Overview
- The NBA Board of Governors is scheduled to vote March 24–25 on authorizing a formal process focused on potential teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.
- If approved, the league would run a bidding phase and later hold a final vote, with 23 of 30 owners required to advance at each step.
- Reporting indicates a target launch for any new franchises in the 2028–29 season.
- Industry projections place expansion fees around $7–10 billion per team, with both markets expected to rank among the league’s top revenue generators.
- Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady publicly opposes expansion, citing a diluted talent pool and recent examples of lopsided play as evidence the product quality would suffer.