Kansas City Sports: Kansas City And NBA Expansion

Is There Another Option?

There is another possible way for Kansas City to get an NBA franchise, and that is the relocation of the Sacramento Kings.  Simply put, the Kings popularity isn’t great.  With the Clippers and Lakers to the south and the Warriors close by, the Kings often get overlooked.  Of course, it doesn’t help that the team has been irrelevant since Chris Webber was on the floor.

The Kings were purchased by a new ownership group in May of 2013.  That ownership group quickly placed a request to relocate the team to Seattle.  The bid failed due to NBA owners blocking the move, which ended the Paul Allen ownership bid.  The Kings were instead sold to Vivek Ranadive and his investors, but the team has continued to flounder.

Sacramento has built a new arena for the Kings, but that really doesn’t mean much.  The team is still largely irrelevant.  That means a relocation, or another sale of the team, is possible.  Owners of professional sports teams show all the time that they will pick up and move if it makes sense.  It absolutely makes sense for the Kings to move.  Kansas City should be able to jump on that.

The interesting thing here is that even if a relocation of the Kings put them in Seattle, a name change wouldn’t be far behind.  That means the Kings moniker would become available.  With Kansas City already having a bit of a theme with Chiefs, Royals, and Monarchs, the city would certainly be in the mix for any future moves.

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Kansas City has options for hosting an NBA franchise, but there are also plenty of obstacles.  The city leadership needs to continue pushing to host big events, especially those that are NBA-related.  If the city can prove it’s ability to be a suitable host city, that will definitely make its case that much stronger.