The best general manager of the NBA! Bring out four MVPs! He is Alexander s Bole

After Alexander won the NBA regular season MVP this season, Thunder Media took stock of the successful operations of General Manager Presti over the years:

1. In 2008, Ibaka selected 24th pick in the first round; 2. In 2016, Ibaka exchanged for Oladipo and Sabonis Jr.; 3. In 2017, Audi + Sabonis Jr. were exchanged for George; 4. In 2018, George was persuaded to renew his contract; 5. In 2019, George was exchanged for 9, and got Alexander and several first-round picks (one of them selected Jewish).

Thunders have 68 wins and 14 losses in the regular season this season, setting a new team record and reaching the Western Conference Finals all the way in the playoffs. Presti was elected as the NBA's best executive, and this year marks his first award. Alexander was awarded the MVP, and the Thunder was undoubtedly the biggest winner. Presti was born on November 1, 1977 and became the general manager of the Thunder on June 8, 2007.

Presti was under 30 years old at the time and became the second youngest general manager in NBA history. The youngest general manager of the NBA team is Jerry Colangilo, who became the General Manager of the Suns at the age of 28 (1968). Speaking of Presti, why can he manage Thunder at a young age? First-class talent vision and work ability!

Presti's first job was Spurs video coordinator and was later promoted to assistant draft director. In the 2001 NBA Draft, the Spurs held the No. 28 pick. Presti strongly recommended Tony Parker. Many people inside the Spurs looked down on Parker. Presti brought Parker's game video to the home of deputy general manager R.C. Buford.

Boford found Spurs general manager Popovich, who agreed to choose Parker. In 2005, Presti was promoted to Spurs vice president and assistant general manager, when he was only 28 years old. In early June 2007, Thunder poached Presti. The draft in late June 2007 was Presti's first performance.

After Oden was selected by the Trail Blazers, Presti took Durant with the second pick. Then Presty sent Ray Allen and No. 35 Glen Davis to the Celtics, getting Szelbiac, Deronti West, and No. 5 Jeff Green. Finally Presti let Rashad Lewis go and let him sign first and then join the Magic!

At that time, Ray Allen and Lewis were the masters and second-in-command of the Supersonics. Presti successively cleared two core cores and decided to build a team around Durant, which required considerable courage. Everyone knows the story later. Westbrook and Ibaka were selected in 2008, and Harden was selected in 2009. Unfortunately, Harden was unable to retain him in 2012.

Durant and Westbrook won the MVP in the Thunder, and Harden also won the MVP in the Rockets. Presti selected three MVPs in three years. Who can refuse to accept this talent show? After the Thunder Third Young Master left the team, Presti began to rebuild and saved up a bunch of first-round picks. What really made him a god was of course the 1-for-9 major deal in the summer of 2019. In the 2019 offseason, George and Kah discussed joining the Clippers. The Clippers saw two big fish coming to shoot, so they directly rushed out: Alexander, Gallinari, 5 first-round picks and 2 first-round swaps, and the trade was given to George. In the 2022 draft, the Thunder selected Javi with the 12th pick. This first-round pick came from the Clippers.

The Clippers are equivalent to giving the Thunder a boss and a boss, and they also have a lot of draft picks. What memories do you still have about Presti?