NBA general managers picked Los Angeles Clippers’ Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor to win the Executive of the Year Award, according to respondents of the 2006 NBA.com GM Awards Survey. The results of the survey will be posted daily on NBA.com.
Baylor made several moves that were instrumental in the Clippers reaching their first postseason in nine seasons. Baylor acquired point guard Sam Cassell and a top-10 protected first round pick from Minnesota , nine days after signing free agent shooting guard Cuttino Mobley. Baylor also re-signed center Zeljko Rebraca and signed veteran free agents Walter McCarty and Vin Baker. A year after signing Quinton Ross as a free agent in Europe, Baylor went back overseas prior to the 2005-06 season to sign free agent forward James Singleton. Baylor’s acquisitions led the Clippers to the eighth best record in the NBA this season at 47-35, a 10 victory improvement over their 2004-05 record of 37-45.
Although the Clippers were firmly entrenched in the postseason hunt in mid February, Baylor felt he needed to add a shooter to stretch opposing defenses and acquired Vladimir Radmanovic from Seattle, who has added another dimension to the Clippers attack. Baylor’s acquisitions led the Clippers the eighth best record in the NBA this season at 47-35, a 10 victory improvement over the 2004-05 record of 37-45.
In the exclusive survey, Baylor received eight first-place votes, 4 second-place votes and six third-place votes for a total of 58 points. Five points were awarded for first-place votes, three for second-place and one for third-place. Finishing second to Baylor was Bryan Colangelo of the Toronto Raptors (34 points) while Donnie Nelson of the Dallas Mavericks (20 points) finished third.
Additional results of the 2006 NBA.com GM Awards Survey include:
Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons - Defensive Player of the Year
Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies - Sixth Man Award
Boris Diaw, Phoenix Suns - Most Improved Player Award
Avery Johnson, Dallas Mavericks - Coach of the Year
The official results for the 2006 NBA Awards, including Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player, and Coach of the Year will be announced by the NBA in the coming weeks. In the meantime, fans can visit NBA.com to preview the results of the NBA.com GM Awards Survey.

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