership group just bought the majority share of Climate Pledge Arena. They own it now.

Dav136 | Knicks

11 | 3 hours ago

Is ClimatePledge the refurbished Key Arena?

Kurtomatic | Trail Blazers

27 | 3 hours ago

Yes. It’s a gorgeous arena.

gbdarknight77 | Lakers

23 | 3 hours ago

yes. and the renovations are great. it looks like a brand new arena inside

ww_crimson | Warriors

71 | 4 hours ago

What’s the consensus on that ownership group?

ErectionEngineering

180 | 4 hours ago

They’re fine. They’re kind of nameless and most Kraken fans could not name a single one of them.

The Kraken suck, but it seems like that is mostly a case of ownership beings hands off with a GM who is not particularly held in high regard.

BritzBeef

99 | 4 hours ago

Didn’t the NHL also go harsher on expansion draft rules after the owners got pissed the Golden Knights were elite from the start? Normally expansion teams are shit for at least 5 years.

day_bowbow | Supersonics

111 | 4 hours ago

The teams just got smarter about holding their players IIRC

LeoFireGod | Mavericks

41 | 2 hours ago

The knights GMs were also genius by taking trash contracts if a team would give them picks which they then used to trade for better players with those picks.

It also was a ragtag army of players. They were NOT expected to be that good anyone saying otherwise is revisionist. It’d be like if you had an entire nba lineup of 1 time all stars.

SpaceballsDoc

22 | 2 hours ago

Yup. Lots of revisionist history with the Knights. Everyone expected them to be ass. The NHL also did not want them being too much ass - they learned from the last Expansion era that fans do not want to see teams suck that much.

It was a powder keg moment. And a massive skill issue by other GMs for not seeing it coming.

chiguy2387 | Bulls

78 | 4 hours ago

The Golden Knights got elite out of the gate because GMs were giving them draft picks to get them to take players they wanted to get off of their cap. The combination of players and picks got them into contention and have kept them there since.

PrimalCookie | Magic

43 | 3 hours ago

It was the same rules that the Knights got, but other GMs weren’t being stupid and giving Seattle free picks in return for taking the player they wanted gone like they did for Vegas.

It’s also worth noting that Vegas wasn’t expected to be good - they had the lowest preseason points OU in the entire league. They were a massive surprise, no matter what hindsight says.

gbdarknight77 | Lakers

12 | 3 hours ago

No, owners just didn’t make the same mistake they did with Vegas by giving them draft picks to unload contracts.

inquisitive_chariot

78 | 4 hours ago

They would not have voted “yes” here unless they were confident they would get sufficient bids.

It is a BAD look for the league if they open bids for expansion and there isn’t enough interest. With how much shit goes on behind closed doors in the NBA, this is all but a done deal

elmatador12

25 | 4 hours ago

Multiple groups have been fighting for this since the sonics left. Even designing Climate Pledge with NBA basketball in mind.

I would be extremely surprised if suddenly they couldn’t find a buyer.

ThePoliticalTeapot | Warriors

25 | 4 hours ago

Technically yes it could still be rejected. But I think, particularly for Seattle, this is just part of the process/a formality.

Driveshaft48 | Knicks

29 | 4 hours ago

Any rumors on the ownership groups? Im really hoping nothing Saudi

Aggressive_Repeat529

56 | 4 hours ago

Kraken ownership group in Seattle are the reported front runners

Driveshaft48 | Knicks

23 | 4 hours ago

Cheers. They seem ethical enough for billionaires from a google search

JeanVicquemare | Supersonics

21 | 4 hours ago

I’m not sure about the Vegas team, I haven’t heard. But for Seattle, the Kraken hockey team’s ownership group is going to bid on the Sonics. They own the arena where there the NBA team would play.

spidersilva09 | NBA

16 | 4 hours ago

Deals can always fall apart but this appears to have a lot of momentum toward getting done

TheRealFakeDoors503 | Trail Blazers

617 | 4 hours ago

Time to reignite the i5 rivalry, boys

adturnerr | Supersonics

287 | 4 hours ago

No offense but I think we have bigger grudges rn

steveotheguide | Supersonics

166 | 4 hours ago

I will always reserve a special amount of hatred for any team in Portland

Will_Vintage | Supersonics

50 | 3 hours ago

Bonfires are always burning

arizonadirtbag12

19 | 3 hours ago

I’d rather be dead than live in Oregon.

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markusalkemus66 | Trail Blazers

12 | 3 hours ago

That’s the spirit!

FunSoup4

93 | 4 hours ago

The OKC SuperSonics rivalry is gonna be cinematic

BrotherSeamus | Thunder

19 | 2 hours ago

The OKC SuperSonics

Pause.

