If you’re looking for some legal “x’s and o’s” analysis to clarify today’s lawsuit filing by Schultz, I suggest you read this article written by ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson.

Memphis Grizzlies’ owner Michael Heisley addresses his team’s future in this article from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, saying that he has no plans to move the team from the city located on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Here's an excerpt

"I've never talked about moving. We have a long-term, contractual commitment to the city," Heisley said. "There is no way this team is going to move. I've never talked about moving. How am I going to move the team when I have a contract not to move the team?

"This is Memphis' team. The people in Memphis and surrounding communities own this team. If you love basketball, you're a fan of the team when it's winning and when it's rebuilding. You might not be a fan of Mike Heisley, but you're a fan of the team. Because it is your team, you can complain and suggest. A fan of the team doesn't just go when you win a championship.”

At the end of this story by Tim Sorenson of the Charlotte Observer, Soresnon proposes that George Shinn, owner of the New Orleans Hornets, and Bob Johnson, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, swap cities.

Shinn moved his team from Charlotte to New Orleans after a love affair with Shinn and the citizens of Charlotte turned bitter at the end.

It appears the same thing has happened with Johnson in Charlotte, with fans there running out of patience with the Bobcats’ struggles.

From Sorenson:

What if Shinn and Bob Johnson were to trade cities? What if Shinn brought Chris Paul and the Hornets to Charlotte and Johnson brought his Charlotte Bobcats to New Orleans?
Charlotte is the better market, of course. So why would Johnson trade cities?

Johnson is losing millions. If the Bobcats similarly fail to attract fans in New Orleans, he could opt out of his lease -- unless the NBA intercedes. If the NBA does not, Johnson could move his team to a welcoming city such as Las Vegas.

The proposal probably is too outrageous. Shinn might have no interest and Johnson might not.

But why wouldn't they?