Indian Americans reached new milestones in professional basketball leadership during the 2010s. In 2010, Vivek Ranadive became the first person of Indian descent to co-own an NBA franchise, taking a stake in the Golden State Warriors. In 2013, he advanced further by purchasing majority control of the Sacramento Kings, becoming the league’s first Indian-born majority owner and keeping the franchise in Sacramento after a relocation bid. As owner, Ranadive championed analytics-driven team building and technology investment, helping reshape how NBA franchises approach both business operations and player development.
