David Stern Autographs
David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. He is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players. In addition, with Stern's guidance the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages. Stern also helped found the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's development league. Under Stern, the NBA launched their digital presence with NBA.com, NBA TV, and NBA League Pass. He also established the NBA's social responsibility program, NBA Cares.
Stern started with the NBA in 1966 as an outside counsel, then joined the NBA in 1978 as general counsel and became the league's executive vice president in 1980. He became commissioner in 1984, succeeding Larry O'Brien. After 30 years, Stern retired in 2014 as the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American sports leagues (though his record has since been broken). He was succeeded by Adam Silver. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame. Stern was on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers, a Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and chair of JALC's Marketing Committee, and was a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
David Stern was born in Manhattan, New York City, one of three children of Anna (née Bronstein, 1918–1990) and William Stern (1918–1980), a Jewish family. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and his father ran a Jewish delicatessen in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Stern grew up a New York Knicks fan, considered Carl Braun his hero, and attended games at Madison Square Garden with his father. He played basketball briefly in adulthood before sustaining a serious right knee injury during a New York Lawyers League game.
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The most expensive item with a signature of David Stern (2023 Topps Transcendent DAVID STERN AUTO 1/1 Cut Signature Legends Autograph SP) was sold in December 2024 for $3,499.99 while the cheapest item (DAVID STERN Authentic Hand Signed 4X6 Photo - NBA HOF 2014 - with LeBron James) found a new owner for $0.50 in October 2017. The month with the most items sold (9) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $52.99 for an autographed item of David Stern. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2024 with $3,499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2011. In average, an autographed item from David Stern is worth $43.90.
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Latest News about David Stern
NBA At 75: What to expect at the league's 100th anniversary (04/08/2022): It was David Stern's running joke. ''In 10 years,'' the then-commissioner of the NBA would say. Stern was always looking ahead, looking for the next thing, the next innovation to keep the league moving. NBA executive explains why David Stern killed Chris Paul to Lakers’ trade (12/17/2021): Former NBA exec says it was less about how good it made the Lakers than it was how good it made the Hornets. Former NBA executive explains why David Stern nixed Chris Paul trade to Lakers f (12/17/2021): Stern wanted the Hornets to look attractive to a new buyer 
Women's Basketball HOF to induct David Stern (07/26/2020): Former NBA commissioner David Stern, who died Jan. 1 at age 77 and was instrumental in launching the WNBA in 1997, will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame next year. Stern's life, legacy celebrated at NYC memorial (01/22/2020): A crowd of thousands from across the NBA world filled the lower bowl at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday to remember former commissioner David Stern.
Older News Stories about David Stern
Former NBA commissioner David Stern remains in serious condition following surge (12/2019): Stern, 77, reportedly collapsed at a Manhattan restaurant on Thursday and was rushed into emergency surgery Kobe Bryant Calls David Stern's Plan To Create An Olympic Age Limit 'Stupid' (07/2012): In the wake of a condensed 66-game season and the dropping out of many Olympic hopefuls due to injuries, David Stern was one of many who proposed Team USA select only younger players to preserve the health of veteran superstars like Bryant.
