Shaq: Multiple NBA teams for sale, Las Vegas a possible landing spot

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Wow. Spurs to Vegas?
     
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    If the NBA doesn't return to Seattle first, and goes to Vegas instead, that would suck.

    It'd also be 3 out of the 4 major league teams in Vegas whereas Portland has 1.
     
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    Vegas economy about to get fucked. So prob no team soon.
     
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    I think they should just expand and add teams in Seattle and Vegas. Go back to 4 divisions. Only half of league makes playoffs.
     
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    Oh yeah, fuck Seattle.
     
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    That would lead to an imbalance between the west and Eastern conferences. 17 in the West and 15 in the East. A team like the Pelicans would need to be moved to the Eastern conference to balance things out
     
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    The article didn't say that. They sold or are selling a minority share in ownership. That doesn't equate to the team moving
     
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    Yep. I think they should move Minnesota to East.

    Pacific Division
    Blazers
    Lakers
    Clippers
    Warriors
    Sonics
    Suns
    Las Vegas
    Kings

    Southwest Division
    Spurs
    Mavericks
    Rockets
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    Thunder
    Jazz

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    Pacers
    Timberwolves
    Bucks
    Raptors
    Wizards

    Atlantic Division
    Celtics
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    Sixers
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    5 Games vs each team in your division, 3 vs the rest of teams in your conference. 1 or 2 games vs the other conference. Makes divisions matter again. Each Division winner gets a Top 2 seed like in the old days. MUCH less travel for Blazers. Also- no tied season series in your conference.
     
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    Good idea. Maybe even have playoffs of top 4 in each division. Then conference finals are where divisions first meet. I'd move Memphis to the east instead of Minnesota. Tennessee borders states on the Atlantic Ocean.
     
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    That is a pretty vague story. "Minority Stake" doesn't move a team and really doesn't count as "For Sale". There must be two different teams altogether. It would not be a stretch at all to figure Portland has been considered "For Sale" for quite some time. But Portland ain't going to Vegas. That is if Shaq is even correct in his "Heard it through the grapevine" comment at all.
     
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    I think you meant 16 in the west and 15 in the east?
     
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    Minneapolis and Milwaukee are on the same block so yeah they wolves should be in the east.
     
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    No issue with that considering....

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    But New Orleans is further East. It would make more sense
     
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    17 in the west, but yes
     
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    New Orleans is further east, but also has other "western" teams relatively close to it (Houston, Dallas, OKC). Minneapolis doesn't have any west teams nearby, and is relatively close to several East cities (Milwaukee, Chicago, etc.)
     
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    0, if the Blazers move to Vegas.
     
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