[Saba Sports News] Recently, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver publicly stated that the league is not ready to expand the team, despite years of planning, but the time is still not ripe for further research and discussion.
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Many local officials, businessmen and entertainers in states across the United States want future NBA expansion teams to be located in their regions for more attention and financial gain.
Seattle has been one of the focus cities for possible expansion in recent years. If the NBA approves a new expansion team in Seattle, the city’s traditional fans will be completely cut off from the Oklahoma City Thunder and will try to restore the history of the Seattle Supersonics.
Seattle Supersonics fans have reportedly been hoping for the Oklahoma City Thunder to move back to Seattle and restore the Sonics name for more than a decade. However, given various business factors, such aspirations are almost impossible to achieve.