- NBA Executive of the Year Award
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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. Before 2009, the Executive of the Year is presented annually by Sporting News, although it is officially recognized by the NBA.[1] Since then, the award was awarded by the NBA.[2] Voting is conducted by executives from the league's 30 teams. The person with the most number of votes wins the award.[3]
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.[4] All of the award winners were born in the United States. The most recent award winners are Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman and Miami Heat president Pat Riley (whose job includes that of general manager). Riley joins Red Auerbach as the only recipients to have also received NBA Coach of the Year.
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Winners
^ Denotes executive who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial 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[5] and 2004.[6]
- b Red Auerbach and Pat Riley were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches in 1969[7] and 2008.[8]
- c Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Joe Dumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977,[9] 1980[10] and 2006.[11]
- d Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named
See also
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.
- ^ Windhorst, Brian (May 21, 2009). "Cleveland Cavaliers' GM Danny Ferry picked by The Sporting News as its NBA Executive of the Year.". Cleveland Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1242894746124650.xml&coll=2. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "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/hall-of-famers/tag/wayne-r-embry. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Jerry Colangelo". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/jerry-colangelo. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/arnold-j-red-auerbach. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Riley". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/pat-riley. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Elgin Baylor". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/elgin-baylor. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Jerry A. West". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/jerry-a-west. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Joe Dumars". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/joe-dumars. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
NBA Executive of the Year Award 1973: Axelson | 1974: Donovan | 1975: Vertlieb | 1976: J. Colangelo | 1977: Patterson | 1978: Drossos | 1979: Ferry | 1980: Auerbach | 1981: J. Colangelo | 1982: Ferry | 1983: Volchok | 1984: Layden | 1985: Boryla | 1986: Kasten | 1987: Kasten | 1988: Krause | 1989: J. Colangelo | 1990: Bass | 1991: Buckwalter | 1992: Embry | 1993: J. Colangelo | 1994: Whitsitt | 1995: West | 1996: Krause | 1997: Bass | 1998: Embry | 1999: Petrie | 2000: Gabriel | 2001: Petrie | 2002: Thorn | 2003: Dumars | 2004: West | 2005: B. Colangelo | 2006: Baylor | 2007: B. Colangelo | 2008: Ainge | 2009: Warkentien | 2010: Hammond | 2011: Forman & RileyCategories:- National Basketball Association awards
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