NBA Executive of the Year
Last Updated: 08/24/2003
| Year | Executive | Team |
| 2002-03 | Joe Dumars | Detroit |
| 2001-02 | Rod Thorn | New Jersey |
| 2000-01 | Geoff Petrie | Sacramento |
| 1999-00 | John Gabriel | Orlando |
| 1998-99 | Geoff Petrie | Sacramento |
| 1997-98 | Wayne Embry | Cleveland |
| 1996-97 | Bob Bass | Charlotte |
| 1995-96 | Jerry Krause | Chicago |
| 1994-95 | Jerry West | L.A. Lakers |
| 1993-94 | Bob Whitsitt | Seattle |
| 1992-93 | Jerry Colangelo | Phoenix |
| 1991-92 | Wayne Embry | Cleveland |
| 1990-91 | Bucky Buckwalter | Portland |
| 1989-90 | Bob Bass | San Antonio |
| 1988-89 | Jerry Colangelo | Phoenix |
| 1987-88 | Jerry Krause | Chicago |
| 1986-87 | Stan Kasten | Atlanta |
| 1985-86 | Stan Kasten | Atlanta |
| 1984-85 | Vince Boryla | Denver |
| 1983-84 | Frank Layden | Utah |
| 1982-83 | Zollie Volchok | Seattle |
| 1981-82 | Bob Ferry | Washington |
| 1980-81 | Jerry Colangelo | Phoenix |
| 1979-80 | Red Auerbach | Boston |
| 1978-79 | Bob Ferry | Washington |
| 1977-78 | Angelo Drossos | San Antonio |
| 1976-77 | Ray Patterson | Houston |
| 1975-76 | Jerry Colangelo | Phoenix |
| 1974-75 | Dick Vertlieb | Golden State |
| 1973-74 | Eddie Donovan | Buffalo |
| 1972-73 | Joe Axelson | K.C./Omaha |