The NBA isn’t planning to expand in the near future, according to commissioner Adam Silver. He shot down a report that the league is targeting Seattle and Las Vegas for expansion in 2024 during his annual press conference prior to Game 1 of the Finals, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.
“We are not discussing that at this time,” Silver said.
Silver said the league will inevitably expand and called Seattle and Las Vegas “wonderful markets.” However, he cited a lack of top-tier talent as a reason for pumping the brakes on expanding in the next couple of seasons.
“There still are only so many of the truly top-tier super talents to go around,” he said. “That is something on the mind of the other teams as we think about expansion.”
Here are some of the other highlights from Silver’s press conference:
“At some point, the team will be sold,” Silver said. “I don’t have any sense of the precise timing. … This is a hugely a complex estate, and although it’s been several years, these things take time.”
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