Jan Volk
Jan Volk is a former basketball executive who served as the general manager of the Boston Celtics from 1984 to 1997.
Volk joined the Celtics in 1971 after graduating from
Volk's first move as Celtics General Manager came on October 16, 1984 when he traded Gerald Henderson to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1st round pick in the 1986 NBA draft. In his first season as GM, the Celtics had a 63–19 record and returned to the NBA Finals, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.[4]
For the
Using the draft pick he obtained as compensation for Gerald Henderson, Volk selected
The Celtics made the playoffs during each of Volk's next six seasons as GM, but did not return to the NBA Finals.
References
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- ^ Whiteside, Larry (February 10, 1981). "Volk to become assistant GM". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Auerbach To Resign After Draft". The Palm Beach Post. December 3, 1983. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ a b 1984–85 Boston Celtics Transactions. basketball-reference.com
- ^ a b 1985–86 Boston Celtics Transactions. basketball-reference.com
- ^ Simmons, Bill (June 20, 2001) ESPN.com: Page 2 : Still haunted by Len Bias.ESPN. Retrieved on 2021-07-09.
- ^ 1986–87 Boston Celtics Transactions. basketball-reference.com
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- ^ Mike Szostak (December 3, 1983). "Give Us An 'M' ... Give Us An 'L'". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Celtics set their sights on keeping bird". Chicago Tribune. May 7, 1997.