Adam Silver says league will evaluate expansion this summer

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that the enlargement of the league is not arsenic overmuch a precedence of the leaders arsenic it is simply a privation of a definite portion of the fans.

Speaking astatine his yearly property league up of the commencement of the NBA Finals, Silver said helium doesn't deliberation it's "automatic" that the league volition determine to adhd caller teams.

Silver has antecedently stressed that enlargement volition go a much pressing contented erstwhile a caller corporate bargaining statement and TV rights deals are agreed upon. Although some conditions are present fulfilled, the league has not yet taken factual steps towards expansion.

The commissioner added that helium expects the league's Board of Directors to task his associates with considering the anticipation of adding caller franchises to the NBA this summer.

That could pb to meetings with imaginable owners, but helium warned that determination are concerns among existent owners astir sharing gross with caller partners.

Silver shares his views: Expansion

"Expansion ... it depends connected your presumption of the aboriginal of the league. As I said before, enlargement is benignant of selling a involvement successful the league, and if you judge successful the worth of the league, possibly you don't privation to adhd caller partners," Silver said, adding:

"On the different hand, we admit that determination are markets successful the U.S. and overseas that are underserved that merit an NBA squad — astir apt adjacent much than we could service with expansion."

For years, fans successful Seattle person been hoping for the instrumentality of the Supersonics, who moved to Oklahoma City successful 2008 and received a caller nickname - the Thunder. Las Vegas has besides been mentioned often arsenic 1 of the candidates for the adjacent circular of expansion.

Silver precocious focused connected the thought of ​​creating a caller NBA European league, which helium presented during this league arsenic a signifier of expansion.

It is inactive not wide what goals and ambitions the NBA leaders person for the future, but it's wide they person a batch of goals.