expansion team
Freshly franchised squad
An expansion team is a new franchise added to a professional sports league, increasing the total number of teams.
Unlike teams that relocate from other cities, expansion teams are built from scratch—typically through a draft of unprotected players from existing rosters: The league added two expansion teams in 1998.
The term extends to any organization created to grow an existing structure rather than replace something.
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- draftPreliminary version of text
- rosterList of members
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- relocationPermanent change of residence
commissioner · salary cap · free agency · farm system · minor league · general manager · stadium · home game
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- market entryBeginning commercial presence
- launchSet into motion
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- startup costsInitial capital required
investor · territory · licensing · localization · growth strategy · scaling · venture · greenfield
franchise
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relocation · commissioner · salary cap · free agency · farm system · minor league · general manager · stadium · home game · arena
franchise
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- market entryBeginning commercial presence
- launchSet into motion
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
startup costs · investor · territory · licensing · localization · growth strategy · scaling · venture · greenfield · establishment
- sports businesssalary cap, general manager, agents, agent, commissioner
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
- Team Formatssingles, doubles, pairs, trio, quartet
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