Adam Silver was asked about the NBA's plans for expansion in the near or long-term by Danny Leroux of RealGM during his press conference before the start of The Finals.

With the NBA agreeing upon a new collective bargaining agreement, many have expected expansion to be their next major initiative.

"Expansion is not something we’re looking at right now. It is less a function of labor peace, it more goes to the strength of a 30-team league," said Silver. "The initial question today was what do you feel about the competitive balance when two teams blew through the Playoffs? From my standpoint, for the league, you want ultimately a league where 30 teams are in a position where they can ultimately compete for championships and also be economically viable. From an economic standpoint, we are doing better than we did historically, but we’re still not at a point where we have 30 teams that are profitable. And in terms of the pool of talent, it’s quite remarkable to me that people can look at this league and say there are only two teams that can compete when every great player in the world, whether they’re from China or whether they’re from Pittsburgh, ends up in this league.

"So I also have to look at the potential for dilution of the existing talent we have before we expand. I have no doubt at some point we’ll turn back to it, but at least in my last discussions with our owners on this, most of them said let’s keep focusing on the health of these 30 teams and the quality of the competition. When we feel we’re in a better place with the 30 teams we have, maybe at that point we can look to expand."

The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008 and the absence of the NBA in that market has received widespread criticism. The NBA intervened when a group of investors from Seattle attempted to purchase the Sacramento Kings and relocate them.