by Your_Imaginary_Friend » Sat Jan 27, 2018 12:23 pm
Expanding with 12 teams would create a player shortage in the league. Remember, IRL the NBA had much longer drafts, so you could get more players, even if they weren't any good. Twelve teams would have 180 players on there roster, many of whom would not have contracts when the expansion draft occured. Back then, (that is, 12 team league days) there were no FAs so everyone was on a roster at all times. Expansion teams would be picking multi-year contract guys who would likely be much, much better than actual expansion players were.