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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Seattle will get another team when they do their next round of expansion, it's virtually a given. The NBA hasn't had any relocation candidates, or rich Seattle owners looking to pull a Clay Bennett (the Clippers were the only possibility, and Balmer prefers living in SoCal obviously). Also, speaking of Bennett, the city of Seattle could have given him a free arena with the most ridiculous perks and he still would have moved. His intentions were never to keep the team in Seattle.
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We could never afford the expansion fees of $650 MM USD plus a new arena. If we lose the Flames, it would cost north of $1.2 B CAD. Have to pull a Winnipeg… Calgary Coyotes…?