Adam Silver anticipates meeting with NBPA executive director Michele Roberts this summer to discuss the current state of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement.

"This current collective bargaining agreement was actually a ten‑year agreement," said Silver. "But either side can opt out at the end of the '16‑'17 season. Like any contract, you can talk about it at any time.

"Certainly we've had discussions about The Players Association about getting together as early as this summer to begin talking about how both sides feel the collective bargaining agreement is working, if there were to be changes, what changes we'd like to see made.

"My feeling is the league is doing incredibly well. The players are doing really well. Popularity is at an all‑time high. So I think it would be very constructive to sit down sooner than later to start talking about to the extent there should be changes in the collective bargaining agreement, what both sides would like to see."

David Stern and Silver had a decided different tone about the financial state of the NBA in 2011.

Silver was also asked about the presence of Chris Paul and LeBron James in prominent leadership roles within the union.

"I think the fact that both Chris and LeBron are directly involved with the Players Association is very good news.  I think it's very healthy for the players.  My experience through many collective bargaining sessions and agreements over the years is just like in the locker room, the star players have outsized influence, so I think that those players are involved and gotten involved early and want to have direct discussions both with other players through their Executive Committee and then with the Owners Committee, it will be very helpful for the process.

"They're also two players I know pretty well.  I think they're both very business savvy.  They invest in their own businesses.  I think they're sort of able to take a long‑term view or sit across from the owners and put themselves in their shoes, and I think have a pretty good understanding of the business as well.

"So I think it's very productive and constructive that they're both involved."