WNBA Commissioner Job Receiving Considerable Interest From Candidates
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WNBA Commissioner Job Receiving Considerable Interest From Candidates
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said interest in the WNBA's vacant commissioner role has surged since Cathy Engelbert announced her retirement earlier this month. Formal interviews have not yet begun, though calls about the opening continue to be received by the NBA. "I can tell by the calls I'm getting how much more attractive this job is and will be in 2027 than it was in 2019," said Silver. The hiring process will formally begin once the league selects a search firm, a step currently underway...
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Following WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s decision to step down after the 2026 season, the search for her successor has become a high-priority effort across women’s and men’s professional basketball. NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who led the search that brought Engelbert, has the responsibility to search for a new commissioner once again. In the turn of [...]
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Almost two weeks after Cathy Engelbert announced her forthcoming retirement, what’s the status of the search for the next WNBA Commissioner?
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the status of the search for the next WNBA Commissioner.
Publisher:Adam Silver reveals ‘unifying’ goal for Cathy Engelbert’s replacement as WNBA commissioner
With the WNBA set to have a new commissioner following the conclusion of the 2026 season, NBA boss Adam Silver has outlined the goal for the person coming in next. Cathy Engelbert’s tenure as WNBA commissioner was not without criticism, but it’s hard to dispute that she has overseen the most explosive growth in the league’s history.
Publisher:Adam Silver says next WNBA commissioner should help ‘unify’ the league
NEW YORK — The search for the WNBA’s next commissioner is unofficially underway. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his colleagues haven’t begun interviewing candidates, but calls about the job opening are flooding in since Cathy Engelbert announced her retirement earlier this month. “I can tell by the calls I’m getting how much more attractive this job is and will be in 2027 than it was in 2019,” Silver told The Athletic on Tuesday. The hiring process will begin in earnest after the league names
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