Denver’s Mark Warkentien Named 2008-09 NBA Executive of the Year
The Nuggets just completed their fifth 50-win season in the team’s NBA history, while qualifying for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. Denver won its sixth division title since joining the NBA in 1976, including the second in the last four seasons. The Nuggets finished the 2008-09 regular season tied for the second best record and earned the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs by owning tiebreakers over both San Antonio and Portland.
Since his arrival in Denver in the summer of 2005 as Director of Player personnel, the Nuggets have orchestrated numerous transactions while maintaining a high level of success. On Nov. 3, 2008, Warkentien netted four-time All-Star and Denver native Chauncey Billups via trade with Detroit, giving the Nuggets an established floor leader and seasoned postseason performer. During Warkentien’s tenure, the Nuggets also signed two-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony to a contract extension, re-signed Nenê and J.R. Smith, signed free agent Chris Andersen, and acquired Renaldo Balkman.
Warkentien received nine of a possible 30 votes from a panel of his NBA Executives throughout the NBA. Cleveland’s Danny Ferry finished second with seven votes, Orlando’s Otis Smith finished third with six votes, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Mitch Kupchak and Chicago’s John Paxson were tied for fourth with two votes apiece, and Denver’s Rex Chapman, Houston’s Darryl Morey, Utah’s Kevin O’Connor, Oklahoma City’s Sam Presti each received one vote.
NBA 개요
1946년에 설립된 NBA(National Basketball Association)는 미국과 캐나다의 30개 팀으로 구성되어 있다. 현재 NBA에는 미국 선수들 외에도 31개국에서 온 76명의 외국인 선수들이 활약하고 있으며 이를 바탕으로 2007-2008 시즌 동안 215개국에서 41개의 다른 언어로 중계될 예정이다. 또한 미국 내에서는 지난 시즌 동안 ABC, TNT, ESPN 그리고 ESPN2 등을 통해 142 경기가 중계되었으며, 이 수치는 지난 4시즌 동안 계속해서 증가하고 있다.
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