Adam Silver has privately expressed concerns to owners and senior franchise officials in several instances about the issues of having a head coach also run the front office.

Doc Rivers recently was relieved of his duties in the Los Angeles Clippers' front office while remaining on as head coach.

The San Antonio Spurs have run a successful model through Gregg Popovich's partnership with RC Buford.

Tom Thibodeau and Stan Van Gundy are also coaches who run both sides of basketball operations.