Thunder GM Sam Presti named NBA Executive of Year

Oklahoma City Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti was named the 2024-25 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year on Tuesday.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

May 6, 2025, 12:56 PM Updated: May 13, 2025, 11:33 am

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Oklahoma City Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti was named the 2024-25 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year on Tuesday.

It is the first honor for Presti, 47, who previously finished second in 2009-10, 2019-20 and 2023-24.

The Thunder led the NBA with a 68-14 record this season, the best in franchise history and tied for sixth-best in league history. Oklahoma City also set an NBA record for scoring differential, outscoring opponents by 12.9 points per game.

Presti has been the Thunder GM since 2007. Before that he spent seven years in the San Antiono Spurs’ front office.

Presti received 10 first-place votes and 74 total points in the voting by fellow NBA executives. Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was second and Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon finished third.

–Field Level Media

Former Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair also received one second-place vote.

The voting panel for the 2024-25 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award consisted of one basketball executive from each NBA team.

The complete voting results ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/JTYp3oKAwq

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