Expansion continues to be a hot topic in the modern NBA landscape . As talks will heat up this summer, commissioner Adam Silver provided a new update on the subject.
Silver did a press conference ahead of Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. He addressed multiple questions, including the series itself, the appeal of the two teams and the possibility of the league expanding in the near future . For the latter, he stated that there will be an owner's meeting in July to discuss it.
“I'd say the current sense is that we should be exploring it. I don't think it's automatic… We have an owner's meeting in July in Las Vegas, and it will be on the agenda to take the temperature of the room,” Silver said.
“What also comes to mind with expansion