NBA Executive of the Year award - wikipedia NBA Executive of the Year award National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team The National Basketball Association 's Executive of the Year Award is an annual award given since the 1972 -- 73 NBA season, to the league 's best general manager. Before 2009, the Executive of the Year was presented annually by Sporting News, but was officially recognized by the NBA. Since 2009, the award has been awarded by the NBA. Voting is conducted by executives from the league 's 30 teams. The person with the most number of votes wins the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 different general managers. Jerry Colangelo, the first general manager for the Phoenix Suns, is the only person to win the award four times. Bob Bass, R.C. Buford, Wayne Embry, Bob Ferry, Stan Kasten, Jerry Krause, Bob Myers, Geoff Petrie, Jerry West as well as Jerry Colangelo 's son Bryan Colangelo have all won the award twice. All of the award winners were born in the United States until then -- Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, who was born in Nigeria, won the award in 2013. Larry Bird, Frank Layden and Pat Riley join Red Auerbach as the only recipients to have also received NBA Coach of the Year. Bird is also the only winner to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player in addition to both the Coach and Executive of the Year awards. Contents 1 Winners 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Winners Jerry Colangelo won the award in 1976, 1981, 1989 and 1993, all with the Suns. Red Auerbach won the award in 1980. Jerry West won the award in 1995 and 2004. Jerry Colangelo 's son Bryan Colangelo won the award in 2005 with the Suns and 2007 with the Raptors. Denotes executive who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * ^ Active executive who has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame Person ( X ) Denotes the number of times the executive has won the award Season Executive Nationality Team 1972 -- 73 Axelson, Joe Joe Axelson United States Kansas City - Omaha Kings 1973 -- 74 Donovan, Eddie Eddie Donovan United States Buffalo Braves 1974 -- 75 Vertlieb, Dick Dick Vertlieb United States Golden State Warriors 1975 -- 76 Colangelo, Jerry Jerry Colangelo * United States Phoenix Suns 1976 -- 77 Patterson, Ray Ray Patterson United States Houston Rockets 1977 -- 78 Drossos, Angelo Angelo Drossos United States San Antonio Spurs 1978 -- 79 Ferry, Bob Bob Ferry United States Washington Bullets 1979 -- 80 Auerbach, Red Red Auerbach * United States Boston Celtics 1980 -- 81 Colangelo, Jerry Jerry Colangelo * ( 2 ) United States Phoenix Suns 1981 -- 82 Ferry, Bob Bob Ferry ( 2 ) United States Washington Bullets 1982 -- 83 Volchok, Zollie Zollie Volchok United States Seattle SuperSonics 1983 -- 84 Layden, Frank Frank Layden United States Utah Jazz 1984 -- 85 Boryla, Vince Vince Boryla United States Denver Nuggets 1985 -- 86 Kasten, Stan Stan Kasten United States Atlanta Hawks 1986 -- 87 Kasten, Stan Stan Kasten ( 2 ) United States Atlanta Hawks 1987 -- 88 Krause, Jerry Jerry Krause * United States Chicago Bulls 1988 -- 89 Colangelo, Jerry Jerry Colangelo * ( 3 ) United States Phoenix Suns 1989 -- 90 Bass, Bob Bob Bass United States San Antonio Spurs 1990 -- 91 Buckwalter, Bucky Bucky Buckwalter United States Portland Trail Blazers 1991 -- 92 Embry, Wayne Wayne Embry * United States Cleveland Cavaliers 1992 -- 93 Colangelo, Jerry Jerry Colangelo * ( 4 ) United States Phoenix Suns 1993 -- 94 Whitsitt, Bob Bob Whitsitt United States Seattle SuperSonics 1994 -- 95 West, Jerry Jerry West * United States Los Angeles Lakers 1995 -- 96 Krause, Jerry Jerry Krause * ( 2 ) United States Chicago Bulls 1996 -- 97 Bass, Bob Bob Bass ( 2 ) United States Charlotte Hornets 1997 -- 98 Embry, Wayne Wayne Embry * ( 2 ) United States Cleveland Cavaliers 1998 -- 99 Petrie, Geoff Geoff Petrie United States Sacramento Kings 1999 -- 00 Gabriel, John John Gabriel United States Orlando Magic 2000 -- 01 Petrie, Geoff Geoff Petrie ( 2 ) United States Sacramento Kings 2001 -- 02 Thorn, Rod Rod Thorn United States New Jersey Nets 2002 -- 03 Dumars, Joe Joe Dumars * United States Detroit Pistons 2003 -- 04 West, Jerry Jerry West * ( 2 ) United States Memphis Grizzlies 