Rod thorn biography
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Rod Thorn
Rodney King Thorn (* 23. Mai1941 in Princeton, West Virginia) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler und -manager. Thorn spielte zwischen 1963 und 1971 in der National Basketball Association (NBA) bei den Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, St. Louis Hawks und den Seattle SuperSonics. 1964 wurde er in das NBA All-Rookie Team berufen.
In den 1980er Jahren war er General Manager der Chicago Bulls. In dieser Funktion berief er Jerry Sloan auf dessen erste Position als Cheftrainer eines NBA-Teams und war verantwortlich dafür, dass die Bulls in der NBA-Draft 1984Michael Jordan auswählten.
Von 1986 bis 2000 war Thorn als Vizepräsident für das operative Geschäft der NBA beschäftigt. Von 2000 bis 2010 war Thorn als Manager der New Jersey Nets engagiert. In der Saison 2001/02 wurde er als NBA Executive of the Year ausgezeichnet. 2010 übernahm Thorn den Posten des Präsidenten bei den Philadelphia 76ers. Diesen Posten hatte er bis 2012 inne.
Thorn gilt als einer der besseren Manager der NBA, dem es immer wieder gelingt, geschickte Spielertausche einzufädeln. Am 31. März 2018 wurde seine Aufnahme in die Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame als Förderer (englisch: contributor) bekanntgegeben.[1]
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Athlete Rod Thorn was born in Princeton on May 23, 1941. He was Princeton High School’s best basketball and baseball player and was heavily recruited by colleges. The straight-A student was leaning toward Duke University when the West Virginia Legislature passed an unprecedented resolution declaring him a state natural resource.
Thorn ultimately picked West Virginia University, where he wore number 44, the same as Jerry West, who’d just preceded him in Morgantown. During his senior year, the six-foot-four guard was named an All-American.
In the 1963 NBA draft, Thorn was selected by the Baltimore Bullets as the second player taken overall. In the NBA, he played for the Bullets, Detroit Pistons, St. Louis Hawks, and Seattle Supersonics. After retiring from playing, he was an assistant coach with the Sonics and New Jersey Nets and head coach of the St. Louis Spirits of the ABA. As general manager of the Chicago Bulls in 1984, he drafted Michael Jordan, who would lead that franchise to six championships.
Rod Thorn later served as an NBA executive and was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Rod Thorn
American hoops player (born 1941)
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| Born | (1941-05-23) Hawthorn 23, 1941 (age 83) Princeton, Westerly Virginia, U.S. |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| High school | Princeton (Princeton, Western Virginia) |
| College | West Colony (1960–1963) |
| NBA draft | 1963: 1st equivalent, 2nd entire pick |
| Selected by say publicly Baltimore Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1963–1971 |
| Position | Point comprise / shot guard |
| Number | 44, 10, 22 |
| Coaching career | 1971–1978, 1981–1982 |
| 1963–1964 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1964–1965 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1965–1967 | St. Prizefighter Hawks |
| 1967–1971 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1971–1972 | Seattle SuperSonics (assistant) |
| 1973–1975 | New York Nets (assistant) |
| 1975–1976 | Spirits show consideration for St. Louis |
| 1976–1978 | New York / New Shirt Nets (assistant) |
| 1981–1982 | Chicago Bulls (interim) |
| As player: As executive: | |
| Points | 5,012 (10.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,463 (3.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,214 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats draw on Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Foyer of Fame | |
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