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发帖数: 498 | 1 黑人管理人员比例远低于其球员比例，遭批评
https://theundefeated.com/features/the-nbas-black-leaders-open-up-about-the-
leagues-diversity-problem/
Last week, The Undefeated looked deep into some stunning diversity
statistics troubling the NBA. Although the league is widely held as the
current trailblazer for diversity among the professional and college sports,
75 percent of its players are black and only one team president and three
general managers are. While the NBA cannot force teams to hire or interview
anyone, the league has two African-Americans in Mark Tatum and Oris Stuart
leading the charge to get more minorities considered for executive positions
. Tatum is the NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer.
Stuart is the NBA’s senior vice president and chief diversity & inclusion
officer.
The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears sat down with Tatum (Stuart participated
via cellphone) for a discussion addressing the lack of diversity in NBA
front offices and the plans to improve it. The discussion took place before
Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Tatum: This is an issue that is very important to the league and me,
personally. This league has a long history of inclusion at all levels.
Whether that is at the coaching level, the management level and certainly at
the league level. That has been a result of the most senior level people of
our organization and with our teams as well. There are guys out there that
have the capability, clearly, to [perform in executive and management roles]
who will get opportunities.
The Undefeated: When you see the statistics, what comes to mind on the lack
of [black] presidents and general managers?
Tatum: We want to make sure that diversity and inclusion continues to be
part of all their hiring decisions. It’s a holistic thing. Our teams are
always looking for an edge. They’re always looking for who is the best
person for the job. I will always tell you that they are searching for
different backgrounds, for different experiences, for a diverse pool of
candidates to make sure they identify the appropriate candidates to make
sure they identify the appropriate person.
That might mean it’s somebody like [Sacramento Kings GM] Vlade Divac [who
is Serbian] or [new Brooklyn Nets GM] Sean Marks [of New Zealand] who has
the international experience. It might be somebody like [Charlotte Hornets
general manager] Rich Cho [who is Asian-American]. It’s [Toronto Raptors GM
] Masai Ujiri [who is Nigerian]. Look at the opportunity that Masai was
given to run a team and do what he’s doing. But of course, we are not where
we want to be as a league. What I think Oris is focused on is making sure
that our teams have a culture of finding the best possible person, looking
at a diverse group of people and creating a culture of diversity and
inclusion.
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Stuart: I will just pick up on that point about culture. You can create a
culture. We know, of course, of the Rooney Rule [in the NFL rule that
mandates teams interview at least one ethnic minority candidate for head
coaching and executive positions]. We celebrate the fact that the NFL has
implemented that before. But with us, we have to do something that will work
for our unique situation. Focus on culture that we believe will create a
sustainable outcome, one that is not based on just a process or that kind of
oversight.
To Mark’s earlier point, it’s just not rational in our league to exclude a
whole category of potential candidates. We are going to get to the bottom
of where there are gaps and where there are barriers. It’s about a culture
of inclusion that will ultimately start a sustainable process that is going
to really address that issue.
The Undefeated: What can the NBA actually do? You can’t force an owner to
make a hire. But it did seem to me that a lot of the black [candidates] I
talk to say, ‘Hey, we appreciate the NBA’s efforts, but they can’t force
anyone to hire us.’
Tatum: It shouldn’t be about the forcing. This is not about checking the
box. This is about creating. And what we can do as a league is create a
culture and understanding that going out and identifying a diverse pool of
candidates and the best possible talent out there is good for business. It
is good for your team. Teams generally do understand that.
Stuart: We have implemented an associates program within our basketball
operations with the objective of putting former players into a position to
develop the skills and to prepare themselves for these roles. Expanding that
pipeline is something that we are doing and can continue to expand.
(from left to right, top to bottom) Masai Ujiri, Dmitry Razumov, Vlade Divac
, Rich Cho.
Photos by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star, Elsa/Getty Images, Rocky Widner/NBAE,
Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer
The Undefeated: Is there anything that the NBA can do in collaboration with
the National Basketball Players Association [NBPA] to tackle this issue?
From the players’ standpoint — not just African-American players, but
players in general — there doesn’t seem to be a high number of former
players in these positions as well.
Tatum: As Oris mentioned, there is the associates program, where we can work
with the [NBPA] and players or recently retired players interested in
getting into the business of basketball or the operations side and put them
in this program to give them exposure to what it takes to be a general
manager in this league.
I know [NBPA executive director] Michele Roberts knows, as do I, many of our
players aspire to be entrepreneurs and aspire to be owners in our league —
not just necessarily coaches or general managers. And we encourage that.
