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top-NBA-cities?
Since I'm from europe, I may not have enough insight and thats the reason I'd like to know from you!
How would you rank the 30 NBA-Teams (or the best+worst) in terms of the whole city-enviroment!
That said: Not counting ownership, management, players, BUT market, fans and arena and maybe location of the city itself!
Feel free to add some non-NBA-cities to the list (only US+Canada) in order to make the list "What would be the top 30 cities the NBA/Stern would love to have their teams!"
How would you rank the 30 NBA-Teams (or the best+worst) in terms of the whole city-enviroment!
That said: Not counting ownership, management, players, BUT market, fans and arena and maybe location of the city itself!
Feel free to add some non-NBA-cities to the list (only US+Canada) in order to make the list "What would be the top 30 cities the NBA/Stern would love to have their teams!"

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LA, NY, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philly, there are just some of the big names, im just naming off of a list that had the most profitable franchises. Plus the population and the size of the city have a lot to do with most things.
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found something interesting:
link: http://www.nbahoopsonline.com/generalin ... rkets.html
The 15 smallest NBA cities - Listed by television market, out of 210 total areas (Number of Television Homes):
1. Memphis, Tennessee (658,250)
2. New Orleans, Louisiana (675,760)
3. San Antonio, Texas (748,950)
4. Salt Lake City, Utah (800,000)
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (886,770)
6. Charlotte, North Carolina (1,004,440)
7. Indianapolis, Indiana (1,053,020)
8. Portland, Oregon (1,086,900)
9. Orlando, Florida (1,303,150)
10. Sacramento, California (1,315,030)
11. Denver, Colorado (1,401,760)
12. Miami, Florida (1,496,810)
13. Cleveland, Ohio (1,556,670)
14. Phoenix, Arizona (1,596,950)
15. Minneapolis, Minnesota (1,665,540)
The 15 largest non-NBA cities - Listed by television market:
1. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (1,671,040)
2. St. Louis, Missouri (1,216,700)
3. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1,186,010)
4. Baltimore, Maryland (1,087,730)
5. San Diego, California (1,025,730)
6. Hartford, Connecticut (1,017,530)
7. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (966,720)
8. Nashville, Tennessee (916,170)
9. Kansas City, Missouri (894,580)
10. Cincinnati, Ohio (883,230)
11. Columbus, Ohio (867,490)
12. Grand Rapids, Michigan (732,600)
13. Port St. Lucie-West Palm Beach, Florida (729,010)
14. Birmingham, Alabama (717,300)
15. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Virginia (707,750)
The 15 smallest NBA cities - Listed by metropolitan statistical area, out of 362 total areas (2004 MSA population):
1. Salt Lake City, Utah (1,018,826)
2. Memphis, Tennessee (1,250,293)
3. New Orleans, Louisiana (1,319,589)
4. Charlotte, North Carolina (1,474,734)
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1,515,738)
6. Indianapolis, Indiana (1,621,613)
7. San Antonio, Texas (1,854,050)
8. Orlando, Florida (1,861,707)
9. Sacramento, California (2,016,702)
10. Portland, Oregon (2,064,336)
11. Cleveland, Ohio (2,137,073)
12. Denver, Colorado (2,330,146)
13. Minneapolis, Minnesota (3,116,206)
14. Seattle, Washington (3,166,828)
15. Phoenix, Arizona (3,715,360)
The 15 largest non-NBA cities - Listed by MSA population (2004):
1. Riverside, California (3,793,081)(in Los Angeles-Anaheim TV market)
2. San Diego, California (2,931,714)
3. St. Louis, Missouri (2,764,054)
4. Baltimore, Maryland (2,639,613)
5. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (2,587,967)
6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2,401,575)
7. Cincinnati, Ohio (2,058,221)
8. Kansas City, Missouri (1,925,319)
9. San Jose, California (1,741,431)(in San Francisco-Oakland TV market)
10. Columbus, Ohio (1,693,906)
11. Las Vegas, Nevada (1,650,671)
12. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Virginia (1,644,250)
13. Providence, Rhode Island (1,628,808)
14. Austin, Texas (1,412,271)
15. Nashville, Tennessee (1,395,879)
link: http://www.nbahoopsonline.com/generalin ... rkets.html

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T-Spot wrote:Toronto has to be one of the worst sports cities. The Leafs suck, the Jays and Raptors are average, and Toronto FC is a joke.
No championship parades anytime soon.
What? Toronto isn't one of the worst sports cities. Toronto FC set a league record in their first season for ticket sales, and have some of the best fans in MLS. Maple Leafs are one of the most followed teams in Hockey. Basketball, and Basketball don't have as much as the others but are in the top half for attendance. Our teams are currently mediocre for the most part except for maybe the Jays, but the city is good for sports.
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brownwarriors wrote:Montreal's a great hockey city
and a great CFL City.



Winnipeg Blue Bombers FTW.
Minneapolis sucks for all sports but hockey, where it is the only american market that cares.
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