predecessor birth_place image_size title article_title birth_date spouse term image employer education name
carroll dawson baraboo , wisconsin 200px general manager daryl morey
 1972 ellen 2007 - present darylmorey01.jpg houston rockets northwestern university mit sloan school of management daryl morey
daryl morey

daryl morey -lrb- born 1972 -rrb- is an american sports executive .
he is the current general manager of the houston rockets of the national basketball association .
he was named assistant general manager on april 3 , 2006 and succeeded carroll dawson as general manager on may 10 , 2007 .
morey came to the rockets after serving three years as svp operations for the boston celtics .
while with the celtics , basketball operations was a key part of his responsibilities , including the development of analytical methods and technology to enhance basketball decisions related to the draft , trades , free agency and advance scouting of opponents for the coaching staff .
his hiring follows the recent `` moneyball '' trend of adding more advanced statistical-based analysis to the traditional use of qualitative scouting and basic statistics .
several teams have hired executives with non-traditional basketball backgrounds , but the rockets are the first nba team to hire a general manager in this vein .
he continues to be the chairperson for the annual mit sloan sports analytics conference .
he is also an avid esports supporter and has gone to multiple mlg -lrb- major league gaming -rrb- events .
