NBA Expansion/Relocation/Contraction
What American city/cities should have an NBA team?
| 7% (50) | Anaheim, California | |
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| 13% (99) | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 8% (59) | Buffalo, New York | |
| 13% (98) | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 7% (55) | Columbus, Ohio | |
| 4% (31) | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| 6% (45) | Jacksonville, Florida | |
| 40% (291) | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 24% (171) | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 1% (13) | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| 11% (79) | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 6% (48) | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 17% (125) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| 21% (153) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 3% (26) | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| 30% (217) | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 1% (10) | St. Paul, Minnesota | |
| 6% (45) | San Jose, California | |
| 3% (22) | Seattle, Washington | |
| 8% (60) | Tampa Bay, Florida | |
| 1% (14) | Uniondale, New York | |
| 6% (44) | Somewhere else | |
| 4% (34) | The NBA doesn't need any more American teams |
712 voters have answered this question.
What Canadian city/cities should have an NBA team?
| 10% (59) | Calgary, Alberta | |
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| 5% (31) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| 2% (15) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| 29% (173) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| 7% (42) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 2% (16) | Quebec City, Quebec | |
| 30% (177) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 3% (21) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 1% (8) | Somewhere else | |
| 44% (258) | The NBA doesn't need any more Canadian teams |
578 voters have answered this question.
If the NBA was going to put teams in other continents, where should they go?
| 2% (12) | Africa | |
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| 7% (46) | Asia | |
| 3% (22) | Australia | |
| 36% (212) | Europe | |
| 8% (47) | South America | |
| 4% (24) | It doesn't matter | |
| 52% (304) | The NBA should stay in North America |
579 voters have answered this question.
What NBA team(s) should be moved?
| 7% (48) | Atlanta | |
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| 0% (2) | Boston | |
| 10% (64) | Charlotte | |
| 0% (1) | Chicago | |
| 0% (6) | Cleveland | |
| 0% (2) | Dallas | |
| 0% (4) | Denver | |
| 0% (4) | Detroit | |
| 8% (54) | Golden State | |
| 0% (5) | Houston | |
| 3% (22) | Indiana | |
| 42% (260) | LA Clippers | |
| 1% (8) | LA Lakers | |
| 24% (148) | Memphis | |
| 1% (8) | Miami | |
| 11% (68) | Milwaukee | |
| 5% (32) | Minnesota | |
| 8% (52) | New Jersey | |
| 25% (157) | New Orleans | |
| 0% (5) | New York | |
| 1% (9) | Oklahoma City | |
| 6% (39) | Orlando | |
| 0% (2) | Philadelphia | |
| 0% (3) | Phoenix | |
| 6% (38) | Portland | |
| 16% (100) | Sacramento | |
| 1% (12) | San Antonio | |
| 20% (127) | Seattle | |
| 7% (48) | Toronto | |
| 8% (52) | Utah | |
| 1% (12) | Washington | |
| 14% (87) | None of the current teams should move |
608 voters have answered this question.
What NBA team(s) should be contracted?
| 1% (8) | Atlanta | |
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| 1% (7) | Boston | |
| 3% (16) | Charlotte | |
| 0% (4) | Chicago | |
| 0% (4) | Cleveland | |
| 0% (3) | Dallas | |
| 0% (3) | Denver | |
| 0% (4) | Detroit | |
| 1% (6) | Golden State | |
| 0% (3) | Houston | |
| 1% (8) | Indiana | |
| 7% (36) | LA Clippers | |
| 3% (14) | LA Lakers | |
| 5% (24) | Memphis | |
| 0% (4) | Miami | |
| 1% (6) | Milwaukee | |
| 1% (9) | Minnesota | |
| 1% (5) | New Jersey | |
| 4% (21) | New Orleans | |
| 1% (7) | New York | |
| 1% (5) | Oklahoma City | |
| 1% (7) | Orlando | |
| 0% (3) | Philadelphia | |
| 1% (6) | Phoenix | |
| 1% (6) | Portland | |
| 1% (7) | Sacramento | |
| 0% (3) | San Antonio | |
| 2% (13) | Seattle | |
| 3% (16) | Toronto | |
| 1% (9) | Utah | |
| 1% (8) | Washington | |
| 74% (346) | The NBA doesn't need to contract |
462 voters have answered this question.
Which NBA team(s) made the best decision to relocate?