The Undefeated: What would you tell someone who has paid their dues in this
league, a black executive or a former black executive like Joe Dumars or Rod
Higgins, who question whether they should have hope that a team will give
them a chance or another chance?
Tatum: I would say our teams are always looking for the best possible
candidate for the jobs, regardless of their race or their background. I
would say if you have success in this league, that you will always be given
an opportunity, if you have had success in the past.
The Undefeated: Why did the league feel the need to hire someone like Oris
Stuart?
Tatum: [Richard Lapchick’s Racial and Gender Report Card] has consistently
rated [the NBA] at the top of the list in men’s sports in racial and gender
equality and diversity. But we needed to make sure we were proactive and
this wasn’t just a matter of happenstance. We said it is really time to
take a strategic, proactive look at it.
The Undefeated: There were eight GM candidates interviewed by the Nets and
none of them happened to be black. There was a Hispanic candidate in Houston
’s Gersson Rosas. Marks was hired, and he’s from New Zealand. But when you
have capable African-American candidates and none were interviewed for the
job, did you take notice of that?
Tatum: I don’t know the exhaustive list of all the people that were
interviewed or not for the job. Those things aren’t always made public. I
will tell you that we are certainly, through the work that Oris is doing,
always encouraging our teams to talk to as diverse group of talent as
possible for those jobs.
The Undefeated: When a NBA president or GM job is open, do you send teams a
suggestion list? Do you reach out as they go through the process?
Tatum: There are a pipeline of candidates out there that, at times, we make
sure teams [are aware of]. Sometimes they will seek our counsel and advice,
as well. There is an ongoing dialogue any time those positions come out.
The NBA began the Global Inclusion Council. It’s made up of 19 senior
leaders — league and team representatives, such as New York Knicks general
manager Steve Mills and Charlotte Hornets chief operating officer Fred
Whitfield, Tatum and Stuart. The council is creating benchmarks and a series
of processes to measure, evaluate and share how teams can create a diverse
and inclusive environment.
Stuart: We are also looking at other organizations outside of sports that
are particularly effective at placing minorities and woman in [positions of]
executive leadership.
Tatum: That is what a culture of diversity and inclusion encourages. Think
outside of the box. Open your mind to who the best possible candidate is
regardless of race, regardless of gender.
The Undefeated: I wish you could hear the voices of a lot of different
aspiring black GMs and presidents that I’ve talked to. To be honest, there
is a lot of pain in their voice and frustration. A lot of them lack hope.
Being black [yourselves], is there is a part of you that kind of stings when
you hear the frustration, the statistics and what these guys are thinking?
Tatum: I want to make sure that the organization and the collective teams
are always taking into consideration the best pool of candidates. Of course,
I want to see anybody get that opportunity. If you’re a minority, you get
the same opportunity as anybody else to get that job. I definitely
understand it.
[NBA commissioner Adam Silver] is very focused on that and it is something
we hold very near and dear to our culture as a league, given the history
that we’ve had as a league in making sure that it doesn’t matter what the
color of your skin is or what your gender is. If you can do the job, you
will get the opportunity to do that job.
Stuart: I certainly understand the feelings that are out there. But
certainly from my point, working for the organization for a bit and having
seen what success looks like, I have a lot of confidence in where we are
headed. | u***n
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发帖数: 5610 | 3 黑人闹过，结果教练面试，就要考虑黑人。
NFL还专门出政策，所有教练面试，必须有一个黑人被面试。
就是靠这种不断抗争，黑人才拿到领导位置。
相比之下，华人在硅谷20%的螺丝丁，没人组织争取管理层位置。这种闹是合情合理，
必然会提高管理者位置。 | f****e
发帖数: 24964 | 4 黑人球员比例远高于种族比例，更有问题吧
估计管理人员比例反倒比较合理
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: 黑人管理人员比例远低于其球员比例，遭批评
: https://theundefeated.com/features/the-nbas-black-leaders-open-up-about-the-
: leagues-diversity-problem/
: Last week, The Undefeated looked deep into some stunning diversity
: statistics troubling the NBA. Although the league is widely held as the
: current trailblazer for diversity among the professional and college sports,
: 75 percent of its players are black and only one team president and three
: general managers are. While the NBA cannot force teams to hire or interview
: anyone, the league has two African-Americans in Mark Tatum and Oris Stuart
: leading the charge to get more minorities considered for executive positions
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