Since the NBA's development has matured, we all know that it is divided into 15 teams in each of the east and west divisions, and then the championship of each season is produced from the division championship showdown. The top eight of the regular season in each division have been eligible to participate in the playoffs for many years, until last season, there was a play-off format, that is, the seventh to tenth places in the division had to participate in the playoffs, so as to determine the last two seats in the playoffs, so that the ninth and tenth places had the opportunity to participate in the playoffs.
But we also know that if a thing remains unchanged for many years, it also means that its development has stagnated, and such a stagnation cannot bring about real progress. As many experts have suggested, the NBA playoffs adopt a divisional team melee format to determine the final championship, and it is possible that the winner of the championship is likely to be contested by two teams in the same zone. While such a proposal has not yet been implemented, it also offers a new possibility for NBA executives to gain new ideas on game format innovation.
New formats or policies are often born out of proposals from experts or fans, isn't that what happens? According to the @SBRadio reported by American journalist Sean Highkin, the NBA will most likely expand to 32 teams. The two teams correspond to Seattle and Las Vegas, and the two cities represent industries such as Bill Gates' Microsoft and the gambling lottery industry, perhaps because these industries have developed to the extreme without breakthroughs, so new things need to be introduced in order to stimulate the further development of the city's economy.
Seattle can give birth to technology giants such as Microsoft, the city is naturally famous for scientific and technological innovation in the world, but such a longboard also limits the development of other industries, leaving the city in an unbalanced state of play. Fortunately, there was already a supersonic team earlier, and Durant's basketball dream originated from this, but it was then acquired and moved to Oklahoma and renamed the Thunder. Honestly, the Thunder are not Durant's parent team for entering the NBA, and the Seattle SuperSonics are Durant's youth.
In addition to being famous for the betting industry, Las Vegas is also known to fans for hosting the NBA All-Star Game, and many summer leagues are also held here. The further development of the city, its industry naturally can not be too single, because every year here attracts a large number of tourists, the huge traffic gathering place is very suitable for the development of the service industry, so this time to try to establish an NBA team that belongs to the city, of course, is also very suitable for the needs of urban development.
Both cities have found consortium support for their respective teams, and there is only one step in the door to enter the NBA where management finally agreed. So what do the leagues want for these two teams? Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the income of team owners has declined to a certain extent compared to the early years, so the purpose of the expansion is to alleviate the pressure of experience. Both new teams pay a $2.5 billion franchise fee to the league, which is then spread between 30 team owners and the league to keep the NBA running.
As expected, Xiao Hua will become the biggest winner, and while being able to make great contributions to the normal league, he will also bring huge revenue to the NBA. For Durant and the fans, their youth is back, and perhaps the fans will be in tears because of it. If you can realize the dream of a championship with the Nets and Seattle has created a new team to join the NBA, perhaps Durant will choose to return to the original city because of his feelings! After all, we all know that this is a straight man who loves basketball and attaches great importance to the feeling of feelings.
The championship and wealth are all available, and I have slowly entered the final stage of my career, and the pursuit of things is naturally biased towards spiritual enjoyment. It is not impossible to return to Seattle, the birthplace of the dream.