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08-27-2012, 04:42 PM
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765599682/Utah-Jazz-Scott-Layden-to-interview-for-Spurs-assistant-GM-position.html
Utah Jazz: Scott Layden to interview for Spurs' assistant GM position
By Jody Genessy, Deseret News
Published: Monday, Aug. 27 2012 2:37 p.m. MDT
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs could pull off an unconventional swap of sorts.
And this particular one wouldn't include any players, draft picks or trade exceptions.
Jazz assistant coach Scott Layden has accepted an invitation by Spurs management to interview for the organization's assistant general manager vacancy, according to a source.
The meeting till take place tonight with general manager R.C. Buford and head coach Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, the source said. Spurs ownership will not be in attendance.
This San Antonio position opened three weeks ago when the Jazz hired then-Spurs assistant GM Dennis Lindsey to replace Kevin O'Connor as Utah's general manager.
It's unknown if there are other candidates for the Spurs assistant GM position.
Layden, a former general manager with Utah and New York, was not interviewed for the Jazz GM position, which opened up when O'Connor decided to relinquish his general manager duties to focus exclusively on his position as executive vice president of basketball operations.
Layden has a long history with the Jazz, dating back to the 1981-82 season when he was a talent scout and assistant coach under his father, Frank Layden.
Most recently, Layden has been an assistant coach in Utah under Jerry Sloan and Tyrone Corbin since 2005.
In his first extended stint with the Jazz, the younger Layden was credited for helping the franchise discover overlooked mid-first-round Hall-of-Fame gems John Stockton and Karl Malone.
Layden was promoted to be the Jazz's director of player personnel in 1988 after a six-year run as an assistant coach. He became director of basketball operations in 1992 and vice president of basketball operations in 1996.
In 1995, Layden finished second behind the Lakers' Jerry West for The Sporting News' NBA Executive of the Year award after the Jazz's 60-22 season.
After helping assemble back-to-back NBA Finals teams in 1997 and '98, Layden left Utah after his 18-year stay and was hired to be general manager and executive vice president of the New York Knicks.
Layden elevated into the Knicks' president role from 2001-03 before being fired in December 2003. For years, Layden has been the target of Knicks fans' scorn, in part because of his moves to acquire eventual New York disappointments Antonio McDyess and Keith Van Horn.
Utah Jazz: Scott Layden to interview for Spurs' assistant GM position
By Jody Genessy, Deseret News
Published: Monday, Aug. 27 2012 2:37 p.m. MDT
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs could pull off an unconventional swap of sorts.
And this particular one wouldn't include any players, draft picks or trade exceptions.
Jazz assistant coach Scott Layden has accepted an invitation by Spurs management to interview for the organization's assistant general manager vacancy, according to a source.
The meeting till take place tonight with general manager R.C. Buford and head coach Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, the source said. Spurs ownership will not be in attendance.
This San Antonio position opened three weeks ago when the Jazz hired then-Spurs assistant GM Dennis Lindsey to replace Kevin O'Connor as Utah's general manager.
It's unknown if there are other candidates for the Spurs assistant GM position.
Layden, a former general manager with Utah and New York, was not interviewed for the Jazz GM position, which opened up when O'Connor decided to relinquish his general manager duties to focus exclusively on his position as executive vice president of basketball operations.
Layden has a long history with the Jazz, dating back to the 1981-82 season when he was a talent scout and assistant coach under his father, Frank Layden.
Most recently, Layden has been an assistant coach in Utah under Jerry Sloan and Tyrone Corbin since 2005.
In his first extended stint with the Jazz, the younger Layden was credited for helping the franchise discover overlooked mid-first-round Hall-of-Fame gems John Stockton and Karl Malone.
Layden was promoted to be the Jazz's director of player personnel in 1988 after a six-year run as an assistant coach. He became director of basketball operations in 1992 and vice president of basketball operations in 1996.
In 1995, Layden finished second behind the Lakers' Jerry West for The Sporting News' NBA Executive of the Year award after the Jazz's 60-22 season.
After helping assemble back-to-back NBA Finals teams in 1997 and '98, Layden left Utah after his 18-year stay and was hired to be general manager and executive vice president of the New York Knicks.
Layden elevated into the Knicks' president role from 2001-03 before being fired in December 2003. For years, Layden has been the target of Knicks fans' scorn, in part because of his moves to acquire eventual New York disappointments Antonio McDyess and Keith Van Horn.