===Expansion and relocation===When Bettman started as commissioner, the league had already expanded by three teams to 24 starting with the 1991–92 season, and two more were set to be announced by the expansion committee: the Florida Panthers and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who would begin play in 1993–94.
Bettman je odigral ključno vlogo pri razvoju sistema NBA Salary Cap, ki omejuje višino skupne plače za vse igralce nekega moštva.