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BleachedAnusDawg said:
What did you think of Silver's threat to Portland about a new arena getting done while talking about Seattle's expansion prospects?
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What expansion prospects?
I didn't care about the comments about a new arena, but it has been covered down here. The NBA is such a pile of shit that everyone that owns a teams wants to be in an "entertainment" district that can have shit going on year round.
Obviously, the area around Moda will probably never be that. Covid killed it all and the few times I've walked around before a game I didn't envision it ever being that, and a key property you'd have to buy is too expensive/owner is stubborn or something.
The team isn't moving, and Moda is a still a great venue even after all these years. I've been to enough pro and college venues to confidently say that.
But what will happen is that the new owner will want to build a new arena/district South or West of Portland proper.
Plus, if the franchise was in any danger Lillard wouldnt be coming back here to set up his post-career goals, which might include being a part of the ownership group. Nobody down here is worried.
 
The commentary goes like this.
Why bother doing anything with expansion in Seattle when an existing market 180 miles to the south has a team that's currently for sale, and the league also wants said team in a new arena? No expansion will even be considered until the new arena stuff has shovels in the dirt in Portland.
Flip side is that the NBA keeps Seattle expansion simmering in the background while telling Portland to build a new arena. The threat is either build it or the team is moved to Seattle.
Sound familiar? That's pretty much how it went down in Seattle. The league knew they had a relocation option after OKC hosted the Hornets for a while. Seattle is the new OKC.
 
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