2004 -- 05 Colangelo, Bryan Bryan Colangelo United States Phoenix Suns 2005 -- 06 Baylor, Elgin Elgin Baylor * United States Los Angeles Clippers 2006 -- 07 Colangelo, Bryan Bryan Colangelo ( 2 ) United States Toronto Raptors 2007 -- 08 Ainge, Danny Danny Ainge ^ United States Boston Celtics 2008 -- 09 Warkentien, Mark Mark Warkentien United States Denver Nuggets 2009 -- 10 Hammond, John John Hammond ^ United States Milwaukee Bucks 2010 -- 11 Riley, Pat Pat Riley * ^ United States Miami Heat 2010 -- 11 Forman, Gar Gar Forman ^ United States Chicago Bulls 2011 -- 12 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * ^ United States Indiana Pacers 2012 -- 13 Ujiri, Masai Masai Ujiri ^ Nigeria Denver Nuggets 2013 -- 14 Buford, R.C. R.C. Buford ^ United States San Antonio Spurs 2014 -- 15 Myers, Bob Bob Myers ^ United States Golden State Warriors 2015 -- 16 Buford, R.C. R.C. Buford ^ ( 2 ) United States San Antonio Spurs 2016 -- 17 Myers, Bob Bob Myers ^ ( 2 ) United States Golden State Warriors See also National Basketball Association portal Sports Illustrated Best GM of the Decade ( NBA ) ( 2009 ) Sports Illustrated Top 10 GMs of the Decade ( all sports ) Notes ^ Jump up to : Wayne Embry and Jerry Colangelo were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as contributors in 1999 and 2004. ^ Jump up to : Red Auerbach and Pat Riley were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches in 1969 and 2008. ^ Jump up to : Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Larry Bird and Joe Dumars were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players in 1977, 1980, 1998 and 2006. ^ Jump up to : Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named References General `` NBA Awards -- Executive of the Year ''. The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Reports : Baylor wins NBA executive of the year ''. ESPN.com. May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008. Jump up ^ Windhorst, Brian ( May 21, 2009 ). `` Cleveland Cavaliers ' GM Danny Ferry picked by The Sporting News as its NBA Executive of the Year. ''. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Celtics GM Ainge named NBA 's executive of year ''. CBC Sports. May 14, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Colangelo voted NBA 's top exec for second time ''. ESPN.com. May 14, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Indiana 's Larry Bird named 2011 - 12 Executive of the Year ''. NBA.com. NBA.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Wayne R. Embry ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jerry Colangelo ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Arnold J. `` Red '' Auerbach ``. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Pat Riley ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Elgin Baylor ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jerry A. West ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Larry J. Bird ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Joe Dumars ''. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2008. NBA Executive of the Year Award 1973 : Axelson 1974 : Donovan 1975 : Vertlieb 1976 : J. Colangelo 1977 : Patterson 1978 : Drossos 1979 : Ferry 1980 : Auerbach 1981 : J. Colangelo 1982 : Ferry 1983 : Volchok 1984 : Layden 1985 : Boryla 1986 : Kasten 1987 : Kasten 1988 : Krause 1989 : J. Colangelo 1990 : Bass 1991 : Buckwalter 1992 : Embry 1993 : J. Colangelo 1994 : Whitsitt 1995 : West 1996 : Krause 1997 : Bass 1998 : Embry 1999 : Petrie 2000 : Gabriel 2001 : Petrie 2002 : Thorn 2003 : Dumars 2004 : West 2005 : B. Colangelo 2006 : Baylor 2007 : B. Colangelo 2008 : Ainge 2009 : Warkentien 2010 : Hammond 2011 : Forman & Riley 2012 : Bird 2013 : Ujiri 2014 : Buford 2015 : Myers 2016 : Buford 2017 : Myers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award&oldid=803662017 '' Categories : National Basketball Association awards National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association executives Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Français Hrvatski Italiano עברית ქართული Latviešu 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 21 : 28. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who votes for nba executive of the year
Answer: executives from the league's 30 teams