Having a front office or coaching job in the NBA isn’t one of the most secure jobs in the world. Coaches and GM’s get let go every year, and in this win or lose league, it could be just that. Now to get a promotion at such high stakes, deserves a lot of praise and with the hard work that Golden State Warriors General Manager Bob Myers has put into the team, he has been promoted to President of Basketball Operations for the team.
The Warriors announced today that, the former Executive of the Year will now take control of all Basketball Operations, while also maintaining his status as GM as well. Per the Warriors:
The Golden State Warriors today announced a number of promotions in the team’s Basketball Operations department, highlighted by the promotions of Bob Myers to the role of president of basketball operations/general manager, Travis Schlenk to vice president of basketball operations/assistant general manager, Kirk Lacob to vice president of GSW Sports Ventures/assistant general manager, and Larry Harris to assistant general manager/director of player personnel.
Raptors GM Masai Ujiri was awarded a similar promotion, extending his contract with Toronto and being promoted to President as well. Two teams that have been turned things around for their franchises, the Raptors and Warriors. The Warriors, who won an NBA championship, under Myers management, wouldn’t have been in the position they are right now, without the trades and the acquisitions made possible by Myers and his team. For that, he’s getting this pay raise.
