The NBA has seen multiple franchise moves from one city to another, from one state to another. The last change of residence occurred in 2012 with the Nets, who moved to Brooklyn (New York) from New Jersey, which saw a 35-year sports project disappear. He said goodbye to an NBA that he now wants to recover by tempting one of the great and historic organizations of the North American League: the Sixers.
According to various American reports, Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, has in mind a large-scale urban development plan for the city of Camden, just 15 kilometers from the Wells Fargo Arena, the current home of the Sixers, which includes the construction of housing and businesses with the NBA franchise as a hook.
In order to bring basketball across the Delaware River (the natural border between the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey), the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has offered Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, owned by the Sixers, $400 million in tax breaks (other sources speak of 900 million) and the construction of a new pavilion.
This last point, the sports venue, is what has provoked this attempt at boarding… and the franchise has allowed itself to be tempted. The Sixers, who have been in Philly since 1963, will end their contract with the Wells Fargo Center in 2031, seven years from now, and have already expressed their desire not to extend that relationship.. For this reason, the franchise and the city authorities are negotiating the construction of a new pavilion worth 1.3 billion dollars in the Chinatown district of Philadelphia. The inhabitants of that area are concerned about the arrival of the team due to noise, cars, lack of parking areas…
“The reality is that we are running out of time “We are working hard to reach an agreement that will allow the 76ers to open their new home in time for the 2031-32 NBA season. As a result, we must take all possible options seriously, including this one,” Molly Mita McEndy, a spokeswoman for the team, which already has a training complex and headquarters in Camden, wrote in an email to AP.
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