David Kahn would support David Stern's idea of turning the FIBA World Championship into a basketball World Cup.

"I'd be supportive of (it) if it meant we had a little bit more control over the situation in terms of preventing injuries and the like," Kahn said. "That would be important to me.

"I also believe our sport continues to be on a healthy incline. If this is a vehicle to further increase the popularity worldwide, then that should be something too that needs to be looked at."

Stern also has proposed a 23-and-younger age limit for Team USA in future Olympics.

"The one thing that seems a little bit of a misnomer to me is under 23, I've seen people say this would be the last Olympics with NBA players," Kahn said. "But if it's under 23, that doesn't mean there won't be NBA players. In fact, with the way that kids now come into our sport at the age of 19 and 20, logically there will be NBA players on those rosters, too."