The NBA’s advisory finance committee will lead the exploration of expansion, and its audit and strategy committee will be “looking more precisely at the economics” of adding teams, according to Silver. Together, those committees make up approximately half of the league’s owners.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said discussions at the league's Board of Governors' meeting have led to the league being tasked with beginning an in-depth analysis of the possibility of expansion.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg electrified at Summer League while displaying flashes of Jayson Tatum's game.

No. 5 overall pick Airious "Ace" Bailey racks up 18 points (7-14 FGs, 3-5 3PM), 7 rebounds & 3 assists in Summer League action. Auburn big Johni Broome shows he might have another few layers to reveal at the NBA level in early summer action.

The NBA Board of Governors is meeting in Las Vegas this week, and here are the three likely outcomes from that gathering that will impact the Sonics' return to Seattle.

The Dallas Mavericks are shutting down first overall pick Cooper Flagg for the remainder of this year's Las Vegas Summer League, a source told Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning News.The decision brings Flagg's Summer League run to an end after only two games.

The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion as commissioner Adam Silver provided new updates.

The San Antonio Spurs got their first taste of Carter Bryant on Saturday, as the 14th overall pick made his Summer League debut in an 82-69 point loss to the Miami Heat. He admitted that his opponents were "smarter, faster, and stronger" than he was, and he knows that it will take time to adjust to the NBA pace.

There's some enticing young talent on display in Las Vegas, and added hope with Damian Lillard still potentially picking the Celtics as his next landing spot.