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0 Here is a comprehensive list of the NBA Executive of the Year Award winners, sorted by year. The award is presented annually to the league’s top executive who has made a significant contribution to his team’s success.
The latest winner of the award is Monte McNair, who received the honor in the 2022-23 season for his exceptional work as the Sacramento Kings’ general manager. Zach Kleiman, the general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, was awarded the prize in the previous season (2021-22), while James Jones of the Phoenix Suns received the same honor in the 2020-21 season.
Other notable winners of the award in recent years include Lawrence Frank of the LA Clippers (2019-20), Jon Horst of the Milwaukee Bucks (2018-19), and Daryl Morey of the Houston Rockets (2017-18). Bob Myers, the general manager of the Golden State Warriors, won the award twice, once in the 2016-17 season and again in the 2014-15 season.
The list includes other prominent names from different eras of the NBA, such as Larry Bird (Indiana Pacers, 2011-12), Jerry West (Memphis Grizzlies, 2003-04; Los Angeles Lakers, 1994-95), and Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics, 1979-80).
The first winner of the award was Joe Axelson, who received the honor in the 1972-73 season for his work with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Since then, the award has recognized many great executives who have made a significant impact on their teams and the league as a whole.
A year-by-year list of the NBA Executive of the Year Award Winners:
2022-23 — Monte McNair, Sacramento Kings
2021-22 — Zach Kleiman, Memphis Grizzlies
2020-21 — James Jones, Phoenix Suns
2019-20 — Lawrence Frank, LA Clippers
2018-19 — Jon Horst, Milwaukee Bucks
2017-18 — Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets
2016-17 — Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors
2015-16 — R.C. Buford, San Antonio Spurs
2014-15 — Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors
2013-14 — R.C. Buford, San Antonio Spurs
2012-13 — Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets
2011-12 — Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers
2010-11 — Gar Forman/Pat Riley, Chicago Bulls/Miami Heat
2009-10 — John Hammond, Milwaukee Bucks
2008-09 — Mark Warkentien, Denver Nuggets
2007-08 — Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics
2006-07 — Bryan Colangelo, Toronto Raptors
2005-06 — Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Clippers
2004-05 — Bryan Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
2003-04 — Jerry West, Memphis Grizzlies
2002-03 — Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
2001-02 — Rod Thorn, New Jersey Nets
2000-01 — Geoff Petrie, Sacramento Kings
1999-00 — John Gabriel, Orlando Magic
1998-99 — Geoff Petrie, Sacramento Kings
1997-98 — Wayne Embry, Cleveland Cavaliers
1996-97 — Bob Bass, Charlotte Hornets
1995-96 — Jerry Krause, Chicago Bulls
1994-95 — Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
1993-94 — Bob Whitsitt, Seattle SuperSonics
1992-93 — Jerry Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
1991-92 — Wayne Embry, Cleveland Cavaliers
1990-91 — Bucky Buckwalter, Portland Trail Blazers
1989-90 — Bob Bass, San Antonio Spurs
1988-89 — Jerry Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
1987-88 — Jerry Krause, Chicago Bulls
1986-87 — Stan Kasten, Atlanta Hawks
1985-86 — Stan Kasten, Atlanta Hawks
1984-85 — Vince Boryla, Denver Nuggets
1983-84 — Frank Layden, Utah Jazz
1982-83 — Zollie Volchok, Seattle SuperSonics
1981-82 — Bob Ferry, Washington Bullets
1980-81 — Jerry Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
1979-80 — Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics
1978-79 — Bob Ferry, Washington Bullets
1977-78 — Angelo Drossos, San Antonio Spurs
1976-77 — Ray Patterson, Houston Rockets
1975-76 — Jerry Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
1974-75 — Dick Vertlieb, Golden State Warriors
1973-74 — Eddie Donovan, Buffalo Braves
1972-73 — Joe Axelson, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
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