Adam Silver On Being The Commissioner of The NBA | Full Interview 

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JJ‘s value to the NBA is very underrated. He always finds new ways to keep us all learning, growing and entertained. He is a true icon of basketball

I like that Adam Silver is open to interviews like this, makes him alot more personable. Seems like a good guy

This podcast has clout man....now get Lebron

You can tell that he genuinely cares about and loves the sport of basketball at its core, and making sure he does best by it. Important and refreshing quality from somebody in a position like his.

we need a 3 hour podcast with adam, the way he thinks and goes about things in the nba is very interesting. plus being in the business side of the nba for over 25 years just gives so many different views and insight on the business of the nba

I think he’s the best commissioner in all major U.S. sports. He’s very transparent, rational and really puts the league first. I think he’s done a tremendous job since taking over as Commissioner. Really thankful this podcast happened, thanks JJ and Adam!

In a way, this might be the most entertaining podcast you guys have yet. Thanks JJ

Looking a few years back I never would have thought that I would one day see a (recently retired) player sit down with the COMMISSIONER OF THE LEAGUE for 45 minutes, unaffiliated with a big network and have a very candid conversation about everything NBA, including potentially sensitive topics. The league and the media surrounding it is going is a great direction and JJ is one of the driving forces of that evolution. Great interview, I could easily have listened to 2 more hours of this.

TIME STAMPS❗️ 15:40 - How Adam Silver Relegates his Time 20:10 - Adam Silvers Mission Statement for the League 27:20 - Load Management 33:05 - Who is Responsible for Load Management? 39:45 - In Season Tournament 49:20 - What the media can do better to promote the League 54:35 - Donald Sterling & Potential NBA “Walkout”

JJ really is a great interviewer. Everything he says is with purpose and the vibe of the interview always seems really genuine. He never wastes a question either.

Really cool to see JJ get guests with this level of magnitude. Silver always seemed like a chill dude so it’s nice to hear him have a really well paced conversation with a guy of JJ’s stature. Keep it up 👏👏

Congrats on getting Adam Silver as an interview. Best commissioner in sports.

Huge thanks to Commissioner Adam not only for taking the time but also for the transparency and insight. You can just tell that he lives and breathes the NBA and basketball.

Silver is the best commissioner among all american pro sports. What he’s done since taking over the nba is tremendous. He continues Stern’s legacy of globalizing the sport but also has given players more voices than ever before. Every offseason crazy trades happen and keep the sport fun and dramatic at the same time (but like good drama). The play-in tournament made the end of the season more enjoyable with the stakes on the table and more ad revenue involved. He actually cares about the growth of franchises (cracked down on tanking) the fan bases, and most importantly the players. He just gets it. Not everything has been perfect, the switched allstar game formats have been odd, now this mid season tournament is a new adjustment. But he actually cares about the entertainment value of the sport and wants the best for the future of the sport. Hard to knock the guy. He should be commissioner for a long time. He will go down as top 2 ever maybe even the best when it’s all said and done.

I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Hell of a job JJ!

I like that Adam silver has a genuine interest in improving the game.

i got lucky and sat row 1 (non courtside) for the pacers opening night. Incredible to see Adam Silver in the building for the game and i got to shake his hand, also thanked him for coming to the game haha! I appreciate the transparency he has with future plans for the league. Attempting to implement change and help grow the game/league. Great commissioner! Go Cers!

15:33 interview starts

This has gotta be the best sports, maybe overall, podcast out there right there now. The insight, thought process, questions, guests, entertainment, and production is just top tier. Love everything they do

First time I’ve seen a sports commissioner that seems giddy with excitement about the sport he/she oversees. Great to see.

The 🐐 NBA and sports league commissioner. Super well spoken and a visionary, while managing to be a down to earth guy

JJs value to the nba is becoming second to none… the difference between this podcast and other former players, is this is strictly hoop talk whereas others are life and hoop. love it

51:40 I couldn't agree more with Adam's push for more explanatory commentary during games. I've played basketball up to High school varsity so I know the general defensive schemes and offensive sets, but it wasn't until I started watching old man and the 3 when I started hearing play calls and the intent of certain schemes like the dunker spot. There are still a lot of episodes where they use a vernacular term and 75% of what they are describing can't be decoded but basketball podcast have definitely expanded my knowledge. JJ occasionally does this when he is calling a game and it's more interesting to understand what's going on beyond "they are playing man defence", and only calling out offensive actions such as player A screens for player B and player B drives dishing it yo the corner for a 3.

The. Best. Guest. You. Could. Ever. Get. So informative. So much awesome information that us fans would never gain access to. Thank you.

It's a pretty big deal to get the NBA commissioner on your podcast.

JJ is such an underrated interviewer. He has this special ability to get people comfortable and have such a natural conversation.

