Adam Silver’s Wife, Age, Salary, Net Worth, Height, and More!

By Jasmine Last updated Oct 20, 2022

Adam Silver is a businessman, lawyer, and sports executive from the United States. He is worth $40 million. Adam Silver is the National Basketball Association’s fifth and current commissioner (NBA).

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Salary:	$10 Million
Date of Birth:	Apr 25, 1962 (60 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.9 m)
Profession:	Film Producer, Businessperson, Television producer, Lawyer, Commissioner of the NBA
Nationality:	United States of America

Adam Silver Early Life

Adam Silver was born on April 25, 1962, in Rye, New York, which is a suburb of New York City. He went to Rye High School and graduated in 1980. He then went on to Duke University, where he studied political science as his major.

After he graduated from college in 1984, he worked as a legislative assistant for one year for Les AuCoin, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He then went to law school at the University of Chicago and got his J.D. in 1988.

After getting his law degree, Silver worked as a clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood in the Southern District of New York. He then became a partner at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Adam Silver’s Personal Life

Since 2015, Silver has been married to his wife Maggie. Together, they have one daughter. He is on the Board of Trustees for Duke University and won the University of Chicago Law School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2016.

He is also on the board of the Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.

Adam Silver Age

Adam Silver was born in New York on April 25, 1962. He will be 60 years old in 2022. He, too, grew up in New York City.

His parents are Edward and Melba Silver, and despite being American citizens, his family has Jewish ancestors. His four older siblings are Erik, Ann, Owen, and Emily, his two brothers, and two sisters.

Adam Silver Height

Adam Silver. Measuring in at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m). Adam Silver worked for a law firm representing businesses in New York.

He was a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore before becoming a legal clerk for US Federal Judge Kimba Wood. Thus, word of his reputation as a tough manager quickly traveled throughout the sports world.

He was lauded for his guts in calling for the eradication of racism in basketball and, by extension, all sports

Adam Silver Career

Silver first worked for the NBA from 1992 to 1998 as the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer. In that job, he helped negotiate the last three collective bargaining agreements between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.

He also helped create the WNBA, the NBA Development League, NBA China, and a partnership with Turner Broadcasting so that they could manage the NBA’s digital assets.

He has also been Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NBA Entertainment, Chief of Staff for the NBA, and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.

Silver was the executive producer of the IMAX movie “Michael Jordan to the Max,” the 2000 documentary “Whatever Happened to Michael Ray?,” and the 2002 and 2003 movies “Like Mike” and “Year of the Yao.”

In late April 2014, Clippers owner Donald Sterling said racist things, and Adam Silver had to deal with them. This was his first big test as league commissioner. On tape, Sterling was heard making very racist remarks to his girlfriend.

A few days after the tapes came out, Silver and the NBA announced that Sterling would be banned from all NBA events for the rest of his life. Silver and the NBA also said they would do everything they could to get him to sell the team. This was one of the worst punishments that a professional sports team owner has ever had to face.

Silver has also had to deal with a 2019 tweet by the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, that supported the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. The tweet caused political trouble and problems with China and the NBA’s plans to work together.

China replied negatively to Morey’s tweet by saying that they might decide to break ties with the NBA. Silver, on the other hand, defended Morey by saying that he had the right to speak his mind and was free to do so.

Silver had won a lot of honors and awards in the sports world. The Sports Business Journal put him at the top of their list of the 50 most important people in the sports business for 2016. In 2015, Sports Business Journal named him Executive of the Year.

That same year, Time named him one of the 100 Most Influential People and Fortune named him one of the 50 Greatest Leaders. In 2014, Sports Illustrated also named him Executive of the Year.

Adam Silver Wife

Adam Silver’s Wife is Maggie Grise. Adam Silver and Maggie Grise got married in May 2015. When they first met, they hit it off.

A friend they both knew put them in touch, and as they say, the rest is history. In an interview with Today in April 2015, Silver talked about how excited he was about the chance and how much he wanted to be a dad. A new baby had just been born into their family.

His wish came true in 2017 when his wife Maggie gave birth to a happy baby girl they named Louise Burns Silver. This was two years after they got married.

Adam Silver’s Net Worth and Salary

In 2021, the 59-year-old is expected to have a net worth of $35 million. The majority of his wealth comes from his salary and bonuses as an NBA player.

Silver pulls in a hefty annual compensation of $10 million. Adam Silver’s contract with the NBA was renewed in June 2018 through the 2023-2024 season. When his contract is over, he will have made exactly $100,000,000. In addition, if he reaches certain growth and sales targets, he receives additional compensation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Age of Adam Silver?

Adam Silver is 60 years old and was born on April 25, 1962.

What is the Net Worth of Adam Silver?

Adam Silver has a net worth of $35 million.

What is the Salary of Adam Silver?

Adam Silver earns an annual salary of $10 million.