Everything Adam Silver Said About Expansion, Salary Cap, More at NBA Summer League

NBA commissioner Adam Silver discussed several topics surrounding the league at his press conference during the 2026 Summer League on Tuesday.

Silver said that he believes a decision regarding expansion will be made by the end of the year, with several groups showing interest in potential teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.

Silver also revealed that multiple groups are currently getting ready to present their plans for a possible Las Vegas organization.

"Multiple very serious groups are in the process of presenting plans to our bankers," Silver said, per ESPN's Ben Golliver. "... It's music to my ears. ... It's very encouraging. No votes have been taken yet."

Silver weighed in on the impact that the second apron has made on teams as they build their respective rosters for the 2026-27 season as well.

"It's certainly not an unintended consequence," Silver told reporters. "When you have a salary system in place as we do, every general manager is going to need to make mixed basketball and business decisions."

"The purpose of this system is ultimately to create competition throughout the league and from that standpoint I think the system's working incredibly well," he added. "The goal isn't necessarily to have a different champion every year, but we've had eight different champions over the last eight years."

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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