| 9% (49) | Baltimore Bullets (to Washington) | |
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| 6% (35) | Buffalo Braves (to San Diego) | |
| 7% (38) | Charlotte Hornets (to New Orleans) | |
| 2% (14) | Chicago Zephyrs (to Baltimore) | |
| 3% (21) | Cincinnati Royals (to Kansas City-Omaha) | |
| 25% (136) | Fort Wayne Pistons (to Detroit) | |
| 7% (40) | Kansas City Kings (to Sacramento) | |
| 10% (53) | Kansas City-Omaha Kings (to Kansas City by itself) | |
| 3% (17) | Milwaukee Hawks (to St. Louis) | |
| 38% (202) | Minneapolis Lakers (to Los Angeles) | |
| 6% (35) | New Orleans Hornets (temporarily to Oklahoma City) | |
| 12% (66) | New Orleans Jazz (to Utah) | |
| 3% (21) | New York Nets (to New Jersey) | |
| 3% (21) | Philadelphia Warriors (to San Francisco) | |
| 4% (22) | Rochester Royals (to Cincinnati) | |
| 5% (27) | St. Louis Hawks (to Atlanta) | |
| 4% (23) | San Diego Clippers (to Los Angeles) | |
| 14% (77) | San Diego Rockets (to Houston) | |
| 4% (25) | San Francisco Warriors (to Oakland, renamed Golden State Warriors) | |
| 0% (5) | Seattle Supersonics (to Oklahoma City) | |
| 14% (76) | Syracuse Nationals (to Philadelphia) | |
| 6% (36) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (to Milwaukee) | |
| 15% (80) | Vancouver Grizzlies (to Memphis) | |
| 8% (44) | They all should never have relocated. |
528 voters have answered this question.
Which NBA team(s) should never have relocated?
| 8% (47) | Baltimore Bullets (to Washington) | |
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| 6% (36) | Buffalo Braves (to San Diego) | |
| 17% (97) | Charlotte Hornets (to New Orleans) | |
| 2% (16) | Chicago Zephyrs (to Baltimore) | |
| 8% (48) | Cincinnati Royals (to Kansas City-Omaha) | |
| 1% (7) | Fort Wayne Pistons (to Detroit) | |
| 22% (123) | Kansas City Kings (to Sacramento) | |
| 3% (19) | Kansas City-Omaha Kings (just from Omaha) | |
| 1% (9) | Milwaukee Hawks (to St. Louis) | |
| 5% (32) | Minneapolis Lakers (to Los Angeles) | |
| 2% (14) | New Orleans Hornets (temporarily to Oklahoma City) | |
| 12% (72) | New Orleans Jazz (to Utah) | |
| 7% (40) | New York Nets (to New Jersey) | |
| 3% (21) | Philadelphia Warriors (to San Francisco) | |
| 2% (14) | Rochester Royals (to Cincinnati) | |
| 12% (68) | St. Louis Hawks (to Atlanta) | |
| 16% (91) | San Diego Clippers (to Los Angeles) | |
| 2% (16) | San Diego Rockets (to Houston) | |
| 6% (36) | San Francisco Warriors (to Oakland, renamed Golden State Warriors) | |
| 3% (22) | Seattle Supersonics (to Oklahoma City) | |
| 1% (9) | Syracuse Nationals (to Philadelphia) | |
| 2% (12) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (to Milwaukee) | |
| 24% (133) | Vancouver Grizzlies (to Memphis) | |
| 5% (33) | They all should have relocated |
554 voters have answered this question.
Which NBA team(s) made the best decision to fold?
| 23% (102) | Anderson Packers | |
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| 7% (33) | Baltimore Bullets (the team from 1947-55) | |
| 9% (40) | Chicago Stags | |
| 9% (42) | Cleveland Rebels | |
| 6% (28) | Denver Nuggets (the original version from 1949) | |
| 8% (37) | Detroit Falcons | |
| 13% (57) | Indianapolis Olympians | |
| 11% (51) | Pittsburgh Ironmen | |
| 15% (69) | Providence Steamrollers | |
| 11% (51) | St. Louis Bombers | |
| 30% (133) | Sheboygan Redskins | |
| 13% (57) | Toronto Huskies | |
| 27% (119) | Waterloo Hawks | |
| 7% (33) | Washington Capitols | |
| 23% (101) | They all should never have folded |
438 voters have answered this question.
Which NBA team(s) should never have folded?
| 3% (16) | Anderson Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| 15% (67) | Baltimore Bullets (the team from 1947-55) | |
| 7% (34) | Chicago Stags | |
| 5% (23) | Cleveland Rebels | |
| 10% (48) | Denver Nuggets (the original version from 1949) | |
| 4% (20) | Detroit Falcons | |
| 7% (31) | Indianapolis Olympians | |
| 20% (88) | Pittsburgh Ironmen | |
| 6% (29) | Providence Steamrollers | |
| 19% (84) | St. Louis Bombers | |
| 4% (20) | Sheboygan Redskins | |
| 11% (52) | Toronto Huskies | |
| 5% (23) | Waterloo Hawks | |
| 10% (46) | Washington Capitols | |
| 24% (107) | They all should have folded |
440 voters have answered this question.
How many teams should the NBA have?
| 1% (8) | 10 or less | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (1) | 11-15 | |
| 1% (9) | 16-20 | |
| 3% (17) | 21-25 | |
| 23% (134) | 26-30 | |
| 69% (390) | 31 or higher |
559 voters have answered this question.
How many Canadian teams should the NBA have?
| 19% (112) | None | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% (356) | 1-3 | |
| 13% (76) | 4-6 | |
| 1% (8) | 7-9 | |
| 2% (13) | 10 or more |
565 voters have answered this question.
What's your opinion on a possible relegation system in the NBA?
| 37% (199) | It's a great idea! | |
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| 43% (230) | It doesn't matter | |
| 18% (95) | I don't want this to happen. |
524 voters have answered this question.

