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Imagine you are an NBA owner with a G-League affiliate that needs a new assistant general manager and this resume comes across your desk. Bachelor’s degree in marine science, played in the NBA Celebrity Game, represented the Sacramento Kings at the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery and worked with the Sacramento Kings in the Social Responsibility Department.
Chances are you probably aren’t hiring that candidate as G-League assistant general manager. Not unless they also happen to be the owner’s kid. That is what happened to Anjali Ranadivé who, despite having no meaningful experience in basketball operations, fell upward into a front office role.
But wait, there’s more. Let’s say that the G-League general manager leaves after a season. Certainly, you wouldn’t simply elevate the unqualified assistant to the full-time role. Oh wait, that is exactly what Vivek Ranadivé did in naming his daughter general manager of the Stockton Kings.
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