Age: 65
Title: Commissioner, NBA
PRO: A nice year for Stern. The NBA's ratings increased, Stern threw himself and the league into pro bono work for New Orleans at the All-Star break and the Celtics-Lakers Finals matchup was a dream.
CON: Tim Donaghy.
Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008
There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable and not so notable sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best