PLUS THREE
In other expansion goodies:
• The Lynx were a WNBA expansion team in 1999. They won one playoff game in 12 summers. And then they drafted Maya Moore in 2011.
• Seattle has agreed to pay $650 million for a future NHL expansion team, presumably meaning Vegas-like access to talent.
• Deep down, NBA officials have to be dying, watching the NHL beat it to vibrant markets such as Las Vegas and Seattle.
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