August 1st, 2015 - In a Shocking Move the Kings are moving to the desert!! - darkwolf80's Dynasty

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August 1st, 2015 - In a Shocking Move the Kings are moving to the desert!!

Posted on October 10, 2014 at 03:28 PM.

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In a shocking move today the former Sacramento Kings are moving to Las Vegas and becoming the Las Vegas Aces for the 2015-16 NBA season. Donald Trump took a break from his presidential bid and purchased full control of the Kings. He immediately put the paperwork in and made the deals behind the scenes happen to move and rename the Kings, along with buying the naming rights from the defunct ABA team. The NBA has been making overtures and looking at putting a team there for a couple of years. And now Trump has made it happen. Rumor is he agreed to pay each owner an unknown amount for their support in allowing the move.

Now the question becomes can an NBA team make it in Vegas. The question of gambling and fixing games always comes up when talking about the NBA and Vegas. However, the feeling around the league is that with all of the media outlets nowadays, it would be impossible for anyone to even try. Time will tell.

For now, Vegas gets a championship caliber team who should be a contender for years to come. And Sacramento gets nothing but a slap in the face.