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|+ colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff"|'''Adam Silver'''
 
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:adamsilver.jpg|245px]]<br>Silver at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game press conference
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Adam Silver.jpg|245px]]<br>Silver at the [[2014 NBA All-Star Game]] press conference.
 
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{{Blank team color}} 5th [[Commissioner of the NBA]]
 
{{Blank team color}} 5th [[Commissioner of the NBA]]
 
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | ''Incumbent''
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |''Incumbent''
 
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Term'''<br />February 1, 2014 - present
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Term'''<br>February 1, 2014 - present
 
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| style="vertical-align: top;" |'''Deputy'''
 
| style="vertical-align: top;" |'''Deputy'''
| Mark Tatum
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| [[Mark Tatum]]
 
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| style="vertical-align: top;" |'''Predecessor'''
 
| style="vertical-align: top;" |'''Predecessor'''
| [[David Stern]]
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{{Blank team color}} Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
 
{{Blank team color}} Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
 
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Term'''<br />2006 - 2014
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |'''Term'''<br>2006 - 2014
 
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| style="vertical-align: top;" |'''Successor'''
 
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| Mark Tatum
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Born'''
 
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|{{Birth date and age|1962|4|26}} <br />Rye, New York
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|{{Birth date and age|1962|4|25}}<br>[[wikipedia:Rye, New York|Rye, New York]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Height'''
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|6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
 
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Nationality'''
 
| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Nationality'''
| {{flagicon:United States}} American
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''High school'''
 
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|Rye High School<br>(Rye, New York)
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|[[wikipedia:Rye High School (New York)|Rye High School]]<br>(Rye, New York)
 
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''College'''
 
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| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]] (1984) <br>[[Chicago Maroons|Chicago]] (1984-1985)
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| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]] (1984)<br>[[Chicago Maroons|Chicago]] (1984-1985)
 
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|Senior Vice President of <br>Entertainment
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|Deputy Commissioner<br> (2006-2014)
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Executive career'''
|1992-present ({{age|1992|1|1|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1|1}} years)
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'''Adam Silver''' is an American [[Basketball]] executive who currently serves as [[Commissioner of the NBA]]. Silver attended [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]. He began his career in 1992 where he held various positions before being appointed Deputy Commissioner of the [[NBA]] in 2006. In 2012 the NBA Board of Governors selected him as the next commissioner to succeed [[David Stern]] following Sterns retirement in 2014.
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'''Adam Silver''' (born April 25, 1962) is an American [[basketball]] executive who currently serves as [[Commissioner of the NBA]]. Silver attended [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]. He began his career in 1992 where he held various positions before being appointed Deputy Commissioner of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] in 2006. In 2012, the NBA Board of Governors selected him as the next commissioner to succeed [[David Stern]] following Stern's retirement in 2014.
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[[Category:Born in 1962]]
 
[[Category:New York natives]]
 
[[Category:New York natives]]

Revision as of 01:08, 14 June 2021

Adam Silver
Adam Silver
Silver at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game press conference.
5th Commissioner of the NBA
Incumbent
Term
February 1, 2014 - present
Deputy Mark Tatum
Predecessor David Stern
Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
Term
2006 - 2014
Predecessor Russ Granik
Successor Mark Tatum
Personal information
Born April 25, 1962 (1962-04-25) (age 61)
Rye, New York
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Nationality Flag of the United States American
High school Rye High School
(Rye, New York)
College Duke (1984)
Chicago (1984-1985)
Previous pos. NBA Chief of Staff
Senior Vice President of Entertainment
Deputy Commissioner
(2006-2014)
Executive career 1992-present (32 years)

Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American basketball executive who currently serves as Commissioner of the NBA. Silver attended Duke. He began his career in 1992 where he held various positions before being appointed Deputy Commissioner of the NBA in 2006. In 2012, the NBA Board of Governors selected him as the next commissioner to succeed David Stern following Stern's retirement in 2014.