The NBA Board of Governors votes NEXT WEEK on expanding to Seattle and Las Vegas. If approved, an expansion draft in 2028 could gut the league’s best teams.
The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder can only protect 8 players — meaning key contributors like Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, or Jaylin Williams could be stolen for nothing.
The Spurs already waived Jeremy Sochan because their roster was too deep. The Celtics face the same problem. And OKC still has 15+ draft picks to use before 2028, making the problem even worse.
The ultimate irony? One of the new teams is Seattle — the same city that LOST the SuperSonics to become the Thunder. Now they might steal OKC’s players.
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