BatSniper | Trail Blazers

105 | 4 hours ago

Can’t wait to hate them!

shockwave8428 | Trail Blazers

14 | 4 hours ago

I became a fan after they had moved so I have no negative feelings for them historically. Gonna be interesting cause I’m just really happy Sonics are gonna be back and I love their colors and branding. Gonna be a weird odd one out in our sub where I genuinely don’t mind the and hope they do okay

BatSniper | Trail Blazers

16 | 4 hours ago

I’m mostly joking, I wasn’t around for the old days so I don’t really hate the sonics, i see it as a brotherly rivalry especially since the sonic fans that slowly became blazer fans were all pretty cool and hated OKC just as much as we did.

TARS1986 | Supersonics

70 | 4 hours ago

Just need the Grizz back in VAN

AdonisK

20 | 4 hours ago

Bro those Intel processors are garbage

Flaky-Mathematician8 | Heat

360 | 4 hours ago

I wonder when the expansion draft happens

hawkins126 | Lakers

234 | 4 hours ago

2027 or 2028

Gladness2Sadness | Warriors

400 | 4 hours ago

With the first pick of the expansion draft, the Seattle SuperSonics select…ahem…welcome back Kevin Durant!

OccasionalGoodTakes | Supersonics

198 | 4 hours ago

Back to back first pick for the same team would go crazy

Avant-Garde-A-Clue | NBA

76 | 4 hours ago

“The Most Circular Road”

ThunderBobMajerle | Suns

20 | 4 hours ago

Goaroundmydickerson

beefJeRKy-LB | Lebanon

25 | 4 hours ago

2028 because expansion draft happens just before those teams firsts seasons.

Human_mind | Lakers

13 | 4 hours ago

Draft year?

samhit_n | Lakers

57 | 4 hours ago

I’m happy for Seattle and Vegas, but imagine how much worse tanking teams will be during an expansion era. We already struggle with like 4-5 teams tanking each season.

aguyfromnewjersey | Knicks

23 | 4 hours ago

I don’t think it will actually exacerbate the problem that much because the league is more talent rich than ever, even the tanking teams have either really promising young talent or all stars. The Wizards have Tre and AD, the Jazz have Lauri and Keyonte, etc.

Swaycuisway | Warriors

350 | 4 hours ago

I’ll chip in $5, who’s with me?

wcooper97 | OKC

70 | 4 hours ago

r/nba finally gets its meme team!

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

58 | 4 hours ago

Getting the Grizzlies might be cheaper

TitaniumC4206 | Thunder

62 | 4 hours ago

I got 2 dollars and a ham sandwich

C_moneySmith | Timberwolves

275 | 4 hours ago

I’d pay good money to see that team in Vancouver and not Las Vegas.

Baseball12229

252 | 4 hours ago

Your good money has nothing on the bad money that will put them in Vegas no matter what.

P00ped_My_Pants | Heat

29 | 4 hours ago

The Vegas team feels like a really dumb idea and well before hindsight

Unless they’re immediately successful like the Knights were, they’re gonna come in as the fifth pro sports team and about 10 years after the Knights and Aces. The Raiders are already proving to be a bit “who cares” (though they’ve been terrible for the last 20+ years) and with the A’s coming soon, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a general malaise amongst the teams there outside of the Aces and Knights who are both very successful

The problem with the NBA is that without a top 10 or so player the chances of being good are low and the odds of getting a player that good or low, so the chances they’re bad and generally unpopular are somewhat high

ComfortableTap8343

18 | 3 hours ago

Not a chance a WNBA team will be more popular than an NBA team lol

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

42 | 4 hours ago

Louisville or Kansas City would be healthier than Vegas long term. But they also need a place for New Orleans to move. Vancouver is unlikely after Seattle is added.

DriftingFam | Pelicans

83 | 4 hours ago

What he say fuck me for?

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

43 | 4 hours ago

I mean… poorly managed ownership that doesn’t seem to care, no one goes to the games, small metro area in a region that hasn’t really supported basketball, decade plus of incompetent organization

DriftingFam | Pelicans

25 | 4 hours ago

Unless gayle sells she wont be moving the team. Whenever the pels are good fans start coming out in droves in happened in 2017 w/ Jrue AD and Boogie and it happened in 2021-2022 w/ the Z, BI, Trey, and Herb lineups. Yall had damn near 20 straight years of incompetence before 2021 why dont yall go to vancouver.

Agreeable_Sample_925 | Knicks

16 | 4 hours ago

I hate when people say x area didn’t support their team when ownership is completely unserious about winning. If the people running the team don’t try to win why would spend a second supporting them. Incompetence I can forgive to a degree for his faults in the dark years Dolan wanted to win pure apathy is unforgivable and should be grounds to forcing a sale

shollman | Pelicans

20 | 4 hours ago

Respectfully, go pound sand.

ww_crimson | Warriors

14 | 4 hours ago

MFers be parroting Bill Simmons on every thread.

