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David Griffin (born November 16, 1973), is an American professional basketball executive. He is vice president of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans team which is part of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also an amateur pianist. Prior to working for the Pelicans, Griffin was president of basketball operations for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which won the NBA Championship in 2016 and reached the NBA Finals three years in a row during his tenure. In addition, Griffin works as a consultant for NBA TV.

Griffin was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He studied at Brophy College Preparatory^[1]. He joined the University of Arizona but was reassigned to Arizona State University in 1993 to intern with the Phoenix Suns team.^[2]. Griffin graduated in political science in 1995^[1].

Griffin makes his debut as tournament director for the NIKE Desert Clasic pre-draft camp. He is also an assistant coach at Scottsdale Community College. He then worked in the basketball press relations department at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Phoenix Suns[modifier | modifier le code]

Griffin worked for 17 seasons with the Phoenix Suns. He began with an internship in the team’s public relations department in 1993 while still studying at Arizona State University.^[2]. He was recruited as a full-time media relations assistant after three years of internship. His detailed press reports make a good impression on team owner Jerry Colangelo and then coach Danny Ainge. He joined the operations management through the video sector in 1997. He was appointed senior vice-president of basketball operations in June 2007 and held this position for three years.^[3].

The Cleveland Cavaliers[modifier | modifier le code]

In September 2010, Griffin became the vice president of basketball operations for the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[4]. He became president on February 6, 2014, taking over from Chris Grant after his dismissal^[5]. In his first trade at the helm of operations, Griffin trades winger Earl Clark, pivot Henry Sims and draft picks with the Philadelphia 76ers to reclaim pivot Spencer Hawes^[6]. On May 12, 2014, he was confirmed in his position of president of basketball operations and appointed permanent and full-time general manager.^[7].

Few weeks after his appointment, Griffin hires Euroleague champion and coach of the year David Blatt as coach, trades Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and reinstates LeBron James four years after the famous ” Decision ”on the occasion of which he had announced his departure. He trades Wiggins and former first draft pick Anthony Bennett with the Minnesota Timberwolves to get All-Star winger Kevin Love. All of his trades and operations allow him to finish second in the election of NBA Executive of the Year for the 2014-15 fiscal year.^[8]. Griffin and the Cavaliers win the 2016 NBA Finals by defeating the Golden State Warriors, who had a record of 73 victories in seven games. They thus become the first team in league history to erase a 3-1 gap in the final.

The Griffin Cavaliers set offensive records in the 2017 playoffs, thanks to a scoring efficiency record during the playoffs, scoring 120 points on 100 possessions. However, they ended up failing after five games in the 2017 finals against the Warriors, with their record record of 73 wins, restructured by the arrival of Kevin Durant.

On June 19, 2017, Griffin and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert announce that they will not be resigning a new contract due to lack of agreement.^[9][10]. He was finally replaced a month later, on July 24, by Cavaliers vice-president of basketball operations Koby Altman. Gilbert widely criticized for failing to secure a new deal with Griffin^[11][12][13].

On Thursday, August 1, 2019, David Griffin reviews his professional experience of restructuring the team around LeBron James in detail in an article published in Sports Illustrated. He describes his time in Cleveland as a “sad” ordeal and says “he cried privately the night the Cavaliers won the title,” explaining that he was so obsessed with winning he “didn’t even feel like it anymore. love for the game. “^[14]

New Orleans Pelicans[modifier | modifier le code]

On April 17, 2019, the New Orleans Pelicans appoint Griffin as vice president of basketball operations^[15]. Griffin was the Pelicans’ representative in the 2019 draft lottery, where they select Zion Williamson^[16]. In May 2021, following Zion’s broken ring finger, Griffin said, “I have never seen more incitement to racket violence against Zion Williamson than against any other player since Shaq … It was blatant and horrible then, and it still is today. “”^[17]

Griffin is originally from Phoenix, Arizona, and now resides in Sonoma, Calif., With his wife Meredith^[3]. Griffin is raised by a single mother in a lower-middle-class Maryvale neighborhood of West Phoenix. He has a younger brother, Daniel, and he attends Brophy Prep high school run by the Jesuits^[18]. He was diagnosed with three testicular cancers (in 2006, 2011 and 2017). Between tenures in Cleveland and New Orleans, Griffin made several appearances on NBA TV and hosted a weekly radio show called “Deals and Dunks” with Pelicans radio commentator Joel Meyers as co-host. Griffin also enjoys playing the piano, and he tried unsuccessfully to seduce pivot star Zion Williamson with a song to mark the Orlando NBA bubble.^[19].