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Suns managing general partner Robert Sarver understood Welts’s reasons for relocation and placed calls to the Maloof brothers, owners of the Sacramento Kings, as well as Lacob and Guber. Lacob returned the call shortly after the team parted ways with president Robert Rowell. “I’m still shaking my head, to tell you the truth,’’ Welts said. “I had expected to take some time off and it didn’t quite work out that way. “It was really a fortuitous opportunity, and for me it was the perfect intersection of what I was hoping to do. I was hoping to be back in the NBA or at least in sports. It was a very lucky chain of events for me.’’ Boston Globe

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Checked in with Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob a little while ago to see where things stood on his revamped management staff, particularly at the top, after the departure of team president Robert Rowell. The update: -The search for a new president is in the “recruiting process,” Lacob said. In the meantime, Lacob is handling the CEO and president roles. New CFO Marty Glick is strictly that–CFO–and will not be serving any president-functions, Lacob said. San Jose Mercury-News

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Tim Kawakami: Remembered a favorite recent Rowell moment: RR often told a reporter (not me) that he'd have his job longer than the newspaper would exist. Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Robert Rowell 

Sam Amico: Not draft related and little late, but Rowell's departure best thing to happen to Warriors since Rick Barry & Nate Thurmond. Man was a snake Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Robert Rowell 

Sam Amico: Chris Mullin was modern-day face of Warriors. Rowell treated him like dirt. Glad that new regime has begged him back into the family. Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Chris Mullin, Robert Rowell 

Golden State Warriors president Robert Rowell is resigning his position as the club's top executive for business operations. Warriors owner Joe Lacob announced Tuesday that Rowell was leaving to pursue other business endeavors. Rowell will assist Lacob and co-owner Peter Guber in the transition. ESPN.com

Golden State Warriors, Robert Rowell 

Tim Kawakami: Lee's 2nd-biggest fan among GSW execs: Robert Rowell. But that seems to be less and less important as days go by. Twitter

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Team president Robert Rowell and his lieutenants still are employed, and Rowell is giving every indication that he is still very much in charge of the front office. So the Chris Cohan era is not truly over yet, and the Joe Lacob/Peter Guber transition already is a minor failure. San Jose Mercury-News

Golden State Warriors, Robert Rowell 

Marcus Thompson: I'm hearing Robert Rowell will be sticking around. For how long and what role is uncertain, though. Twitter

Golden State Warriors, Robert Rowell