Adam Silver opening the door to a Seattle's expansion team Evan Schreiber: #NBA Commissioner Adam Silver: “It’s inevitable that we’ll expand… There is a rebuilt Key Arena… There’s no doubt there’s enormous support [in #Seattle] so at the right time, the team owners will turn back to that issue.” 4 weeks ago – via Twitter Adam Silver, Seattle, Top Rumors Top Rumors, Adam Silver, Seattle This rumor is part of a storyline: 194 more rumors
Mark Cuban: “OK, maybe you can make that argument that it is. But it always comes down to, is there some incremental value? Like, having somebody in Vegas, having a team in Seattle, as an example. Will we increase the pie big enough to more than compensate the money that we’re giving them? “ … I’m not saying it’s not possible. I kind of like the idea at a lot of levels, because I think Seattle would add incremental value in different ways.” 4 weeks ago – via Seattle Times Las Vegas, Mark Cuban, Owners, Seattle, Uncategorized Las Vegas, Mark Cuban, Owners, Seattle, Dallas Mavericks
“Two years ago, I asked the league about expansion,” Bridgeman said. “They responded that they were not looking at expansion, but if they would, the top two cities would be Seattle and Mexico City. I have not heard anything since then.” 3 months ago – via Tim Sullivan @ Louisville Courier-Journal Junior Bridgeman, Louisville, Mexico City, Seattle, Uncategorized Junior Bridgeman, Louisville, Mexico City, Seattle Storyline: NBA Expansion
Before Milwaukee officials and the Bucks struck a funding agreement to build the arena, the NBA threatened to buy the franchise and sell it to one of two ownership groups, one in Las Vegas and the other Seattle, citing the aging BMO Harris Bradley Center where the Bucks played between 1988 and 2018. “I’m the co-owner of the Bucks and we love being in Milwaukee,” Wes Edens said. “If we had been forced to move the team, which we had not, Las Vegas was definitely one of the places that was on the list that we would have seriously considered.” 4 months ago – via Mick Akers @ Las Vegas Review Journal Las Vegas, Owners, Seattle, Wesley Edens, Uncategorized Las Vegas, Owners, Seattle, Wesley Edens, Milwaukee Bucks
Amazon has bought the naming rights to downtown Seattle’s arena which will house a new NHL team and the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Seattle Storm, the company announced Thursday. The KeyArena will now be renamed to Climate Pledge Arena, in reference to Amazon’s ambitious climate plan, which was first unveiled by CEO Jeff Bezos last September. 7 months ago – via Annie Palmer @ CNBC Business, Seattle, WNBA, Uncategorized Business, Seattle, WNBA
Will an NBA team call Seattle home within the next five years? “I sure hope so. If there’s one thing that I could wish for our league structurally, I think it would be to get a team back to Seattle,” Warriors president Rick Welts told NBC Sports’ Tom Haberstroh on the “Habershow” podcast. “It’s obviously a really personal issue for me. I know what that team meant to that city — bringing the first professional championship to Seattle. It’s an amazing market. A lot of the future of the world is being envisioned there. It’s got a vibrant community that would really support an NBA team coming back.” 1 year ago – via Drew Shiller @ NBC Sports Rick Welts, Seattle, Uncategorized Rick Welts, Seattle, Golden State Warriors
He, more than anybody, knows the NBA belongs in Seattle. “But the path is problematic,” he said. “The good news is the NBA’s business is really successful right now, and that means we have 30 teams operating without anyone feeling like they’re in a market where they can’t support NBA basketball. And the owners — I would say probably to their credit — have shown no interest. And the league hasn’t really promoted any expansion agenda. So how do you get a team there?” 1 year ago – via Drew Shiller @ NBC Sports Rick Welts, Seattle, Uncategorized Rick Welts, Seattle, Golden State Warriors Storyline: NBA Expansion