blackrow81 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Sons of Anarchy Season 5 Episode 12 joined in the merged league by the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs of the ABA. Financially, the Pacers were by far the weakest of the four ABA refugees. Indeed, they were on far weaker financial footing than the team acknowledged to be the last ABA team left out of the expansion, the Kentucky Colonels. However, the Colonels were shut out because the Chicago Bulls owned the NBA rights to the Colonels' best player, Artis Gilmore, and wouldn't have allowed the merger to go through unless the Colonels were left out. The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 7 Hart of Dixie Season 2 Episode 8 New Girl Season 2 Episode 9 joined in the merged league by the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs of the ABA. Financially, the Pacers were by far the weakest of the four ABA refugees. Indeed, they were on far weaker financial footing than the team acknowledged to be the last ABA team left out of the expansion, the Kentucky Colonels. However, the Colonels were shut out because the Chicago Bulls owned the NBA rights to the Colonels' best player, Artis Gilmore, and wouldn't have allowed the merger to go through unless the Colonels were left out. Watch Breaking Dawn Part 2 Watch Breaking Dawn Part 2 Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 8 The Pacers' financial troubles dated back to their waning days in the ABA; they already begun selling off some of their star players in the last ABA season. They were further weakened by the price required to join the NBA. The league charged a $3.2 million dollar entry fee to each former ABA team. Because the NBA would only agree to accept four ABA teams in the ABA-NBA merger, the Pacers and the three other surviving ABA teams also had to compensate the two remaining ABA franchises which were not a part of the merger. Los Angeles Lakers VS Indiana Pacers Live Streaming New Girl Season 2 Episode 9 Sons of Anarchy Season 5 Episode 12 The Pacers' financial troubles dated back to their waning days in the ABA; they already begun selling off some of their star players in the last ABA season. They were further weakened by the price required to join the NBA. The league charged a $3.2 million dollar entry fee to each former ABA team. Because the NBA would only agree to accept four ABA teams in the ABA-NBA merger, the Pacers and the three other surviving ABA teams also had to compensate the two remaining ABA franchises which were not a part of the merger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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