Bryson Graham

And the thing that was really clear to me from this process was that there are a lot of good people that are capable of running an NBA franchise.

We met with some incredible candidates.

But at the end of the day, Bryson clearly just stood out.

So why Bryson?

I think it starts with he's not about shortcuts.

And I know a lot of people have talked about Bryson's age.

And so while he's young in age, he's not even 40 yet, he's old in experience.

He's worked his way up from the ground level.

He started at the New Orleans

Was it the Hornets at the time?

Yeah it was the Hornets at the time, now Pelicans.

He started there 15 years ago and he started as an intern.

And one of his jobs as an intern was at night, they didn't even have their own practice facility, they rented space, but it was his job to clean up the practice area every night.

But of course from there he grew.

He ended up being involved in player development, video coordinating, scouting director,

Then he oversaw it, then he became director of scouting, he became assistant GM, he became a general manager.

Those, no shortcuts.

That experience, he understands what it's gonna take to build a winning organization.

During the time that I met Bryson over the last few weeks, some of the traits that I would say about Bryson are that he's thoughtful, he's disciplined, he's measured,

He's intentional, and he communicates with clarity and conviction.