Russ Granik
Russ Granik
Russ Granik is an American sports executive who served as Deputy Commissioner of the NBA for 22 years. He retired from that position on July 1, 2006, after 30 years with the NBA. Granik was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013, alongside basketball legends including Gary Payton, Bernard King, Rick Pitino, and Jerry Tarkanian. He was enshrined into the Hall of Fame by Jerry Colangelo. During his professional career, Granik served as the...
arena games impossible orleans
Even if the arena is operable, it still may be impossible to play games in New Orleans for some time,
focus orleans remaining team
right now the focus is on the team remaining the New Orleans Hornets.
both ultimately
I know that both of them are ultimately worthy.
bit easier might
I want to take it a little bit easier for a while and then see what else I might want to do.
agreement bargaining collective concluded felt last left remaining six television three time treadmill
After we successfully concluded our last collective bargaining agreement in June, and with six years remaining on that agreement and three years left on our television contracts, I felt the time was right for me to get off the treadmill for a while,
It was long enough. I feel I've contributed as much as I can,
seed system teams unlikely
It's very unlikely we would go to reseeding after the first round. It's also very unlikely we would go to a system where we would seed teams one through eight.
dealing
That's at least an interesting notion. Then you're not dealing with the politicking.
good
On this one there was a pretty good consensus.
optimistic reason
I don't have any reason to be optimistic here.
draw problem
One problem is where you draw the line.
perfect
We want the fairest arrangement we can. There is probably no perfect system.
announce guess happy known six taken
It's just time. I'm ready. I'm really happy about it, actually. I guess I'm a little taken aback by the reaction, though. I've known about this for six months, but once you announce it, it really makes it real.
david quite run
David and I have had quite a run at the NBA.