Adam Silver: Moratorium to remain despite DeAndre Jordan saga

LAS VEGAS -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday that while the DeAndre Jordan saga "was not a great look" for the league, there are no plans to adjust the nine-day free-agent moratorium period, during which players are permitted to negotiate with teams but not allowed to sign contracts. "Nobody had a great idea, frankly, in terms of how to change it," Silver said. "I think there was some discussion about whether the moratorium potentially should be a bit shorter. But as I've said the other day, it's an imperfect system. And we still think we're striking the right balance between teams having the opportunity to talk to players when they become free agents and creating certainty at some point when contracts are entered into." Last week, Jordan reneged on a commitment he made during the moratorium period to join the Dallas Mavericks and instead returned to the Los Angeles Clippers.