Adam Silver
| Adam Silver | |
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| 5th Commissioner of the NBA | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2014 |
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| Deputy | Mark Tatum |
| Preceded by | David Stern |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 25, 1962 Rye, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Duke University University of Chicago Law School |
| Occupation | Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) |
Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has held this post since February 1, 2014.
Silver was born into a Jewish-American family north of New York City in the suburb of Rye in Westchester County. At an early age, Silver was a New York Knicks fan.
He graduated from Rye High School, and then from Duke University in 1984. He worked as a legislative aide for U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin from 1984 to 1985. He earned a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1988.
Before joining the NBA, he served as a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a law firm in New York. Silver also worked as a law clerk to Judge Kimba Wood, a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Prior to becoming commissioner, Silver served as NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for eight years. In that role, he was instrumental to many of the league's signature achievements, including the negotiation of the league's last three collective bargaining agreements with the National Basketball Players Association, the development of the WNBA and NBA Development League, the partnership with Turner Broadcasting to manage the NBA's digital assets, and the creation of NBA China.
Before serving as the league's second-in-command, Silver spent more than eight years as President and COO, NBA Entertainment. Since joining the NBA in 1992, Silver has also held the positions of Senior VP & COO, NBA Entertainment, NBA Chief of Staff, and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.
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