Do you know the steps to being able to get a front office job with and NBAteam? Whatrequirements are essential

Question

Do you need a certain college degree? Do you need experience? And if you do qualify how do you get noticed to have a job interview? Thank you

Answer 1

I would recommend getting a bachelors in Sports Studies or Sports Administration. You could also consider a bachelors in Business. Then you should get a Masters degree in Sports Administration. Internships with minor league sports teams in your area would also be very helpful, no matter what sport they may be. Often you can work your way up to the big leagues the same way the athletes do! Also, an internship for USA Basketball (http://www.usabasketball.com/) might help you make necessary connections too.
Don't take for granted that you could also work for an arena in the management area and end up doing a lot with the team.

Answer 2

That is not a what you know position, it is a who you know position! Do whatever you can to be as active as possible with basketball and work your way up from local league's, to public schools, then university or developmental leagues. If you are good, you will get recognized and have a shot. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Maybe you have to be an exlayer........here is a interesting article:

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Report: Jordan, Wizards talking

ESPN.com news services

Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards have discussed the possibility of Jordan joining the franchise as head of basketball operations and perhaps eventually assuming an ownership role, sources told the Washington Post on Wednesday.



Will Jordan give up time on the links to run the Wizards?

According to a report on the newspaper's web site, league sources say the NBA has been pushing the involvement of Jordan for an ownership stake in one of several franchises, including the Wizards. Jordan, 36, at one time came close to a deal with the Charlotte Hornets in his home state of North Carolina.


ESPN's David Aldridge reported Wednesday night that talks between Jordan and the Wizards are very preliminary and any ownership involvement on Jordan's part would come only if and when American Online executive Ted Leonsis buys the team.

As head of basketball operations, Jordan would oversee the trading, signing and drafting of players and the hiring and firing of front office personnel. Wizards majority owner Abe Pollin would not comment to the paper on the franchise's possible interest in Jordan. Jordan was not available to comment.


Negotiating a deal with Jordan that would include a piece of the franchise would be complicated by the Wizards' current ownership agreement. Pollin sold the Capitals of the National Hockey League and a minority interest in Washington Sports and Entertainment -- which includes the Wizards, MCI Center, US Airways Arena and Ticketmaster outlets in the Washington/Baltimore region -- for about $200 million to a group headed by Leonsis and Washington businessman Jonathan Ledecky.


The deal gives Leonsis and Ledecky the right of first refusal to buy the Wizards and the rest of holdings when Pollin, who runs the day-to-day operation of the franchise and its home arena, MCI Center, decides to sell.


On Tuesday, Leonsis, 43, and Ledecky, 41, increased their share of ownership in WSE by buying out longtime minority owner Arnold Heft. Leonsis and Ledecky now own about 44 percent of WSE. Neither would comment yesterday on the team's possible interest in Jordan.


Sources told the Post that if Jordan were to become involved in the organization, that when Pollin, 75, decides to sell his holdings, Jordan would acquire a stake in the team.


Pollin said when the Capitals were sold that he was in no hurry to give up control of the Wizards, and he reiterated that position in an in-house memo to his staff this week.


"In spite of the rumors you may have heard about me and the Wizards and MCI Center, I want to set the record straight," Pollin's memo said. "I am not selling the Wizards. I am not selling the MCI Center. I remain in full control of the Wizards, MCI Center, TicketMaster and USAir Arena. I am the boss now and plan to remain the boss for many years to come."


Jordan retired before the start of last year's lockout-shortened season, but played an active role in the sometimes bitter labor negotiations. As the NBA's senior owner, Pollin was heavily involved in the negotiations as well. At one meeting, Pollin and Jordan exchanged angry words.


Pollin bought the franchise in 1963 when it was known as the Chicago Zephrys and moved it to Baltimore before moving to Landover and his just-finished Capital Centre (now USAir Arena) in 1973. As the Washington Bullets, the team was one of the most successful in the NBA in the 1970s, winning a championship in 1978 and getting to the finals the following year. The team also reached the NBA Finals in 1971 and 1975, but has not been close to that plateau in the past 20 years.


In 1997, the team moved to MCI Center, which Pollin built with his own money and financing in order to provide a downtown showcase to his two franchises. But the Wizards, who made the playoffs only once in the last 12 years, are in last place in the NBA's Atlantic Division under first-year coach Gar Heard and are among the bottom half of the league in attendance, averaging 13,918 fans per game.


Jordan's presence might elevate the franchise in the eyes of the NBA and free-agent players shopping for a new team. Among the players eligible for free agency after this season are Reston, Va., native Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio's Tim Duncan.


It is not clear what role Wes Unseld, executive vice president and general manager, would play if Jordan were to take over the Wizards. Unseld, a former all-star center for the Bullets, was in charge of obtaining corporate support for the new arena. He also coached the team from 1988-1994. Unseld declined comment Wednesday.


Jordan established himself as one of the best players in NBA history, winning a record 10 scoring titles and leading the Bulls to six NBA championships during his 13 seasons.
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Pacers coach hedging on front-office job




Associated Press


INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird, one of the greatest players in Boston Celtics history, said Monday he would prefer owning the Indiana Pacers.


And the Indiana coach, who has announced plans to leave the bench at the end of the season, said he doesn't anticipate becoming an owner of either team.


"The Pacers are not for sale, the Celtics are not for sale. I know that, I knew that eight years ago that they weren't for sale. Bird said Monday. "You can't buy something that's not for sale."


The Boston Globe reported Sunday that Bird indicated interest in buying the Celtics.


"I could get people together to buy the team in a day," Bird told the newspaper. "I could get it done tomorrow."


Celtics owner Paul Gaston has said publicly that the team is not for sale.


Bird has been offered an executive position in the Pacers' front office, but said Monday he was uncertain what he would do when the season ends.


"I'll tell you again, I'm not going back there," Bird said of Boston. "As far as being here, I really don't know yet."


Bird said he had talked about the future with Pacers president Donnie Walsh a number of times.


"It's just according to how I feel. I've always said to build a team is very intriguing. Do I want to spend five years doing that? I've got a family. It really comes down to where my kids want to live," said Bird, who has three children. "My wife has followed me around for 23 years. ... She loves it here."


Bird worked as a Celtics consultant for five years after retiring as a player.


He has coached the Pacers into the Eastern Conference finals both years as a coach. In his debut as a coach at any level the Pacers set a franchise record of 58-24 and lost in the conference finals to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in seven games.


Indiana won the Central Division championship in last year's lockout-shortened season, finishing 33-17, and lost the conference final to the New York Knicks in six games.


The Pacers have the best record in the Eastern Conference this season.


Asked if he had talked with Indiana owners Herb and Mel Simon about becoming an owner of the team, Bird responded, "You can forget about it."


Bird was also asked if he was interested in becoming an owner of the Dallas team and responded negatively.


"I'd rather buy this team, because of this place," he said in reference to the new Conseco Fieldhouse, which has had a capacity crowd for every game this season.


Indiana has compiled a franchise-record 19-game winning streak at Conseco and its 22-2 home mark is the best in the league.


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