OKLAHOMA CITY - Commissioner David Stern believes the NBA is need of some tweaking even after following the black eye of the lockout with a better-than-expected regular season.

The first forum for change will come next Monday, when the competition committee will discuss ways to try and eliminate flopping for the sake of drawing a foul and to consider whether to expand instant replay.

"Flopping almost doesn't do it justice," Stern said Tuesday just prior to the start of the NBA Finals. "Trickery. Deceit designed to cause the game to be decided other than on its merits. We'll be looking at that.

"We'll be looking at a number of things that make it easier for us to say to our fans what we all know to be true: our referees want to get everything right."

Stern celebrated success that was "better than we could have hoped for" out of a season that was in jeopardy of even happening and said fans showed their admiration for the league in record numbers.

It concludes with a marquee matchup in the finals, pitting three-time MVP LeBron James and Miami against three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City.

So, what more could Stern hope for?

Well, there are still some remnants of the labor dispute - so-called "B-list" items that still must be taken up. Deputy commissioner Adam Silver said that won't take place until after the finals.

Stern also wants to discuss whether NBA players should continue to play in the Olympics or if there should be an age cutoff. He admits the "Dream Team" that won gold in the 1992 Barcelona Games and helped grow the game globally was a good move, but he sees merit in questions raised by often-controversial Dallas owner Mark Cuban and his peers about their players risking injury in the process.

"Usually when Mark says something, I try to go the other way," Stern joked, "but actually when he is right about something - he may actually be right and here I think he actually has a point. I really do."

There are also decisions to be made after the Memphis Grizzlies found a buyer this week, now that Sacramento's plan for a new arena to keep the Kings fell through and as Seattle continues to pursue a team to replace the SuperSonics.

As for Seattle, Stern said he met Monday with Mayor Mike McGinn and was encouraged by the interest from the city, which lost the Sonics to Oklahoma City in 2008.

"We're just delighted that the mayor is interested, that there's considering legislation and that somebody wants an NBA team," Stern said.

"We're not planning to expand and we don't have a lot of teams available, to say the least."