Koby Altman

Altman in 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers
Position	President of Basketball Operations
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1982-09-16)September 16, 1982 (age 43) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school	New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Middlebury (2000–2004)
Coaching career	2007–2012
Career history
Coaching
2007–2009	Amherst (assistant)
2009–2010	Southern Illinois (assistant)
2010–2012	Columbia (assistant)
Career highlights
As executive NBA champion (2016)

Koby Altman (born September 16, 1982)^[1][2] is an Americanbasketball executive who currently serves as the President of Basketball Operations of theCleveland Cavaliers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA).^[3]

Born to an African American father and aJewish mother,^[4][5][6] Altman was raised inBrooklyn, New York.^[1] He received his bachelor's degree atMiddlebury College as aPosse Foundation Scholar,^[7] where he was a three-year starter atpoint guard for thebasketball team.^[8] After graduation, Altman went into real estate investment sales for three years.^[9] He then went to theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), earning a master's degree in sports management.^[8] During that time, Altman was an assistant coach at nearbyAmherst College.^[9] After graduating from UMass, he continued in college coaching for several years, first as a graduate assistant atSouthern Illinois in 2009–10 and then as a full-time assistant atColumbia.

Altman joined the Cavaliers front office in 2012,^[8] would gradually rise through the ranks, was part of the2016 NBA Championship team as director of pro personnel, and became assistant general manager for the 2016–17 season before being promoted to president of basketball operations on July 24, 2017.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

In his first major move as general manager, Altman acquired an unprotected 2018 first-round draft pick (through theBrooklyn Nets), All-Star point guardIsaiah Thomas, rookie centerAnte Žižić, small forwardJae Crowder, and a 2020 second-round pick (through theMiami Heat) from theBoston Celtics in exchange for disgruntled star point guardKyrie Irving.^[16] In September 2017, Altman's second major move came in the signing of three-time NBA Champion and multi-time All-Star guardDwyane Wade.^[17] In February 2018, Altman made several trades during the trade deadline which saw Thomas,Channing Frye, Crowder,Derrick Rose,Iman Shumpert,Dwyane Wade, and their 2018 first-round pick traded away.^[18][19][20] In return, the Cavaliers receivedRodney Hood,George Hill,Jordan Clarkson, andLarry Nance Jr.^[21][22] Notable draft picks for the Cavaliers under Altman include the 2018 eighth pick,Collin Sexton, the 2019 fifth pick,Darius Garland, the 2020 fifth pick,Isaac Okoro, and the 2021 third pick,Evan Mobley.

On July 14, 2025, Altman and the Cavaliers agreed to a multiyear contract extension running through the 2029–30 season.^[23]

• 2016NBA champion (as a member of the Cavaliers front office)

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• Cleveland Cavaliers executives
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• Isenberg School of Management alumni
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