Yesterday, Denver’s George Karl was named NBA Coach of the Year as he led a very good Nuggets team to the third best record in the Western Conference. Despite not having a prototypical “go-to-man” in terms of offense, what they do works. And you don’t always need that go-to scorer as evidence by the 2003-04 Detroit Pistons.
The man largely responsible for assembling this roster is GM Masai Ujiri. Fittingly, he was honored by being named the Executive of the Year.
The passionate Ujiri will be rewarded for his work Thursday, when he is named the NBA executive of the year, a source told The Denver Post on Wednesday night. Ujiri, the first African-born general manager in major American sports, put together the Nuggets’ roster, a squad that won 57 games — the most in Denver’s NBA history.
H/T: Denver Post
