NBA Executive of the Year Award
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 manager, president of basketball/business operations, or another high-ranking executive. Before 2009, the Executive of the Year was presented annually by Sporting News, but was officially recognized by the NBA.[1] Since 2009, the award has been awarded by the NBA.[2] Voting is conducted by executives from the league's 30 teams. The person with the most votes wins the award.[3]
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Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 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, R. C. Buford, Wayne Embry, Bob Ferry, Stan Kasten, Jerry Krause, Bob Myers, 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 until then–Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, who was born in England, won the award in 2013. Larry Bird, Frank Layden and Pat Riley join Red Auerbach as the only recipients to have also received NBA Coach of the Year. Bird is also the only winner to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player in addition to either of the Coach or Executive of the Year awards.[5]
Winners
Jerry Colangelo won the award in 1976, 1981, 1989 and 1993, all with the Suns.
Red Auerbach won the award in 1980.
Jerry West won the award in 1995 with the Lakers and 2004 with the Grizzlies.
Jerry Colangelo's son, Bryan Colangelo, won the award in 2005 with the Suns and 2007 with the Raptors.
| ^ | 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 |
| Bold | Winning executive's team won the NBA Finals the same season |
| Person (X) | Denotes the number of times the executive has won the award |
| Season | Executive | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Joe Axelson |  United States |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1973–74 | Eddie Donovan | United States |
Buffalo Braves |
| 1974–75 | Dick Vertlieb | United States |
Golden State Warriors |
| 1975–76 | Jerry Colangelo*[lower-alpha 1] | United States |
Phoenix Suns |
| 1976–77 | Ray Patterson | United States |
Houston Rockets |
| 1977–78 | Angelo Drossos | United States |
San Antonio Spurs |
| 1978–79 | Bob Ferry | United States |
Washington Bullets |
| 1979–80 | Red Auerbach*[lower-alpha 2] | United States |
Boston Celtics |
| 1980–81 | Jerry Colangelo*[lower-alpha 1] (2) | United States |
Phoenix Suns (2) |
| 1981–82 | Bob Ferry (2) | United States |
Washington Bullets (2) |
| 1982–83 | Zollie Volchok | United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1983–84 | Frank Layden | United States |
Utah Jazz |
| 1984–85 | Vince Boryla | United States |
Denver Nuggets |
| 1985–86 | Stan Kasten | United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
| 1986–87 | Stan Kasten (2) | United States |
Atlanta Hawks (2) |
| 1987–88 | Jerry Krause* | United States |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1988–89 | Jerry Colangelo*[lower-alpha 1] (3) | United States |
Phoenix Suns (3) |
| 1989–90 | Bob Bass | United States |
San Antonio Spurs (2) |
| 1990–91 | Bucky Buckwalter | United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1991–92 | Wayne Embry*[lower-alpha 1] | United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1992–93 | Jerry Colangelo*[lower-alpha 1] (4) | United States |
Phoenix Suns (4) |
| 1993–94 | Bob Whitsitt | United States |
Seattle SuperSonics (2) |
| 1994–95 | Jerry West*[lower-alpha 3] | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1995–96 | Jerry Krause* (2) | United States |
Chicago Bulls (2) |
| 1996–97 | Bob Bass (2) | United States |
Charlotte Hornets |
| 1997–98 | Wayne Embry*[lower-alpha 1] (2) | United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2) |
| 1998–99 | Geoff Petrie | United States |
Sacramento Kings (2) |
| 1999–00 | John Gabriel | United States |
Orlando Magic |
| 2000–01 | Geoff Petrie (2) | United States |
Sacramento Kings (3) |
| 2001–02 | Rod Thorn* | United States |
New Jersey Nets |
| 2002–03 | Joe Dumars*[lower-alpha 3] | United States |
Detroit Pistons |
| 2003–04 | Jerry West*[lower-alpha 3] (2) | United States |
Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2004–05 | Bryan Colangelo | United States |
Phoenix Suns (5) |
| 2005–06 | Elgin Baylor*[lower-alpha 3] | United States |
Los Angeles Clippers (2) |
| 2006–07 | Bryan Colangelo (2) | United States |
Toronto Raptors |
| 2007–08 | Danny Ainge | United States |
Boston Celtics (2) |
| 2008–09 | Mark Warkentien | United States |
Denver Nuggets (2) |
| 2009–10 | John Hammond^ | United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2010–11[lower-alpha 4] | Pat Riley*^[lower-alpha 2] | United States |
