The NBA is the hottest sport in the world right now. With the NFL experiencing a bit of a regression in the national spotlight the time has never been better for the NBA to expand. Seattle would be the obvious city to host a new franchise but how would expansion affect Philadelphia?
Well first let’s go back and look at the rules from the last expansion to Charlotte in 2004.
- Each NBA team could protect just eight players who are either under contract or restricted free agents at the end of a season.
- The expansion team can select at least 14 players that were unprotected by other teams.