He wanted to keep playing in Houston until the stadium in Nashville was finished. But the crowds were so terrible that last season in Houston (obviously,) that Tags made them play in various Tennessee stadiums (Memphis, Vanderbilt) until they were ready. But they already had a stadium deal done in Nashville while planning on playing in Houston.

And the Nets stayed in NJ for like 9 years after announcing they were moving to Brooklyn, but that's still the same general metro area, so I don't really count that.