Russ Granik

Russ Granik
Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
In office
February 1, 1990  July 1, 2006
CommissionerDavid Stern
Succeeded byAdam Silver
Personal details
Born
Russell T. Granik

(1948-07-10) July 10, 1948
Spring Valley, New York U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Profession
  • Businessman
  • lawyer

Russell T. "Russ" Granik (born July 10, 1948) is an American sports executive who served as Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 22 years. During his professional career, Granik served as the announcer of second-round picks in the NBA draft and in later years, the television host of the NBA Draft Lottery.