The league announced its winner for Executive of the Year for the 2022-23 regular season on Wednesday: Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair.
McNair finished with 98 total points and 16 first-place votes. Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman finished second with 63 total points and seven first-place votes.
McNair helped sculpt the Kings’ first playoff roster since 2006. They finished 48-34 to earn the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They lost in the first round to the Golden State Warriors in seven games.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti finished 12th in voting; he collected four third-place votes for four points. Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka also finished with four points. In total, 15 executives had at least one vote.
The full voting results can be viewed below:
The Thunder (40-42) exceeded expectations. They finished a win short of entering the playoffs with the youngest roster in the league.
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