D’Tigers and Los Angeles Lakers guard, Gabe Vincent, has been elected as Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) of the NBA replacing Bismack Biyombo who served from 2019.
He will serve in the capacity alongside Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown who has been re-elected for the third time, New York Knicks’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Memphis Grizzlies’ Karen Jackson, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell, and Toronto Raptors’ Garrett Temple.
Others are Grant Williams (first Vice President), Mason Plumlee, Secretary-Treasurer, and CJ McCollum, President.
Vincent and Towns were elected into the NBPA board on Sunday during their winter meeting, ”The NBPA held its annual winter meeting of the NBPA Board of Player Representatives earlier today and elected new members to its deeply experienced player-leadership roster, the NBPA Executive Committee,” the NBPA said in a press statement.
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“Karl-Anthony Towns and Gabe Vincent were elected as the newest Vice Presidents on the NBPA Executive Committee, while Jaylen Brown was re-elected for a third term as Vice President.”
The NBPA is the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA. Established in 1954, the NBPA’s mission is to protect and advance the rights of our players. They are the game.
The NBPA advocates on behalf of the best interests of all NBA players, including through the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, the filing of grievances on behalf of the players, counseling players on benefits, and educating them on post-NBA career opportunities.
Reacting to his election, Vincent says he is delighted to be a part of the committee and help shape the future of players in the league.
“I’m thrilled to be on the NBPA Executive Committee; especially since we now have a former player leading the way in Andre,” said Gabe Vincent.
“With the new media rights deal set to kick in, and the potential for players to make more than they ever have before, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to help shape the future of our game.”
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Vincent signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat in 2020 and signed a standard contract with the franchise in 2021. Vincent joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2023 on a three-year $33 million deal.
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