The Hornets ended up with the fourth overall pick in this year's draft after being tied for the highest odds to win.

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.

In the entirety of David Stern’s 30-year tenure as the NBA’s commissioner, eight different franchises won a championship.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver talked about the “lack of star power” in the NBA Finals and how league can help raise the status of players.

Silver's announcement sounds promising after the poor reception to the tournament structure applied to this year's All-Star Game. Whatever the format of the game, Silver's decision to pivot to a format with a global identity appropriately accommodates their media partner's broadcast plans for the Milano Cortina Games in Northeast Italy.