Nashville
Most expansion discussions should include Nashville. The ever-growing city has several things that would specifically entice the NBA too, including a geographic location that is central-ish to a lot of basketball-loving areas: Charlotte, Indianapolis, Louisville, and even outside of Atlanta. Nashville has proven the city will support professional sports franchises, with both the Titans and Predators calling the city home. It’s a top 40 market (and again, growing), and don’t ignore the fact that the demographic is young—because the NBA certainly wouldn’t.
Unfortunately, Memphis would go ballistic if the NBA started a new franchise in (or moved them to) Nashville. No more Bud Adams-ing!, they would shout.
Odds: .8 out of 10 (Or: nailing a no-look, half-court hook shot)
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