Aquilini Group interested in bringing NBA back to Vancouver
 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...pitch-to-simon

Rumors are starting to spread that Francesco Aquilini, owner of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, is reportedly expressing interest in purchasing the Indiana Pacers and moving the team to Vancouver, B.C.

Pacers co-owner Herb Simon are working as hard as they can to work out a new arena deal with the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board and says he doesn’t want to see Indy without an NBA team.

Simon, could be using Aquilini as leverage against the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.

But former Sonics owner Howard Schultz also used Clay Bennett as leverage against the Washington State Legislature. And now the Sonics no longer exist.

Would be great if this was true.

omfg. Please! Please!

Vancouver Pacers?

Doesn't really have a ring to the name.

OH SHIT!

DANNY GRANGER AND TROY MURPHY!

they better come up with a good name for the new team

Vancouver Pacers...... no zing in it.. buy better than an Oklahoma Thunder.

I like how ambitious Francesco is.... However, the Aquilini group is not as wealthy as John McCaw

VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES BABY, BRING THAT SHIT BACK!

heard that today, that would be pimp for sure.

FUCK YOU STU JACKSON!!!!

the pacers stadium is still relatively new... built in '99 i think

and they already want a new stadium!? wtf?

that would be awesome!

oh god... more dissapointments

sadly pacers arent that good

:(

It would be interesting to see another NBA team in Vancouver.

I hope they sign Big Country

I would prefer to have the Grizzlies back Mayo and Gay killer combo with alot of cap space to

NO. It will make the ice bad.

Bring NBA back!!!

The low seat sales in the past forced the Grizzlies moved. :( Hopefully more basketball fans will purchase tickets if we are having another NBA team.

I read this in the Province today, but they say it's only a rumour...it would be awesome if it was true! Last couple years I went to Seattle to watch the Sonics, but now they're gone, closest team is Portland! I'm not sure if David Stern will allow the move...when Vancouver left, didn't he say that putting a team in Vancouver was a bad decision?

Stu Jackson fucked up the grizz and got a sweet job for the NBA as VP of Basketball Operations..

I hope Vancouver can get another NBA franchise. A team that can actually win and not put all their hopes on a stupid center from Oklahoma/Arkansas..

It can't be the Pacers. We need something that has a Vancouver "feel"

The Vancouver Junkies

didnt work then, wont work now

i dont think NBA will work here..

Vancouver Chroniks

The Vancouver Losers more like.

Bryyyyyyyyyyyyyant Reeeeves. For two.