ILikeFPS | Raptors

21 | 4 hours ago

I want Vancouver to have a team, I think they definitely deserve one, but I’d also miss having an entire country stand united behind our one team.

Then again, if one team gets knocked out, they could always cheer for the only other team lol

Plus a bit of a friendly rivalry might be fun too.

So yeah, I want Vancouver to get a team, but I don’t think it will happen sadly.

envirodrill | Raptors

14 | 4 hours ago

Unfortunately, nobody in Vancouver is paying $7-10B USD for an expansion team. I could see it being a target for a team relocation in the future though. Expect Montreal and Vancouver being thrown around as the top relocation targets after expansion has been settled.

preddevils6 | Grizzlies

11 | 4 hours ago

The problem was folks weren’t paying any money to see them in Vancouver. For reference, Memphis averages more fans per season than Vancouver despite us sucking and we still rank in the bottom 5 every season.

AleroRatking | Vancouver Grizzlies

23 | 4 hours ago

Vancouver literally never made the playoffs and was moved before they ever could even develop a roster.

Cheap-Kiwi-1312 | Supersonics

140 | 4 hours ago

Probably the greatest birthday of my life.

rjcarr | Supersonics

31 | 3 hours ago

Happy Birthday! Save some of that birthday money for the $100+ upper deck seats.

Cheap-Kiwi-1312 | Supersonics

14 | 3 hours ago

I was at one of their last games ever so I’ve accepted that I won’t be able to afford one of their first back lol going to be insane

LittlestWeapon | Lakers

122 | 4 hours ago

Good stuff. Would love to see the Supersonics back.

Wonder what the Vegas team is going to be called. The drunks? The gamblers? The hotellobbiesthatsmelllikecigarettesmokeandbodyodor?

korn_cakes33 | Celtics

125 | 4 hours ago

I have a soft spot for the Las Vegas (loan) Sharks

ClothesKind7499 | Lakers

30 | 4 hours ago

thats actually a perfect name for them

TaekDePlej | Heat

52 | 4 hours ago

The Las Vegas 20% Off Parlays on DraftKings

TheMoorNextDoor | Nets

24 | 4 hours ago

The Las Vegas Shuffle

The Las Vegas Houses (The House always win)

The Las Vegas Bookies

Grooviemann1 | Suns

13 | 4 hours ago

I actually legitimately like The House (singular, not plural). Might be a little too clever for a team name though.

Checksout__ | Bullets

25 | 4 hours ago

Sounds good for a stadium name 🤷🏽‍♂️

Holyepicafail | Pistons

16 | 4 hours ago

May as well be honest and call them the Vegas Gamblers sponsored by DraftKings

i_live_on_tatooine | Pacers

11 | 4 hours ago

The Mandalay Bay Sunscreens

HokageEzio | Knicks

95 | 4 hours ago

Seattle fans didn’t realize rooting for the Thunder to be cursed every postseason was the reason they had no team.

wcooper97 | OKC

44 | 4 hours ago

Damn, they should’ve let us win in 2012.

GeorgeRusseIl | Heat

37 | 4 hours ago

Good on them. I’ll never forget the love from Seattle fans during the 2012 Finals.

Much better than in the NHL where fans in Quebec City/Hartford are apparently cool with the Avs/Canes going stolen valour mode and profiting off wearing their team’s colours and logo

OP_Penguin | Thunder

21 | 4 hours ago

To be fair, we yoinked their team.

ZachNighthawk

91 | 4 hours ago

Seattle’s about to throw a parade right now

Ok-Comfortable9449 | Heat

84 | 4 hours ago

ok who’s the first superstar going to the sonics?

wcooper97 | OKC

158 | 4 hours ago

KD

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

55 | 4 hours ago

KD

psufb | Rockets

46 | 4 hours ago

Paolo

kbigfoot | Magic

23 | 4 hours ago

I had to downvote this but you’re probably right

jeremy9931

24 | 4 hours ago

Definitely KD

Ok-Purchase-5497

71 | 4 hours ago

No one is going to gaslight me into thinking this will be bad for the league sorry, long overdue with the talent saturation that is only going to get stronger with this upcoming draft.

ballknower871

14 | 3 hours ago

NBA expansion will just expose the bad gms even more.

Rrypl | Celtics

67 | 4 hours ago

Las Vegas Cha-Chings

Touds | Thunder

19 | 3 hours ago

Welcome the Vegas Draft Kings/Kalshis/etc. They’re logo is an NFT or something.

hawkins126 | Lakers

57 | 4 hours ago

VEGAS IS A DYING CITY GIVE A TEAM TO PITTSBURGH OR KANSAS CITY THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT MORE

carlos7m_

31 | 4 hours ago

Vegas is not a dying city lol, but I do agree other cities deserve a team more.

