NBA expansion “unlikely” to be seriously considered until 2022
Rumors of an expansion have found new life this week.
While the NBA appears to be seriously considering expansion for the first time in years, it does not yet appear to be imminent as reported by David Aldridge of The Athletic. While discussion is reportedly ongoing, no serious consideration of expansion is reportedly likely to happen before the end of the 2021-22 season.
Seattle is the most obvious expansion candidate and The Athletic was told that the league could even go with 31 teams for a while instead of 32. Las Vegas and Vancouver are the two cities that could get the second slot.
Fonte: The Athletic.