In case you haven’t heard, an NBA franchise will return to Seattle if the NBA Board of Governors approves the sale of the Sacramento Kings. The Kings were sold to an investment group in the Emerald City headed by Christopher Hansen, according to Ken Belson and Howard Beck of the New York Times.

When the Kings move to Seattle, they are going to be renamed the Supersonics. If the transfer of ownership is approved, the city of Seattle has a plan to build a new arena near Safeco Field. Kings fans aren’t happy about the move, but it will generate more profit for the franchise.

Seattle fans have begged for an NBA team ever since the Supersonics left. Meanwhile the Kings are currently averaging 13,177 people in attendance per game, according to Dale Kaslar of the Sacramento Bee, well below maximum capacity. The current owners are $205 million in debt, preventing them from buying talent needed to fill those empty seats. The franchise has a chance to profit from the new merchandise they will sell.

Location of the team is also a factor in the talent it can acquire. Seattle is a larger version of San Francisco. There are many things to see and do in Seattle. I love Sacramento, it’s my hometown, but I have to say any player not from Northern California would much rather play in Seattle. Imagine if an NBA player like reigning MVP LeBron James was a free agent this year and someone asks him, if Seattle and Sacramento offered the same amount of money and had equally talented teams, which team would you play for? Money says he would answer Seattle.

It would be awesome if the Kings could remain independent, but unfortunately all signs point toward Seattle. It is believed the Board of Governors will approve of the sale. Even if the team does get sold, there is always hope for another team to come to Sacramento, as proven by Seattle. Maybe some rich billionaire like Larry Ellison, who showed interest in buying the Warriors a couple years ago, will look to buy a team and have them move to Sacramento?