The expansion of the NBA and Mexico sounds like a possible headquarters for a franchise

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver let it be known last Saturday that when the league’s expansion happens, it will do so from 30 to 32 teams.16 franchises per conference. With Seattle and Las Vegas as the favorite cities to host a franchise, the manager does not think it is a crazy idea that the best basketball competition in the world, for the first time, leaves the US and Canada to grant a team to Mexico. after the G-League experience they have had in recent years.

“The most logical thing would be to do it with two teams, otherwise we would have to make adjustments for having odd numbers.”. It is also possible to do it with odd numbers, but we would like to do it with two teams and not one,” were part of Silver’s words at the press conference prior to the game between the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards, number 33 in the NBA. in Mexico.

Among the cities seeking to be the new teams in the competition are the American cities Seattle and Las Vegas, which, according to reports, would already be quite advanced, and Mexico City, which would be a dream for the commissioner in the future. “I know that there are groups in Mexico with the financial capacity to operate the equipment, I have had informal conversations with some interested parties, but there is still no date for expansion in the country.”

Mexico in the G-League

The Capitanes of Mexico City have belonged to the G-League since 2021, the development league of the NBAwhen they became the first team outside the United States and Canada to be part of the best team system in the best basketball league in the world. “The Capitanes experience has been a success, it has managed to generate great experiences for fans in the arena and the numbers improve every year,” Silver added.

Adam Silver does not rule out an All Star outside the United States

Silver also does not consider it out of place to be able to celebrate an all-star game, the entire weekend that this celebration entails, somewhere outside of the United States and Canada, and once again Mexico is a candidate. “There is a long list of cities that compete to host the ‘All Star Games’ each year, but I think that”If we want to get the All Star from the United States, of course Toronto (Canada) and Mexico would be at the top of the list.”

The NBA will continue in Mexico for more years

Before the game between Miami and Washington, the NBA announced that it extended the contract to have “many more years” league matches in Mexico, but Silver did not give details about it, but did confirm that they are looking to expand these matches to other cities in the Aztec nation and not only focus on the capital.

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