Thank you JJ and company for the great questions to the interesting guests. It’s the depth behind the game. I’ve been watching the nba for over 60 years and this is refreshing.

The first to get him on a podcast that’s legendary

Respect to Silver for doing this. Was an interesting look into some of the behind the scenes of the NBA. Great stuff JJ & team

Super proud of how you have used your time after your playing career, JJ. You are one of my favorite analysts, ask tough, thoughtful questions, and have a joy for the game that is obvious. Good for you.

I love the concept of the in-season tournament! My only issue with it is that with the groups, they missed an opportunity to mix the conferences... I hope they change that next year, but there's still a big divide between the East and the West, and this specific tournament could've mixed things up a bit!

I never got why Adam Silver gets so much hate. Everytime a team wins a chip and they announce him, he gets booed by fans for some reason. I think he's done great as commissioner and made the sport more entertaining by adding stuff like the play-in, in season tournament, etc.

JJ I hope you know how valuable and entertaining your pod is. Thank you for another banger

i bet this podcast is way more insightful for the guys in the league than it is for the casual fan. JJ really out here being the favorite guy of everybody's favorite guy.

JJ offers far and away the best content available on the NBA. His interviews are first rate and his analysis of what is happening on the court is incredibly informative to the casual fan. I could do without the advertisements within the video but I understand this is a commercial enterprise and JJ deserves to be well paid for his work. I simply move the cursor and ignore the commercials to the best of my ability. I won't be buying smart water and I have no interest in betting on sports... so I'm not exactly the perfect customer for this material. But I AM a basketball fan and love what JJ does.

Wasn’t expecting this but this will be fire for sure

this was really cool, i hope this is able to be done a few more times throughout the season. Love hearing from Adam in this format.

Super interesting episode. It's really cool to get an extended conversation with the commissioner. I love the back-to-basketball mentality that got brought up, and I love that both Silver and the networks are talking about putting a wider swath of the NBA on nationally televised games. There are so many teams in the league right now that are just one or two adjustments from having a real shot at the title, and I think that failing to give those organizations their due is a disservice to the fans and the players.

Loved the play-in tournament! For fans that know they're team isn't going for the chip gives them still a playoff feel to come in and fill seats.

JJ is such a great interviewer ❤

True to their name, Old Man and the 3, they were able to get an interview with Nosferatu!

Great podcast episode. JJ I appreciate the high level questions you curated for this and I didn’t get the vibe that it was all softball. But big ups to Adam Silver for being such a great commissioner. The league is in good hands with him.

AS is very respectful and a principled, passionate leader. Love listening to him talk about the sport and our league!

Amazing episode as always!

As a football fan (I'm English), it's great to see Adam Silver acknowledge the FA Cup!! Totally unexpected but made me SMASH that like button

Adam silver really hit the nail with addressing these topics. Everything I heard made me optimistic for the game

So grateful that Adam decided to do this, I hope we see more of him and JJ.

this was a great interview, thanks.

man this guy loves the NBA and i am here for it

Regular listener here; this is your best episode yet. Silver had had his challenges and misses but he’s mostly on the positive side and is easily the most transparent commissioner out there today. Reddick did a quality interview here, also.

Great interview JJ. Love the clarity in which you speak and communicate in your podcast and interviews.

Nice! The commissioner coming on for an interview. Mind asking the commissioner to help give the cheerleaders a living wage. A lot of them train year round, but needing 2 -3 jobs to sustain themselves

Great podcast but can we talk about the trust and integrity of referees in the NBA at some point? With the rapid growth of sports betting as well as just growth of plain fan base of NBA this is the most important part of the game. Officiating integrity needs to be discussed at some point, with sports betting it’s become much easier to see the questionable calls during the games. I believe many others can agreee.

Always great to have Adam Silver do deep dives on these topics. Good episode

Adam silver answers every question perfectly. I’ve never seen this man answer a question wrong. Always so smooth. Man, he handled the “do you have regrets” question so well. Master at public relations and running a business.

A correction: Everyone was off Tuesday, my 76ers play Boston tonight(not an in-season tourney game). Our first in-season tourney game is actually on Friday @Detroit, and then this Sunday we host the Pacers.

Dude look like a vampire

Adam has always impressed me. He has always found a way to remain human, approachable, articulate, and genuine. I look at other heads if leagues, and the demeanor and attitude always feels different. Soccer, Football, Baseball... all feel like the commissioner has no real Interest in the fan, or players. Adam has always struck me as more independent and less the talking head of the owners. I do not know him at all personally. But just think he seems like he actually cares. And actually tries his best. Even on his failures and mistakes, he seems more accountable and open to his critics. Thank you JJ, great questions and interview. Especially given the time crunch. I really would love to see more with Adam Silver as you hope!

