Warriors' GM Bob Myers named NBA Executive of the Year
Golden State Warriors General Manager Bob Myers has been named the 2014-15 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year, the NBA announced today.
Myers, in his third season as general manager, presided over a roster that produced the NBA's best record (67-15) and the most successful regular season in franchise history.
The Warriors earned both a Pacific Division title and the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the first time since the 1975-76 season.
Myers totaled 82 points and received 13 of 30 first-place votes from a panel of fellow team basketball executives throughout the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers' David Griffin finished second with 69 points (eight first-place votes), and the Atlanta Hawks' Mike Budenholzer was third with 36 points (four first-place votes).
| NAME | TEAM | 1st (5 pts) | 2nd (3 pts) | 3rd (1 pt) | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Myers | Golden State | 13 | 5 | 2 | 82 |
| David Griffin | Cleveland | 8 | 7 | 8 | 69 |
| Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta | 4 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| Danny Ainge | Boston | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Gar Forman | Chicago | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Neil Olshey | Portland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Daryl Morey | Houston | -- | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Stan Van Gundy | Detroit | 1 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Sam Presti | Oklahoma City | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dell Demps | New Orleans | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Flip Saunders | Minnesota | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| John Hammond | Milwaukee | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Mitch Kupchak | L.A. Lakers | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Sam Hinkie | Philadelphia | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Chris Wallace | Memphis | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Lindsey | Utah | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| R.C. Buford | San Antonio | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Masai Ujiri | Toronto | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |