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Philadelphia 76ers: Sister Franchise In The City Of Brotherly Love?
- Updated: September 8, 2016
The Philadelphia 76ers have the Delaware 87ers as their D-League team, to complete the trinity they need a sister WNBA franchise in the city.
The WNBA is still young compared to most major league sports, and especially to its big brother league, the NBA. It is currently small — it only has 12 teams currently making up the WNBA. Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City already have an NBA, D-League and WNBA franchises all apart of the city.
Philadelphia has a rich and great history of basketball weaved into this fibers of the city. Doesn’t it make sense for city to make a sister franchise for the Philadelphia 76ers?
As recently as last year, it was reported that the WNBA president would like the league to expand. This only makes sense as the league is becoming more and more popular. It has super stars that fans can identify with such as Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne. Some may argue that expansion might dilute the talent pool, but it might allow some players …
