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Seattle could regain an NBA team after the league’s board of governors voted to explore adding two expansion franchises, with Las Vegas the other potential location.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Seattle Supersonics competed in the NBA from 1967 to 2008 before being relocated to Oklahoma City and renamed the Thunder after the franchise was bought by an Oklahoma-based group in 2006.<\/p>\n
If the expansion is approved, it would increase the number of NBA teams from 30 to 32.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas has not previously had an NBA team, but has two teams in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n
NHL side the Vegas Golden Knights were founded in the Nevada city as an expansion franchise in 2017, while the NFL’s Raiders moved there from Oakland in 2020.<\/p>\n
MLB team the Athletics, previously based in Oakland and currently playing in Sacramento, will move to Las Vegas from the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
Seattle hosts teams in three of the four major leagues – reigning NFL Super Bowl champions the Seahawks, MLB’s the Mariners and the NHL’s Kraken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n