If Seattle represents unfinished business and Las Vegas represents the NBA's newest frontier, the race for the league's next franchise doesn't end with either city.

In Part Five of The 32nd Team, Gavriel Wilkins and Torrence Stagger widen the NBA expansion conversation by examining several North American markets with compelling cases of their own. Some possess deep pro basketball histories. Others have never received an opportunity. And as the possibility of a 32-team NBA draws closer, each presents its own combination of potential, tradition and unanswered questions.

The convo begins in Tennessee, where Memphis has represented the NBA for more than two decades while Nashville continues emerging as one of America's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. Gavriel and Torrence discuss why Memphis remains an important NBA market, whether Nas ...