Top 10 Sports Teams that Most Need Relocation

The Top Ten
1 Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League East division.

They have terrible attendance, and their stadium is an embarrassment to Major League Baseball. A move from St. Petersburg to Tampa or Montreal would be a smart decision.

The Trop is terrible. I suggest looking at Puerto Rico, Nashville, Buffalo, Montreal, or Charlotte.

2 Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team located in Sacramento, California. Competing in the NBA, they belong to the Western Conference Pacific Division. Although championship success has been elusive, the team has a dedicated fan base. Their colors are purple, silver, and black.

There are already three other NBA teams in California: the NBA Champion Warriors, the world-popular Lakers, and the playoff-contending Clippers. Meanwhile, the Kings have been a mess for years and aren't even close to winning another NBA title. A move to Seattle would make way more sense.

Relocate to Seattle and become the Sonics. Everyone would be happy.

3 Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League. Buffalo Bills had the longest playoff drought of any team which came to an end in 2017.

Orchard Park isn't a great spot for the Bills, and their attendance isn't impressive. The Jets and Giants have way more fans in the stands. Toronto would be a great place for them to relocate.

I think it's less a matter of "if" and more a matter of "when." Toronto is going to get them, and I think that is pretty much common knowledge.

4 Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division.

The franchise is not working, even with Jordan's help. It's not worth sticking around when you're constantly losing millions of dollars annually.

The attendance is terrible! Michael Jordan didn't do anything except change the name of the team. Nobody wants to watch a team that isn't going anywhere. They should move to Buffalo or Tampa.

5 Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are an American professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area.

The Panthers have the worst attendance in the league and have only made the playoffs five times in their franchise history. Their state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, have great attendance and far more playoff appearances. And honestly, who watches hockey in Sunrise? A move to Quebec City would be a smart choice.

The Panthers should move to a place where people actually care about hockey. Canada, the Midwest, or maybe even a smaller market like Omaha, Halifax, or Quebec City would be better options.

The Lightning are so much more popular. I suggest moving to Quebec City.

6 Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division.

First off, Grizzlies is a horrible name for a state without any grizzly bears. The team struggles to bring in fans and loses a lot every year. A move back to Vancouver would be ideal.

Leaving Vancouver was a big mistake. They should go back to Canada where there are actual grizzlies.

7 New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Not sure about this one. New York City can support multiple teams in basically every sport, and there are enough hockey fans in the area. I was in NYC in 2014 and was impressed by how much the city loves hockey.

The Islanders are not as popular as their city rivals, the Rangers. The move to Brooklyn did nothing for them. They should just move somewhere close.

8 Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers moved to LA as the "second fiddle" team to the Rams, who also moved to LA a year prior. The Rams' move to LA was a success, making it to the Super Bowl in their third season, and they are getting a new stadium in a couple of seasons. As for the Chargers, they have no business being in LA.

Last season, they ranked last in attendance, which is especially bad when you consider they play in a soccer stadium. Even when they do get people in attendance, the crowd is almost always filled with opposing fans. The Chargers should move to Orange County, where they could attract fans from both LA and San Diego. Alternatively, they could just move back to San Diego, as LA can only support one NFL team. To be honest, LA should have gotten the Raiders instead of the Chargers.

9 Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are an American professional football franchise based in Jacksonville, Florida.
10 New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association as a member club of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division.

Even though Anthony Davis increased attendance, the Pelicans still can't make enough money. They aren't appreciated enough. Moving them to Las Vegas would make more sense.

The team just doesn't seem to have a great following. It's unfortunate, but there are other markets that could use a team.

The Contenders
11 Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Carolina doesn't care about hockey. The Southeast only needs two teams anyway. I suggest moving to Houston.

Their attendance was worse than the Coyotes' from 2014-17.

Move to Houston. The name would make more sense.

12 Oakland Athletics

A close move like San Jose would make sense. Or maybe Montreal.

13 Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers, often abbreviated as the LA Clippers, are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

The name Clippers doesn't make sense because you can only see clipper boats in San Diego.

14 New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

New York has too many sports teams. They have 2 NBA teams, 2 MLB teams, and 2 NHL teams. Plus, they already have the New York Giants.

15 Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference North division... read more

This team has been at the bottom of the league since they returned to the NFL.

16 New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in New York City. They play in Flushing, in the borough of Queens.

Why does New York need two MLB teams? They already have the successful New York Yankees, who have won 27 World Series titles, compared to the Mets' two titles, which they won in 1969 and 1986.

17 Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division.

Location: San Francisco, CA

Arena/Stadium: Chase Center... read more
18 Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins (known as the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2011) are an American professional baseball organization based in Miami, Florida. Established in 1993, they compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East division. Their home park is Marlins Park. Though one... read more
19 Chicago White Sox Representing the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, this Major League Baseball (MLB) team is part of the American League Central division. The White Sox have won multiple World Series titles and play at Guaranteed Rate Field. Their uniform colors are black, white, and silver.
20 San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.
21 Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

The Oilers have been complete garbage since 2006 and have taken four or five first overall picks, trading two of them for nothing! It's surprising how teams like the Coyotes - a team that shouldn't even be in Arizona - have made the playoffs more than Edmonton in the past 10 years.

22 Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division.

Head coach: Frank Vogel

Arena/Stadium: Staples Center... read more
23 Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
24 Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League West division.
25 Phoenix Suns
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