Adam Silver: 'Chances High' NBA Returns to Mexico City Next Season

Things went well enough in Mexico City for the Hawks’ 120-119 thriller of a win over the Magic on Thursday night.

So well that the NBA is seemingly likely to try again next season, commissioner Adam Silver suggested.

“The chances are very high that we will be back next year. I don’t know yet whether it will be one or two games,” Silver said, via Eric Gomez of ESPN.

“I think, frankly, our schedule has gotten so complicated because we’re trying to avoid as many four games out of five nights as we can. We try to avoid as many back-to-backs as we can.”

Silver added it would be nice to have an expansion team in Mexico City someday. The NBA currently has a G League franchise there.

“We see this as a gateway, essentially, to the rest of Latin America,” Silver said. “We think, whether it be additional G League franchises in Mexico City and ultimately a larger footprint here in Latin America or ultimately the dream of an NBA franchise coming to Mexico City one day.”

Hawks guard Trae Young, who scored a game-high 41 points, said he enjoyed the experience.

“I loved the energy in the arena tonight,” Young said, via Gomez. “The electricity was amazing. It was fun playing here. I know, obviously, the league’s going to expand to a couple of more cities. I would be open to playing here once or twice a year. As far as the fans go, you can tell they really love basketball here. I wouldn’t mind playing here.”