It's been 17 years since the city of Seattle last had an NBA team, since the beloved SuperSonics were ripped away from their fanbase and relocated to Oklahoma City. Now, Sonics fans must watch -- or not -- as the Thunder face the Indiana Pacers for an NBA title, while questions still hang in the air about when Seattle will get a franchise again.

The Seattle Supersonics left for Oklahoma City in July of 2008 and are now playing in the NBA Finals. There were multiple questions about how an expansion process would work to return a Sonics franchise to the Emerald City. Silver moved the ball forward.

Commissioner Adam Silver offered hope to cities looking to land an NBA franchise, saying Thursday that the league "should be exploring" expansion.