Adam Silver gives interesting update on NBA expansion
Over the last several years, expansion to more teams has remained a constant topic around the NBA.
League commissioner Adam Silver has finally provided a timeline concerning when the NBA will address that matter, stating that a decision could be made on whether to add more franchises at some point in 2026.
“I’d say in terms of domestic expansion, that is something we’re continuing to look at,” Silver said at a news conference on Tuesday night via ESPN. “It’s not a secret we’re looking at this market in Las Vegas. We are looking at Seattle. We’ve looked at other markets, as well. I’d say I want to be sensitive there about this notion that we’re somehow teasing these markets, because I know we’ve been talking about it for a while.
“As I’ve said before, domestic expansion, as opposed to doing a new league in Europe, is selling equity in this current league. If you own 1/30 of this league, now you own 1/32 if you add two teams. So it’s a much more difficult economic analysis. In many ways, it requires predicting the future.”
This is a significant development, as it raises the possibility that the NBA could add two more teams, bringing the total to 32. At the top of the list of potential destinations are likely Las Vegas and Seattle.
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Whenever that discussion arises, these two cities are consistently mentioned. Las Vegas has been gaining ground in that conversation as the league has had the first two NBA Cup semifinal and finals games there.
Meanwhile, since the Oklahoma City Thunder left Seattle, a strong swell of support has remained for bringing back another team.
