PowderedWater Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 was looking into nba teams that never were for a possible design project. on a reddit thread of failed nba expansion attempts, i found this. can’t find further info. i am aware of the high probability that this is a lie or basically fanfiction, but in the off chance that there’s some truth behind it, i can’t think of any better place to go than here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 2 hours ago, PowderedWater said: was looking into nba teams that never were for a possible design project. on a reddit thread of failed nba expansion attempts, i found this. can’t find further info. i am aware of the high probability that this is a lie or basically fanfiction, but in the off chance that there’s some truth behind it, i can’t think of any better place to go than here. I grew up in the Springfield area (moved there in 1990, moved away 2009), and I have literally never heard of this at all. Guessing it's either someone's attempt at messing with people, or is some fan-fiction thread that someone outside took as serious history. 1 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderedWater Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, McCall said: I grew up in the Springfield area (moved there in 1990, moved away 2009), and I have literally never heard of this at all. Guessing it's either someone's attempt at messing with people, or is some fan-fiction thread that someone outside took as serious history. well, thanks for the first-hand info, i figured there was a good chance it was all someone’s fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 So what's this about the Dallas Mavericks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 10:18 AM, PowderedWater said: was looking into nba teams that never were for a possible design project. on a reddit thread of failed nba expansion attempts, i found this. can’t find further info. i am aware of the high probability that this is a lie or basically fanfiction, but in the off chance that there’s some truth behind it, i can’t think of any better place to go than here. Definitely a lie or fanfiction. " I remember when the Dallas Mavericks were granted a franchise there were a few other cities in the running". No, there weren't. The expansion announced by Larry O'Brien in 1979 was Dallas and Minneapolis, but the Minny owner backed out, leaving just Dallas (this was 1979, after all, when 18 of the 22 NBA franchises lost money). "This was when the Kings were not getting a lot of support and the Hawks had departed St. Louis" Yeah, the Hawks departed St. Louis -- over a decade prior in 1968. 1 Quote It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Fun fact: the Mavericks original owner and founder Don Carter was the first to be handed the Larry O'Brien Trophy by David Stern when the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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