« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2017, 04:23:29 PM »
Relocation is possible, too. The Grizzlies are owned by a Silicon Valley billionaire who is bleeding money in Memphis. The Pelicans routinely rank in the bottom third of the NBA in attendance and are — at best — a fringe playoff contender. While former NBA commissioner David Stern was often stubbornly opposed to relocation, several high-ranking team officials told Yahoo Sports they believe Silver will take a more pragmatic approach.
This is what I'd like to see. If the Memphis grit-n-grind days are over for good and the team is heading into a rebuild that Grizzly fans don't want to stomach it could get ugly there, from a financial perspective.
And I like the way the NBA is right now. More teams means stretching the talent pool thinner even though we always have 2-3 teams in the bottom each season that are barely NBA teams (this year Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento). Yes, this is partly by design by these teams but more teams would mean more teams not really in contention each year that see tanking as their best option.
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