NBA Executive of the Year Award
Red Auerbach won the award in 1980.
Jerry Colangelo won the award in 1976, 1981, 1989 and 1993.
Jerry West won the award in 1995 and 2004.
Jerry Colangelo's son Bryan Colangelo won the award in 2005 and 2007.
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The National Basketball Association's Executive of the Year Award is an annual award given since the 1972–73 NBA season, to the league's best general managers. Unlike other National Basketball Association (NBA) awards, the Executive of the Year is presented annually by Sporting News, although it is officially recognized by the NBA.[1] Voting is conducted by executives from the league's 30 teams. The person with the most number of votes wins the award.[2]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 27 different general managers. Jerry Colangelo, the first general manager for the Phoenix Suns, is the only person to win the award four times. Bob Bass, Wayne Embry, Bob Ferry, Stan Kasten, Jerry Krause, Geoff Petrie, Jerry West as well as Jerry Colangelo's son Bryan Colangelo have all won the award twice.[3] All of the award winners were born in the United States. The most recent award winner is Denver Nuggets general manager Mark Warkentien.
Winners
| ^ | Denotes executive who is still active |
| * | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| *^ | Active executive who has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Person (X) | Denotes the number of times the executive has won the award |
Notes
- a Wayne Embry and Jerry Colangelo were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as contributors in 1999[4] and 2004.[5]
- b Red Auerbach was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.[6]
- c Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Joe Dumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977,[7] 1980[8] and 2006.[9]
References
- General
- "NBA Awards — Executive of the Year". The Sports Network. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/awards/nba_executives.htm. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Reports: Baylor wins NBA executive of the year". ESPN.com. May 14, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2443842. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Celtics GM Ainge named NBA's executive of year". CBC Sports. May 14, 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2008/05/14/ainge-eoy-award.html. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Colangelo voted NBA's top exec for second time". ESPN.com. May 14, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2869882. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Wayne R. Embry". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-wayne-embry.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Jerry Colangelo". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-jerry-colangelo.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-red-auerbach.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Elgin Baylor". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-elgin-baylor.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Jerry A. West". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-jerry-west.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Joe Dumars". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-joe-dumars.html. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
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