The NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings March 24-25 to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the two franchises targeted for the 2028-29 season.
The NBA expansion process is gaining momentum as league governors are expected to agree on exploring the addition of two new teams.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings on March 24–25 to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the two franchises targeted to begin play in the 2028–29 season.
Charania adds that there is growing momentum among stakeholders to approve surveying what industry executives project could be bids in the $7 billion to $10 billion range for each team.
This first vote will allow the league to explore purchase processes for Las Vegas and Seattle.
There will then be a potential final vote later in the year to finalize transactions to 32 teams – if bids reach necessary threshold. In both voting rounds, 23 of 30 governors must vote in favor.
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