"I have talked to Adam Silver a couple times, and I think he’s a great guy who’s very knowledgeable and full of wisdom," Cunningham told reporters this week."Just getting to talk to him and hear his perspective of his approach to the NBA is huge."This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Although Cunningham did not speculate about potential candidates for the position, she expressed confidence that the eventual choice will be someone determined to build on the WNBA’s momentum.CATHY ENGELBERT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE COMMISSIONER WHO MADE THE WNBA DEEPLY POLITICAL AND DIVISIVENBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during press conference at the Emirates NBA Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on Dec.
16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.(Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)"I think he’s going to put someone in place who really wants to take our league to another level than it’s already at," she said.
"Our league is booming, so why would we not want someone who is going to try to make it even more booming?"Cunningham also believes that the next commissioner must put "players first.""I think that the WNBA has always been a place for people to feel safe and comfortable," Cunningham said."I think there’s all types of walks in this organization or in this league, which I think is absolutely awesome, but I do think with that, you need someone who’s going to unite everybody because it can be so different.""My second thing is I really do think that you need a commissioner that is players first, who wants a relationship with the players," Cunningham said.
"I think that’s so important."THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham points during the first half of a WNBA game between the Toronto Tempo and the Indiana Fever at Scotiaba...