NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the In-Season Tournament will “no doubt” be back next season with some unspecified tweaks.
So, most likely, will another regular-season trip to Paris — perhaps this time with multiple games for the teams selected.
Silver touched on both of those possibilities for the 2024-25 schedule on Thursday before the Cavaliers beat the Nets 111-102 in the NBA’s third regular-season game in Paris.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with a season-high 45 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter.
The In-Season Tournament, like the play-in that’s used to determine the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds for each conference in the playoffs, began with a one-year trial so the league could evaluate it before deciding whether to bring it back.
The tournament wrapped up last month with the Lakers beating the Pacers in Las Vegas for the championship. It was mostly well-received by teams and fans. Silver said team presidents recently met and discussed potential modifications, including how how to break ties, the appearance of the courts and perhaps the name of the event.
Silver is also looking at returning to Paris, first for the Olympics and then next winter for more NBA games.
Also Thursday, ESPN reported that the NBA is finalizing plans to turn this year’s draft into a two-night event in Brooklyn. The proposal must still get final approval from the National Basketball Players Association.
NFL: Chiefs All-Pro TE Travis Kelce, 34, said he has no intention to retire and will return next season.
NHL: The Sabres announced that leading scorer Jeff Skinner is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. The team provided no details on the injury. The 31-year-old left wing has 17 goals and 16 assists in 38 games this season.