NBA Expansion and Relocation: A Viability Study of Various Cities

Daniel Rascher () and Heather Rascher

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Abstract: An examination of possible expansion or relocation sites for the NBA is undertaken using a two-equation system requiring two-stage probit least squares to estimate. The location model forecasts the best cities for an NBA team based on the underlying characteristics of current NBA teams. The results suggest that Louisville, San Diego, Baltimore, St. Louis, and Norfolk appear to be the most promising candidates for relocation or expansion.

Keywords: basketball; NBA; franchise location; probit; regression; econometrics; two-stage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C35 D12 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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Published in Journal of Sport Management 18 (2004): pp. 274-295

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