Overview
- Commissioner Adam Silver said the March Board of Governors meetings will further expansion discussions without a vote, after which the league expects to begin contacting interested ownership groups and assessing franchise values.
- Silver reiterated that relocation is not being considered at this time and noted expansion does not have to be a fixed number of new teams.
- Media reporting continues to identify Seattle and Las Vegas as the leading candidates if expansion moves forward.
- In Las Vegas, interested groups include one tied to Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, Fenway Sports Group with LeBron James, and a group including Magic Johnson, with T-Mobile Arena currently the only NBA-capable venue and Foley pledging $300 million in renovations if his group lands a team.
- Silver said WNBA collective bargaining talks are nearing the 11th hour, with negotiations reported as deadlocked on salary structure and revenue sharing.