Whether it was trade demands, the CBA, load management or regional TV issues, there was no big-picture problem that couldn’t be side-stepped as Silver addressed the media in his annual All-Star Sat…
SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to facing some of the NBA’s biggest issues, Commissioner Adam Silver seemed to be focusing only on the silver linings.
The regional sports networks that many believe are poised for bankruptcy? In the short term and long term, Silver said, “I’m not all that concerned.” Silver has previously expressed disapproval of public trade demands by superstars under contract. But speaking with reporters on Saturday, Durant said he didn’t think those moves were bad for the league – the opposite, actually.
“You want to find the right balance,” Silver said. “You want, obviously, players to honor their contracts, and at the same time, a certain amount of player movement is good. So strongly against anything said publicly. I agree that a certain amount of player movement is good, but I think it has to be done in partnership and honoring those agreements that players and teams enter into.”
Still, he seemed to hit a wall when breaking the problem down at a fan level: “I understand it from a fan standpoint that if you are particularly buying tickets to a particular game and that player isn’t playing. I don’t have a good answer for that other than this is a deep league with incredible competition.”
The issue where Silver showed the most urgency was the need for the league and the NBPA to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The sides have until March 31 to decide if either wants to opt out of the current deal on June 30; that deadline has already been moved twice and can be again, if necessary. Said Silver: “it’s an absolute priority for us as well to get a deal done as soon as possible.
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