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American sports executive
Russell T. "Russ" Granik
(born July 10, 1948) is an American sports executive who served as Deputy Commissioner of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA) for 22 years. During his professional career, Granik served as the announcer of second-round picks in the
NBA draft
and in later years, the television host of the NBA Draft Lottery.
NBA Deputy Commissioner
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Granik was the lead negotiator for the NBA for the past four
collective bargaining
negotiations with the NBA players' union. He also represented the league in negotiating numerous
television
deals, and in his role with USA Basketball helped lobby FIBA, the world sanctioning body for basketball, to permit professional basketball players to play in the Olympic Games. That eligibility rule change led directly to the formation of the
Dream Team
that represented the
United States
at the
1992 Summer Olympics
in
Barcelona
,
Spain
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He also served as President of USA Basketball and Chairperson of
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
.
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He retired on July 1, 2006, after 30 years with the NBA.
Education
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Granik graduated
magna cum laude
from
Dartmouth College
in 1969 and from
Harvard Law School
.
Honors
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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
.
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