Presti was elected as General Manager of the Season, the first time he has won the honor since taking over the Thunder in 2007

On May 7, the NBA announced that Sam Presti, executive vice president and general manager of the Thunder basketball operations, was named the NBA Best Manager of the 2024/25 season. This is the first time Presti has won the honor since taking over Thunder management in 2007.

Over the past few seasons, Presti has built a team around young core players such as Shay Gilgers-Alexander, Chet Homgren and Jaren Williams, and completed two key operations last offseason: He traded Josh Gidedy to the Bulls in exchange for defensive champion Alex Caruso, and also signed inside player Isaiah Haltenstein from the Knicks.

Although Haltenstein and Homgren did not play together for the first time until after the trading deadline due to injury, the Thunder remained unstoppable in the 2024/25 regular season, ending with a league-high 68 wins and hitting a net efficiency value of +12.7, which also ranks one of the best in NBA history.

The Thunder ranks third in offensive efficiency (119.2) this season, and is far ahead of the entire league in defensive efficiency with a super performance of 106.6. At present, the Thunder are widely regarded as the number one favorite to win the Western Conference this season, and have the potential to compete for the championship for a long time due to the talent of its existing lineup and the large number of future draft picks in hand. The

Best Manager Award in the Season was voted by executives of other teams in the league, not media reporters.

According to the NBA official, Presti won 10 first-ranked votes out of 30 votes, receiving a total of 22 votes, and finally scored a total of 74 points, surpassing Cavaliers general manager Kobe Altman (6 first-ranked votes, 58 points) and Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon (6 first-ranked votes, 52 points) to win first. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone ranked fourth with four first picks and 38 points.

A total of 13 executives received at least one vote in this selection, including Lawrence Frank of the Clippers, Robert Pelink of the Lakers, Sean Max of the Nets and Brad Stevens of the Celtics who won the remaining first picks.