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NBA will select winning bid for Las Vegas expansion team ‘in near future’

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Martinez, V. (2026, September 29). NBA will select winning bid for Las Vegas expansion team ‘in near future’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/sports/nba-will-select-winning-bid-for-vegas-expansion-team-in-near-future/

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The NBA is set to announce the winning bid for the Las Vegas expansion team in the near future, with three finalist groups competing: Nancy Walton Laurie and Bill Laurie, Steve Apostolopoulos and Marc Lasry, and Bill Foley and Jerry Colangelo. The successful bidder will purchase the franchise and build a new arena for an estimated $12 billion to $13 billion. While the league plans to finalize both the Las Vegas and Seattle expansion teams by December, Las Vegas is expected to be chosen first due to more active bidding with higher offers compared to Seattle's existing arena situation.

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The NBA is set to announce the winning bid for an expansion team in Las Vegas "in the very near future." Three finalist groups are competing: Nancy Walton Laurie and Bill Laurie; Steve Apostolopoulos and Marc Lasry; and Bill Foley and Jerry Colangelo. The franchise and new arena in Las Vegas is expected to be sold for $12 billion to $13 billion, with higher offers compared to Seattle, where a new arena isn't needed as Climate Pledge Arena already serves that purpose. Nancy Walton Laurie, daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton, and her husband Bill Laurie, former NHL team owner, have a combined net worth of $17 billion.

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The NBA plans to select the winning bid for owner of the Las Vegas expansion team “in the very near future.” asserted

NBA → plan → future

The franchise and new arena is expected to be sold for $12 billion to $13 billion. asserted

franchise → expect → billion

The league will hold an official approval process by the end of December on two expansion teams, but Las Vegas is expected to be settled before Seattle. asserted

Vegas → hold → Seattle

For one, Las Vegas has a more active bidding market that consists of higher offers. asserted

that → have → offers

In Seattle, there are no logistics of developing a new arena as Climate Pledge Arena is already a set home for the new team. asserted

Arena → be → team

Moreover, the Vegas runners-up may have interest in joining the Seattle bid process. uncertain

up → have → process

The couple resides in a suburb of Las Vegas and has a net worth of $17 billion, per Forbes. asserted

couple → reside → Forbes

Apostolopoulos showed interest in purchasing the Charlotte Hornets from Michael Jordan in 2023, but the Canadian billionaire pivoted to buying the Washington Commanders. asserted

billionaire → show → Commanders

The NFL franchise was later sold to a group led by Josh Harris, Philadelphia 76ers owner. asserted

franchise → sell → Harris

Lasry is the former co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and sold his stake in the franchise to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam at a valuation of $3.5 billion. asserted

Lasry → sell → billion

Colangelo, the former owner of the Phoenix Suns, began talking with Foley about teaming up with his Las Vegas Jacks group. asserted

Colangelo → begin → group

Colangelo and Foley became partners because of the latter’s ties to the city and the Jacks’ plans for a new arena as well as the relationship equity with key league stakeholders. asserted

Colangelo → become → stakeholders

NBA will select winning bid for Las Vegas expansion team ‘in near future’

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