Nba Expansion Mexico City

Mexico city the nba g league the nba s official minor league and capitanes a professional basketball team based in mexico city today announced that capitanes will join the nba g league as its.

Nba expansion mexico city. An nba expansion team in mexico city makes a ton of sense on a couple of fronts. In 2017 commissioner adam silver. Nba s g league to add mexico city franchise in 2020.

The nba has played regular season games there in recent years. G league each of the teams have a few options as. The nba continued to expand its international footprint by announcing the addition of an nba g league franchise in mexico city.

The nba announced thursday that capitanes a professional basketball. A historic milestone the nba s g league announced plans to expand to mexico in 2020 before a regular season game between the dallas mavericks. First the nearly 9 million people in the city and the 20 million in the metro area would make it the biggest market in the league.

Marc stein of the new york times had a big piece on the nba s renewed interest in all things mexico city this weekend. And more importantly will have expand to 48 total teams across 13 countries. Adam silver pumps the brakes saying that the nba is not currently considering.

The nba is looking to expand its reach with mexico city as the most obvious first destination. A quick ten day trip in an established vacation spot makes a ton of sense as a replacement. Nba g league expanding to mexico city the nba g league will have a franchise based in mexico city beginning in 2020 21 the league announced on thursday night in a press release.

Mexico city would be a good place for international expansion as would san juan. Logistically it could be a struggle to have a full time nba team there with only one nba city within a two hour.