Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:05 pm
I don't see expansion happening, there's quite a bit of talk about the talent pool already being a little thin for the league, and expansion won't help that.
Vegas is intriguing, and the way the city is getting behind the Knights is stupendously exceeding my expectations, but the team has also been good this year, and winning help. It will take a few seasons of the team not being good to gauge how strong the fan support really is.
Another thing to consider is after the fleecing the Kings put on Sacramento for new digs, cities are starting to get wiser to coughing up public money for new stadiums. Warriors are getting a new arena in two seasons, and public financing was never on the table (deal got hung up because of environmental impact study). The days of holding a city hostage for public money are over, so I don't see expansion or relocation occurring soon, at least unless a team is willing to fund their own arena.
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