NBA commissioner Adam Silver has always maintained that he is open to discussing potential changes, even radical ones. Silver cares about tradition, and he hasn't spent the last 10-plus years implementing weird gimmicks, but dating back to his first Board of Governors meeting on the job, he has wanted the league to be able to adapt when necessary.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is open to a potential shift in the duration of games. While the association’s 12-minute quarters aren’t the same standard in which basketball is played globally, shortening the games would put them on par with the rest of the leagues worldwide.