Grumple | Mavericks

30 | 4 hours ago

Coming from someone who has lived in both Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, Las Vegas is a way better fit for the NBA than Pittsburgh is. I know Reddit loves to shit on Vegas, but basketball is really popular there and I think the residents would absolutely appreciate a homegrown team. I don’t see a lot of interest in Pittsburgh for basketball, even when Pitt is doing well.

I can’t speak to KC because I’ve only visited once and it was very brief.

Green-Tie-5710

23 | 4 hours ago

Speak for yourself, Vegas loves basketball

gbdarknight77 | Lakers

14 | 4 hours ago

Aces games sell out a lot! and actual NBA team will be great because it is a team the locals can get behind and not a team that is just moving there. Brand new team.

aeiou-y | Mavericks

19 | 4 hours ago

Pittsburgh and KC are growing cities?

Additional_Button430 | Timberwolves

27 | 4 hours ago

Yeah that KC BBQ got the people literally growing.

NoAmbassador8359 | Wizards

40 | 4 hours ago

Who’s moving from the western to the eastern conference?

Aggressive_Repeat529

148 | 4 hours ago

Probably Minnesota

byniri_returns | Pistons

122 | 4 hours ago

Minnesota would have a natural rivalry with the Bucks, Pistons, and Bulls, just like other pro sports.

BRING ON THE NFCN IN BASKETBALL

Additional_Button430 | Timberwolves

46 | 4 hours ago

NFCN MEME WAR NBA EDITION

PingPowPizza

60 | 4 hours ago

Minnesota just makes the most sense. The fact that Minnesota is not rivals with Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit like they are in most other sports is a travesty. Plus Minnesota travels ridiculously far.

whyte_ryce | Kings

44 | 4 hours ago

Plz be Sacramento

Altruistic-Corner-80 | Timberwolves

37 | 4 hours ago

Wolves hopefully

__Zoom123__ | Bucks

18 | 4 hours ago

Reports were Minnesota or Memphis. I think Minnesota makes more sense as they would have nearby division members (Milwaukee, Chicago, etc) while Memphis already has nearby division members in TX if they stayed in the West

SportsGuru4714

30 | 4 hours ago

Welcome back, SuperSonics.

PassMeTheBackwood | Knicks

22 | 4 hours ago

So do the Sonic fans that followed them to OKC go back to Seattle now or has that ship sailed

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

81 | 4 hours ago

Something that doesn’t exist

CycloneofSparta | Thunder

67 | 4 hours ago

I think the Venn diagram of those fans is small. More or less a lot of Sonics fans were crushed and didn’t want to support Bennett anymore.

I’m so happy they got their team back.

PMMeYourCouplets

57 | 4 hours ago

The 10 people in Seattle in this situation will be stuck in a pretzel.

jknuts1377 | Celtics

30 | 4 hours ago

I feel like a lot of Sonics fans either jumped to the Blazers or just stopped following the NBA altogether.

byronicbluez | Thunder

20 | 4 hours ago

I never met a Thunder fan that followed from Seattle.

ElMaskedZorro

20 | 4 hours ago

Seattle is a no brainer and the right thing to do.

I really don’t get the infatuation with Vegas. KC Or St. Louis to bring some more of the Midwest into the fold seems like such an obvious play.

Sketti-nOOdles | Trail Blazers

23 | 3 hours ago

I can think of a few rea$on$ to have a team in La$ Vega$

networking_noob | Thunder

19 | 4 hours ago

If the new teams pay an expansion fee of $7 billion each, then each of existing 30 team owners will get an expansion fee check for about $460 million. The OKC ownership group originally acquired the Sonics for less than $400 million, and now have an estimated team valuation of over $4 billion (including new arena).

tl;dr
Sonics returning to Seattle means the OKC ownership group gets a huge check that completely refunds the original purchase price of the team

ohmydiside | Supersonics

14 | 4 hours ago

My child self is screaming with joy (adult self too)

garynevilleisared | Raptors

14 | 4 hours ago

Seattle SuperSonics starting PG, Immanuel Quickely

Ice_Dragon3444 | Heat

13 | 4 hours ago

Welcome Seattle Supersonics and Las Vegas Rattlers

dkmwjn | Supersonics

10 | 4 hours ago

oh we’re so back

dooblevay | Supersonics

11 | 4 hours ago

LETS GOOOOOO

MembershipSingle7137

9 | 4 hours ago

It’s happening everyone get in here

[Charania] Breaking: The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a vote for the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources tell ESPN. A bidding process is expected to generate offers in the $7-10 billion range for each team.