The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of 30 teams in the NBA. But there has been ever-building pressure to add teams, expand the league, and cover more cities in the process. Some cities that once had NBA franchises that moved away include Seattle (Supersonics), Kansas City (Kings), San Diego (Clippers), Saint Louis (Hawks), and Baltimore (Bullets – Wizards).
But new cities have become home to professional sports, like Las Vegas, Nevada, and/or Nashville Tennessee. The question to add more teams has been unresolved, and one that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has stated will be weighed after the NBA negotiates for media rights in the spring of 2024.