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Report: NBA expansion to Seattle is on the table
Could the NBA one day return to Seattle? Maybe. Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Should the city of Seattle find a way to erect a new state of the art basketball venue, the NBA would likely be quick to give it an expansion team.

A report coming from SB Nation’s Sonics Rising indicates that multiple sources view a return of the NBA to Seattle as inevitable should the city pass through that seemingly huge hurdle.

This arena issue has long a thorn in Seattle’s side. It forced the Seattle Sonics to Oklahoma City back in 2008 and has prevented the relocation of at least one NBA team to the Emerald City.

The NBA itself has a thirst for basketball in Seattle. And in reality, negotiations of a new collective bargaining agreement will likely include an expansion provision.

But until something gets done politically in Seattle itself, this is nothing more than a pipe dream.

It’s a crying shame, really. Seattle has proven itself capable of building new venues for the Seahawks and Mariners. It has the metropolitan area to host a NBA team. It has the fan base.

Much like everything in the United States today, it’s about political red tape. Should that tape be cut by the leaders in Seattle, we’re sure to see NBA basketball in the Pacific Northwest again here soon.

Can you name every NBA franchise to have relocated?

Full team names (city/locale and team name - e.g., New York Knicks) must be given as answers. Temporary moves and relocations are included in this quiz.

SCORE:
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TIME:
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Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1951
Milwaukee Hawks
Milwaukee 1955
St. Louis Hawks
Fort Wayne 1957
Detroit Pistons
Rochester 1957
Cincinnati Royals
Minneapolis 1960
Los Angeles Lakers
Philadelphia 1962
San Francisco Warriors
Chicago Zephyrs 1963
Baltimore Bullets
Syracuse Nationals 1963
Philadelphia 76ers
New Jersey Americans 1967
Brooklyn Nets
St. Louis 1968
Atlanta Hawks
San Diego 1971
Houston Rockets
Cincinnati 1972
Kansas City Kings
Baltimore 1973
Washington Bullets
Buffalo Braves 1978
San Diego Clippers
New Orleans 1979
Utah Jazz
San Diego 1984
Los Angeles Clippers
Kansas City 1985
Sacramento Kings
Vancouver 2001
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte 2002
New Orleans Hornets
New Orleans 2005
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Oklahoma City 2007
New Orleans Hornets
Seattle SuperSonics 2008
Oklahoma City Thunder

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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