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NBA Eyes First Expansion in 20 Years; Las Vegas, Seattle Favored

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers in March.
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By Randall Williams

July 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM EDT

The NBA has officially begun the process to expand for the first time in more than two decades.

The basketball league’s board of governors, which includes one representative from each of the NBA’s 30 teams, tasked the league office with doing “an in-depth analysis of all the issues around expansion both economic and non-economic,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a news conference on Tuesday.