NBA Panel Urges 3 New Teams

A five-member NBA expansion committee recommended today that Charlotte, N.C., Minneapolis and either Miami or Orlando be awarded franchises for the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. Each city would pay $32.5 million for its franchise.

The committee recommended that Charlotte be admitted for the 1988-89 season, Minneapolis the following year and the Florida team in one of those two seasons. The recommendation will be submitted to the league’s Board of Governors when it meets in New York on April 22. The committee also considered Toronto, Anaheim, Calif., and St. Petersburg, Fla.