Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is set to replace Jerry Colangelo as the chairman of USA Basketball, league sources told The Vertical. The USA Basketball board of directors will approve Dempsey's candidacy at a Nov. 14 meeting. NBA commissioner Adam Silver hired Dempsey as a consultant in October 2015, and he has served as the chairman of the Junior NBA Leadership Council.
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