{"id":474647,"date":"2025-12-17T08:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=474647"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:46:57","slug":"adam-silver-nba-expansion-decision-set-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/adam-silver-nba-expansion-decision-set-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Silver: NBA expansion decision set for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1853\"><strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1551\">NBA commissioner Adam Silver<\/strong> said a decision on <strong data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1593\">domestic expansion<\/strong> will be made <strong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1627\">sometime in 2026<\/strong>, providing the clearest timeline yet on the issue. Speaking in Las Vegas ahead of the <strong data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1731\">NBA Cup Final<\/strong>, Silver confirmed the league continues to evaluate multiple markets, with <strong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1817\">Seattle<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1835\">Las Vegas<\/strong> at the forefront.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2191\">Silver explained that expansion is a complex economic decision because it involves \u201c<strong data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1979\">selling equity in the current league<\/strong>,\u201d moving owners from a 1\/30 share to 1\/32 if two teams are added. The NBA is currently working with its teams to gauge interest and better understand the financial projections for potential expansion franchises.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2499\">Expansion has been discussed publicly for five years, but this marks the first time a decision window has been identified. 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