NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's decision to sign a supermax extension is “huge” for the league.

Silver spoke about Giannis' contract on Monday, suggesting it reflects the collective bargaining agreement is working as designed — for the Bucks and everyone else.

As Silver noted, the current CBA incentivizes players to stay in the market that drafted them. It is why guys like Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert stood to make more on extensions with their current teams — the Bucks and Jazz — than they otherwise would have done in the open market.

Silver also credited the Bucks franchise for their efforts to surround him with a championship roster while also branding him as a superstar both nationwide and especially in the community.

Milwaukee has typically been a small-market team. But the Bucks have been aggressive in recent years. In fact, Milwaukee has now signed players to max deals in back-to-back offseason periods, with Antetokounmo's supermax following the max contract signed by Khris Middleton last summer.

There also might have been frustration with the influence of big-market brands had Giannis declined the supermax from the Bucks and opted to sign with the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers or Miami Heat instead.

Granted, those two teams have competitive rosters. But Bucks fans know that both the Lakers and Heat are among the teams that have shown more of a willingness to consistently spend into the luxury tax.

Silver seems to feel Giannis' decision could have a drastic impact in how the Bucks and other teams around the league think about roster decisions and spending to win.