The most important holdup to the NBA asserting expansions groups is the extended sale of the Boston Celtics, in line with Howard Beck of The Ringer.
The league is in search of the Celtics to promote at round $6 billion to ascertain a baseline charge for enlargement groups.
Bids to buy the Celtics are reportedly coming in beneath the $6 billion mark.
Sources add that the enlargement course of has slowed down, with homeowners and league officers considering extra long-term about monetary and aggressive implications.
It might additionally take 3-5 years from the beginning of the enlargement course of to a staff making its debut on the courtroom.