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Originally posted by Marcus13
seriously. Charlotte is getting the next expansion team...why didnt they just wait and give it to New Orleans?
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Mainly because Charlotte continually refused to build an NBA acceptable facility. Once the threat of leaving became real to Charlotte, they reacted too late in promising to build an arena. The team would have lost too much money in the years waiting for the arena to be built. This way, Charlotte can build the arena while waiting for the red tape to clear in the expansion process. The arena should be built, or near completion, by the time the team is ready to play.