The NBA’s expansion plans keep everyone on their toes with Adam Silver promising new teams. It’s a matter of when it will happen and certainly, there are cities in contention to welcome an NBA team. It allows more players to enter the league as the NBA continues to make inroads in the global market. Meanwhile, Silver had pledged to answer the questions on league expansion when they had the CBA and media rights deal done and dusted.

Well, the CBA was agreed to in spring 2023, and the NBA has a tentative agreement with Disney, Comcast, and Amazon on its new television deal. So what’s next, Silver? Is the NBA returning to Seattle to get the Supersonics? Certainly, players and fans have wanted them since they relocated the franchise to Oklahoma.

NBA legends speak about the Seattle Supersonics franchise in expansion plans

Everyone loves the Sonics’ green and white jersey, as they entertained the masses for a long time. Some legends want the city to get an NBA team. One of them is George Karl, who became the head coach of the Supersonics from 1992 to 1998. He also led them to the NBA finals in 1996, only for the Chicago Bulls to crush their dreams.

“There’s just too much karma that says put a team back in Seattle. I don’t know more than anybody else, but my feeling is … that it can happen. It should happen,” said Karl according to the Athletic. Are you listening, Adam Silver?

The people of Seattle got hurt when the team left for Oklahoma. It still hurts. Years back, WWE Raw had a show where Elias and Kevin Owens stood in Seattle as they dissed the city for not having a basketball team. They hit a sensitive note there, with people jeering at them for minutes.

If you look at revenue generation, the Seattle Supersonics have a fan base that could bring in more income. Their fans would love to watch the team play and the Detroit Pistons legend, Chauncey Billups, recognized it. In an exhibition game at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle between the LA Clippers and the Trail Blazers, Chauncey Billups and Tyronn Lue of the Clippers couldn’t believe the fan support.

Last month, over 18,000 tickets were sold out for the LA Clippers and Trail Blazers exhibition game at Climate Pledge Arena, which caught the eye of the coaches of Blazers’ Chauncey Billups and Tyronn Lue of the Clippers. Billups mentioned, “I mean, everybody talks about it. This is obviously a desired city, a market that people love … it makes the most sense. It’s already been very successful, the market has, so it makes a lot of sense. We just have to wait on it.”

In the meantime, Lue added, “It’s a great environment, a great place to play … they’ve done a great job with this arena.” Yet, some confusion stops Adam Silver from announcing the updates.

Adam Silver unsure about NBA league expansion

With Adam Silver heading the expansion plans, he remains unsure of getting another NBA team. Having two more teams in the division could bring in $10 billion in capital, which is astonishing. But, in the era of a controversial reign by Adam Silver, he pointed out some issues they had to tackle.

According to SI, he mentioned, “It’s one of the reasons why expansion isn’t as obvious as some people might think. There is a point of view that I often encounter that expansion is printing money. It’s not.” With the new TV deals, dividing money becomes an issue between all the partners. Hence, Silver remains steadfast in his approach to announcing the deal.

Hopefully, we will get an expansion team in Seattle shortly. The Seattle faithful would welcome one team with open arms as they are passionate sports fan base. Hence, let’s wait for Adam Silver to announce league expansion news.