NBA Takes Big Step Toward Expansion & Rockets Mulling Giannis Trade

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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NBA expansion is officially in motion—can the league’s talent pool support new franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas, or will this stir up more tanking drama? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize debate the financial and competitive implications, spotlighting how the moves could pressure struggling franchises and reshape the playoff landscape. What city could have made a surprise bid, and how will the East-West balance change?

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0:00.0	Coming up on Locked on NBA Daily, NBA expansion is a go, but can the league really support two new franchises? Meanwhile, the Rockets have disappointed this season could they look to make another major trade this summer. And finally, we look ahead to a pair of big games tonight, including the current favorite, to be the NBA finals matchup. Locked on NBA Daily starts now.
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0:49.9	I'm Wes Goldberg here with Matt Moore and Hayes, and today we're talking about the Rockets,
0:53.3	changing their mind on a Janus pursuit, and big games between the Thunder and Celtics
0:57.4	and Rockets and Timberwolves later tonight.
0:59.9	But guys, let's start with the big news of the day.
1:02.9	Shams reporting that the NBA's Board of Governors has voted in favor of taking bids for expansion
1:10.2	teams exclusively in Las Vegas and in Seattle.
1:14.1	Both teams could be added as soon as a 2028, 29 season.
1:18.6	Before we get to the Vegas and Seattle part of this, the idea of expansion, now that the vote was
1:23.5	announced, or since the vote has been announced, there has been a lot of people wondering,
1:28.0	okay, is the NBA even ready to add two more franchises?
1:32.3	Is there enough talent to support two new teams?
1:35.0	Matt, what do you think?
1:36.5	I go back and forth on this.
1:37.6	I think on the one hand, it's like, oh, we have so many bad teams.
1:43.4	Look at these blowouts. Yeah, but they're trying to lose.
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