Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that Chad Buchanan will be a featured speaker for the 2021 Draft Academy Virtual Experience!
Draft Academy was designed to give the future of basketball the chance to experience what it’s like to be in the War Room on Draft Day and during the Trade Deadline and learn the skills necessary to be an effective front office pro.
It is also a chance for you to showcase what you’ve got.
If you dream of working in basketball and want to take your basketball experience to the next level the Draft Academy: Virtual Experience is for you.
Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.
SBC SPEAKER BIO: CHAD BUCHANAN
Chad Buchanan enters his fourth season as the Indiana Pacers General Manager.
Prior to being hired in 2017 by the Pacers, Buchanan spent 2015-17 as an Assistant General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets. During his time in Charlotte Chad took part in many aspects of the team’s basketball operations including professional and collegiate scouting, draft preparations, player acquisitions, and salary cap management.
Before going to Charlotte, Buchanan spent 10 seasons in Portland in a variety of roles including acting General Manager during the 2011-12 season overseeing the 2011 NBA Draft, player transactions and free agency.
In addition to joining the Portland Trail Blazers, Chad held multiple assistant coaching jobs with Drake University, the Kansas City Knights, and his alma mater Simpson College.
While an undergrad at Simpson College, Chad played both baseball and basketball and upon graduation he went to the University of Iowa and graduated with a Master’s in Athletic Administration.
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Sports Business Classroom creates one-of-a-kind learning opportunities for those interested in the business of basketball and jobs in sports. Our goal with every program we produce is to combine the best of all worlds into a single package – great academics, hands-on experience, immersion into the subject matter and interaction with some of the best minds working in and around the NBA.
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