Sacramento Kings filing for RELOCATION !!!

[duba169]

Worst owners, worst refs, worst jerseys. Won't go as far as worse commissioner because stern used to be an amazing one

 

[gangsta207therevolution]

Stern cant force these bastards out though.
Vancouver has always been the spot they wanted to get back too, the timing and logistics just didnt make sense at the time.
Vancouver> Seattle> Sacramento> Anaheim as far as being cosmopolitan cities.
I think the NBA is at the point where there are more North American cities that deserve teams than worthwhile to have.
Realistically Sac, Seattle, and Vancouver all deserve teams, but OKC, and Memphis have proven to be good pro towns.
The overall lasting result of Stern's legacy will be how he handles getting teams to those cities while probably not contracting or expanding.
I think its gone come down to Charlotte, and the Bucks moving west and the Texas teams moving to the EC.

 

[vanap]

Originally Posted by Ziostilon

By Jessamyn McIntyre

The Sacramento Kings might be on the move after all now that their arena deal has fallen apart. But now it seems Seattle has a new, unexpected competitor in its attempt to land an NBA team.

Ric Bucher, an NBA reporter for ESPN, told "The Kevin Calabro Show" on Friday that if the Kings were to leave Sacramento, Vancouver, British Columbia would be a "very viable spot."

"Maybe, quite honestly, the most viable spot right now among places that gets the next NBA franchise that is on the move," Bucher said.

With investor Chris Hansen working to build an arena in Seattle, Vancouver wouldn't seem to be first in line for a relocated franchise, but Bucher said the city has a few things working in its favor.

"They have the corporate infrastructure, they have a building that they can readily move into ... they also have a very hot hockey team there currently," he said, referring to the Canucks, who are in first place in the Northwest Division. "It's a place that [the NBA] doesn't want to give up on."

NBA commissioner David Stern has faced turmoil in the past year with several franchises, including the Hornets and Bobcats and now the Kings. What would he think of a move across the Canadian border?

"We know that David Stern has always wanted to make this as global as possible. And everything that I'm hearing is that the China experiment failed, that the current owners are not interested in expanding into Europe anytime soon," Bucher said. "This is a way to expand back globally a little bit without it being too risky."

Some might see this as a blip on the NBA relocation radar, but Bucher insists Vancouver will remain a strong player in the battle for a franchise.

"It was one of those things on the NBA coconut-telegraph that will not go away as far as Vancouver being far more attractive than Anaheim," he said, "and even having the ability to elbow Seattle out of the way."

Time will tell if the Kings will move from Sacramento and exactly where they'll land. The silver lining for Seattle: Hansen is moving forward with his plans to build an arena in SoDo and remains committed to bringing the NBA back to the city.

The question remains as to just how long we'll wait.

LINK
 ^ Was just about to post this.

 

[moneylicious]

Vancouver 

It'd give me another reason to visit again.

 

[vanap]

http://www.theprovince.co...ilini/6468890/story.html

 

[mister friendly]

Why would they move to Vancouver? They need to just go ahead and move to Southern California or Seattle

 

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[thedeek]

If we lose our team to any city, I'd be the least upset with them going to Seattle.

You guys can take the Maloofs too.

 

[thekillerj23]

NBA needs to get rid of 4-6 teams

 

[Bert.]

http://tracking.si.com/20...?sct=hp_t2_a14&eref=sihp

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Oh they still haven't filed for relocation tho.....

in time..... in time.....

 

[Deleted member 38182]

the more i think about this tho the more I'm starting to realize just how entirely broke they are. Too broke to build a new arena, too broke to relocate, too broke to sell their last asset..... I got a stinky feeling they'll be around for at least a few more seasons.

 

[dmbrhs]

It's definitely obvious they're broke. At this point they're just too arrogant to sell. The league needs to do to them what they did to Shinn, and relieve them of their ownership duties. Say "here's $300 million, now get out."

 

[lightweight champion]

Shinn wanted to sell, and that's the problem. The Maloofs don't, they care more about being NBA owners than they do about being Sacramento Kings owners. Remember, they used to own the Rockets before they sold and Hakeem won them 2 'chips.

 

[Bert.]

WOW, i didnt know they used to own the Rockets. learn something new everyday

 

[dakid23]

Originally Posted by rck2sactown

the more i think about this tho the more I'm starting to realize just how entirely broke they are. Too broke to build a new arena, too broke to relocate, too broke to sell their last asset..... I got a stinky feeling they'll be around for at least a few more seasons.

That's what we thought....

 

[Deleted member 38182]