Map: Most absurd team-name migrations
 

stupid ass cities that should have never allowed their names be taken from them

http://i.imgur.com/KiAU1.png

Vancouver Grizzlies

utah jazz should change their name to the utah smiths.

you will be able to add the new york islanders to that list in a few years. they are going to start playing their home games in brooklyn instead of on long island

New Orleans Hornets are expected to become Pelicans as early as 2013-14 season
 

Charlotte can get their name back if they ever get another team

One of Louisiana's state nicknames is the Pelican State, while the state bird is the brown pelican

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...98731105_n.jpg

Couldn't the Bobcats change their name to the Hornets?

be that as it may, its a stupid fucking team name.

The Hornets have registered five trademarks for their possible new name:


New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Rougarou

New Orleans Mosquitos

New Orleans Swamp Dogs

New Orleans Bullsharks


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...5409--nba.html

Bobcats seeking to revert to Hornets
 

looks like this might actually happen cuz the NBA likes to fukin confuse the fans with this BS like when OKC got a team and they decided to name it Thunder, even though the GS Warriors Mascot had that name, then it just disappeared...lol

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/92...-hornets-again

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