Let's get an NBA team in Tampa Bay. I checked and there are 15 cities with an NBA team with a smaller TV market than Tampa. Check this out:
The 15 smallest NBA cities - Listed by television market, out of 210 total areas (Number of Television Homes):
1. Memphis, Tennessee (658,250)
2. New Orleans, Louisiana (675,760)
3. San Antonio, Texas (748,950)
4. Salt Lake City, Utah (800,000)
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (886,770)
6. Charlotte, North Carolina (1,004,440)
7. Indianapolis, Indiana (1,053,020)
8. Portland, Oregon (1,086,900)
9. Orlando, Florida (1,303,150)
10. Sacramento, California (1,315,030)
11. Denver, Colorado (1,401,760)
12. Miami, Florida (1,496,810)
13. Cleveland, Ohio (1,556,670)
14. Phoenix, Arizona (1,596,950)
15. Minneapolis, Minnesota (1,665,540)
The 15 largest non-NBA cities - Listed by television market:
1. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (1,671,040)
Anybody else care about this?