Miami Heat |
| Gar Forman | United States |
Chicago Bulls (3) | |
| 2011–12 | Larry Bird*[lower-alpha 3] | United States |
Indiana Pacers |
| 2012–13 | Masai Ujiri^ |  Nigeria |
Denver Nuggets (3) |
| 2013–14 | R. C. Buford^ | United States |
San Antonio Spurs (3) |
| 2014–15 | Bob Myers^ | United States |
Golden State Warriors (2) |
| 2015–16 | R. C. Buford^ (2) | United States |
San Antonio Spurs (4) |
| 2016–17 | Bob Myers^ (2) | United States |
Golden State Warriors (3) |
| 2017–18 | Daryl Morey^ | United States |
Houston Rockets (2) |
| 2018–19 | Jon Horst^ | United States |
Milwaukee Bucks (2) |
| 2019–20 | Lawrence Frank^ | United States |
Los Angeles Clippers (3) |
| 2020–21 | James Jones^ | United States |
Phoenix Suns (6) |
| 2021–22 | Zach Kleiman^ | United States |
Memphis Grizzlies (2) |
Multi-time winners
| Awards | Executive | Team(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jerry Colangelo | Phoenix Suns | 1976, 1981, 1989, 1993 |
| 2 | Bob Bass | Charlotte Hornets (1) / San Antonio Spurs (1) | 1997, 1990 |
| R.C. Buford | San Antonio Spurs | 2016, 2014 | |
| Bryan Colangelo | Toronto Raptors (1) / Phoenix Suns (1) | 2007, 2005 | |
| Wayne Embry | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1998, 1992 | |
| Bob Ferry | Washington Bullets | 1982, 1979 | |
| Stan Kasten | Atlanta Hawks | 1987, 1986 | |
| Jerry Krause | Chicago Bulls | 1996, 1988 | |
| Bob Myers | Golden State Warriors | 2017, 2015 | |
| Geoff Petrie | Sacramento Kings | 2001, 1999 | |
| Jerry West | Memphis Grizzlies (1) / Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 2004, 1995 | |
Teams
| Awards | Teams | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 1976, 1981, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2021 |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 1978, 1990, 2014, 2016 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 1988, 1996, 2011 |
| Denver Nuggets | 1985, 2009, 2013 | |
| Golden State Warriors | 1975, 2015, 2017 | |
| Los Angeles Clippers / Buffalo Braves | 1974, 2006, 2020 | |
| Sacramento Kings / Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 1973, 1999, 2001 | |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 1986, 1987 |
| Boston Celtics | 1980, 2008 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 1992, 1998 | |
| Houston Rockets | 1977, 2018 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 2004, 2022 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2010, 2019 | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics | 1983, 1994 | |
| 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 |
See also
- Sports Illustrated Best GM of the Decade (NBA) (2009)
- Sports Illustrated Top 10 GMs of the Decade (all sports)
- List of National Basketball Association general managers
- List of National Basketball Association team presidents
Notes
- Wayne Embry and Jerry Colangelo were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as contributors in 1999[6] and 2004.[7]
- Red Auerbach and Pat Riley were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches in 1969[8] and 2008.[9]
- Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Larry Bird and Joe Dumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977,[10] 1980,[11] 1998[12] and 2006.[13]
- Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named
References
- General
- "NBA Awards — Executive of the Year". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- Specific
- "Reports: Baylor wins NBA executive of the year". ESPN.com. May 14, 2006. 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. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- "Celtics GM Ainge named NBA's executive of year". CBC Sports. May 14, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- "Colangelo voted NBA's top exec for second time". ESPN.com. May 14, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- "Indiana's Larry Bird named 2011-12 Executive of the Year". NBA.com. NBA.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- "Wayne R. Embry". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Jerry Colangelo". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Pat Riley". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Elgin Baylor". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Jerry A. West". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Larry J. Bird". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- "Joe Dumars". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
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