NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced some rule changes and his preference for free-agent talks on Tuesday. How did it play out in Vegas? Check out the summer league buzz.
Here's more from Las Vegas Summer League: | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
'Let them talk'
Silver had some comments at the NBA's Board of Governors meeting pertaining to Golden State's recent acquisition of Kevin Durant. Silver's money quote, on super teams was, "I do not think that it's ideal for the league."
ESPN asked Warriors owner Joe Lacob about the comment on Tuesday night, to which he said, "I'm not going to comment on that. What am I going to say? I'm not going to comment on that right now," leaving with a closing statement of, "Let them talk."
-- Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN
The right time for the draft
There has been some buzz about the possibility of the NBA changing its calendar so the draft falls after the start of free agency, like the NFL. The team employees I polled on the issue were split on the idea. Half liked free agency first, noting that teams would have more clarity about their rosters. The other half are good with the schedule as-is, preferring the current flow of college season to workouts to the draft. -- Kevin Pelton, ESPN Insider
Overtime giveth, double OT taketh away
The worst thing about summer league is overtime. The best thing about summer league is double overtime. If a two-minute OT can't settle things, games go to sudden death. On Tuesday, Utah came from down four with 1.2 seconds left to force double OT with Trey Lyles tipping in an intentional miss after Portland fouled Spencer Butterfield shooting a 3. Lyles turned it over to start double OT, however, setting up Pat Connaughton's walkoff triple. -- Kevin Pelton, ESPN Insider
Change to intentional foul rule
Mark Cuban told ESPN he voted against new deliberate foul rules. "Rewarding incompetence is never a good business strategy."
-- Tim MacMahon, ESPN
The new intentional-fouling rule has elicited strong reactions from around the league. "We want it abolished," one NBA executive said. "And eventually we hope it will be, but with any rule change, it takes time."
-- Mike Mazzeo, ESPN