Xiao Hua said:Once a new broadcast contract is finalized, negotiations for the expansion will begin, and they will begin this fall.

As a result, perhaps in the foreseeable next few years, the NBA will be able to see a successful expansion.

As previously reported,The NBA will build a new team in Seattle and Las Vegas respectively, expanding from the current 30 teams to 32 teams.

It is worth mentioning that Seattle previously had an NBA team called the SuperSonics, where Durant spent his rookie season.

It's just that in 2008, SuperSonics moved to Russia and changed its name to the current Thunder.

In 2018, Durant, who is still playing for the Warriors, returned to Seattle with the team to play the preseason game against the Kings, and he wore the No. 40 jersey of SuperSonics legend Kemp, which was enthusiastically welcomed by local fans.

Durant has been calling for Seattle to regain an NBA team for years, and he is personally willing to help his parent team in any way he can.

So in the next two or three years, if Seattle can return to the NBA, it may see the day when Durant wears the supersonic jersey again.

Although Durant is almost 36 years old, his physical condition and competitive level are still at his peak, and he can play until he is 40 years old.

But it must be said that Seattle's return to the NBA is more of an emotional factor.

In terms of popularity, Las Vegas, a world-famous gambling city, has long been coveted by countless celebrities.

James, for example, completely confessed his desire to become the owner of the new NBA team established in the casino.

Of course, the competition is numerous and fierce, and Bloomberg says that the new NBA team bidding battle in Las Vegas will be the most expensive sports deal in United States history.

Two sports advisers who have sold NBA teams have revealed thatThe total cost of the new NBA team in Las Vegas, including the construction of new arenas, could be as high as $7 billion.

Past NBA team sales records show that the Suns topped the list at $4 billion (22 years); In sports history, the 2NFL team Washington Commanders sold for $6.05 billion (23 years).

James has played in the NBA for more than 20 years, and his career has a total salary of about 580 million so far, making him the first player in league history to have a salary of more than $500 million, and there is off-court income......

But in any case, if James is allowed to pay $7 billion out of his own pocket to win the new NBA team in Las Vegas alone, I am afraid it will be a fool's dream.

It is likely that James and the supporters behind him jointly funded the fund, and he joined as a shareholder of the team.

Wade, James' good friend, became the small boss of the Jazz in the form of a shareholder, but only 1% of the shares.

Among the retired players in the NBA, the only one who can really be regarded as the big boss of a team is Joe's gang leader.

Joe helped buy more than 90 percent of the Hornets for less than $280 million, but he announced last year that he would sell the team at a valuation of about $3 billion.

It can be seen that in recent years, the market value of the major teams in the NBA has risen, and it can even be described as skyrocketing.

That's why more and more people are trying to become owners of an NBA team.

As the biggest and upcoming cake, the new NBA team in Las Vegas can naturally attract many pick-ups, including James.

Only Durant should not be interested in the new NBA team in Las Vegas, he should be the owner of the new NBA team in Seattle, so as to achieve the return to the roots!