Proposed major league teams Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

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1 proposed major league teams

1.1 major league baseball
1.2 national basketball association
1.3 major league soccer





proposed major league teams
major league baseball

in april 2004, major league baseball (mlb) commissioner bud selig publicly revealed baseball considering las vegas potential home montreal expos. lack of baseball park reconfigured major league baseball cost city chance of landing team. baseball chose washington, d.c., because city agreed provide new stadium built entirely public funding.


a news item on local television station dated august 26, 2010 reported mayor oscar goodman still actively pursuing major league baseball franchise city. reportedly rebuffed owner of unnamed team due small size of market , weak local economy.


national basketball association

rumors surfaced in 2005 possible relocation of sacramento kings las vegas. in november 2006, california voters rejected proposal fund new arena in sacramento, considered condition of team remaining there. possible factor owners of kings, maloof family, owned palms casino resort in las vegas. changes in kings owners financial situation led decision sell club group planning keep team in sacramento, finalized purchase of kings in may 2013.


the milwaukee bucks had been mentioned possible candidates relocation las vegas, seattle supersonics before relocation oklahoma city.


former unlv , national basketball association (nba) player jackie robinson working build net resort , arena, $1.4 billion privately funded complex encompassing arena, hotel , shopping project near sls las vegas , turnberry towers attract nba franchise las vegas. arena cost $670 million, being operated comcast-spectacor (owners of nba stadium, philadelphia s wells fargo center). designed cuningham group, arena planned open in 2017. net arena saw groundbreaking ceremony on october 29, 2014, , robinson entered negotiations clark county expecting begin construction fall 2015. however, plans canceled in 2016, presumably due progress made on t-mobile arena.


las vegas hosted 2007 nba all-star game, time event has been held in non-nba city. part of conditions nba set holding game in las vegas, sports books agreed not take bets on game. nba summer league held in paradise, nevada. 2008 , 2012 united states men s olympic basketball teams trained in las vegas, , played game @ thomas & mack center against dominican republic.


in october 2016, during interview knpr’s state of nevada, mgm resorts international ceo jim murren said s working on bringing nba team las vegas, play @ t-mobile arena. wouldn’t expansion team,” murren said. “it relocation of existing team.”


major league soccer

the local media reported in summer of 2008 las vegas on short list of cities major league soccer (mls) considering expansion franchise in near future. after controversial campaign mayor carolyn goodman , cordish company use public dollars new taxpayer-funded stadium, proposal faced public backlash before mls decided pass on las vegas in february 2015.








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