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In 1999 during my time with the Vancouver Grizzlies we seriously explored Las Vegas as one of our relocation locations along with Anaheim, Louisville and Memphis. Commissioner David Stern was not a fan of putting a team in “Sin City” and our lobbying efforts both in Nevada and NBA headquarters came up snake eyes.
As the speculative talk continues relating to the Oakland Raiders relocation and the NHL awarding an expansion franchise to Las Vegas there are a number of complex considerations that will come into play before any franchise actually plays a full regular season in Nevada.