Since his arrival at Golden State, Bob Myers has established himself as one of the best general managers in basketball. But he nearly didn't land the position.
According to Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News, owner Joe Lacob reportedly considered Danny Ferry and "at least one other high-ranking executive" before deciding on Myers.
“I didn’t really like anybody I was meeting,” Lacob said. “And I kept thinking about Bob. But I thought it’d be too much risk. He wasn’t a GM, he had never worked in operations. That’s how I came up with the idea of coming in under Larry and at the time made a somewhat unpopular decision, like a lot of decisions I’ve made, which was to keep Larry.
"I made the decision to bring in Bob as the assistant GM and the deal with Bob was—and I had to convince him of this—let’s see how this goes, let’s get to know each other.”
At the time, Ferry was coming off a largely successful stint as the Cleveland Cavaliers general manager. The Cavs made the playoffs in each of his five seasons at the helm, though they m ...
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Warriors Reportedly Interviewed Danny Ferry for GM Role Before Hiring Bob Myers
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