Metropolitan areas are far more meaningful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_population
Even Ottawa, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, is still smaller than about 40 US cities. Orlando and Portland are both well over 2 million. Charlotte (1.8), Milwaukee (1.5), and Oklahoma City (1.2) are the only metro areas smaller than 2 million to have NBA teams. Ottawa's smaller than all of those places.
I do think Vancouver and Montreal could each support a well-run NBA franchise, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_population
Even Ottawa, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, is still smaller than about 40 US cities. Orlando and Portland are both well over 2 million. Charlotte (1.8), Milwaukee (1.5), and Oklahoma City (1.2) are the only metro areas smaller than 2 million to have NBA teams. Ottawa's smaller than all of those places.
I do think Vancouver and Montreal could each support a well-run NBA franchise, though.
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