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Will Birmingham join the National Basketball Association?

January 8, 2007

	Jefferson County commissioner Larry Langford

Jefferson County commissioner Larry Langford informs the Commission that he is working to bring a National Basketball Association team to Birmingham.

Langford claims to be in discussion with a group of professional athletes to lure an NBA team to the city. His plans are contingent on the city building a multi-sport facility for the team to play in, however. "It needs to be a 40,000-seat stadium and not a 70,000-seat stadium. I'm working with some pro athletes right now. I'm excited where they are. The mere fact they want to commit that kind of money to it. A 40,000-seat stadium would let UAB and Miles play football games," Langford said.

Langford's comments came after Commission president Bettye Fine Collins updated the panel on a special meeting of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex board. Collins said the board members offered alternatives to a domed stadium, which a majority of the Commission members oppose. "They are looking at a reduction of their Plan A," Collins said.

November 17, 2007
Mayor-elect Larry Langford says there are still discussions with a group of pro athletes about luring an NBA team to Birmingham, contingent on construction of a dome. Langford would not elaborate on the plans but feels strongly there is a demand for professional basketball in Birmingham. "I guarantee you if an NBA team announced they were coming tomorrow morning, you'd have a hard time getting tickets," Langford said.

October 2007

			2007-08                            National Basketball Association
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	Atlanta Hawks		Boston Celtics		Charlotte Bobcats		Chicago Bulls		Cleveland Cavaliers
	Dallas Mavericks		Denver Nuggets		Detroit Pistons		Golden State Warriors		Houston Rockets
	Indiana Pacers		Los Angeles Clippers		Los Angeles Lakers		Memphis Grizzlies		Miami Heat
	Milwaukee Bucks		Minnesota Timberwolves		New Jersey Nets		New Orleans Hornets		New York Knicks
	Orlando Magic		Philadelphia 76ers		Phoenix Suns		Portland Trailblazers		Sacramento Kings
	San Antonio Spurs		Seattle Supersonics		Toronto Raptors		Utah Jazz		Washington Wizards

Epilogue
Unfortunately, Birmingham did not build a new arena nor did the city ever obtain a National Basketball Association team.

			Teams of the                            National Basketball Association
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	Anderson Packers 1949-50		Atlanta Hawks 1968-69 to 2024-25		Baltimore Bullets (I) 1947-48 to 1954-55		Baltimore Bullets (II) 1963-64 to 1972-73		Boston Celtics 1946-47 to 2024-25
	Brooklyn Nets 2012-13 to 2024-25		Buffalo Braves 1970-71 to 1977-78		Capital Bullets 1973-74		Charlotte Bobcats 2004-05 to 2013-14		Charlotte Hornets (I) 1988-89 to 2001-02
	Charlotte Hornets (II) 2014-15 to 2024-25		Chicago Bulls 1966-67 to 2024-25		Chicago Packers 1961-62		Chicago Stags 1946-47 to 1949-50		Chicago Zephyrs 1962-63
	Cincinnati Royals 1957-58 to 1971-72		Cleveland Cavaliers 1970-71 to 2024-25		Cleveland Rebels 1946-47		Dallas Mavericks 1980-81 to 2024-25		Denver Nuggets (I) 1949-50
			NEED LOGO
	Denver Nuggets (II) 1976-77 to 2024-25		Detroit Falcons 1946-47		Detroit Pistons 1957-58 to 2024-25		Fort Wayne Pistons 1948-49 to 1956-57		Golden State Warriors 1971-72 to 2024-25
	Houston Rockets 1971-72 to 2024-25		Indiana Pacers 1976-77 to 2024-25		Indianapolis Jets 1948-49		Indianapolis Olympians 1949-50 to 1952-53		Kansas City Kings 1975-76 to 1984-85
	Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1972-73 to 1974-75		Los Angeles Clippers 1984-85 to 2024-25		Los Angeles Lakers 1960-61 to 2024-25		Memphis Grizzlies 2001-02 to 2024-25		Miami Heat 1988-89 to 2024-25
	Milwaukee Bucks 1968-69 to 2024-25		Milwaukee Hawks 1951-52 to 1954-55		Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 to 1959-60		Minnesota Timberwolves 1989-90 to 2024-25		New Jersey Nets 1977-78 to 2011-12
	New Orleans Hornets 2002-03 to 2012-13		New Orleans Jazz 1974-75 to 1978-79		New Orleans Pelicans 2013-14 to 2024-25		New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005-06 to 2006-07		New York Knicks 1946-47 to 2024-25
	New York Nets 1976-77		Oklahoma City Thunder 2008-09 to 2024-25		Orlando Magic 1989-90 to 2024-25		Philadelphia 76ers 1963-64 to 2024-25		Philadelphia Warriors 1946-47 to 1961-62
	Phoenix Suns 1968-69 to 2024-25		Pittsburgh Ironmen 1946-47		Portland Trail Blazers 1970-71 to 2024-25		Providence Steamrollers 1946-47 to 1948-49		Rochester Royals 1948-49 to 1956-57
	Sacramento Kings 1985-86 to 2024-25		San Antonio Spurs 1976-77 to 2024-25		San Diego Clippers 1978-79 to 1983-84		San Diego Rockets 1967-68 to 1970-71		San Francisco Warriors 1962-63 to 1970-71
	Seattle Supersonics 1967-68 to 2007-08		Sheboygan Red Skins 1949-50		St. Louis Bombers 1946-47 to 1949-50		St. Louis Hawks 1955-56 to 1967-68		Syracuse Nationals 1949-50 to 1962-63
	Toronto Huskies 1946-47		Toronto Raptors 1995-96 to 2024-25		Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1949-50 to 1950-51		Utah Jazz 1979-80 to 2024-25		Vancouver Grizzlies 1995-96 to 2000-01
	Washington Bullets 1974-75 to 1996-97		Washington Capitols 1946-47 to 1950-51		Washington Wizards 1997-98 to 2024-25		Waterloo Hawks 1949-50

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