Seattle awarded NBA Expansion franchise
Commissioner Adam Silver announced today that the NBA has awarded two new expansion franchises to the league to begin play in the 2016-17 season. Seattle and Kansas City were awarded the two franchises, after bids were put in by twelve different cities for the honor. This of course means that the Sonics will be returning to Key Arena this fall, while the basketball hot bed of Kentucky will finally have a professional team. The team has been awarded to the state and will play in the city of Louisville. The team name and logo has yet to be announced, Seattle also announced on the same day that they were hiring Glen Zariczny to be the new GM of their franchise. The NBA has set up an Expansion draft next week for both franchises. Eight players on each current roster will be protected from this draft.