Donnie Nelson
Businessperson, Person or entity appearing in film
1962 –
Who is Donnie Nelson?
Donn Charles "Donnie" Nelson is the General Manager and president of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks of National Basketball Association. He is the son of Don Nelson, the former head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors. In a 2007 Sports Illustrated article ranking the NBA's personnel bosses from 1 to 30, Nelson was ranked No. 2. Additionally, in a 2009 Yahoo! Sports article Nelson was ranked the 3rd best General Manager of the decade after producing nine 50-plus win seasons in a row and the first Finals appearance in franchise history in 2006. Nelson assembled the Mavericks team that would later win the 2011 NBA Championship.
Nelson is also one of the co-owners of the Texas Legends of the NBA Developmental League, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Frisco. The team is an affiliate of the Mavericks.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1962
Des Moines - Also known as
- Donald Arvid Nelson, Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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