For the second time since 2000 , the league ended a moratorium on potential expansion teams .
For the second time since 2000 , the league began accepting bids for potential expansion teams that , if approved , would begin play in the 2017 -- 18 season .
For the second time since 2000 , the league ended a moratorium on potential expansion teams and began accepting bids for potential expansion teams that , if approved , would begin play in the 2017 -- 18 season .