49. Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City MO
Kansas City, Missouri. f11photo/Shutterstock
Kansas City, Missouri, is a major metropolis with more than 2 million residents. Those living in the Midwestern city have access to a number of community-building activities that make the city a nice place to live.
According to local expert Tonya Goth Simmons, locals can play cards by the river at a riverboat casino, take in a show at the Kansas City Symphony, learn a little bit about the country's rich jazz history at the American Jazz Museum, or enjoy some delicious barbecue.
Population: 495,327
Average annual salary: $49,460
Quality of life: 6.2
Value: 7.7
Evidently there are at least 48 better cities in America for people to choose from. :-)
Probably didnt help with have some of the highest COVID cases [Reply]
There was 0% chance of them picking KC... The common wisdom is that KC is already oversaturated as a sports market with the Chiefs, Royals, and the college teams. That's what sports business people think about KC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sannyasi:
There was 0% chance of them picking KC... The common wisdom is that KC is already oversaturated as a sports market with the Chiefs, Royals, and the college teams. That's what sports business people think about KC.
That's not why KC wasnt selected. At some point people are going to have to acknowledge what's going on no matter how hard they want to pretend it doesnt exist. Our hospitals are at near capacity. Our bars and resteraunts are forced to close at 10 PM til the end of January and that's not the end of it. [Reply]
Sucks for KC. I mean that. I root for KC as a city more than MPLS.
But the NBA is over rated and sold out to the hip hop crowd.
By the way-I am still upset at the NCAA for leaving KC. Just think-KC could be hosting ALL NCAA tourney games this year. Maybe have games at Arrowhead with a covered stadium. (yeah, I said it) [Reply]
Sucks for KC. I mean that. I root for KC as a city more than MPLS.
But the NBA is over rated and sold out to the hip hop crowd.
By the way-I am still upset at the NCAA for leaving KC. Just think-KC could be hosting ALL NCAA tourney games this year. Maybe have games at Arrowhead with a covered stadium. (yeah, I said it)
The NBA was likely looking for a location in the Eastern Time Zone and relatively short travel for other teams in the Raptors' division.
That probably has more to do with the decision to go with Tampa rather than anything specifically wrong with KC IMO. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
The NBA was likely looking for a location in the Eastern Time Zone and relatively short travel for other teams in the Raptors' division.
That probably has more to do with the decision to go with Tampa rather than anything specifically wrong with KC IMO.
Yep. Eastern Time Zone for TV purposes since all the games will be televised back to Toronto plus no income tax. And probably a one year realingment with Toronto moving to the Southeast Division and Washington to the Altantic might be in the works as well. [Reply]
Sucks for KC. I mean that. I root for KC as a city more than MPLS.
But the NBA is over rated and sold out to the hip hop crowd.
By the way-I am still upset at the NCAA for leaving KC. Just think-KC could be hosting ALL NCAA tourney games this year. Maybe have games at Arrowhead with a covered stadium. (yeah, I said it)
KC is about 3 weeks from being locked down [Reply]
Originally Posted by bowener:
I've got to assume that the $1 Billion buy-in fee will keep a lot of prospective investors away from a smaller market like KC.
Unless they plan on putting another team in NY or CHI it would be a small market expansion.
Largest metro areas without NBA teams
#15 Seattle (can totally see them getting another team)
#17 San Diego (just don't see the support, they don't really like sports)
#18 Tampa (booming city but lackluster fan support)
#20 STL (they only care about hockey and baseball. They didn't even care about the Rams really)
#21 Baltimore
#27 Pittsburgh (dying city)
#28 Las Vegas (already have two recent expansion teams, hard to see a 3rd)
#29 Austin (market too saturated but you never know, Dallas, San Antonio & Houston already with fan support. Austin needs something eventually. They are the fastest growing place in the USA, very prosperous city)
#30 Kansas City [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
#20 STL (they only care about hockey and baseball. They didn't even care about the Rams really)
I’m not going to go down the rabbit hole about the Rams but that’s not true.
STL almost had the Grizzlies move from Vancouver in 2000 before the NBA nixed it.
STL can support 3 teams but there has to be someone in the market to want to have the desire to bring a team there. Additionally, they’d probably get a lot of support if it’s homegrown vs relocated. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Unless they plan on putting another team in NY or CHI it would be a small market expansion.
Largest metro areas without NBA teams
#15 Seattle (can totally see them getting another team)
#17 San Diego (just don't see the support, they don't really like sports)
#18 Tampa (booming city but lackluster fan support)
#20 STL (they only care about hockey and baseball. They didn't even care about the Rams really)
#21 Baltimore
#27 Pittsburgh (dying city) #28 Las Vegas (already have two recent expansion teams, hard to see a 3rd)
#29 Austin (market too saturated but you never know, Dallas, San Antonio & Houston already with fan support. Austin needs something eventually. They are the fastest growing place in the USA, very prosperous city)
#30 Kansas City
I think Vegas is the most likely candidate here. I don't think they'd have any trouble filling the arena or finding local fan support. The locals have gone nuts for the Golden Knights, and as soon as the Raiders allow fans at games, that place will be fucking packed.
