A decision on NBA expansion is not expected until the next round of media rights negotiations is finalized (the current agreement ends in 2025).
As mentioned, they will host the first In-Season semifinals and finals matches in December. In 2007 Las Vegas had been the site of the 2007 NBA All-Star game. Las Vegas has hosted an NBA’s Summer League since 2004. Las Vegas has had a history with the NBA. The two frontrunners are Las Vegas and Seattle. NBA: The NBA is expected to expand to 32 teams adding two new franchises. The A’s are hopeful its new stadium will be ready no later than 2028. The A’s lease for playing in Oakland’s stadium expires next year. (The average high temperatures in Las Vegas during the summer is over 100 degrees.) The location would be the acreage on the current site of the Tropicana Hotel & Casino on The Strip. The vote is expected to take place during the MLB owners winter meetings scheduled from November 14 to 16 in Dallas.įor now, the A’s have tentative plans to break ground on a 33,000-seat retractable-roof stadium at a cost of $1.5 billion. The Nevada legislature has earmarked $380 million in public funding for a baseball stadium, contingent on whether 75% of MLB team owners approve the proposed relocation. MLB: The Oakland A’s have been exploring a move to Las Vegas.
