it would better if Hansen went away all together even if the NBA decides to expand he has shown he has can not work the political game. He would be a terrible person to make the city's case for the league if they opened up expansion bidding
We already have that group that is better strength group with actually $$$ and has an insider to the NBA. Then there is the Leiweke brothers (Tim with OVG and Tod CEO/president of NHL Seattle) that are part of the whole organization.
Hansen has been pushing a false narrative that is only been mentioned by 1 person that ESPN guy that Key arena rebuild may never work for the NBA and may require a 2nd 100% privately funded arena. Hansen's group was a source for that false narrative imo. Hansen is basically saying NBA will never be second renter to SCA when its already been set up from the start that the NBA group will control 1/3 of all revenue. Of course that NBA group is basically the NHL group + who ever else wants to join.
NBA is not going to be happy that someone is putting words into their mouths on weather SCA is acceptable to them or not. Remember SCA MOU has a requirement that the NBA must sign off on it before construction even started.
City of Seattle will again say no to hansen and the NBA if they ever expand or relocate via sale then move David Bonderman will be the majority owner of the NBA team not Sodo group.
As Tim Leiweke always been saying you ever get ahead the league. Hansen screwed up. He should have gotten the NHL group the $$$ guy to own the NHL team and build the arena then patiently wait. He did not do that and now he is basically gonna demand the NBA give him team before he builds an arena. It doesn't work like that especially when arena already exists in Seattle by the time the NBA does give Seattle its team back.