{"id":811163,"date":"2026-07-19T00:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811163\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T00:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:45:20","slug":"highlights-from-adam-silvers-state-of-the-union-in-las-vegas-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811163\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from Adam Silver\u2019s state of the union in Las Vegas \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders<\/a> newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Friday. <\/p>\n

The NBA held its annual meeting in Las Vegas this past week \u2014 what NBA commissioner Adam Silver<\/a> affectionately refers to as the NBA\u2019s equivalent to Major League Baseball\u2019s winter meetings \u2014 and then Silver held his state of the union briefing and took questions from reporters. <\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019ll outline the highlights from Silver\u2019s comments, and we\u2019ll start first with the update on NBA expansion, both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n

Silver said that bids from multiple groups in both Seattle and Las Vegas are being considered by the league, and by year-end we should have answers on where and what expansion will look like. League sources have additionally said there could be an announcement about Seattle and Las Vegas teams as early as September.<\/p>\n

Internationally, the NBA Europe League is still on track and is actually getting pretty close to formation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings are where I hoped they would be,\u201d Silver said of the coming international league. \u201cWe\u2019ve had tremendous interest from multiple cities in Europe, including cities that we didn\u2019t even ask for bids from. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe discussed with our board today that we\u2019re in the process of finalizing those bids … we\u2019re hoping to wrap up some of those deals over the next several weeks, and then announcements will be forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

The halted trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors that would include Kawhi Leonard was also a topic of discussion with Silver. <\/p>\n

Since the ongoing investigation of the Clippers and Leonard<\/a> regarding potential cap circumvention could carry consequences for Leonard, the teams are waiting until the investigation concludes before finalizing the trade.<\/p>\n

Silver was clear that the investigation has gone on longer than expected, but that being thorough is important in this situation and that a resolution is not only expected before the summer is over but is also necessary.<\/p>\n

In a number of different ways, Silver was also asked about the state of the current collective bargaining agreement, how the second apron is impacting teams and if there are plans to make changes, but he didn\u2019t seem overly concerned.<\/p>\n

The way that the current CBA has made teams operate, in Silver\u2019s view, has allowed for more parity and fairness in competition across the board from teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of the system is ultimately to create competition throughout the league, and from that standpoint, I think the system is working incredibly well,\u201d Silver said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal isn\u2019t necessarily to have a different champion every year, but we\u2019ve had eight different champions over the last eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there aren\u2019t any big changes coming to the CBA or to the NBA game itself, we can expect a lot of big announcements in the next weeks and months regarding the Leonard investigation and expansion. <\/p>\n

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