Sources say the league is trying to leave options open to get a team in Houston or later gain a larger expansion fee for a team in Boston.

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With the help of a Globe sports editor, we’re explaining why the WNBA is hesitating to greenlight an effort to relocate the Connecticut Sun to Boston. When then-Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca offered a record $325 million this summer to buy the Connecticut Sun and relocate the professional women’s basketball team to Boston,