Spurs’ R.C. Buford wins his second NBA Executive of the Year award (Ball Don’t Lie)
For the second time in three seasons, San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has been named the NBA's Executive of the Year . He won the award — which is voted on by fellow league executives rather than media members — after pulling off the single biggest move of the 2015 offseason : signing All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge to team with Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard, extending the Spurs' current championship-contending window while also setting San Antonio up to remain in the title chase for years to come. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Despite more than a decade of exemplary work alongside Gregg Popovich in building the Spurs into the league's most consistently competitive and excellent franchise, Buford had never received year-end award recognition until the 2013-14 season , which saw the Spurs win 62 games and, eventually, their fourth NBA title in 16 years. This year's model won a franchise-record 67 games, producing the NBA's stingiest defense, its third most-efficient offense and the seventh-highest margin of victory in league history ... just a tick behind that of the only team to outstrip...
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