{"id":2039225,"date":"2026-07-12T03:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T00:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039225"},"modified":"2026-07-12T03:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T00:17:18","slug":"golden-knights-owner-bill-foley-on-nba-eyeing-vegas-expansion-i-know-i-can-rally-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039225","title":{"rendered":"Golden Knights owner Bill Foley on NBA eyeing Vegas expansion: \u2018I know I can rally a team\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The NBA returned to Las Vegas this week for its annual Summer League, but the league is still deciding whether it wants to set up a permanent residency in the city. While the NBA continues its expansion process by deciding whether to bring a team to Las Vegas and to Seattle, one interested suitor is already in town.<\/p>\n

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Bill Foley, the owner of the NHL\u2019s Vegas Golden Knights, has already brought one franchise to The Strip and is looking to add another.<\/p>\n

Foley publicly declared his intent last month and is rounding up a group to bid on an NBA expansion team. The demand to join him is running high, he said in an interview with The Athletic<\/em> after he got off the phone with Morgan Stanley, his bankers. The interest is strong enough for him to believe he\u2019ll have to lower the amount he originally planned to take from institutional investors.<\/p>\n

Foley is no stranger to an expansion process. He brought a new team to Las Vegas in 2017 and had immediate success with the Golden Knights. Now, he believes he can surpass that with an franchise in the world\u2019s best basketball league.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a couple things really well,\u201d Foley said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do it on steroids with an NBA team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What we know about the potential NBA expansion<\/div>\n
Mike Vorkunov<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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