He is by far my favorite commissioner. He seems real down to earth and really has his head focused on valid issues and concerns. I love everything he said. Great interview j.j!

Someone needs to ask him about changing the game up - basketball has become optimized. Need new life

I'm disappointed by how JJ handled the load management conversation. We just watched a playoffs where key guys were dropping off like flies due to injury, leading to a worse playoff viewing experience for the fans, and yet JJ sits here and smiles with Adam Silver acting like the current 82 game schedule is perfect.

This is really good stuff, what a surprisingly good listen. I feel like I learned so much not only about Adam Silver but about the NBA as an enterprise.

I love this Pod… JJ, Tommy, thank you.

Ask this alien Shapeshifter why he ruined jerseys in the NBA with the logo BS and why he thinks we need a second place trophy in the regular season tournament? Ask him why he’s ruining everything David Stern built to make the game global

Can’t believe we got the commissioner on this podcast! Way to go, Team! Best NBA podcast hands-down. Keep up the good work JJ and Tommy! 🎉

Must say, I'm highly impressed with Adam Silver. He takes his responsibility as commissioner serious as he views his impact of the game to all who have stakes in it: fans, players, governors, media, etc. He makes deliberate actions all in the name of improving the game/product that is the NBA. The example of the Sterling decision stands out of his leadership as opposed to his NFL counterpart with someone like Dan Snyder and CTE.

Great interview, unbelievable work from JJ in this space

This was great, JJ! It was really personal and entertaining. It was cool to get to know him as a real person. Well done!

Awesome seeing different perspectives of people involved in the NBA, great episode!

Incredible interview 🙌🏼 Great to see Adam come onto the podcast and hear from his end how he sees the game of basketball. Not sure what my exact perspective was of him before, but he seems like a fitting individual at the head of this league.

Fantastic episode! Love to see both game and business perspective and how the commissioner navigates that balance. This could be a talk at a business conference 👏👏👏

Adam Silver is the best commissioner in any sport in my lifetime (46 years). Fair and consistent, innovative, personable, loves the game!

A big interview. Congrats JJ and Tommy 👏🏾

Not to bring politics on either side of the aisle into this. But this conversation exemplifies leadership. The amount of detail and nuance to the approach to the commissioners problem solving abilities should be demanded by leaders of our society. JJ thanks for this platform, this was a one of my favorite interviews to date.

Best sports podcast of all time, nobody’s doing it like JJ.

Amazing interview. I love how open Adam Silver is

Awesome episode and amazing guest. I think there should be one award for a player who played every regular season game.

JJ I can’t lie u a goat of college basketball my brother. We give you crap but you are really a staple in the basketball community and you will remembered for ever

Quality content as usual. Watched the whole thing on my day off

Adam Silver never disappoints. He is so smart and doesn’t miss a point. Just great, great, interview!!!!

Loved every minute of getting to listen to the commissioners thoughts on the league, hoping for more down the line

Great work JJ! This was a very well run episode.

Very candid conversation...great interview as always JJ

omg that 's some episode ! jj you are giving us great content thanks !! i'm from Paris and i love this show !

I grew up with David Stern being signed on official basketballs..Silver genuinely cares about the game and the future worldwide. From dealing with COVID to introducing great ideas like the Play-in and games abroad like Mexico City.. He's been GREAT!

This was a fantastic interview. I am relatively new to following basketball and Silver seems a lot more earnest and genuine than I imagined him to be.

great interview, and very insightful into Adam's thought process

WOW 🤩 that was a fantastic interview ; it flew by!!!! Great 👍 job JJ and Tommy

Awesome interview, jj I never get bored with your guest or with Tommy. Keep it ⚡🍀

Great episode this might be my favorite one yet having the commish on gives a great macro perspective

I could have listened to this for another 4 hours 👌👌👌

Best Basketball Pod on TV. JJ you’re doing a great job!

Learned a lot about Silver and I really gained a lot of appreciation for him as commissioner.

Really enjoyed this! Great podcast.

I’m surprised by how much talking Adam silver is doing and it’s amazing. At first I thought he would be a person that would just answer your questions briefly but wow wow wow wow wow

I love it, thank u JJ n Tommy!

damn good interview. respecct to Silver for giving you the time. JJ did a great job, and Adam is a smart man.

My main issue with the in-season tournament is there no additional incentive for fans to watch. It's just a regular-season game for us. My proposal is the winner of the in-season tournament gets a first round draft pick between the 14th and 15th pick. That way there is much more excitement for fans to be invested for their team to win and the players still get that money incentive. For the first time ever, a team would be awarded a draft pick for winning, which helps even more to keep the competitiveness for the teams that probably aren't making the end of season playoffs. Win-win for everyone. Do it Adam Silver

Yo this was great man, get him back soon I love learning about the ins and outs around the decisions being made.