Kings: NBA Committee voted NO on Relocation of Kings to Seattle

[Clipper Nation]

HUGE props to Kevin Johnson.

Word is NBA executive committee was so impressed they want him to come work for the NBA.

Adam Silver.... KJ for commish!

[Fergie The Florists]

Right about dem Kings

And everybody was telling me they had no chance of staying in Sacramento

Wrong bout dem Clippers tho

[Clipper Nation]

Wrong bout dem Clippers tho

Nah, I've had them pegged as a 2nd round exit tops with a distinct chance at a 1st round exit for months now, keep reaching though

[Pelicans78]

Nah, I've had them pegged as a 2nd round exit tops with a distinct chance at a 1st round exit for months now, keep reaching though

Wrong about Boise staying in the Mountain West.

[Budkin]

Glad for Sacto. Those are some great fans.

[Latarian Milton]

hawks and pelicans both would be more better off moving to seattle than the kings would imho

[Monster1776]

hawks and pelicans both would be more better off moving to seattle than the kings would imho

I agree but Atlanta seems a bit of a stretch. Would be nice if Stern would of just given us the Hornets back in 2006 so we could of avoided all of this.

[benfti]

unpopular opinon, but I do feel for Seattle fans.

[Pelicans78]

It's Seattle's fault in the first place for not having an arena ready. That's why Charlotte lost their team in the first place.

[Pelicans78]

I agree but Atlanta seems a bit of a stretch. Would be nice if Stern would of just given us the Hornets back in 2006 so we could of avoided all of this.

OKC would have never sniffed a team if it wasn't for Hurricane Katrina. No way Stern or any league would let the Hornets stay there. Same reason why the Saints didn't stay in San Antonio. Also, it's not OKC's fault that Seattle didn't approve a new arena. That city has only themselves to blame for losing the Sonics. They didn't fight as hard for the Sonics like the Sacramento did for the Kings.

[DMC]

HH is right. There should be a few free agents from that team floating around this offseason. The rest should be working the drivethru at McDonalds.

[Seventyniner]

All this talk of good and bad markets and such is beside the point imo. When you think of a ty franchise, it tends to be ty because one or more of the front office, ownership, or arena is ty. Not because the city or market is ty.

Basketball arenas only hold ~20k people. Even small cities by NBA standards usually have populations of half a million. Build a good team and the fans will show up.