The NBA has been pushing the idea of an expansion lately. And if nothing concrete is yet to be noted, that could soon change. Indeed, the Great League commissioner, Adam Silver, recently gave a timeline and the name of the cities that could host a franchise in the near future.
If the basketball world is currently focused on the rumors of trades around Damian Lillard and James Harden or the beginnings of Victor Wembanyama on the floors of the Summer League, it’s not just that. NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, spoke to reporters on Monday at the 2023 Summer League in Las Vegas and touched on a number of topics, including the expansion. He confirmed the league will start exploring the idea once the current media rights deal is completed in 2025.
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Adam Silver in front of the press
“We will be looking to expand once these new media deals are in place,” Silver said. It’s not a sure thing but, as I said before, I think it’s natural for organizations to grow over time. While expansion has been a topic of conversation for a few years now, Silver has previously downplayed this possibility. Speaking in the 2022 final, the latter said talk of expansion was “not true”, adding “at some point this league will invariably expand, but it’s not right now. let us discuss it”.
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A year later, his tone is markedly different. While he was careful to note that the league has yet to begin the process, he offered a general timeline for expansion and dropped the names of a few specific cities, including Las Vegas et Seattle “We’re going to watch Vegas,” Silver said. There is no doubt that there is huge interest in Seattle. It’s not a secret. There are other markets that have shown interest. For people hearing or reading this interview, we are not engaged in this process right now with any potential bands. What we say to everyone, in private, is the same thing I say publicly: that there will already be a very open process at that time to consider the expansion. But it’s not yet now. »
2023-07-16 02:14:10
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