The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the notion, Commissioner Adam Silver

At the Board of Governors meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas, Silver told reporters that league owners instructed the NBA to conduct an in-depth analysis of its options. It is a small yet important box to check on the extensive to-do list that comes with league expansion and could get the ball rolling for a 31st team to enter the picture.