Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green Reacts to NBA Expansion in Seattle & Las Vegas And NBA Conference Realignment

18 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief commentary, Draymond Green celebrates the NBA's upcoming expansion with new franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas, emphasizing the massive revenue potential and the influence of money on league decisions. He then dives into conference realignment, asserting that both new teams should join the Western Conference while proposing that Minnesota move to the Eastern Conference. Green also suggests relocating the Memphis franchise to Nashville, making it an Eastern Conference team, and notes that the relocation fee could be treated as a swap rather than a cost. Finally, he questions whether the NBA should even retain the conference system at all, prompting viewers to consider a more radical restructuring.

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Everybody has been waiting for Seattle to get a team again, for Vegas to get a team. Wow, has it been time. One thing's for certain is it's gonna make a lot of money. And when it make a lot of money, money talks [MASKED]. Obviously the first thought is with the conferences, what happens with the conferences? You have two Western Conference teams coming in. Vegas has to be in the Western Conference. Seattle has to be in the Western Conference. But all is not broken. Minnesota needs to go to the Eastern Conference. Minnesota should be an Eastern Conference team. So no harm, no foul. Memphis, which should probably be in Nashville, should be an Eastern Conference team. Adam, let them just do us all a favor and take the team to Nashville. No harm, no foul. The relocation fee, it's a swap. See that arena? You ain't gotta pay the relocation fee. So no harm, no foul there. Like, I think it's actually very easy to realign the conferences. But you ask yourself, or do you just get rid of the conferences?