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Originally Posted by Rothwell
Lack of interest or not, I could see an NBA team coming to Pittsburgh in the near future. The abundance of corporate and economic muscle the city has always makes it a possibility.
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Lack of interest isn't the problem. I've talked to lots of people who would love an NBA team in Pgh. Lack of income is the problem.
Sports teams are considered based on TPI - Total personal income in a metro. Not number of corporations.
And Pittsburgh is one of the 4 most overextended markets right now. We actually need another $60.62 billion in personal income just to support the teams we have now.
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pi...7/daily21.html
I'm not trying to be a downer here, just realistic.