Dennis Lindsey

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Dennis Lindsey
Born1969 (age 5354)
Education
EmployerDallas Mavericks
TitleFormer Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations
Term2012–2021
Predecessor Kevin O'Connor
SpouseBecky Dry Lindsey
Children4

Dennis Lindsey is an American professional basketball executive. He currently holds an advisory role with the Dallas Mavericks. After holding the role of general manager from 2012 to 2019, Lindsey was then promoted to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations in May 2019 [1] up until the start of the 2021 season where he later stepped down.

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Education

Lindsey graduated from Baylor University in 1992 and U.S. Sports Academy in 1994. [2] He played college basketball for Baylor's basketball team as a guard. [3]

Career

Lindsey joined the Houston Rockets during the summer of 1996 as a video coordinator and scout and worked his way up the team's management ladder. He was named the Rockets's director of basketball development in 1998 and was promoted to director of player personnel in 1999. Lindsey was then elevated to the position of vice president of basketball operations/player personnel in 2002. He then became the team's assistant general manager.

He was then an assistant general manager for the San Antonio Spurs from 2007 to 2012. After that, Lindsey became the general manager of the Utah Jazz. In the summer of 2021, he stepped down from being executive vice president of basketball operations and transitioned to an advisory role. [4]

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References

  1. "Jazz rework front office, promote Zanik to GM". May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. "Jazz Names Dennis Lindsey as General Manager; Kevin O'Connor to Continue as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. "Utah Jazz: Dennis Lindsey, Kevin O'Connor to team in expanded Jazz brain trust". ESPN.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  4. "Dennis Lindsey resigns from running Jazz front office". nba.nbcsports.com. NBC Universal. June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.