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Meanwhile, several other potential candidates who are held in high regard and could be interested in the position didn't turn up any other requests for permission by the Blazers. As of Saturday, Portland had not requested to speak with Rockets assistant general manager Sam Hinkie, Pistons assistant GM Scott Perry (or GM Joe Dumars, who was atop the Blazers' list a year ago but has not shown interest), Warriors assistant GM Travis Schlenk (or former GM Larry Riley, who was named director of scouting because of Bob Myers' promotion to general manager), or Nuggets front-office advisor Pete D'Alessandro. SI.com

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Marcus Thompson: Warriors GM Bob Myers said he likes the Mark Jackson/Michael Malone team but acknowledged the likelihood Malone could be hired away this offseason. "I think they’re a great complement for each other. I think they really help each other be better than they are individually. So I like how they’ve interacted. I think Mark’s learned a ton from Michael Malone. I think Mike Malone’s learned a ton from Mark. ... So I think its been a great team for this season." Sulia

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GM Bob Myers said if Warriors land a Top 7, giving them 4 total picks, they're likely to make a draft-day trade. "Four picks are a lot of picks. We added three rookies last year. I don't think its ideal to have four more, making it 7 in two years. Four is probably a number we would like to reduce or consolidate. ... If we end up with four, we're probably in the market to move up, move out or trade." Sulia

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Tim Kawakami: No surprise: Bob Myers told me Mark Jackson has done a very good job and will be back next season as Warriors coach. Twitter

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-Q: Do you think Jackson’s done a good job? -LACOB: Look, I think Mark’s done a really nice job this year. It’s been a tough year and we put him into an odd set of circumstances when we pivoted midway through the year, obviously… San Jose Mercury-News

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J. Michael: New #GSWarriors GM Bob Myers says he's going to aggressively try to keep restricted FA Brandon Rush #nba Twitter

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That the Warriors replaced general manager Larry Riley with protege Bob Myers comes as no shock. The big surprise is the timing. Why now? According to multiple team sources, a few factors came into play. The coming draft, and all the ensuing prep work. The pending free agent season, which kicks off July 1, and the Warriors’ need to woo someone though armed with nothing more than a mid-level. Contra Costa Times

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But perhaps the biggest factor, per the sources, was Myers’ as assistant general manager. It was part of the plan for Myers to succeed Riley when they lured Myers from the player agent side of the business a year ago this month. But at the time, co-owner Joe Lacob said Myers was in line for the job after Riley retired “in a few years.” Contra Costa Times

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It’s been 12 months. In that time, Myers, according to sources, has proved to Lacob he is ready now. Lacob is impressed with Myers’ connections around the league, his negotiation skills and the relationships he’s built in the organization. Contra Costa Times

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Lacob, Riley and Myers sat down and discussed the transition. According to one source, Riley wanted to see through what he started. But the source said Riley understood the move and was grateful the Warriors kept him around. Contra Costa Times

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Q: Joe, why make the move now? -LACOB: You come towardss the end of the year, you start to reflect and you say, ‘OK, where are we? What are we going to be going forward?’ And it just became apparent to me and the others that I confide in that Bob was ready to do the job. I didn’t know, we didn’t know when we hired Bob. You never know for sure… until you’ve worked with someone, you never really know. Working with Bob, he’s outstanding. He has all the capabilities to do this and be really, really good at it. We just decided that rather than wait another year or two, which was sort of the original plan, we were going to go ahead and make the move now and give Bob the opportunity to continue to prove himself and give him the authority he needs to go forward and do the job. San Jose Mercury-News

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Marcus Thompson: Riley had security and humility to operate in shadows of big personalities. Takes a certain kind of guy. Most couldn't work in such envrnmnt Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Larry Riley, Joe Lacob, Bob Myers 

But perhaps the biggest factor, per the sources, was Myers’ as assistant general manager. It was part of the plan for Myers to succeed Riley when they lured Myers from the player agent side of the business a year ago this month. But at the time, co-owner Joe Lacob said Myers was in line for the job after Riley retired “in a few years.” It’s been 12 months. Contra Costa Times

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In that time, Myers, according to sources, has proved to Lacob he is ready now. Lacob is impressed with Myers’ connections around the league, his negotiation skills and the relationships he’s built in the organization. Contra Costa Times

Golden State Warriors, Bob Myers 

Lacob, Riley and Myers sat down and discussed the transition. According to one source, Riley wasn’t happy that it’s happening now – presumably because he wanted to see through what he started. But the source said Riley understood the move and was grateful the Warriors kept him around. Contra Costa Times

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The Warriors have promoted Bob Myers to general manager, the team announced Tuesday. Larry Riley, who has spent the last four years in the Warriors' front office -- including the last 12 months as general manager/Executive VP of Basketball Operations -- will stay on as the team's scouting director. San Jose Mercury-News

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According to sources in the franchise, the Warriors promotion of Bob Myers to GM and demotion of Larry Riley was more about Myers proving he was ready. In the 12 months, Joe Lacob has been impressed with Myers connections, relationships and negotiating skills. This is happening now largely because Myers has convinced Lacob he was right in pegging him as the next Warriors GM Sulia

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I’m told the Seattle native he would prefer to stay on the West Coast, and he would like to play for the Warriors. It needs to be pointed out that Roy’s former agent, Bob Myers, is now the assistant GM for the Warriors. Contra Costa Times

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They found an assistant general manager in Bob Myers, a former sports agent with no sports executive experience, and hired first-time coach Mark Jackson. They talked Rick Welts into becoming the team's president about two weeks after he appeared to have retired from the league, and coaxed Jerry West into joining the executive board. "The hiring of Jerry West might be the single most important thing," Lacob said. "Not only is it what he's going to contribute, but also it was a statement of how serious we are about this. We want to go through every aspect of this organization and improve it." San Francisco Chronicle

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Inside, they naturally say it's a non-issue. Riley is The Guy. Myers provides a new perspective on player evaluations and contract negotiations. West is an important advisor -- "He's a sounding board, that's the way I will use him," Riley said -- and will also be investing time outside of basketball operations. Kirk Lacob, a year out of Stanford, is, his father has said, on the bottom rung and reports to Riley. It's all so clear. But around the league? NBA.com

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