Tim Frank: Playoffs, Ping Pong Balls, and the Future of the NBA
The NBA's Sr. VP of Communications, Tim Frank, becomes the first two-time guest in Unglossy history — and he doesn't disappoint. With 22-plus years at NBA headquarters, a front office résumé that includes an NBA Championship in year one with the Houston Rockets and four straight WNBA titles with the Houston Comets, Tim is one of the few people who can speak about the league's past, present, and future with genuine authority. And on Unglossy, he does exactly that.
Tom, Bun B, and Jeffrey go deep with Tim on all of it. Jeffrey wastes no time going straight at the refs and Tim gives it right back. They break down what actually happens inside that locked room at the Draft Lottery — and why the conspiracy theories, while entertaining, don't hold up. Tim pulls back the curtain on the new TV rights deal and what most fans still don't fully appreciate about it. They get into the expansion push toward Las Vegas and Seattle, what a 32-team NBA actually looks like, and how far the league is willing to go internationally. And Tim gets genuinely candid about the one thing that worries him most about the future of a league he's given his career.
