In hindsight, it became quite obvious that the great David Stern’s mission as commissioner of the NBA was to help expand the league, and the sport’s, global footprint. During his reign, we saw pro players participate in the Olympics, an expansion into Canada and games routinely played overseas.
In relatively short order, it’s become evident that at least one of current commissioner Adam Silver’s priorities — aside from expanding the league’s bottom line — is to simply make the game more fun.
