Report: Maloofs explore moving the Sacramento Kings to Virginia

[KG215]

At least they have one, OKC Thunder. And that team went to the Finals last year!!!

VA has none. Zero. Zilch. Nil. Ever.

We have amateur sport teams here for hockey and such but nothing in the majors.

You completely missed my point. Oklahoma had zero, zilch, nada, no professional sports teams before the Sonics moved to OKC.

[CLTHornets4eva]

I actually think it will be a good move. The Tidewater area has a perfect NBA fan base- high wealth and a high African American area. Population is actually higher than you would expect.

[CLTHornets4eva]

As a TV market and fan base:

VA Beach/norfolk/hampton/Richmond >>> OKC

[no pun intended]

I actually think it will be a good move. The Tidewater area has a perfect NBA fan base- high wealth and a high African American area. Population is actually higher than you would expect.

You're right.

[Raz]

Virginia is a cool state, chill brah.

But why won't they just move to Seattle and call it a day?

Exactly. The NBA should step in and take the team away from these idiots, and gift the team to Seattle. Heck, Pearl Jam could step in and buy the team, and call them the Seattle Mookies, with Jeff Ament as the new GM.

I'd move to Seattle if that happened.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Ewww Virginia

what the fcuk are you on ur fcuking period??

[CLTHornets4eva]

a 2011 bIZJOURNALS study has VA Beach as the 5th most feasable market.


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POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION






Rank

Metropolitan area

Pro teams in other sports

Capacity index for NBA

Rating for NBA

Available personal income (billions of dollars)



1

Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.

0

100

Sufficient

$125.756



2

Montreal

2

100

Sufficient

$82.959



3

Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn.

0

100

Sufficient

$69.886



4

Las Vegas

0

100

Sufficient

$69.317



5

Virginia Beach-Norfolk

0

100

Sufficient

$67.473



6

Providence

0

100

Sufficient

$67.143



7

Austin

0

100

Sufficient

$66.937



8

Hartford

0

100

Sufficient

$62.213



9

San Jose

2

100

Sufficient

$55.326



10

Richmond

0

100

Sufficient

$52.231

[MetsPackers]

One thing the Maloofs do have going for them, wherever they move too, is the name of the team. The Kings. That'd be cool as hell anywhere

The Virginia Kings
The Jersey Kings
etc

[wang4three]

What? Isn't it a bad market? It's not populous, unless you are pulling from the Washington market i guess (or Baltimore?)

Why there?

Baltimore is north of DC. I assume they're thinking Richmond or maybe Charlotesville. Or if they're ambitious, pull away any existing Bobcats fans.

[Eric Cartman]

I would like to get some vacation advise from Joakim Noah about how cool is Virginia.

[magictricked]

What the league should do is keep the Kings in Sacramento and move the Maloofs out of the owners box

[IGotACoolStory]

Virginia is a solid basketball state. Their college programs (UVA, VPI, VCU, ODU, George Mason, and Richmond) all have good or historically good basketball programs. For the most part, they have very supporting, knowledgeable, and dedicated fans.

Also Virginia is, easily, one of the best recruiting grounds in the country. Often grouped together with DC and Maryland, referred to as the DMV.

I don't know about the economic and tv market stuff, but it does have potential, purely from a basketball team and support stand point.

[bagelred]

Actually, moving to Virginia would be AWESOME.


Because we'd have a team called the Norfolk Kings. Comedy galore.

[DKLaker]

This. Virginia is boring as hell. Its a state you drive through to get to another state. Its makes Milwaukee look like Las Vegas

THIS X 1,000,000

[Haymaker]

I have no idea why Kansas City don't have an NBA team. It's a great city and they love basketball.