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NBA & ABA Executive of the Year Award Winners

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NBA Winners

Season Lg Executive Tm G W L W-L%
2012-13 NBA Masai Ujiri DEN 82 57 25 .695
2011-12 NBA Larry Bird IND 66 42 24 .636
2010-11 NBA Gar Forman CHI 82 62 20 .756
2010-11 NBA Pat Riley MIA 82 58 24 .707
2009-10 NBA John Hammond MIL 82 46 36 .561
2008-09 NBA Mark Warkentien DEN 82 54 28 .659
2007-08 NBA Danny Ainge BOS 82 66 16 .805
2006-07 NBA Bryan Colangelo TOR 82 47 35 .573
2005-06 NBA Elgin Baylor LAC 82 47 35 .573
2004-05 NBA Bryan Colangelo PHO 82 62 20 .756
2003-04 NBA Jerry West MEM 82 50 32 .610
2002-03 NBA Joe Dumars DET 82 50 32 .610
2001-02 NBA Rod Thorn NJN 82 52 30 .634
2000-01 NBA Geoff Petrie SAC 82 55 27 .671
1999-00 NBA John Gabriel ORL 82 41 41 .500
1998-99 NBA Geoff Petrie SAC 50 27 23 .540
1997-98 NBA Wayne Embry CLE 82 47 35 .573
1996-97 NBA Bob Bass CHH 82 54 28 .659
1995-96 NBA Jerry Krause CHI 82 72 10 .878
1994-95 NBA Jerry West LAL 82 48 34 .585
1993-94 NBA Bob Whitsitt SEA 82 63 19 .768
1992-93 NBA Jerry Colangelo PHO 82 62 20 .756
1991-92 NBA Wayne Embry CLE 82 57 25 .695
1990-91 NBA Bucky Buckwalter POR 82 63 19 .768
1989-90 NBA Bob Bass SAS 82 56 26 .683
1988-89 NBA Jerry Colangelo PHO 82 55 27 .671
1987-88 NBA Jerry Krause CHI 82 50 32 .610
1986-87 NBA Stan Kasten ATL 82 57 25 .695
1985-86 NBA Stan Kasten ATL 82 50 32 .610
1984-85 NBA Vince Boryla DEN 82 52 30 .634
1983-84 NBA Frank Layden UTA 82 45 37 .549
1982-83 NBA Zollie Volchok SEA 82 48 34 .585
1981-82 NBA Bob Ferry WSB 82 43 39 .524
1980-81 NBA Jerry Colangelo PHO 82 57 25 .695
1979-80 NBA Red Auerbach BOS 82 61 21 .744
1978-79 NBA Bob Ferry WSB 82 54 28 .659
1977-78 NBA Angelo Drossos SAS 82 52 30 .634
1976-77 NBA Ray Patterson HOU 82 49 33 .598
1975-76 NBA Jerry Colangelo PHO 82 42 40 .512
1974-75 NBA Dick Vertlieb GSW 82 48 34 .585
1973-74 NBA Eddie Donovan BUF 82 42 40 .512
1972-73 NBA Joe Axelson KCO 82 36 46 .439

ABA Winners

Season Lg Executive Tm G W L W-L%
1975-76 ABA Carl Scheer DNA 84 60 24 .714
1974-75 ABA Carl Scheer DNA 84 65 19 .774
1973-74 ABA Jack Ankerson SAA 84 45 39 .536
1972-73 ABA Carl Scheer CAR 84 57 27 .679

Summary

Executive Lg Count
Jerry Colangelo NBA 4
Carl Scheer ABA 3
Bob Bass NBA 2
Bryan Colangelo NBA 2
Wayne Embry NBA 2
Bob Ferry NBA 2
Stan Kasten NBA 2
Jerry Krause NBA 2
Geoff Petrie NBA 2
Jerry West NBA 2
Danny Ainge NBA 1
Jack Ankerson ABA 1
Red Auerbach NBA 1
Joe Axelson NBA 1
Elgin Baylor NBA 1
Larry Bird NBA 1
Vince Boryla NBA 1
Bucky Buckwalter NBA 1
Eddie Donovan NBA 1
Angelo Drossos NBA 1
Joe Dumars NBA 1
Gar Forman NBA 1
John Gabriel NBA 1
John Hammond NBA 1
Frank Layden NBA 1
Ray Patterson NBA 1
Pat Riley NBA 1
Rod Thorn NBA 1
Masai Ujiri NBA 1
Dick Vertlieb NBA 1
Zollie Volchok NBA 1
Mark Warkentien NBA 1
Bob Whitsitt NBA 1