National Basketball Association award
TheNBA Executive of the Year is an annual award in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the1972–73 NBA season , to the league's bestgeneral manager , president of basketball/business operations, or another high-ranking executive. Before 2009, the Executive of the Year was presented annually bySporting News [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 different general managers.Jerry Colangelo , the first general manager for thePhoenix Suns , is the only person to win the award four times.Bob Bass ,R. C. Buford ,Wayne Embry ,Bob Ferry ,Stan Kasten ,Jerry Krause ,Bob Myers ,Geoff Petrie ,Jerry West , as well as Jerry Colangelo's sonBryan Colangelo , have all won the award twice.[ 4] Denver Nuggets general managerMasai Ujiri , who was born inEngland , won the award in 2013.Larry Bird ,Frank Layden andPat Riley joinedRed Auerbach as the only recipients to have also receivedNBA Coach of the Year . Bird is also the only winner to receive theNBA Most Valuable Player in addition to either of the Coach or Executive of the Year awards.[ 5]
Jerry Colangelo won the award in1976 ,1981 ,1989 and1993 , all with the Suns.Red Auerbach won the award in1980 .Jerry West won the award in1995 with the Lakers and2004 with the Grizzlies.Jerry Colangelo 's son,Bryan Colangelo , won the award in2005 with the Suns and2007 with the Raptors.^ Denotes executive who is still active in the NBA * Elected to theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame *^ Active executive who has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame Bold Winning executive's team won theNBA Finals the same season Person (#) Denotes the number of times the executive has won the award Team (#) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Awards Executive Team(s) Years 4 Jerry Colangelo Phoenix Suns 1976 ,1981 ,1989 ,1993 2 Bob Bass San Antonio Spurs (1) /Charlotte Hornets (1)1990 ,1997 R.C. Buford San Antonio Spurs 2014 ,2016 Bryan Colangelo Phoenix Suns (1) /Toronto Raptors (1)2005 ,2007 Wayne Embry Cleveland Cavaliers 1992 ,1998 Bob Ferry Washington Bullets 1979 ,1982 Stan Kasten Atlanta Hawks 1986 ,1987 Jerry Krause Chicago Bulls 1988 ,1996 Bob Myers Golden State Warriors 2015 ,2017 Geoff Petrie Sacramento Kings 1999 ,2001 Jerry West Los Angeles Lakers (1) /Memphis Grizzlies (1)1995 ,2004
Awards Teams Years 6 Phoenix Suns 1976 ,1981 ,1989 ,1993 ,2005 ,2021 4 San Antonio Spurs 1978 ,1990 ,2014 ,2016 Sacramento Kings / Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1973 ,1999 ,2001 ,2023 3 Boston Celtics 1980 ,2008 ,2024 Chicago Bulls 1988 ,1996 ,2011 Denver Nuggets 1985 ,2009 ,2013 Golden State Warriors 1975 ,2015 ,2017 Los Angeles Clippers / Buffalo Braves 1974 ,2006 ,2020 Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics 1983 ,1994 ,2025 2 Atlanta Hawks 1986 ,1987 Cleveland Cavaliers 1992 ,1998 Houston Rockets 1977 ,2018 Memphis Grizzlies 2004 ,2022 Milwaukee Bucks 2010 ,2019 Washington Wizards / Washington Bullets 1979 ,1982 1 Brooklyn Nets / New Jersey Nets 2002 Charlotte Hornets 1997 Detroit Pistons 2003 Indiana Pacers 2012 Los Angeles Lakers 1995 Miami Heat 2011 Orlando Magic 2000 Portland Trail Blazers 1991 Toronto Raptors 2007 Utah Jazz 1984 0 Dallas Mavericks None Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
^a b c d e f Wayne Embry and Jerry Colangelo were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as contributors in 1999[ 6] [ 7] ^a b Red Auerbach and Pat Riley were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches in 1969[ 8] [ 9] ^a b c d e Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Larry Bird and Joe Dumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977,[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] ^ Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named General Specific ^ "Reports: Baylor wins NBA executive of the year" .ESPN.com . May 14, 2006. RetrievedJuly 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 . Archived fromthe original on May 26, 2009. RetrievedMay 10, 2011 . ^ "Celtics GM Ainge named NBA's executive of year" . CBC Sports. May 14, 2008. RetrievedJuly 24, 2008 .^ "Colangelo voted NBA's top exec for second time" .ESPN.com . May 14, 2007. RetrievedJuly 24, 2008 .^ "Indiana's Larry Bird named 2011-12 Executive of the Year" .NBA.com . May 16, 2012. Archived fromthe original on May 19, 2012. RetrievedMay 16, 2012 .^ "Wayne R. Embry" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 31, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Jerry Colangelo" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 31, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 7, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Pat Riley" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 31, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Elgin Baylor" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on February 15, 2011. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Jerry A. West" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 31, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .^ "Larry J. Bird" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 29, 2009. RetrievedMay 16, 2012 .^ "Joe Dumars" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on August 7, 2009. RetrievedJuly 26, 2008 .
