List of Portland Trail Blazers executives

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Paul Allen owns the Trail Blazers since 1988.
Paul Allen owns the Trail Blazers since 1988.

This is a list of Portland Trail Blazers executives, since the team foundation in 1970.

Contents

[edit] Ownership

Year Principal Owner Others Notes
1970–1975 Herman Sarkowsky[1][2] Robert Schmertz (1970-1972)[3]
Larry Weinberg[1]		 Plus other minority owners
1975–1988 Larry Weinberg[1][4] Plus other minority owners
1988–present Paul Allen[5][4] Vice-chair Bert Kolde[6] through Vulcan Sports and Entertainment

[edit] Executive management

Year Team President Executive VP/COO Notes
1970–1975 Herman Sarkowsky
1975–1987 Larry Weinberg Harry Glickman
1987–1994 Harry Glickman[7]
1994–1995 Bob Whitsitt/Marshall Glickman[8][9]
1995–2000 Bob Whitsitt[10] [11]>
2000–2001 Bob Whitsitt Harry Hutt[12][13][14]
2001–2003 Bob Whitsitt Erin Hubert[14][15]
2003–2006 Steve Patterson[16][17][18]
2006–2007 Steve Patterson Mike Golub[19]
2007 Tod Leiweke (interim)[18] Mike Golub
2007– Larry Miller[20] Mike Golub

[edit] Basketball operations

Year General Manager VP of Basketball Ops Assistant GM Director of Player-Personnel Notes
1970–1981 Harry Glickman[7] Stu Inman[21][22]
1981–1986 Stu Inman[21]
1986–1989 Jon Spoelstra[23][24] Bucky Buckwalter[25]
1989–1990 Bucky Buckwalter[25] Brad Greenberg[26]
1990–1994 Geoff Petrie[27] Bucky Buckwalter Brad Greenberg Buckwalter won NBA Executive of the Year in 1991
1994–1995 Bob Whitsitt[10][11] Bucky Buckwalter Brad Greenberg
1995–1996 Bob Whitsitt Bucky Buckwalter Jim Paxson[28]
1996–1998 Bob Whitsitt Jim Paxson
1998–2003 Bob Whitsitt Mark Warkentien[29]
2003–2004 John Nash[30][17] Mark Warkentein[29]
2004–2006 John Nash Kevin Pritchard[31]
2006–2007 Steve Patterson[17] Kevin Pritchard
2007 Tod Leiweke (interim)[18] Kevin Pritchard
2007– Kevin Pritchard[32] Tom Penn

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Learn more about Larry Weinberg. Portland Trail Blazers official website. National Basketball Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
  2. ^ UW Medicine Board of Directors: Herman Sarkowsky. University of Washington Medical School. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ James P. Quirk, Rodney D. Fort (1992). Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports. Princeton University Press. 
  4. ^ a b "Trail Blazers Deal", New York Times, 1988-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  5. ^ "Trail Blazers Deal", New York Times, 1988-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  6. ^ Portland Trail Blazers. hoopshype.com.
  7. ^ a b Pillar Achievement Bios: Harry Glickman. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
  8. ^ "Whitsitt goes south", News Tribune, 1994-07-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  9. ^ Jeff Manning and Mike Francis. "Blazers president Glickman resigns", The Oregonian, 1995-11-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  10. ^ a b Company History: Portland Trail Blazers. Funding Universe (2003). Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  11. ^ a b "Blazers President Quits, Leaving Troubled Team", New York Times, 2003-05-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. 
  12. ^ Transactions. New York Times (2000-11-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  13. ^ Kerry Eggers. "Hutt, Blazers call it quits", Portland Tribune, 2003-03-25. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 
  14. ^ a b "Blazers shuffle senior management", Portland Business Journal, 2001-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 
  15. ^ "Entercom-Portland Appoints Hubert VP/GM", radioink.com, Radio Ink, 2003-09-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 
  16. ^ "NBA Basketball: Blazers hire Steve Patterson as new president.", Sports Network, 2003-06-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  17. ^ a b c "Nash won't return as Trail Blazers' general manager", Associated Press, 2006-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  18. ^ a b c Tod Leiweke to Assume Management Oversight for the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland Trail Blazers (March 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  19. ^ Trail Blazers New Hires and Promotions. Portland Trail Blazers website. Portland Trail Blazers. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
  20. ^ Trail Blazers name Larry Miller president. Portland Trail Blazers Official Website. National Basketball Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
  21. ^ a b "Trail Blazers mourn the loss of the legendary Stu Inman", Portland Trail Blazers official website, Portland Trail Blazers. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  22. ^ "Inman to leave Blazers", San Jose Mercury News, 1986-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  23. ^ "A season of change in NBA", New York Times, 1986-10-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  24. ^ "Spoelstra named Nuggets' boss; Pete Babcock demoted again", 1989-11-03. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  25. ^ a b Kerry Eggers. "The (basketball) world according to Bucky", Portland Tribune. 
  26. ^ Brad Greenberg profile. hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech athletic department. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  27. ^ Sacramento Kings Media Guide: Staff. Sacramento Kings. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  28. ^ "Jim Paxson named VP of basketball operations for Cavs", Associated Press, 1998-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  29. ^ a b Mark Warkentien. Denver Nuggets Staff Directory. Denver Nuggets. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  30. ^ "Report: Blazers Hire Nash As GM", Associated Press, 2003-07-16. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  31. ^ Trail Blazers select director of player personnel. Portland Trail Blazers official website. Portland Trail Blazers (2004-08-24). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  32. ^ Kevin Pritchard named general manager of Trail Blazers. Portland Trail Blazers website. Portland Trail Blazers. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.

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