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The first round of expansions that will occur for the NABA once the Victory League has seen enough seasons of existence for it will occur after the 1960 season, when the following divisional alignments are created:
Union League East:
Augusta Colonials
Birmingham Stallions
Boston Pilgrims
Brooklyn Robins
Charleston Miners
Washington Generals
Union League West:
Columbus Explorers (Expansion team)
Duluth Bulldogs (Expansion team)
Kentucky Colonels
Nashville Blue Sox
Oakland Quakes (Expansion team)
Topeka Twisters (Expansion team)
Victory League East:
Ottawa Senators (Expansion team)
Philadelphia Freedom
Pittsburgh Pythons
New York Bombers (Bronx)
New York Empires (Manhattan)
Victory League West:
Chicago Winds
Madison Anglers (Expansion team)
Memphis Pilots
St. Louis Blues (Kiel Center)
St. Louis Scouts (Gateway Park)
The next round of expansion for the VL will add teams in Arizona, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Missouri for the 1965 season, with the Scorpions (Arizona), Directors (LA), Mounties (Toronto), and Trekkers (Missouri) beginning play. The UL will expand for the second time when it adds teams to Hawaii (Islanders) and Los Angeles (Sharks).
In time for the 1977 season, the UL will expand to Jupiter (Thunderbolts) and Sioux Falls (Warriors), followed two years later by the VL, which will put teams in Houston (Stars) and San Antonio (Cowboys).
However, the LA area will probably see the Sharks move to Minnesota in time for the 1994 season, likely due to them not being able to compete against the Directors, but the team name will still remain Sharks, post-move, as a condition of them being allowed to move, for at least the foreseeable future after that move.
I do not foresee any other team name or location changes for any NABA team in the future besides the above ones at this point in time, So once they get enough history behind them all, they should be set for a good long while, in terms of items sets and all, I think, where and when possible and appropriate and all.
More information to be posted later, as it comes, I'm sure, folks. CD out.
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