A day 18 years is the making may finally be upon Seattle Sonics fans, as ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Monday morning that the NBA will hold a vote at its Board of Governors meeting March 24-25 to explore adding expansion teams specifically in Seattle and Las Vegas.
Per Charania, the expansion additions would be targeted for the 2028-29 NBA season if the process moves forward.
“There is momentum for stakeholders to approve surveying what industry executives project will be bids in the $7-to-$10 billion range for each team,” Charania wrote on social media.
Charania will join Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy at 11 a.m. Monday to provide further insight on the upcoming vote and the chances of a Seattle Sonics revival.
The NBA has been absent in Seattle since 2008, when a group that had bought the team from former owner Howard Schultz moved the franchise to Oklahoma City, where it became the Thunder.
The SuperSonics won the first major pro sports championship in Seattle when they beat the Washington Bullets in the 1979 NBA Finals.
We will have more on this developing story shortly.
Previously: The latest from commissioner on potential NBA expansion