“He’s definitely the reason why our …

“He’s definitely the reason why our league is in the state it is in today,” said Bulls forward Thaddeus Young. “Adam Silver has done a great job of taking on that head seat and making sure that the game continues to go on and keeps getting better and better. But David Stern is the one who introduced everything to the league, from these contracts that we have now to the TV (rights and revenue) to dealing with both sides, the NBPA and the NBA, to forming this great fraternity that we have.