NBPA Leadership

Executive Committee

The EC is comprised of nine members: President, First Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer and six additional Vice-Presidents. The terms of office for the President and First Vice-President are four years while the Secretary-Treasurer and Vice-Presidents serve three year terms.

Members of the Executive Committee are elected by their peers at the Board of Player Representatives Meetings. Any union member who is in good standing and signed to a Standard NBA Contract is eligible to run for a position on the Executive Committee.

The duties of the Executive Committee (EC) include but are not limited to:

• Directing NBPA affairs and the policy-making decisions necessary to carrying out the NBPA’s work
• Reviewing and voting on all matters requiring player approval between meetings of the Board of Player Representatives
• Participating in all telephonic conferences convened by the President and/or requested by the Executive Director
• Sharing the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Player Representatives

Player Representatives

As the governing body of the union, the Board of Player Representatives is comprised of one player representative from every team. At the beginning of each season, players from each team elect a single player representative along with an alternate to serve on the Board for that season.

The duties of a Player Representative include but are not limited to:

• Serving as the team’s delegate during all Player Representative meetings
  • Each Representative is entrusted to speak on behalf of his teammates and report back any relevant and necessary information addressed during meetings
• Nominating and electing Executive Committee Members
• Selecting the Executive Director of the union

Executive Director

The Executive Director of the union is appointed by the Board of Player Representatives and the Executive Committee.

The duties of The Executive Director include but are not limited to:

• Directing all the affairs of the union on a day-to-day basis
• Executing all policies of the union
• Conducting the collective bargaining relationship between the union and the NBA
• Supervising the administration and enforcement of the Player Agent Regulations program