NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shared Tuesday that the league took a ‘significant step’ toward adding to its roster. They will be doing an ‘in-depth’ analysis of all the factors that impact an expansion. “We’re going to be as thorough as possible and look at all the potential issues,” Silver told reporters.

Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the notion, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league will now study the issue more formally as part of an in-depth analysis, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises .