How does Las Vegas as a city and market now align with the vision you had when you guys first brought Summer League here? LeGarie: I'd love to take all the credit. Adam Silver saw it way, way ahead of everybody. He understood because (late former comissioner David Stern) just kept focusing on "It's the Strip. It's guys (who are) low lives. It's the things you see in the movies." But none of that is true. This was the fastest growing community. School districts. All these things going on. And Adam was keenly aware of that.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Warren LeGarie credits Adam Silver for pushing past David Stern's Las Vegas skepticism