I was surprised by some of these numbers. One, that Portland has so few hotel rooms compared to many other cities (granted, comparing us to places like LA/NYC/Orlando/Las Vegas is pointless) -- and that the convention center hotel will barely make a dent in what the NBA wants/needs. But Toronto, a large international city with only 36K rooms?
NBA All-Star Game bid: Portland an underdog when it comes to hotel rooms
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But even with a convention center hotel, Portland would still trail other cities in its ability to house attendees.
The league needs a block of about 6,000 rooms, it has told The Oregonian, just to house its teams, media and VIPs. It prefers that they are centrally located and spread across as few hotels as possible.
That's where things get tricky for Portland. It could take 20 of Portland's largest hotels to come up with that package.
And that's before housing the traveling fans. The Portland area has some 26,000 hotel rooms in all, according to data firm Smith Travel Research, far fewer than other metros that have hosted the game.
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