During the summer of 2017, Wade Harris began conversations with Commissioner David Magley of the newly formed NAPB (now TBL) discussing opportunities for professional-level players he had been training in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Because of a strong basketball tradition in the state and the exceptional level of college play in the region, there is an extraordinary concentration of high-performing players with pro-league potential in our area. Some of the very players Coach Harris had been training played in the NBA’s G-League, on pro teams in Canada and overseas, and in the NAPB during the 2018 season. With such conditions in terms of regional talent, the discussion turned toward the potential for a TBL expansion team in Raleigh. In Mr. Magley’s extensive experience in all areas of professional basketball, a market like Raleigh has a lot of potential efficiencies and competitive advantages.