Throughout his look on SiriusXM NBA Radio, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reiterated the league’s contemplation of enlargement. When particularly questioned about the potential for Las Vegas turning into an enlargement metropolis, Silver affirmed that it’s certainly a location into account.
“Nicely, primary, I’ll say there are not any inside candidates. A number of gamers, former gamers, well-known rich folks on the market who’ve expressed curiosity in having a Las Vegas franchise. What I’ve mentioned to everybody, publicly and privately, is that there isn’t any course of in place. There have been no secret discussions, no commitments to anybody. I’m clearly thrilled that persons are ,” Silver mentioned.
“We have now a protracted monitor file in Vegas. Not that it’s a contest, however earlier than these different groups you talked about had been there, we performed an All-Star recreation there. We introduced our summer season league to Las Vegas. Clearly now we’ve got the WNBA Las Vegas Aces that are extremely profitable there. We’re bringing the in-season match semifinals and championship recreation there. So we just like the market.”
Silver emphasised as soon as extra that the first focus is at the moment on negotiating the NBA’s upcoming media rights deal. Any deliberation on enlargement is slated to happen after the conclusion of this deal. Nevertheless, Silver assured that enlargement is a future consideration for the league as soon as the media rights deal is finalized.
“So, you understand, we’ll see what the timing is on these nationwide tv agreements. You already know, we don’t have to attend until the top of the second season to get these finished, however as soon as we do, we’ll flip again to enlargement, or flip to enlargement. And once more, I made no secret out of it,” Silver mentioned on timing of enlargement discussions.
Along with mentioning Las Vegas, the NBA Commissioner additionally introduced up Seattle as one of many cities that the league will ponder for potential enlargement.
“Las Vegas is a kind of markets we’re gonna look to,” Silver mentioned. “I do know that the followers in Seattle have wished us to get again there endlessly. No commitments, you understand, to anybody. However we’ll actually be taking a look at these two markets.”
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