NBA executives voted the Oklahoma City Thunder front office as the best in the league, while the Atlanta Hawks front office was selected as the top up-and-coming group.
NBA executives have shared their thoughts on which franchise currently has the league’s best front office.
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In The Athletic’s second annual NBA front-office rankings, the Oklahoma City Thunder were once again overwhelmingly selected as the top front office, earning 31 of 36 first-place votes.
“The best-ever job of acquiring future assets while dominating in the present,” said one voter. “Usually, those two are a little exclusive when you’re talking about championship-level teams. Presti is just the preeminent GM in the league.”
“Besides Sam being really good at his job, he has people like (vice presidents of basketball operations) Jesse Gould and Wynn Sullivan that are excellent at what they do as well,” said another voter. “Those guys handle the strategy portion of things and set the path for the future. They do a great job of being forward-thinking and not just trying to copy people.”
Top 10 NBA front offices voted by 36 NBA executives:
Oklahoma City Thunder (Governor: Clay Bennett; Executive vice president and general manager: Sam Presti; Head coach: Mark Daigneault)
Boston Celtics (Governor: Bill Chisholm; President of basketball operations: Brad Stevens; Head coach: Joe Mazzulla)
Houston Rockets (Governor: Tilman Fertitta; General manager: Rafael Stone; Head coach: Ime Udoka)
Miami Heat (Governor: Micky Arison; President of basketball operations: Pat Riley; Head coach: Erik Spoelstra)
Indiana Pacers (Governor: Herb Simon; President of basketball operations: Kevin Pritchard; Head coach: Rick Carlisle)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Governor: Dan Gilbert; President of basketball operations: Koby Altman; Head coach: Kenny Atkinson)
Minnesota Timberwolves (Governor: Marc Lore; President of basketball operations: Tim Connelly; Head coach: Chris Finch)
New York Knicks (Governor: James Dolan; President: Leon Rose; Head coach: Mike Brown)
San Antonio Spurs (Governor: Peter J. Holt; General manager: Brian Wright; Head coach: Mitch Johnson)
Golden State Warriors (Governor: Joe Lacob; General manager: Mike Dunleavy Jr.; Head coach: Steve Kerr)
The Athletic also asked executives to name which front office outside their top five they viewed as being on the rise. The Atlanta Hawks were voted the best up-and-coming front office, receiving 12 votes.
“I believe in Onsi,” said one participant who deemed the Hawks on the rise. “I think he’s a really smart dude. He values process. I can’t imagine him not succeeding.”
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