Adam Silver: NBA won't change 3-point line; Stephen Curry's shooting is an 'equalizer'

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have revolutionized the NBA over the past couple of seasons by heavily utilizing the 3-point shot, and commissioner Adam Silver is just fine with the way the game has evolved.

Speaking to reporters before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Silver said the rules surrounding the 3-point line and the measurements of the court won't be changing, while explaining that the game in its current state is the best we've ever seen. 

"Not anytime soon," Silver said when asked about a potential rule change, "and largely because when we've changed the rules in the past — and much of that happened before my time in the game — it was because there was a view that a particular player because of his skill had, frankly, an unfair advantage over other players. It made the game either less enjoyable, less competitive, less aesthetically pleasing.

"I think in this case, as I said, this is the best basketball many of us have experienced in our lifetimes. I think that in some ways Steph's 3-point shooting becomes an equalizer. Especially given the amount of travel I do outside the United States.

"To me, what's happening with Steph — and it's not just young boys, but young girls as well — while he's by no means small relative to regular-sized folks, by NBA standards he's a little bit undersized. I mean, he's smaller than the average player in this league. He's not particularly physically overwhelming, and I think it broadens the pool in many ways of potential players in this league. I think even with his 3-point shooting, what it's demonstrating is that there's a whole ... class of young people playing the game who can at least dream that they can potentially do what he can do. You can't dream that you're going to be 7 feet tall, but you can work at it and become a fantastic competitor on the floor.

"So we're always looking at things, and one of the things the Competition Committee does over the summer is sit back and spend a lot of time looking at trends in the league, shooting trends and the way defenses are played, and the business side too, how fans are reacting to it.

"So I'd only say that I don't think any change is necessary right now. We'll continue to look at it. And incidentally, in fairness to Steph and to Klay (Thompson) to a certain degree, it's not clear whether they may be aberrational. We may be looking back in 10 years from now and saying no one else can do what they can do. My hunch is that won't be the case. That may be what Steph is demonstrating — he's just so good that no one else can touch him. But we'll see. Right now at least I think the game is just fantastic in its current state."

Curry's shooting may seem unfair at times, but it's a legitimate skill that the NBA would be foolish to try to legislate against. Thankfully for the fans, Silver seems to realize it.