Sacramento Kings

Sacramento or Seattle? Why NBA commish wants Kings to stay put

Kirsten Kendrick and Art Thiel — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The battle between Seattle and Sacramento investors over the Kings basketball team has taken a few more turns. The most interesting one is the revelation that NBA commissioner David Stern appears to want to keep the team in Sactown.

KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel explains why.

Economist says Sacramento Kings fight may yield antitrust lawsuit

Ashley Gross — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:49:14 +0000

As the NBA weighs whether to allow the Kings basketball team to move to Seattle from Sacramento, the league has to consider the possibility of an antitrust lawsuit.

Why should the Sacramento Kings be worth more than $500 million when they’re nowhere near the top of the league? Sports economist Roger Noll of Stanford University says it’s simple: a scarce supply of teams. That's by design, he says, because NBA owners want to keep their franchises valuable. And that exposes the league to a possible lawsuit.

What NBA teams are likely candidates to move to Seattle?

Ashley Gross — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:39:52 +0000

Now that the Seattle City Council has given the green light for a $490 million NBA arena, investor Chris Hansen has to find a team to play there. We know Seattle's not getting the Lakers or the Heat. So which teams are likely prospects to move here?

Kurt Badenhausen, who covers the business of sports for Forbes, recently analyzed the NBA field to come up with a list of possibilities. Top among them is the Sacramento Kings.