Zach Kleiman Named 21-22 NBA Executive Of The Year
Zach Kleiman of the Memphis Grizzlies has been named the 2021-22 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year.
This is the first NBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award for Kleiman, who has led Basketball Operations for Memphis for the last three years. Kleiman, 33, is the youngest recipient of the award, which has been presented annually since the 1972-73 season. He also becomes the second person to earn the honor with the Grizzlies, joining Jerry West (2003-04).
Kleiman received 16 of 29 first-place votes and earned 85 total points from a panel of team basketball executives across the NBA.
Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman and Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Artūras Karnišovas tied for second place with 27 points each.
Phoenix Suns General Manager James Jones and Miami Heat President Pat Riley tied for fourth place with 26 points each.
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