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NUMBERICA said:
Or contract teams. Which I think is a slippery slope for the Jazz but ultimately a good move.
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Personally I think the Jazz are safe from contraction. Utah has a strong enough fan base and a strong enough winning history to stay in SLC.

Teams I'd place up for contraction are Sactown, Charlotte, Toronto and Cleveland.
 
A bunch of unrelated quick thoughts:

Hey, where did this contraction talk come from?

How do you convince rich ego guys to give up on their 350 Million dollar investment? NBA can't afford to buy out multiple owners. However, I could see a scenario where 8-12 smaller market teams are 'invited' to form up with 4 -6 new franchises to play in an ABA type league. A step up from the D-league, a step down from NBA, with agreements on how ABA teams get profit sharing from the NBA, how the NBA can snipe the best players, and some friendly matches between the two leagues.

Isn't the NBA paying somebody in St. Louis a Million dollars a year for as long as there is no team in the St. Louis area, or something like that? Part of the NBA?ABA merger deal.
 
mellow said:
A bunch of unrelated quick thoughts:

Hey, where did this contraction talk come from?

How do you convince rich ego guys to give up on their 350 Million dollar investment? NBA can't afford to buy out multiple owners. However, I could see a scenario where 8-12 smaller market teams are 'invited' to form up with 4 -6 new franchises to play in an ABA type league. A step up from the D-league, a step down from NBA, with agreements on how ABA teams get profit sharing from the NBA, how the NBA can snipe the best players, and some friendly matches between the two leagues.

Isn't the NBA paying somebody in St. Louis a Million dollars a year for as long as there is no team in the St. Louis area, or something like that? Part of the NBA?ABA merger deal.
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Here's a link about that:

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/...rn-millions-from-nba.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

The old St. Louis Spirits owners get more than $1 million per year - they get 1/7 of the TV revenue generated by the Nets, Nuggets, Spurs and Pacers.
 
From the Kings board:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbBJQbt3hiA

Seems like we share some history with them. Is that Phil Johnson I see?
That video is hilarious. 40-4 after one qt. The Laker fans give the Kings a standing O when they finally score.
 
Just heard that when the Kings move to Seattle, they plan to change the name to the Starbucks.
I think some company may have paid for the name, but I'm not sure who.
 
JazzSpazz said:
Just heard that when the Kings move to Seattle, they plan to change the name to the Starbucks.
I think some company may have paid for the name, but I'm not sure who.
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Really? I thought they were going to be called the Schultzes to honor the name of Howard Schultz who sold the Sonics to the OKC group. Since basketball fans in Seattle love him so much and all.
 
nightmare3983 said:
Really? I thought they were going to be called the Schultzes to honor the name of Howard Schultz who sold the Sonics to the OKC group. Since basketball fans in Seattle love him so much and all.
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The same dude that does/did Peanuts? That must have hurt. And to think all of their NBA championships were shipped off to OKC... that must have really bothered the 50 fans that came out to games.
 
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