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Reader Survey: NBA

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Most effective team owner:

Peter Holt (San Antonio Spurs) 35%
Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks) 27%

Responses: 749


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Least effective team owner:

James Dolan (New York Knicks) 26%
Atlanta Spirit (Atlanta Hawks) 13%

Responses: 705


Readers singled out Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2005 as the least effective owner in the first year of our survey. Readers would like to say they saw this one coming, but New York Knicks owner James Dolan was the top vote-getter in the next four years of the survey, followed by Sterling twice more, then Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan in 2012 and 2013.

Sponsors that do the best job activating around the NBA:

Nike 47%
Gatorade 41%
Kia Motors 36%
Sprite 26%
Adidas 22%

Responses: 697
Note: Respondents could make three selections.

Grade Adam Silver’s performance as NBA commissioner since taking the job in February:

A 58%
B 34%
C 7%
D 0%
F 1%

Responses: 741

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In the last five years, NBA team that has shown the most innovation in its business practices:

Dallas Mavericks 20%
Brooklyn Nets 12%
Golden State Warriors 11%

Responses: 684


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LeBron James or Kevin Durant?

LeBron James 60%
Kevin Durant 40%

Responses: 734


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