Bring back the New Orleans Buccaneers!!
Would be sweet, but...
Too close? Geographically speaking, of course.
I like Charlotte's new duds, I just hope they make that name switch with N.O. Then New Orleans could change to something like maybe Blues or Pelicans. Also, "Charlotte Hornets" always sounded so much better.
As for other teams switching names, well... It would be too complicated with all the teams that have relocated through the years. I like the way they honor the teams and their history by wearing throwbacks on certain occasions.
I hope that one day in the near future Seattle will once again host NBA basketball, because the people there deserve it. They bleed green (and gold, of course) like we do, the Supersonics was just a cool team with a cool identity and they didn't leave because people didn't love the team.
http://sonicsgate.com/The Supes were also a team with a lot of Celtic connections (Ray, X-Man, Russ, DB, DJ at just the top my head) too.
Make it happen, Mr. Hansen!
http://www.sonicsarena.com/