Nuggets' Ujiri named executive of the year
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Denver Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri was named the winner of the 2012-13 NBA Executive of the Year award on Thursday.
Ujiri strengthened Denver's roster in the offseason by acquiring Andre Iguodala from Philadelphia in a four-team, 12-player deal, while bringing back JaVale McGee and Andre Miller.
The Nuggets ended the 2012-13 season with a 57-25 mark, including a 38-3 record at home. Denver earned the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, but lost in six games to Golden State in the opening round of the playoffs.
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Ujiri was named to his current position on Aug. 27, 2010. He worked for the Nuggets organization as a scout from 2003-07, and served as the team's director of international scouting during the 2006-07 season.
Denver's George Karl was named NBA coach of the year Wednesday, and last week Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried won the league's citizenship award.
Ujiri totaled 59 points and received eight first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team executives throughout the league. Los Angeles Clippers executive Gary Sacks finished second with 28 points and three first-place votes.