Sophie Cunningham discusses next WNBA commissioner with Adam Silver

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the status of the search for the next 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.

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

Cunningham echoed the sentiments of her fellow WNBA players that the next commissioner should prioritize relationships with the league's players.

As the Indiana Fever wait for Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and head coach Stephanie White to return after helping Team USA win the gold medal during the FIBA World Cup, Sophie Cunningham spoke about the search for the next WNBA commissioner. While the Fever star in Cunningham has spoken about the open WNBA commissioner role before, she would […] The post Fever news: Sophie Cunningham drops Adam Silver revelation about WNBA commissioner search appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The WNBA is searching for a new commissioner at one of the most important moments in the league’s history, with record attendance, expanding rosters, and more money flowing into the sport than ever before. The person who takes the job will inherit a league mid-boom, and players have opinions about what that person needs to [...]

Sophie Cunningham has discussed the soon-to-be vacant WNBA commissioner's job with Adam Silver after the NBA commissioner reached out to her.

Cathy Engelbert is leaving her post at end of year NBA commissioner often speaks to players about issues Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has discussed the soon-to-be vacant WNBA commissioner’s job with Adam Silver after the NBA commissioner reached out to her. “I have talked to Adam Silver a couple times, and I think he’s a great guy,” Cunningham said on Monday. “He was very knowledgeable and full of wisdom and so getting to talk to him and hear his perspective of how he approaches the NBA is huge, who he’s kind of looking for. I think if you want to know the real answers, you go to him. Continue reading...

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has discussed the soon-to-be vacant WNBA commissioner's job with Adam Silver after the NBA commissioner reached out to her. “I have talked to Adam Silver a couple times, and I think he’s a great guy,” Cunningham said Monday after a Fever practice during the women’s FIBA World Cup break.