Nba Expansion Into Canada

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Nba expansion into canada. In fact silver explicitly said it was not time to bring another team to this country. The basketball blog 16 wins a ring broke the story this week that the nba is interested in expanding by two new teams as early as 2018 19 although 2019 20 is more likely. But unlike soccer which has multiple leagues and perhaps 100 or more clubs that support.

While both the nba and nfl have put in a great deal of effort into globalization the nba has a more focused goal of cultural expansion for its future a goal that is readily attainable. When the raptors. The nba should seriously look at expansion.

Nba commissioner adam silver is thrilled with the growth of basketball in canada and left the door open for a potential return to vancouver. After soccer basketball is the world s most global sport. History of nba globalization the first nba.

No more canadians teams for now but that doesn t mean canada is ready for another team. Namely the toronto raptors and vancouver grizzlies now memphis grizzlies. For his first state of the league address just prior to the start of the first nba finals game ever played in canada adam silver dedicated the opening minutes of his address to offer a mini.

The grizzlies were part of the nba s 1995 expansion into canada but poor attendance largely due to the team s poor play caused the franchise to move to the united states. In 1995 the nba created two new teams in canada its first since the inaugural 1946 47 season with one in toronto. The league expanded to 30 with the present charlotte hornets in 2004 initially as the charlotte bobcats.