NBA 'Digesting' Celtics Sale Before 'More Serious' Expansion Talks, Adam Silver Says

NBA commissioner Adam Silver revealed that the association is still focused on the recent sale of the Boston Celtics before taking an in-depth look at expansion.

"We're still in the process of digesting the Celtic transaction," Silver said Thursday, per ESPN's Tim Bontemps. "There's no question that a major transaction like that becomes relevant to expansion. That deal has just been presented to us, so we're still analyzing it, and my sense is once we've been through that process that we'll turn to it in a more serious way."

"I wish I could be more conclusive today and say, 'Here it is. Here's the timeline,'" he added.

The Celtics were purchased for $6.1 billion by a group led by Bill Chisholm, managing partner at Symphony Technology Group, on March 20 (via ESPN's Shams Charania).

It represented the largest sale for a North American sports franchise.

Current team governor Wyc Grousbeck is still expected to remain in his current role for the next three seasons, per Bontemps.

Expansion has been a topic that has generated buzz in recent years, with Silver confirming that there was "certainly interest in the process" from the NBA in adding upon the league's 30 existing organizations when speaking to reporters in September 2024.