The inside story of NBA expansion has been exposed, and the bosses of multiple teams conspire to boycott

The NBA has been preparing to expand two new teams over the years, which is a good thing for fans, media, NBA officials and bookmakers. However, there has been no discussion since the epidemic began in 2020. The biggest sound is that the NBA intends to form an NBA affiliated league in Europe.

The outside world is very curious. Why has the NBA been preparing for so long, so why hasn't seen the following? Is it a gimmick? Recently, according to senior journalist Bill Simmons, New York Knicks boss James Dolan, with the owners of other NBA teams, conspired to boycott league expansion, and they tried to join forces to hinder the development of the league.

On the podcast show, Bill Simmons discusses the topic of potential NBA expansion with insider Chris Mannicks. Bill Simmons told Manks, "Do you know who is blocking their way now? James Dolan, he has a small group against expansion... He doesn't want it. He doesn't want to share media rights."

James Dolan also gambled in 2024 in order to help the New York Knicks enter the finals to compete for the championship. He won Mikal Bridges and Towns and ended in the Eastern Conference Finals. For the Knicks, such a loss is indeed a bit disappointing.

However, their lineup is still young. As long as the boss is willing to pay a lot of luxury taxes for multiple seasons, the Knicks will still be one of the favorite teams in the NBA to win the championship in the next few years. However, after experiencing the 2024-25 season, some problems arose within the team, which may lead to players such as Mikal Bridges choosing to leave the team. Because they want a bigger contract, the Knicks may not be able to give it.

New York Knicks boss James Dolan, with a net worth of up to $2 billion, is almost impossible to stop the NBA from expanding. However, it is still very likely that he will put pressure on the league with the bosses of several teams. Especially the new boss of the Los Angeles Lakers, who recently spent a huge amount of money to buy most of the Lakers' equity for $10 billion, became the big boss of the Lakers and had absolute voice.

You should know that if you spend $10 billion, you can almost buy the three worst small urban teams in the NBA. The last NBA expansion was when it was to build a Charlotte Hornets in 2004. This team has been held by Michael Jordan for more than a decade. In the past few years, Michael Jordan sold most of the Hornets' equity and became a small shareholder.

The most discussed NBA expansion in recent years is to build new teams around Las Vegas and Seattle Supersonics. We can also see that many people support expansion, and even active stars such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James want to become investors in expanding the team. LeBron James, in particular, has repeatedly stated that he hopes to become one of the owners of the Las Vegas expansion team.