John Nash (basketball)

John Nash is an American broadcaster and executive. He was an NBA general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers,^[1] New Jersey Nets,^[2] Portland Trail Blazers,^[3] and Washington Bullets.^[4] He also has worked as a broadcaster for Comcast, and in several other NBA front office jobs.

His contract with the Trail Blazers was not renewed^[5] after the conclusion of the 2005–06 season. He signed with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2008-09 season as a Pro Personal Scout.^[4]

References

↑ "SIXERS: General Managers". nba.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
↑ http://media.nba.com/nets/history/glance_9697.html
↑ http://www.nba.com/blazers/sights_sounds/John_Nash-80557-41.html
1 2 "Philadelphia 76ers". nba.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
↑ "Nash won't return as Trail Blazers' general manager". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

Preceded by Pat Williams	Philadelphia 76ers General Manager 1986–1990	Succeeded by Gene Shue
Preceded by Bob Ferry	Washington Wizards General Manager 1990–1996	Succeeded by Wes Unseld
Preceded by John Calipari	Brooklyn Nets General Manager 1999–2000	Succeeded by Rod Thorn
Preceded by Bob Whitsitt	Portland Trail Blazers General Manager 2003–2006	Succeeded by Steve Patterson

Philadelphia 76ers

Founded in 1946 Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Onondaga County War Memorial Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie Colangelo

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner(s) Joshua Harris (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Governor) David S. Blitzer (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Alternate Governor) Adam Aron Martin Geller David B. Heller Travis Hennings James Lassiter Marc J. Leder Jason Levien Michael G. Rubin Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Art Wrubel Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil President Bryan Colangelo Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (Microphone)

NBA Championships (3)	1955 1967 1983

Conference Championships (9)	1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001

Rivals	Boston Celtics

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers Comcast Spectacor

Media	Television The Comcast Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Sixers Post Game Live Radio WPEN Announcers Marc Zumoff Alaa Abdelnaby Tom McGinnis

Washington Wizards

Founded in 1961 Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Scott Brooks (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Eastern Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over till the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Earl the Pearl Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Brooklyn Nets

Founded in 1967 Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968); played in New York (1968–1977) and New Jersey (1977–2012) Based in Brooklyn, New York

Franchise	Franchise History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Teaneck Armory Long Island Arena Island Garden Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Rutgers Athletic Center Izod Center Prudential Center Barclays Center

Personnel	Owners Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) Bruce Ratner (minority) President Irina Pavlova General Manager Sean Marks Head Coach Kenny Atkinson

General managers	Basel Theokas Carnesecca Boe DeBusschere MacKinnon Schaffel Weltman Reed Calipari Nash Thorn Stefanski Vandeweghe King Marks

D-League affiliate	Springfield Armor (2011–14) Long Island Nets (beginning in 2016–17)

Retired numbers	3 5 23 25 32 52

ABA Finals appearances	1973 1974 1976

NBA Finals appearances	2002 2003

Rivalries	New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Just Wright BrooklyKnight Marv Albert Erving for $6 million Forest City Enterprises

Media	TV WWOR-TV YES Network Radio WFAN (AM) Announcers Ian Eagle Mike Fratello Ryan Ruocco Jim Spanarkel Donny Marshall Chris Carrino Tim Capstraw

Portland Trail Blazers

Founded in 1970 Based in Portland, Oregon

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster History Expansion draft Draft history Accomplishments Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Memorial Coliseum (1970–1995) Moda Center (1995–present)

General Managers	Glickman Inman Spoelstra Petrie Whitsitt Nash Patterson Leiweke Pritchard Cho Buchanan Olshey

Presidents	Sarkowsky Weinberg Whitsitt Glickman Patterson Leiweke Miller McGowan

D-League affiliates	Fort Worth Flyers (2005–06) Anaheim Arsenal (2006–07) Idaho Stampede (2007–14) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–15)

Administration	Owner Paul Allen General Manager Neil Olshey Head Coach Terry Stotts List of executives

Retired numbers	1 13 14 15 20 22 30 (Gross) 30 (Porter) 32 36 45 77

Hall of Famers	Clyde Drexler Dražen Petrović Scottie Pippen Jack Ramsay Arvydas Sabonis Bill Walton Lenny Wilkens

Culture	Blazermania Rip City "Duck" Rose Garden arena bankruptcy Larry Weinberg Bill Walton Jack Ramsay Mike and Mike Clyde the Glide The Schonz Memorial Day Miracle Blaze the Trail Cat Portland Indians Portland Fire Portlandia

NBA Championships (1)	1977

Western Conference Championships (3)	1977 1990 1992

Division Championships (5)	1978 1991 1992 1999 2015

Media	TV KGW Comcast SportsNet Northwest Radio KPOJ Trail Blazers Radio Network Announcers Kevin Calabro Lamar Hurd Bill Schonely Brian Wheeler

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