SB Nation, a sports Web site, thinks Virginia Beach has a legitimate shot at landing one of those two franchises, and had some fun with the subject on Wednesday when it published a mock expansion draft that included Seattle and Virginia Beach. The Beach would have a pretty intriguing team. read more
If the NBA adds two new teams, they would most likely be in moderately-large cities such as Seattle, Louisville or Vancouver. The problem with Virginia Beach is that the population and basketball interest are not nearly as high as they should be to receive and expansion team. Another issue is that the city isn’t located near another huge market. read more
The Norfolk-Virginia Beach area, surprisingly to some, has a population of over 1.5 million – giving it more people than metropolitan areas like New Orleans, Memphis, and Oklahoma City, all of which support successful NBA teams with populations of just 1.3 million. read more
The SB Nation NBA network held a mock expansion draft, and we took our team to Virginia Beach. read more