Adam Silver said the NBA and their players are close to a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement but aren't quite there yet.

Multiple reports have indicated a deal on the main parts of the CBA have been agreed upon.

"The reports aren't far off, but we're not quite there, yet," Silver said Tuesday morning on ESPN's Mike & Mike. "I think we've had very productive meetings ... both sides came to the table with a spirit of partnership, with a sense that things are going very well in the league right now. As I just mentioned, we've had a huge influx of money because our new television deals and I think both sides understood that we would both be blamed if we screwed this up, given the amount of money we were dividing between the teams and the players.

"The conversations have been productive. We're not finished, yet, but I think we're close to an understanding on the key issues. There's a few weeks of negotiating left to happen, but I feel really good about it. I think Michele Roberts, who came in to run the players' association, I think she approached it the same way as her star players, you know, let's get down to business; let's focus on what's best for the league, for our fans, the players, so I'm fairly confident we're going to get that done in the next month."

The NBA's new television deal kicks in this season, which has substantially raised basketball related income.